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SUMMARY:Intergenerational Book Club for Middle Schoolers
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DESCRIPTION:Students entering grades 6-8 are invited to a 4 week virtual i
 ntergenerational book group held in association with the JCA Heyman Intera
 ges Center. SSL hours will be earned if requirements are met..\nhttps://mc
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Create connections with older adults from 
 the Jewish Council for Aging's Heyman Interages Center through a multiweek
  discussion of <em><strong>The Insiders</strong></em> by Mark Oshiro. <str
 ong>Participants can earn 8 SSL hours if they attend all 4 sessions\, part
 icipate in the discussion\, and present and submit a short Reflection piec
 e.&nbsp\;</strong>Participants will use the book to foster discussion\, de
 velop book evaluation skills\, and comfort speaking with non-family member
  adults.</p>\n<p><strong><em>The Insiders</em></strong> by Mark Oshiro is 
 the story of finding a place to belong\, and making some friends along the
  way. Heartfelt\, hilarious\, and even sometimes sad\, readers will cheer 
 for the characters and wish for a magical closet for themselves.</p>\n<p>C
 opies of the <a href="https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/Record/398986">book<
 /a> can be obtained at any MCPL branch. E-book versions are available thro
 ugh both <a href="https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/OverDrive/b8565b71-f2f5-
 45ee-a7e2-f3859b41c665/Home">Libby</a> and <a href="https://mcpl.aspendisc
 overy.org/Hoopla/16738321">Hoopla</a>. E-audiobook versions are also avail
 able through <a href="https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/OverDrive/c25f495d-2
 e65-42e2-b218-ee8caf13dce5/Home">Libby</a> and <a href="https://mcpl.aspen
 discovery.org/Hoopla/14349376">Hoopla</a>.</p>\n<p><strong>Registration is
  required and is limited to 16 participants\, who must meet age requiremen
 ts.</strong></p>\n<p>Questions? Contact Judy at White Oak Library at 240-7
 73-9555 or Shawna at Little Falls Library at 240-773-9520.</p>\n<p>Don't h
 ave a library card right now?&nbsp\; No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to&nb
 sp\;<a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/services/card.html">Ge
 t a Library Card</a>.</p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests</strong></p>\
 n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request&nbsp\;<a href="h
 ttps://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.html">Engl
 ish-language captioning or sign-language interpretation</a>&nbsp\;at least
  five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Conta
 ct the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0
 002 with all other accommodation requests.</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/e
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