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SUMMARY:African American Family Stories & Poetry - In-person
LOCATION:Olney Library\nOlney Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Black History Month Celebration featuring writer
  Francene Hill and poet Linda R. Moore as they share their powerful family
  history\, stories\, and poetry..\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/12745983
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="color: #000000\;"><strong>OLN
 EY WRITER'S GROUP MEMBERS FRANCENE HILL AND LINDA R. MOORE </strong>are fa
 mily friends-- their parents were classmates at Dunbar High School in Litt
 le Rock\, AR-- who by chance reconnected at an Olney Writer's Group meetin
 g after 30+ years (hear the full story on 2/9!).&nbsp\;During this special
  Black History event\, Francene and Linda will share their compelling fami
 ly history and excerpts from their writing and poetry. Learn about their w
 riting journeys\, what motivates them\, and their strategies for promoting
  and publishing their work. A Q&amp\;A session and light refreshments will
  follow.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #000000\;"></span><span sty
 le="color: #000000\;"></span><span style="color: #000000\;"><strong>FRANCE
 NE HILL</strong> will present details about her upcoming book\, <strong><e
 m>Tiny Tots in Tiaras and Tuxedos</em></strong>\, which chronicles the sto
 ry of her mother\, Kermit Bland Hill. As a pioneering African American wom
 an\, Kermit founded the "Tiny Tot Nursery School of St. Louis" during the 
 Baby Boom era. Drawing from personal letters\, photographs\, and oral hist
 ories\, the book provides an intimate look at Kermit's life and achievemen
 ts. For more information or to join the mailing list\, visit <a href="http
 s://tinytotalums.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="tinytotalums.c
 om"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff\;">tinytotalums.com</span></strong
 ></a>.</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;">For nearly her entire
  lifetime\, <strong>LINDA R. MOORE </strong>dreamed of becoming a writer\,
  but other considerations&mdash\;raising a family and a career as visionar
 y educator&mdash\;got in the way. The recent COVID pandemic shutdown provi
 ded her with an unanticipated opportunity to explore poetry writing\, init
 ially as a self-care strategy and later as a passion\, at a time when noth
 ing seemed to be as it should have been. She will read from a collection o
 f poems that reflect on how we choose to survive and thrive in the face of
  unforeseen challenges.</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;"></sp
 an></p>\n<p><strong><span style="color: #000000\;"><em>No registration is 
 required but seating is limited.</em></span></strong></p>\n<p><span style=
 "color: #000000\;"><strong>Questions about this program?&nbsp\;</strong>Co
 ntact the Olney branch at 240-773-9545.</span></p>\n<p><span style="color:
  #000000\;">Take a look at MCPL's <span style="color: #0000ff\;"><strong><
 a href="https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/WebBuilder/ResourcesList" target="
 _blank" rel="noopener" style="color: #0000ff\;">online resources</a></stro
 ng></span>. Don't have a card right now?&nbsp\; No worries!&nbsp\; Find ou
 t how to&nbsp\;</span><span style="color: #0000ff\;"><strong><a href="http
 s://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/services/card.html" target="_blank" rel
 ="noopener" style="color: #0000ff\;">Get a Library Card</a></strong></span
 >.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests</strong></p>\n<p>People
  who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request&nbsp\;<strong><a href="htt
 ps://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.html">Englis
 h-language captioning or sign-language interpretation</a></strong>&nbsp\;a
 t least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend
 . Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 24
 0-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.</p>\n<p>cm 1.1 01/03/202
 3</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/12745983
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