We're throwing it back today with a message from last year's Teen Mental Health Week performer, The Queen Sheba. And teens are welcome to join Teen Mental Health Awareness Week activities at MCPL this first week of November! We're offering art, yoga, meditation, community resource information and more for teens, plus an opportunity to get involved with our year-round programs. Check out https://mcpl.link/teen-mental-health for specific events, and https://mcpl.link/teen-advisory-board for Teen A

📖 Ever wanted to write a book? Sometimes you need a how-to guide, but other times you want a good life story of a writer who got the work done. 📚Check out this selection of biographies of famous authors, and come visit our writing sections for more inspiration! 🗓️ And don’t forget our writing groups for all ages! Visit mcpl.events/writing to find one at your closest branch. #nanowrimo #marylandwriters | Montgomery County Public Libraries

“I’ve always been an avid reader…We didn’t take vacations but the space that we spent was in our library.” Maryland Sen. @corymccray shares his appreciation for his mother prioritizing reading & libraries, his early win of the Race to Read, & what going to the main Baltimore Library to accept the prize meant to him as a child. Thanks to Sen. McCray for visiting the Rockville Memorial Library to share his story, his book, & inspiration from his journey as an electrician and an elected official. C