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SUMMARY:Middle School Book Club
LOCATION:Connie Morella Library\nConnie Morella Library
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DESCRIPTION:Calling all readers in Grades 6-8! Join the Middle School Book
  Club: a book discussion group for kids 11-14. The book for August 19 is A
  YEAR DOWN YONDER\, by Richard Peck..\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/1688
 6252
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Middle School Book Club welcomes ALL reade
 rs in grades 6\, 7\, and 8 for a monthly meeting and discussion of books c
 hosen by a librarian just for this age group and read ahead of time.&nbsp\
 ; Anyone ages 11-14 is welcome!</p>\n<p>If you are in grades 6\, 7\, or 8 
 and love to read and have fun talking about books and characters\, Middle 
 School Book Club is the place for you!&nbsp\; Over the course of the schoo
 l year\, we&rsquo\;ll read books with a wide range of genres&mdash\;featur
 ing characters your age and themes such as friendship\, family\, overcomin
 g adversity\, confronting challenges\, sorting through conflicting values\
 , and navigating life\, school\, sports and other extracurricular activiti
 es\, other people&rsquo\;s expectations\, and their expanding knowledge of
  themselves and the world around them.&nbsp\; We often use new books publi
 shed within the last 5 years and acclaimed titles from such award programs
  as the Black-Eyed Susan Tapestry.&nbsp\; Each session&rsquo\;s interactiv
 e discussions and hands-on activities will relate to the major topics and 
 themes of the book in a fun and engaging way.</p>\n<p>Each month\, you can
  borrow a copy of the assigned book from the Connie Morella Library.&nbsp\
 ; You can also access many of the titles as e-books or e-audiobooks throug
 h the library&rsquo\;s free app\, Hoopla and Libby. The book for August 19
  is <em>A Year Down Yonder</em>\, by Richard Peck.</p>\n<p>Please contact 
 children&rsquo\;s librarian Joe Farmarco (joseph.farmarco@montgomerycounty
 md.gov) with any questions about the program and participant eligibility.<
 /p>\n<p>Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is lim
 ited to participants within the suggested age range of the program.&nbsp\;
  Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied
  by an adult.&nbsp\; Adults attending a program intended for children must
  have an accompanying child.</p>\n<p>Don't have a card right now?&nbsp\; F
 ind out&nbsp\;how to&nbsp\;<a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/library
 /services/card.html">Get a Library Card</a>.</p>\n<p>Have questions about 
 this program?&nbsp\; Contact the Connie Morella Library at 240-777-0970.</
 p>\n<p>Accommodation Requests</p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Heari
 ng should <a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/in
 terpreter.html">request&nbsp\;English-language captioning or sign-language
  interpretation</a>&nbsp\;at least five days before the library-sponsored 
 program they plan to attend.&nbsp\; Contact the Assistant Facilities and A
 ccessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation 
 requests.</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/16886252
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