BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T133000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Black-Eyed Susan Tapestry 2026 - The Fall Edition DESCRIPTION:Love talking about books? Join us for BEST 2026 The FALL Edition\, a celebration of Juvenile Fiction for upper elementary and middle school grades. Learn about the Black-Eyed Susan Award and participate\, via Zoom\, in a half day of small-group discussions of some of the 2026-2027 Juvenile Fiction nominees. Zoe Persico\, author of How to Talk to Your Succulent\, will be our keynote speaker. Program check-in begins at 9:25am\, and the program will start at 9:30am. There will be two discussion groups\, meeting twice\, so you can attend both sessions. Please read all the titles for each group.Group 1: Grades 3-5Anta\, Julio\, and Mendez\, Gabi (illus.) Speak Up\, Santiago!Everett\, Tiffany Diary of a Nature Nerd Hirsch\, Andy Good Boy Kahn\, Ben\, and Brooks\, Georgeo (illus.) Mr. Muffins: Defender of StarsMandanna\, Sangu\, and Ballesteros\, Pablo (illus.) Jupiter Nettle and the Seven Schools of Magic Group 2: Grades 6-8 Algarmi\, Wahab Almost Sunset Gros\, Kathleen Carousel Summer Mitchell\, Dora M. The Puzzling Fate of Millicent Graves Persico\, Zoe How to Talk to Your Succulent Wolf\, Allan\, and Pimienta\, Jose (illus.) The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur: A Graphic Novel Based on a True StoryThis program has been approved for 8.5 contact hours of continuing education for attendees. Group discussion leaders will receive 12 contact hours! All group discussion leaders must first register and pay as participants. If you would like to be a group discussion leader\, or if you have any questions\, contact Joe Farmarco (joseph.farmarco@montgomerycountymd.gov) or Noel Knepper (nknepper@bcpl.net).Program Pricing:\nMembers: $30\nNon-members: $45\nStudent* or retired membership: $15*Note for Students: you must have an MLA Student Membership type\, or an ALA Joint Student Membership to qualify for this rate. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Love talking about books? Join us for BEST 2026&mdash\;The FALL Edition\, a celebration of Juvenile Fiction for upper elementary and middle school grades.  \;Learn about the Black-Eyed Susan Award and participate\, via Zoom\, in a half day of small-group discussions of some of the 2026-2027 Juvenile Fiction nominees. \;

Zoe Persico\, author of How to Talk to Your Succulent\, will be our keynote speaker.  \;

Program check-in begins at 9:25am\, and the program will start at 9:30am. There will be two discussion groups\, meeting twice\, so you can attend both sessions. \;

Please read all the titles for each group.

Group 1: Grades 3-5

Group 2: Grades 6-8 \;

This program has been approved for 8.5 contact hours of continuing education for attendees. \;

Group discussion leaders will receive 12 contact hours! All group discussion leaders must first register and pay as participants. \;

If you would like to be a group discussion leader\, or if you have any questions\, contact Joe Farmarco (joseph.farmarco@montgomerycountymd.gov) or Noel Knepper (nknepper@bcpl.net).

Program Pricing:
Members: $30
Non-members: $45
Student* or retired membership: $15

*Note for Students: you must have an MLA Student Membership type\, or an ALA Joint Student Membership to qualify for this rate.

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