No Shelf Control (Grades 4-6 Book Club)

"Swim Team" by Johnnie Christmas

Calling All Readers in Grades 4-6: Come join a Book Club just for you! For tonight's discussion and activities, pick up "Swim Team" ahead of time at the Connie Morella Library.

No Shelf Control is a new book club for the 2023-2024 school year for students in Grades 4-6 who love to read and have fun talking about books and characters! Tonight we'll be discussing Johnnie Christmas's “Swim Team,” which is currently a nominee for the Maryland Association of School Librarians’ “Black-Eyed Susan” award for children’s graphic novels. Our activities will also involve learning about the little-known history of swimming pools and African American swimmers.

You can borrow a copy (with a specially prepared reading guide just for our group) from the Connie Morella Library; just ask at the Check Out or Information Desks for the February book for No Shelf Control.

You can also access the book as an eBook on our free app, Libby, or on the Overdrive website. If you get an e-version, please contact me for the reading guide (jeffrey.coster@montgomerycountymd.gov).

Even if you are not able to finish the reading, please come anyway and see if No Shelf Control might just be the place for you! The book for the March 13 meeting will be handed out tonight, and then available to pick up from the Connie Morella Library by anyone who missed it. Contact Mr. Jeff at the email address above for additional information.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

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Have questions about this program? Contact the Connie Morella branch at 240-777-0970.

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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