Author Janet Mendelsohn will be at Longfellow Books Thursday talking about her new book, “Maine’s Museums: Art, Oddities & Artifacts.” Her research took her from Kittery to Rangeley and Van Buren, and points in between, as she talked to collectors, curators, volunteers and staff. For more information, go to janetmendelsohn.com. 

WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday

WHERE: Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland

HOW MUCH: Free

INFO: Longfellowbooks.com; 772-4045