Classical Music Month, Library Card Sign Up, and Meet MCPL
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September 2016
Where the County Reads, Where the County Meets, Where the County Learns 
Parker Hamilton
Schools are back in session, and MCPL has some exciting ways to help everyone succeed!

In January, MCPL partnered with Montgomery County Public Schools to launch Library Link. This program is part of a national initiative to give students greater access to books, online resources, and much more by ensuring that every student has an opportunity to have their own library card. To date, MCPL has registered hundreds of elementary students for library cards through Library Link.

MCPL - - - your gateway to information, ideas, and enrichment.
Save the Date

MCPL
Richard Miller with guitar
Marlow Guitar Series
Marilyn Praisner | September 10, 3 PM
Chevy Chase | September 17, 11 AM
Gaithersburg | September 17, 3 PM
Twinbrook | September 24, 3 PM
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month through music! Are you interested in learning how popular music has influenced classical composers in Brazil? Do you want to learn to clap and dance the rhythms of Brazilian music? Solo guitar player Richard Miller will provide an interactive musical session. This event is part of the Marlow Guitar Series presented by the International Conservatory of Music.
Celebrate National Piano Month with a performance of Sonata No. 3 in D Minor for Violin and Piano by Brahms with Gray Dickerson on violin and Cynthia Xu on piano. See a demo of MCPL's new learning database, ArtistWorks, which provides unlimited access to beginning through advanced lessons self-paced video lessons for instruments, voice, and physical art.

Soul in Motion dancing
Soul in Motion
Aspen Hill | September 10, 2 PM
Join us in celebrating African Heritage Month! African music and dance - - - a treat for the entire family!

September is also National Library Card Sign-Up Month! Don't have a card? Get one today!
County Happenings

 African Heritage Month Celebration
September 6, 6-8:30 PM
Silver Spring Civic Building
1 Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring
Montgomery County will celebrate its 8th annual African Heritage Month Proclamation organized by Montgomery County's African Affairs Advisory Group.

 Leadership Development Institute
Are you interested in learning how to improve your community? Apply today for the Leadership Development Institute presented by the Montgomery County Community Action Board. This training program will teach you basic advocacy skills and provide hands-on opportunities to advocate for important issues in your community. Applications due by September 9, 2016. More information.

 13th Silver Spring Jazz Festival
September 10, 3-10 PM
Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring
Featuring David Sanborn and the Sanborn Electric Band with Marcus Johnson and the Urban Jam Band; Tamara Wellons Band; Todd Marcus Quintet; and Jazz Academy of Music. See the poster.

 50 Plus Expo
September 11, 12-4 PM
Silver Spring Civic Building
1 Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring
The Beacon's free, annual 50+Expo will feature government and nonprofit and business exhibitors, health screenings, flu shots (free with Medicare card), technology training, entertainment, giveaways, and door prizes. The keynote speaker is Lt. Joe Kenda, former homicide detective and star of "Homicide Hunter," on the Investigation Discovery channel.
AimHi students on posing on staircase
AimHi Students outside the White House
MCPL Moving Forward

High school participants in the aimHI Summer Incubator Program, a joint collaboration between MCPL and the FDA, visited the White House for a tour and also had an opportunity to pitch their mobile applications to White House staff! See more from AimHI.
Outreach staff member at a table
Beth Chandler
Meet MCPL

Meet staff members who work at our desks, attend community events, and select the books on our shelves! Meet our staff!
Monthly Inspiration


"So here is why I write what I do: We all have futures. We all have pasts. We all have stories. And we all, every single one of us, no matter who we are and no matter what's been taken from us or what poison we've internalized or how hard we've had to work to expel it--we all get to dream."
- N.K. Jemisin, 2016 Hugo Award winner for The Fifth Season. Learn more about the 2016 Hugo Award winners.
Checking out a Go! Kit
From the Collection

September is Library Card Sign Up Month! Sign up for or renew your library card, and learn about amazing non-book items you can access with your library card, like Go! Kits. These special science-themed kits for kids help them explore and learn about a variety of science themes!

Learn about more unusual things available with your library card!
Did You Know...

Classical Music
...that September is Classical Music Month? MCPL has free, online classical music and instrument lessons to help you celebrate! Learn to play classical music instruments by watching video lessons with ArtistWorks. Looking for classical music scores? Try the Classical Scores Library. Looking for classical music to listen to? Download classical music from Freegal that is yours to keep or listen to streaming music through Classical Music Library. Let MCPL help you find your classical music beat today! Find out more!
FOL Happenings
FOLMC director on left and 2015 Bee winenr on right behind a podium
FOLMC Executive Director and 2015 Winner

Registration is open for the 7th Annual Seasoned Spellers Senior Spelling Bee sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County (FOLMC). Adults age 55 and older are invited to participate in this exciting and unique event celebrating the spelling talents of older adults and connecting them to library resources.

Get more information about the Senior Spelling Bee.
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