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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Congressman Jamie Raskin - Virtual 
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a presentation by Congressman Jamie Raskin as he t
 alks about his book\, Unthinkable. Sponsored by Friends of the Library\, P
 otomac Chapter..\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/6343293
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="color: #ff0000\;"><strong>NEW
 :</strong> You will need to be signed into Zoom to attend this program via
  the web.</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #ff0000\;">To sign in\, you m
 ust first create a free account: <a href="https://zoom.us/signup">https://
 zoom.us/signup</a></span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #ff0000\;">Registere
 d participants will be emailed a link to the program in advance\; once you
  are signed into Zoom\, you will be able to access the program at the sche
 duled time. </span></p>\n<p>---</p>\n<p>Join us for a talk by Congressman 
 Jamie Raskin. He'll speak about his recent book\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://m
 cpl.aspendiscovery.org/GroupedWork/45b06c8c-e3df-3f1b-d13d-d188b3f3282f/Ho
 me?searchId=2140719&amp\;recordIndex=1&amp\;page=1&amp\;searchSource=local
 "><em>Unthinkable</em></a>\, a #1 New York Times bestseller. In this seari
 ng memoir\, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five day
 s at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life&mdash\;and his fa
 mily's&mdash\;as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide\, li
 ved through the violent insurrection in our nation's Capitol\, and led the
  impeachment effort to hold President Trump accountable for inciting the p
 olitical violence.</p>\n<p>Congressman Jamie Raskin represents Maryland&rs
 quo\;s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives\, w
 hich includes Montgomery\, Carroll\, and Frederick Counties. Congressman R
 askin was sworn into his third&nbsp\;Term at the start of the 117th Congre
 ss on January 3\, 2021.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Registration is required. As part o
 f County Government\, MCPL does not collect personal information other tha
 n for the purpose of providing programs or services.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Regist
 ration will close at 11AM on Saturday\, April 2nd. The Zoom link to partic
 ipate in the program will be sent to registrants 24 hours prior to the eve
 nt and again 2 hours before the program starts.</p>\n<p>Sponsored by Frien
 d of the Library\, Potomac Chapter.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Take a look at these re
 sources for <a href="https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/WebBuilder/ResourcesL
 ist#MagazinesNewspapersPanel">keeping up with current events</a>. Don't ha
 ve a card right now? No worries! Find out how to&nbsp\;<strong><a href="ht
 tps://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/services/registration.html">Get a
  Library Card</a></strong>.</p>\n<p style="border: 5px solid black\; paddi
 ng: 50px\; background-image: linear-gradient(to right\, #f1d45e\,#F2CD37\,
 #f1d45e)\;">By joining this Virtual MCPL program\, you agree to abide by o
 ur&nbsp\;<span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><a href="https://montg
 omerycountymd.gov/library/policies/behavior.html">rules of conduct</a>.</s
 pan>&nbsp\;Library staff has the authority to remove you from this program
  if we deem your behavior to be inappropriate\, to ensure the safety of st
 aff and customers.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><
 a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/policies/zoom.html">Learn a
 bout MCPL's Zoom Security Settings</a></span></p>\n<p><strong>Accommodatio
 n Requests</strong></p>\n<p>Please <a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov
 /Library/accessibility/interpreter.html">place your request for English-la
 nguage captioning or sign language interpretation</a> at least five days b
 efore the library-sponsored program you plan to attend. Contact the Assist
 ant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all 
 other accommodation requests.</p>\n<p><sub><em>GEN 1.1 01/06/2022</em></su
 b></p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/6343293
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