Gary Rainford, featured on the Maine Poetry Express and an artist-in-residence in Acadia National Park, will read from his first full-length collection of poems, “Salty Liquor,” inspired by tides and saltwater. The book will be available for purchase and signing.

WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursday

WHERE: Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, Topsham

HOW MUCH: Free

INFO: topshamlibrary.org; 725-1727