Bears are fascinating animals. Two of our upcoming events focus on bears.

Bear Wildlife Photography, Wed., Oct. 11, 10:30am at the Moultonborough Public Library. Wildlife photographer Joe Callanan shares his photos of bears in their natural habitats.

Kilham Bear Center, Tues., Oct. 24, 7:00pm at the Bartlett Public Library. Ben Kilham talks about the work at the Kilham Bear Center where their mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and release orphaned, abandoned, and injured black bear cubs.

There will be eleven different book discussions of The Bear to choose from as part of One Book One Valley this year. Find dates, times, and locations on our calendar.

Three of our libraries will have discussion leaders from New Hampshire Humanities, as part of their “Perspectives” book discussion program, thanks to funding from NH Big Read. NEA Big Read is a program of National Endowment for the Arts in Partnership with Arts Midwest.

• At Moultonborough Public Library, Sept. 27 at 6:30pm, with discussion leader Carrie Brown
• Online via Zoom with Cook Memorial Library and Samuel Wentworth Library, Oct. 24, 6:30pm with discussion leader Mary C. Kelly. Register for the Zoom link at https://bit.ly/cmlbookgroup22-23.
• At Meredith Public Library, Oct. 26 at 12:00pm with discussion leader Carrie Brown

If you’re hosting your own book group discussion of The Bear, here is a discussion guide created just for us, thanks to our Project Expert Jo Radner.