Hallowell library to hold community read via Zoom
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HALLOWELL — Hubbard Free Library will hold a Zoom community read of “The Plague,” a short 1947 novel by Nobel Prize winner Albert Camus, at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 1.
“The Plague” depicts the French Algerian town of Oran, which is suddenly struck by the bubonic plague. It raises many of the same issues we face today with COVID-19: lockdowns, quarantining, social distancing, and vaccines. It also deals with how one should behave when a pestilence strikes.
Two Hallowell residents will lead the discussion. Dr. Greg Fahy, Professor of Philosophy at University of Maine at Augusta, will be the discussion facilitator, and Dr. Syd Sewall, a pediatrician with a degree in public health, will provide background on infectious diseases.