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SUMMARY:Teen Writer's Club 
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DESCRIPTION:Are you a teen looking for a place to practice and share your 
 writing? Then join us for the Little Falls Teen Writers' Club!  .\nhttps:/
 /mcpl.libnet.info/event/17282837
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="color: #ff0000\;">You will ne
 ed to be signed into Zoom to attend this program via the web.&nbsp\;</span
 ></p>\n<p><span style="color: #ff0000\;">To sign in\, you must first creat
 e a free account:&nbsp\;<a href="https://zoom.us/signup">https://zoom.us/s
 ignup</a></span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #ff0000\;">Parents or guardia
 ns should email Teen Services Librarian\, Tim Myers\, at Timothy.Myers@mon
 tgomerycountymd.gov with their child's name and an email address. Zoom det
 ails and the meeting's writing challenge will be emailed to all registered
  participants by the Tuesday preceding each meeting.</span>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p
 >Every first and third Thursday evening\, you can join us and hang out wit
 h other teens who share your love of words\, and maybe even pick up a tip 
 or two!&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>We usually start with a writing challenge an
 d occasionally play word games.&nbsp\; We share wisdom from famous writers
  and sometimes bring in writer guests to talk about the paths they&rsquo\;
 ve taken.&nbsp\; Share if you want to\; there&rsquo\;s no obligation\, no 
 grades\, no tests.&nbsp\; No attendance taken\; drop in as often or as lit
 tle as you like.&nbsp\; Mostly\, it&rsquo\;s about having fun around writi
 ng.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>No matter what you prefer to write\, where you live\, o
 r go to school\, as long as you are in grades 7-12 and a parent or guardia
 n gives the OK\, you are welcome.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The adult in the room is 
 <a href="https://frankjoseph.com/">Frank S. Joseph</a>.&nbsp\; A published
  novelist (<em>To Love Mercy</em>\, Mid Atlantic Highlands\, 2006\;&nbsp\;
 <em>To Do Justice</em>\, Key Literacy\, 2024)\, Frank has been a&nbsp\;<em
 >Washington Post</em>&nbsp\;and <em>Associated Press</em> reporter and edi
 tor\, a publisher and publishing entrepreneur\, and an award-winning direc
 t-marketing copywriter.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Teen Writers&rsquo\; Club is an act
 ivity of the <a href="https://marylandwriters.org/">Maryland Writers Assoc
 iation</a>\, hosted and supported by the Little Falls Library of the Montg
 omery County Public Libraries.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Questions about this program
 ?&nbsp\; Contact the Little Falls Teen Services Librarian Tim Myers at 240
 -773-9520.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Looking for more fun things to do at MCPL?&nbsp\
 ; Take a look at&nbsp\;these <a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/m
 ontgomery-county-public-libraries/mcpl-guides-you/mcpl-teens">resources</a
 >&nbsp\;for teens.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Don&rsquo\;t have a card right now?&nbsp
 \; No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.montgomer
 ycountymd.gov/montgomery-county-public-libraries/get-library-card">get a l
 ibrary card</a>.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span style="color: #ff0000\;">By j
 oining this Virtual MCPL program\, you agree to abide by our</span>&nbsp\;
 <a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/montgomery-county-public-libra
 ries/about-library/policies-library/guidelines-governing-use-montgomery-co
 unty-public-libraries">rules of conduct</a>.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="col
 or: #ff0000\;">Library staff has the authority to remove you from this pro
 gram if we deem your behavior to be inappropriate\, to ensure the safety o
 f staff and customers.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><a href="https://www.m
 ontgomerycountymd.gov/montgomery-county-public-libraries/about-library/pol
 icies-library/zoom-security-settings">Learn about MCPL's Zoom Security Set
 tings</a>.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests</strong></
 p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request&nbsp\;<a href
 ="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/montgomery-county-public-libraries/ac
 cessibility-inclusion-library">English-language captioning or sign-languag
 e interpretation</a>&nbsp\;at least five days before the library-sponsored
  program they plan to attend.&nbsp\; Contact the Assistant Facilities and 
 Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation
  requests.&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/17282837
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