LATEST NEWS | August 2019
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FOLMC WHEATON BOOKSTORE
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
2:00 P.M.
WHEATON LI
BRA
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11701 GEORGIA AVE., SILVER SPRING
FIRST FLOOR
After three years, our FOLMC Bookstore is returning home to the Wheaton Library and Community Recreation Center, which has recently undergone a multi-million dollar renovation.
Join us for the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sunday, September 8 at 2:00 P.M. Following the ceremony, the bookstore will be open for business. We will have the same great, high-quality books at affordable prices you have grown to love over our many years serving the community.
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CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT:
GAITHERSBURG CHAPTER
LEGO CREW
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9
4:30 P.M.
GAITHERSBURG LIBRARY
18330 MONTGOMERY VILLAGE AVE., GAITHERSBURG
Come showcase your creativity at this free drop-in LEGO program. We supply the bricks so you can leave yours at home.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Gaithersburg Chapter.
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Shop Giant and Support FOLMC
AUGUST 1-31, 2019
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FOLMC has been selected as the beneficiary of the Giant Food Community Bag Program - each time the $2.50 reusable Community Bag is purchased during the month of August, we will receive a $1 donation.
Participating store:
Giant Food
625 Hungerford Drive, Rockville
We thank you for your support.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival Opening Lecture: Vaddey Ratner
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10
11:30 A.M.
TWINBROOK LIBRARY
202 MEADOW HALL DRIVE, ROCKVILLE
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FOLMC hosts Vaddey Ratner, author of
In the Shadow of the Banyan
and
Music of the Ghosts,
and invites you to join us on a journey to discover the unbreakable bonds of family, and the power of stories to transcend loss and suffering. Ratner’s novels are based on her family’s experiences as descendants of King Sisowath during the time of the Khmer Rouge, escape to a new world, and a fictionalized take on returning to your home country, still trying to heal from its past.
This event is the opening lecture of the F. Scott Literary Festival, featuring Amy Tan. The Festival also includes writer-led workshops and book signings. Purchase tickets and
learn more here.
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Seasoned Spellers Senior Spelling Bee
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2
11:00 A.M.
GAITHERSBURG LIBRARY
18330 MONTGOMERY VILLAGE AVE., GAITHERSBURG
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Adults, aged 55 years and over, are invited to participate in FOLMC's 9th Senior Spelling Bee, now with a new team format. This event is free and open to the public to watch. Contestants are encouraged to invite friends and family to cheer them on.
Pre-registration and $50 non-refundable team fee required to participate. Teams should consist of three (3) participants. Register
here by Friday, October 25.
Questions? Call 240-777-0020 or email
[email protected]. For mobility or auditory accommodations, please contact us at least two weeks prior to the event.
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Get Them While You Can
Summer Reading T-Shirts
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Order your MCPL Summer Reading T-Shirt while you can.
This soft, 100% cotton shirt comes in youth and adult sizes S, M, L and XL for only $7.
You can online for delivery (for a fee) or pickup (for free) at the FOLMC Office at Rockville Memorial Library weekdays between 9:00 A.M - 4:00 P.M.
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Booksales
Shop our Chapter Booksales this August
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Summer Special - Out-To-Lunch at Dawson's Market
Every Wednesday 11:00 A.M. - 2:00
P.M.
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FOLMC Bookstores
Open Daily Until Further Notice
Monday-Thursday: 10:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Friday-Saturday: 10:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Sunday: Noon – 6:00 P.M.
Two Locations
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Wheaton Bookstore
Old Silver Spring Library
(Temporary Location)
8901 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 933-1110
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Rockville Bookstore
Randolph Hills Shopping Center (Home to Goodwill & Moti’s Market)
4886 Boiling Brook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 984-3300
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