'Back Over There' author and WWI historian featured speaker Aug. 1 at Belfast library

Writer/historian Richard Rubin will present an illustrated talk on America's role in World War I, and its crucial involvement in securing the peace, in a special program marking the 100th anniversary of WWI at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Belfast Free Library, 106 High St. The event, which is free and open to all, is made possible by gifts from the library, the Belfast Historical Society, the American Legion Post 43, and Left Bank Books, in special honor of Belfast, and all, veterans.