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SUMMARY:Local Author Meet-and-Greet & Booksale
LOCATION:Wheaton Library\nWheaton Library
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DESCRIPTION:Montgomery County Public Libraries' Local Author Book Showcase
  is back!.\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/17628090
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Montgomery County Public Libraries&rsquo\;
  Local Author Showcase is back with more authors and more ways to connect 
 with the MoCo writing community!</p>\n<p>Join us throughout the day and vi
 sit with local authors from in and around Montgomery County. First 500 att
 endees will get a free tote bag with opportunities to get author signature
 s.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Participating authors include:</strong></p>\n<p 
 style="padding-left: 30px\;">Karen Leggett Abouraya \; Rodney A. Brooks \;
  KD Casey \; I.L. Cruz \; Thomas Dann \; Emily Ettlinger \; Brunhilda Enwe
  Eya \; Laura Gehl \; Steven Gellman \; Francene Hill \; Mirka Hokkanen \;
  Martinis Jackson &amp\; Manny Geraldo \; Dr. Pearis Jean \; Antoinette H.
  Jones \; Danielle Joseph \; Maria Karametou \; Martin Kimel \; Kathy MacM
 illan \; Anthony Mormile \; Eric O'Neill \; Sunayna Pal \; V Efua Prince \
 ; Susan Cooke Soderberg \; Pauline Steinhorn \; Qin Sun Stubis \; Kelsey B
 . Toney \; TJ West \; Lesley Younge \; Rin-rin Yu</p>\n<p>Visit your favor
 ite authors or discover new favorites while browsing for your next great r
 ead! Author tables may include signing and sales of books and book related
  materials. No pressure to buy--meet\, greet\, and interact with our local
  literary community. All event sales will be done directly through the att
 ending authors\, and all sales must be finalized before leaving the Wheato
 n Gymnasium.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Interested in participating as a loca
 l author next year?</p>\n<p>Though our author selection is finished for th
 is year\, consider submitting an&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.montgomerycoun
 tymd.gov/montgomery-county-public-libraries/events-programs-library/events
 -library/local-author-showcase">application</a>&nbsp\;for next year. Space
  is limited\, and only selected authors will be contacted with next steps 
 in the Fall of 2027.</p>\n<p>This program is generously co-sponsored by&nb
 sp\;<a href="https://folmc.org/">Friends of the Library\, Montgomery Count
 y\, MD\, Inc.</a></p>\n<p>Questions about this program?&nbsp\;Contact us!<
 /p>\n<p>Looking for more fun things&nbsp\;to do at MCPL? Check out our&nbs
 p\;<a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/node/17180">calendar of eve
 nts</a>&nbsp\;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 L
 ibrary Card</a>.</p>\n<p>Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in t
 he branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of th
 e program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be a
 ccompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children m
 ust 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 one week before the p
 rogram to discuss how your group might be accommodated.</p>\n<p><strong>Ac
 commodation Requests</strong><br />To request an accommodation\, contact t
 he <a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/node/17144">library branch<
 /a> where you want the accommodation. If they are unable to help\, or if y
 ou need an accommodation for an online resource or event\, complete our <a
  href="https://mcgmd.wufoo.com/forms/wypec8q0j2yngy/">Accommodation Reques
 t Form</a> online or call Library Administration at <a href="tel:+12407770
 002">240-777-0002</a>.</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/17628090
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