The Books | The Selection Committee For Readers Retreat 2023, we will deepen our engagement with Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism and delve into the project of really imagining new ways of being, new ways to engage with natural environments, new ways to create community, and new ways to survive and thrive, to pause.    Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism ..read more

2023 Theme: All Together Now Order your 2023 CSLP Manual     The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) collaborates with libraries to create an inclusive literacy based program that is enjoyable for all ages, provides a reproducible program with a unified theme, and shares resources and offers professional support ..read more

Apply now Speakers list Our dream is that everyone in Maine feel able to share with others those things that are most meaningful to them, things that are often hard won and of irreplaceable value – and that everyone in Maine might have the chance to listen to and learn from those people who are ..read more

Discussion Project applications are now open for fall 2022 programs! Learn more and apply View guidelines Register for an online information session We want to help you find books and other kinds of texts that will foster discussions about things that are meaningful to your group. MHC Featured Reads are books we’re engaging with in lots of ways ..read more

MHC Mini Grants support a wide variety of public humanities projects, such as exhibits, lecture and film series, reading and discussion programs, symposia, and cultural celebrations. Grantee Award County Buck Memorial Library $2,000 Hancock Center Theatre for the Performing Arts $1,450 Piscataquis The Maine Review $1,600 Lincoln Brick Store Museum $1,000 York Arts & Cultural ..read more

MaineTransNet featuring Maya Williams  Exploring themes of gender euphoria, what a world would look like without gender, and peace for trans people through Maine poetry.    Maine Correctional Facility  Using the power of Floetry to tell stories and build community.    University of Maine at Fort Kent featuring Valerie Lawson  Celebrating Acadian culture through poetry ..read more

Arts & Humanities Grants, a partnership between the Maine Humanities Council and the Maine Arts Commission, support innovative community projects that have BOTH arts and humanities components.   $1,000 for “Maine Lit Fest Bilingual, Multicultural Story Hour and Book Giveaway” – Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance   $1,000 for “Big Read 2022” – Leonard Middle School ..read more

MHC Major Grants support a variety of larger humanities projects such as exhibits, conferences, films, and other initiatives.   Grantee Award County Maine Public $7,000 Androscoggin/Statewide University of Maine at Fort Kent $2,314 Aroostook University of Southern Maine Libraries $7,000 Cumberland Dawnland Voices 2.0 Advisory Council $7,500 Cumberland/Statewide Mount Desert Island Historical Society $6,000 Hancock ..read more

We’re thrilled to be offering the Discussion Project to a cohort of 10 organizations and individuals throughout Maine!   Merrymeeting Adult Education Maine State Prison Friends of the Lincoln Memorial Library Princeton Public Library Independence Association Waterboro Public Library Newport Cultural Center Naples Public Library & Casco Public Library Jesup Memorial Library Leigh Anne Keichline ..read more

Arts & Humanities grants, a partnership between the Maine Humanities Council and the Maine Arts Commission, support innovative community projects that have BOTH arts and humanities components. Before you apply please speak with Lizz Sinclair, Samaa Abdurraqib, or Kyle Volland from the MHC and/or Kerstin Gilg of the Maine Arts Commission to make sure your project fits the guidelines. Review: Arts & Humanities ..read more