Viewing Party: Graphic Novels are Life! Telling Your Own Story in a Graphic Novel with Dan Santat!

at Gaithersburg Library

Join us at our viewing party of graphic novelist Dan Santat's virtual author talk. We'll also have fun activities that will help you get started on your graphic novel memoir!

Join this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Dan Santat, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His winning book, A First Time for Everything, is a graphic memoir based on his own awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life.

For ages 9 to 14 years old. Parents/caregivers MUST accompany children under the age of 8 during the program. 

Questions about this program? Please contact Gaithersburg Library at 240-773-9490.

Rather watch the author talk from home? Register here.

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Preregistration begins May 15. Log activities from June 14 – August 31, 2024.

This program is brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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