Adopting a child as a single man

BAR HARBOR — Children available for adoption tend to live in countries that think in terms of mother and child but rarely father and child. Robert Klose’s book, “Adopting Anton: A Single Man Seeks a Son in Ukraine,” tells of his experiences as a single adoptive father attempting a second international adoption in the shadow of 9/11.

Jesup Memorial Library is hosting Klose for an author talk at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17.

Presuming that already being an adoptive parent (Klose had previously adopted a boy from a Russian orphanage) would make a second attempt easier, Klose was confronted by a Ukrainian bureaucracy. “Adopting Anton” is the story of a single man determined to bring a 5-year-old boy to a new home in America, but not knowing until the last moment whether his efforts would result in failure or success.

Klose teaches at the University of Maine and is a regular contributor of essays to the Christian Science Monitor. He is also a four-time winner of the Maine Press Association award for opinion writing.

This event is a hybrid program and registration is required at www.jesuplibrary.org/events/klose or email eventsignup@jesuplibrary.org.