CAMDEN – Here are the upcoming events at the Camden Public Library for the period of Nov. 19 through Dec. 3. 

Thursday, Nov. 19
Louis Bevier, Maine ornithologist and advanced bird identifier, will present a program on Rare Birds of Maine at 7 p.m., hosted by the Midcoast Audubon Society.

Tuesday, Nov. 24
Leer y charlar Spanish-language reading and conversation group, 1 p.m., open to all who are proficient in Spanish.

“Effective Altruism” presented by Camden native Kyle Scott, 7 p.m., on the growing social movement founded on the desire to make the world as good a place as it can be, and the use of evidence and reason to do so.

Tuesday, Dec. 1
Camden Conference discussion session on “War and Reconciliation: Africa’s Dilemma,” 7 p.m., in anticipation of the Camden Conference in February. All are welcome to join the discussion. The establishment of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a pioneering international event. Never had any country sought to move forward from despotism to democracy both by exposing the atrocities committed in the past and achieving reconciliation with its former oppressors.

Wednesday, Dec. 2
Monthly meeting of the Midcoast Stroke Support Group, 10 a.m., all are welcome.

Thursday, Dec. 3
Author Roger C. Taylor will present L. Francis Herreshoff: Yacht Designer, 7 p.m. Taylor was the founder of International Marine Publishing of Rockport; his book on Herreshoff chronicles the life and work of the most remarkable yacht designer of his time.