STRATFORD - Author Mark Albertson will be the headliner when the Stratford Library continues “Sunday Afternoon Talks,” its monthly series of talks at 2 p.m. March 7.

“Sunday Afternoon Talks” is free and open to the public.

Albertson, shown, has been a member of the United States Naval Institute for more than 20 years, the library said in a statement.

He has published articles on issues of history and current events in newspapers and magazines, and wrote two books on the "epic round-the-world cruise" of the "Great White Fleet: USS Connecticut: Constitution State Battleship" and "They'll Have to Follow You!, The Triumph of the Great White Fleet," the statement said.

In May 2005, Albertson was presented with a General Assembly citation for his efforts in commemorating the centennial of battleship Connecticut, the statement said.

His latest release is "On History: A Treatise."

Albertson has appeared on radio and television and also teaches World War II history at Norwalk Community College for the Lifetime Learners Institute, the statement said.

He is an editor at Army Aviation Magazine and has a history Web site called MARKWRITER.COM.

“Sunday Afternoon Talks” with Albertson will be held in the Stratford Library’s Lovell Room.

Upcoming speakers include David Mestre from the Discovery Museum and Karen Biebel, daughter of the late, former National GOP Deputy Chairman, Fred Biebel.

For moreinformation call the library’s Public Relations & Programming Office at 203-385-4162 or visit http://www.stratfordlibrary.org/.