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SUMMARY:Author Talk with Michelle Coles - Virtual 
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DESCRIPTION: Michelle Coles is an award-winning young adult novelist\, for
 mer civil rights attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice\, and public
  speaker.  Her goal in writing is to empower young people..\nhttps://mcpl.
 libnet.info/event/8244640
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="color: #ff0000\;">Registratio
 n is required. Invitation link and passcode will be sent out to the email 
 participants provided during registration 30 minutes before the event begi
 ns.</span></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>---</p>\n<p>Michelle Coles is an award-winning
  young adult novelist\, former civil rights attorney with the U.S. Departm
 ent of Justice\, and public speaker. As a 9th generation Louisianan\, she 
 is highly attuned to the struggles that African Americans have faced in ov
 ercoming the legacy of slavery and the periods of government-sanctioned di
 scrimination that followed. She is a proud alumna of Howard University Sch
 ool of Law\, where she graduated as valedictorian of her class\, and the U
 niversity of Virginia. Her goal in writing is to empower young people by e
 ducating them about history and giving them the tools to shape their own d
 estiny. She lives in Maryland with her family. Her debut young adult histo
 rical fiction novel\, Black Was the Ink\, was published with Tu Books\, an
  imprint of Lee and Low Books\, on November 2\, 2021. Black Was the Ink wa
 s awarded the 2022 Grateful American Book Prize\, a 2022 Skipping Stone Aw
 ard\, and the 2019 New Visions Award Honor.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Look for the 
 audiobook adaptation of&nbsp\;<em>Black Was the Ink</em> set to release of
  June 13th!</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>This program is eligible for SSL hours.</p>\n
 <p></p>\n<p>This program is funded by the Friends of the Library Montgomer
 y County.</p>\n<p>Looking for more fun things&nbsp\;to do at MCPL?</p>\n<p
 ><a href="https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/8096806" target="_blank" rel="noo
 pener" title="Chess Club">Chess Club</a></p>\n<p><a href="https://mcpl.lib
 net.info/event/8087979" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="When I Say P
 oetry\, You Say Rocks">When I Say Poetry\, You Say Rocks</a></p>\n<p><a hr
 ef="https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/7684214" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
  title="Fiber Arts Group - ">Fiber Arts Group </a></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Take a
  look at these resources for Teens. Don't have a card right now? No worrie
 s! Find out how to&nbsp\;<strong><a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.g
 ov/Library/services/registration.html">Get a Library Card</a></strong>.</p
 >\n<p><a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/for-you/teens.ht
 ml" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="MCPL Teens">MCPL Teens</a></p>\n
 <p></p>\n<p style="border: 5px solid black\; padding: 50px\; background-im
 age: linear-gradient(to right\, #f1d45e\,#F2CD37\,#f1d45e)\;">By joining t
 his Virtual MCPL program\, you agree to abide by our&nbsp\;<span style="te
 xt-decoration: underline\;"><a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/librar
 y/policies/behavior.html">rules of conduct</a>.</span>&nbsp\;Library staff
  has the authority to remove you from this program if we deem your behavio
 r to be inappropriate\, to ensure the safety of staff and customers.<br />
 <br /><span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><a href="https://montgome
 rycountymd.gov/library/policies/zoom.html">Learn about MCPL's Zoom Securit
 y Settings</a></span></p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests</strong></p>\
 n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request&nbsp\;<a href="h
 ttps://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.html">Engl
 ish-language captioning or sign-language interpretation</a>&nbsp\;at least
  five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Conta
 ct the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0
 002 with all other accommodation requests.</p>\n<p>cm 1.1 01/03/2023</p>\n
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