BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN
NAME:Montgomery County Public Libraries
X-WR-CALNAME:Montgomery County Public Libraries
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:8fdfbe67-0b8c-4818-b456-e6e57b3f0be1
SEQUENCE:0
DTSTAMP:20260720T234022Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T200000
SUMMARY:African American Book Club
LOCATION:Marilyn J. Praisner Library\nMarilyn J. Praisner Library
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Marilyn J. Praisner Librar
 y;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Marilyn J. Praisner Library:geo:39.1021921,-76
 .9407649
GEO:39.1021921;-76.9407649
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery C
 unningham..\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/13004288
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><em>Mayor of Maxwell Street</em> is availa
 ble for pick up at Marilyn J. Praisner Library and is available in Libby a
 s an <a href="https://mcplmd.overdrive.com/media/10436398">ebook</a> and H
 oopla as an <a href="https://www.hoopladigital.com/ebook/the-mayor-of-maxw
 ell-street-avery-cunningham/16568119">ebook</a>.</p>\n<p>Summary:</p>\n<p>
 1921\, Chicago. Nelly Sawyer is the daughter of the "wealthiest Negro in A
 merica\," whose affluence catapulted his family to the heights of Black so
 ciety. After the unexpected death of her only brother\, Nelly becomes the 
 premier debutante overnight. But Nelly has aspirations beyond society infl
 uence and marriage. For the past year\, she has worked undercover as an in
 vestigative journalist\, sharing the achievements and tribulations of ever
 yday Black people living in the shadow of Jim Crow. Her latest assignment 
 thrusts her into the den of a dangerous vice lord: the so-called Mayor of 
 Maxwell Street. Born in rural Alabama to a murdered biracial couple\, Jay 
 Shorey knows firsthand what it means to be denied a chance at the American
  dream. When a tragic turn of fate gave Jay a rare path out\, he took it w
 ithout question. He washed up on Chicago's storied shores and forged his o
 wn way to the top of the city's underworld\, running Chicago's swankiest s
 peakeasy\, where the rich and famous rub elbows with gangsters and politic
 ians alike. When Nelly's and Jay's paths cross\, she recruits him to help 
 expose the Mayor and bring about lasting change in a corrupt city. But Jay
  also introduces a whole new world to Nelly\, one where her horizons can e
 xtend beyond the confines of her ivory tower. Trapped between the monolith
  of Jim Crow\, the inflexible world of the Black upper class\, and the vio
 lence of Prohibition-era Chicago\, Jay and Nelly work together and stoke t
 he flames of a love worth fighting for.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Questions about t
 his program?&nbsp\;Contact the branch 240-773-9460</p>\n<p>Don't have a ca
 rd right now?&nbsp\; No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href="htt
 ps://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/services/card.html">Get a Library Card
 </a>.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests</strong></p>\n<p>Peo
 ple who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request&nbsp\;<strong><a href="
 https://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.html">Eng
 lish-language captioning or sign-language interpretation</a></strong>&nbsp
 \;at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to att
 end. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at
  240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.</p>\n<p>cm 1.1 01/03/
 2023</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/13004288
URL;VALUE=URI:https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/13004288
ATTACH:https://static.libnet.info/images/events/mcpl/0lectures-and-discuss
 ions.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR