 Brad we're here on Valentine's Day and you have a little member appreciation event going on tell us about it Well, I wish I could say I'm the one who put this together, but it was really everybody else but me who helped put this together, but Wonderful idea of helping recognize some of the new members who've come in here and just get getting our word out in the community a little bit about who main charitable mechanic association is and What do what does membership entail here? What do you get for your membership? Well, among other things is the use of of a member library, which is Really remarkable anybody who hasn't seen this before should stop in some time on the Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays of the weeks that the Library is open from 10 to 3 But it's a way to get to check out books without having to wait popular books without the kind of weight You might have at other libraries it also as as our wonderful librarian Pat will tell you the 8th oldest member library in the country in addition to that the Pat and Donna and Beverly and Reggie put together some Fabulous programs book club meetings that are held monthly a lot of times when the author will actually come in and read from his or her own book Many other events and of course my favorite are the travel log lectures that main charitable puts on and you have one of Those coming up, right? There is one coming up on Monday the 24th of February And that one is going to be on the QE to cruising the Orient and Tell us a little bit more about that. Well, Brian. That's a really good question This is the QE to is is one of the premier cruise ships in the industry very very well respected from the Cunard lines this particular cruise is By Doug Jones who's a photographer known throughout the world Doug hopped on the QE to in Australia and stayed aboard for 40 days 40 nights Went through Melbourne Sydney Perth, Australia over to Bali up through Manila the Philippines through Japan parts of China Hong Kong Vietnam Singapore fascinating journey through the Parts of the Far East and So that's coming up on Monday the 24th the lectures of course take place at Catherine Macaulay High School Auditorium Which is on Stevens Avenue Outer Stevens Avenue. They start at 7 30 p.m. They run about two hours the cost if you if you are a member They are free with your $25 membership fee you get two tickets tickets for two people to each of the lectures If you're not a member you can come in for $5 you can bring your whole family for $15 Now it's really interesting that we've of course been doing travel lectures now for over a hundred years This is our hundred and first season. I was thinking about it here recently I've been going to them for almost half that time over 50 years I've been attending and when I was a little kid I used to go with my parents and grandparents and it really influenced my desire to travel I've traveled throughout Central America Africa and all of that I can relate back to going to these lectures as a kid and Seeing the world on on films for $15 is kind of hard to get family entertainment Where you can really have a meaningful impact on your kids? And maybe you've been to some of these areas before and would like to see them again or whatever the case might be Really recommend them as a fun thing to do and if people want more information about the association or membership Where can they go they can contact the main charitable mechanic Association? Pat and Donna are here during the week Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday from 10 to 3 we're right across from the main College of Art Beautiful building on the corner of Casco beautiful historic building on the corner of Casco and Congress Street