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SUMMARY:Local Author Showcase 2025
LOCATION:Wheaton Library\nWheaton Library
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DESCRIPTION:Curious about how books make it from idea to bookshelf? Join u
 s for a dynamic panel discussion featuring local authors who have navigate
 d both traditional and self-publishing paths..\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/e
 vent/14887739
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This engaging conversation will explore th
 e pros\, cons\, and realities of each publishing route&mdash\;from working
  with agents and editors to going indie and building your own brand. Wheth
 er you're an aspiring author\, a curious reader\, or somewhere in between\
 , this program offers valuable insights into the modern publishing landsca
 pe.</p>\n<p>Panelists will share personal experiences\, answer audience qu
 estions\, and offer tips for those considering publishing their own work.<
 /p>\n<p><em>Recommended for teens and adults. No registration required.</e
 m></p>\n<p>Questions about this program?&nbsp\;<strong><span style="color:
  #0000ff\;"><a href="mailto:MCPL.Progamming@montgomerycountymd.gov" style=
 "color: #0000ff\;">Contact us</a></span></strong>! Find out more about our
  <span style="color: #0000ff\;"><strong><a href="https://www.montgomerycou
 ntymd.gov/library/programs/local-author-showcase.html" style="color: #0000
 ff\;">Local Author Showcase</a></strong></span>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Looking fo
 r more fun things&nbsp\;to do at MCPL? Check out our <strong><span style="
 color: #0000ff\;"><a href="https://mcpl.libnet.info/events?d=2025-10-13&am
 p\;v=grid" style="color: #0000ff\;">calendar of events</a></span></strong>
  to see what else is happening around the county.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Need a li
 brary card?&nbsp\; No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href="https
 ://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/services/card.html">Get a Library Card</
 a>.</p>\n<p>Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is
  limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Ch
 ildren attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by
  an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an a
 ccompanying child.</p>\n<p>If you plan to attend with a group of ten or mo
 re\, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to dis
 cuss how your group might be accommodated.</p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation R
 equests</strong></p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should req
 uest&nbsp\;<strong><a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/accessi
 bility/interpreter.html">English-language captioning or sign-language inte
 rpretation</a></strong>&nbsp\;at least five days before the library-sponso
 red program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Acce
 ssibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation req
 uests.</p>\n<p>cm 1.1 01/03/2023</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/14887
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