Virtual Day of the Record - A Vinyl Day 2021

Noon - 3:00 p.m.

Featuring the Make Music Montgomery contest, a panel discussion, and a record-pricing workshop.

The Friends of the Library, Montgomery County (FOLMC), Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL), and other sponsors have put the needle back on!  Virtual Just for the Record – A Vinyl Day 2021 will be spun in cyberspace on Saturday, April 17th from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Facebook Live!  

The day’s activities include:

12 p.m. - Make Music Montgomery contest, featuring performances from our residents, with judging and commentary by a distinguished panel of experts.  

1  p.m. – Vinyl Records Workshop - A workshop on vinyl record pricing hosted by Lance Salins, Director of Business Operations of Friends of the Library Montgomery County, Inc. and antiques collector, Ray Brennan.

2 p.m. - Panel Discussion on Racial Equity and Social Justice in Music, moderated by Garrett McQueen, musician, equity and equity consultant. Panel members include Olivia Ellis Randolph and Dianne Be of Takoma Radio (WOWD-FM) and Daryl Davis, international recording artist, actor, author and leader of The Daryl Davis Band.

This program will be streamed live on MCPL’s Facebook (no need for an account). We hope you'll join us!
https://www.facebook.com/MontgomeryCountyPublicLibraries 

Looking for resources on music? Take a look at these music resources using your library card. Don't have a card right now? No worries, try our newly improved Digital Library card https://mcpl.link/DigitalCard  and you'll be ready to go in minutes.

By joining this Virtual MCPL program, you agree to abide by our rules of conduct. Library staff has the authority to remove you from this program if we deem your behavior to be inappropriate, to ensure the safety of staff and customers.

Accommodation Requests

Captioning and interpreting services can be requested by completing the request form. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests. Please make your request for accommodation at least five days before the library-sponsored program you plan to attend.

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