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Intergenerational Book Club for Rising 7th - 9th Graders - Virtual

The Poison Eaters by Gail Jarrow

Students entering grades 7-9 are invited to a 4 week virtual intergenerational book group held in association with the JCA Heyman Interages Center. SSL hours will be earned if requirements are met.

Create connections with older adults from the Jewish Council for Aging's Heyman Interages Center through a multiweek discussion of The Poison Eaters: Fighting Danger and Fraud in Our Food and Drugs by Gail Jarrow. Participants can earn 8 SSL hours if they attend all 4 sessions, participate in the discussion, and present and submit a short Reflection piece. Participants will use the book to foster discussion, develop book evaluation skills, and comfort speaking with non-family member adults.

The Poison Eaters, a 2020 ALA Notable Children's Book, is the story of the founding of the FDA and the movement to control fraud in advertising and dangers in our food and drugs. Copies of the book can be obtained at any MCPL branch. An E-book version is available through Libby. 

Registration is required and is limited to 12 participants, who must meet grade level requirements. 

Questions? Contact Judy at White Oak Library at 240-773-9555. 

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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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