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SUMMARY:Behind the Books: Sy Montgomery
LOCATION:Wilmington Memorial Library\n<p>130 Main St.\, Wilmington\, MA</p
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DESCRIPTION:Meet bestselling author Sy Montgomery.\nhttps://wilmlibrary.li
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><a href="https://symontgomery.com/">Ms. Mo
 ntgomery</a> is the bestselling author of <a href="https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.
 net/client/en_US/wilmington1/search/results?qu=montgomery%2C+sy&amp\;te=&a
 mp\;lm=FORMAT_BOOK&amp\;rt=false%7C%7C%7CAUTHOR%7C%7C%7CAuthor">40 nonfict
 ion books</a> for adults\, teens\, and children. She writes about animals 
 and the humans who care for them.<br /><br />One of her most popular books
  is&nbsp\;<a href="https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/wilmington1/sea
 rch/results?qu=soul+of+an+octopus&amp\;te=&amp\;rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%
 7C%7CTitle"><em>The Soul of An Octopus</em></a>. And for her recent bestse
 ller <a href="https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/wilmington1/search/r
 esults?qu=of+time+and+turtles&amp\;te=&amp\;rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%7C%7
 CTitle"><em>Of Time and Turtles</em></a>\, she befriended a 42-pound wild 
 snapping turtle named Fire Chief\, who shows his extraordinary trust by al
 lowing her to feed him by hand.<br /><br />Ms. Montgomery's books have gar
 nered many awards including:<br /><br />&mdash\; 2015 Finalist for the Nat
 ional Book Awards</p>\n<p>&mdash\; 2009 New England Independent Bookseller
 s Association Nonfiction Award</p>\n<p>&mdash\; 2010 Children&rsquo\;s Boo
 k Guild Nonfiction Award.</p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/fro
 ntend-images/editor/wilmlibrary/Sy_Montgomery_Communico_Banner.png" width=
 "800" height="263" alt="" /><br /><br />She is a 1979 graduate of Syracuse
  University and has been awarded honorary doctorate degrees from three uni
 versities. The New York Times describes her as &ldquo\;equal parts poet an
 d scientist" and the Boston Globe dubbed her &ldquo\;part Indiana Jones an
 d part Emily Dickinson".<br /><br /></p>\n<p>On Thursday\, Sept. 25\, Ms. 
 Montgomery will read from and discuss her books. Copies of her books will 
 be available for purchase. This event is recommended for ages 9 and up.</p
 >\n<p><strong>Free. Registration required. This event begins at 7:30 p.m. 
 Book sales and cash bar start at 6:30 p.m.</strong></p>\n<p>Other details:
  This is an indoor event. There is no hybrid/Zoom component to this progra
 m.This program will not be recorded.&nbsp\;There is no ticket needed on th
 e day of the event.&nbsp\; If you are registered to attend\, your name wil
 l be on a printed list at the check-in table. Library staff will check you
 r name off the registrant list.<br /><br />For more information\, contact 
 Nathalie Harty | nharty@wilmlibrary.org</p>\n<p>Funded by generous contrib
 utions from the Friends of Wilmington Memorial Library and a state aid gra
 nt administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.</p>\n
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