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SUMMARY:Local Author Showcase 2025 
LOCATION:Wheaton Library\nWheaton Library
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DESCRIPTION:Montgomery County Public Libraries is excited to announce our 
 first annual Local Author Book Showcase. \n\nJoin us for a celebration of 
 books\, storytelling\, and community! .\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/14
 887773
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Montgomery County Public Libraries is exci
 ted to announce our first annual <span style="color: #0000ff\;"><strong><a
  href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/programs/local-author-sh
 owcase.html" style="color: #0000ff\;">Local Author Book Showcase</a></stro
 ng></span>\, coming Saturday\, November 22nd\, 2025 from 12:00 PM &ndash\;
  5:00 PM.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />Join us for a celebration of books\, storytel
 ling\, and community!&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Event Details:&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Date: November 22\, 2025&nbsp\;</li>
 \n<li>Location: Wheaton Community Recreation Center\, 11701 Georgia Ave\, 
 Wheaton MD\, 20902&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Time: 12:00PM-5:00PM&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul
 >\n<p><strong>Event Highlights:&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Booksale sp
 onsored by the Friends of the Library\, Montgomery County\, MD\, Inc.&nbsp
 \;</li>\n<li>Author tables to meet and greet local writers&nbsp\;</li>\n<l
 i>Passive activities\, panels &amp\; discussions\, and reading activities&
 nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Network with fellow writers and readers&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul
 >\n<p><strong>Schedule of Events:&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><em>Wheaton Soci
 al Hall (2nd Floor)</em></p>\n<ul>\n<li>1:00 PM &ndash\; 2:00 PM <span sty
 le="color: #0000ff\;"><strong><a href="https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/1488
 7749" style="color: #0000ff\;">Read to a Zoo!</a></strong></span></li>\n<l
 i>2:30 PM &ndash\; 3:30 PM <span style="color: #0000ff\;"><strong><a href=
 "https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/14887735" style="color: #0000ff\;">Create 
 a Cozy Paper Village</a></strong></span></li>\n<li>4:00 PM &ndash\; 5:00 P
 M <span style="color: #0000ff\;"><strong><a href="https://mcpl.libnet.info
 /event/14887739" style="color: #0000ff\;">Traditional vs. Self-Publishing 
 Panel</a></strong></span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><em>Wheaton Gymnasium (1st Floor
 )</em></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style="color: #0000ff\;"><a href="http
 s://folmc.org/" style="color: #0000ff\;">Friends of the Library\, Montgome
 ry County\, MD\, Inc.</a></span></strong> Book Sale</li>\n<li>Passive Stor
 yWalkTM for kids</li>\n<li>Local Author Meet-and-Greet with:\n<ul>\n<li><a
  href="https://ada-ari.com/">Ada Ari</a>\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.lynd
 aallenwrites.com/">Lynda Allen</a>\, <a href="http://www.johntaquino.com/"
 >John Aquino</a>\, <a href="https://rosebakewell.com/">Rose Bakewell</a>\,
  <a href="https://jacquelinecorcoran.com/">Jacqueline Corcoran</a>\, <a hr
 ef="https://shamichaelhallman.com/">Shamichael Hallman</a>\, <a href="http
 s://christinekessidesauthor.com/">Christine Kessides</a>\, <a href="https:
 //conlehane.com/">Con Lehane</a>\, <a href="https://agleopardi.wordpress.c
 om/">Alejandro Leopardi</a>\, <a href="https://www.debbimack.com/">Debbi M
 ack</a>\, <a href="https://marylandwriters.org/">Maryland Writers' Associa
 tion Montgomery Chapter</a>\, <a href="https://donmewha.com/">Donald Mewha
 </a>\, Seti Ouelega &amp\; Neeyo Ouelega\, <a href="https://eliapowers.com
 /">Elia Powers</a>\, <a href="https://jonathan-roth.com/">Jonathan Roth</a
 >\, and <a href="https://dcswanson.com/">D.C. Swanson</a>.</li>\n</ul>\n</
 li>\n</ul>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong> Interested in participating as a local au
 thor next year? </strong></p>\n<p>Though our author selection is finished 
 for this year\, consider submitting an <span style="color: #0000ff\;"><str
 ong><a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=-bEBbuWxc
 0Csl3eAaaCtZLqhTT22yLVLp314catohiZUOVZaUkk5UFFZQjhFTTZRUlk0RU82S0w5Vi4u&am
 p\;route=shorturl" style="color: #0000ff\;">application</a></strong></span
 > for next year. Space is limited\, and only selected authors will be cont
 acted with next steps in the Fall of 2026.</p>\n<p>This program is generou
 sly co-sponsored by <span style="color: #0000ff\;"><a href="https://folmc.
 org/" style="color: #0000ff\;"><strong>Friends of the Library\, Montgomery
  County\, MD\, Inc.</strong></a></span></p>\n<p>Questions about this progr
 am?&nbsp\;<strong><span style="color: #0000ff\;"><a href="mailto:MCPL.Prog
 amming@montgomerycountymd.gov" style="color: #0000ff\;">Contact us</a></sp
 an></strong>!</p>\n<p>Looking for more fun things&nbsp\;to do at MCPL? Che
 ck out our <strong><span style="color: #0000ff\;"><a href="https://mcpl.li
 bnet.info/events?d=2025-10-13&amp\;v=grid" style="color: #0000ff\;">calend
 ar of events</a></span></strong> to see what else is happening around the 
 county.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Need a library 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 (bo
 th virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the sugges
 ted age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the
  age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program inte
 nded for children must have an accompanying child.</p>\n<p>If you plan to 
 attend with a group of ten or more\, please contact the branch at least on
 e week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.
 </p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests</strong></p>\n<p>People who are De
 af or Hard of Hearing should request&nbsp\;<strong><a href="https://montgo
 merycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.html">English-language 
 captioning or sign-language interpretation</a></strong>&nbsp\;at least fiv
 e days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact t
 he 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>\nhttp
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