Editorial cartoons topic of lecture

The trustees of the Merrill Memorial Library have been awarded a grant from the Maine Humanities Council’s Pulitzer Prize Centennial Campfires Initiative Fund to host Pulitzer Prize-winning Buffalo News editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis. He will present a lecture on the topic, “Editorial Cartoons: Insight or Insult?” on Monday, March 14, from 7-8:30 p.m., at the library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. He will also visit Yarmouth High School to talk with students about the issues in editorial cartooning. A display of his editorial cartoons will be available in the library’s art gallery for two weeks surrounding the event.

The event is co-sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, Maine Humanities Council, Yarmouth Public Schools, and Portland Public Library, where he will also speak.

Licenses, etc.

All dog licenses expired Dec. 31. Dog licenses can be obtained at the town hall during regular business hours or online at http://www.informe.org/dog_license/begin.shtml (the online service is only available through Jan. 31. Licenses are required for all dogs 6 months and older. A rabies certificate and proof of spaying or neutering must be presented when applying for license. License fees are $6 for spayed/neutered dogs and $11 for unaltered dogs. An additional $25 fee is charged for renewals of licenses obtained after Jan. 31.

• The 2016 hunting and fishing licenses are now available and can be obtained during regular business hours or online at www4.informe.org/cgi-bin/online/moses2/index.pl.

• The 2016 landfill stickers are available for purchase at the town office.

Techpresso Tuesdays

Techpresso, with free technical assistance, as well as coffee, will be offered on Tuesdays, Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, from 2-3:30 p.m., at Merrill Memorial Library. Nissa Flanagan and Jeff Eastman will help anyone who is having trouble navigating a new device, wants to learn how to utilize all phone features, needs a hand downloading ebooks or needs any other help learning how to do more with technology.