The winners and runners-up of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Story Contest (Student and Adult sections) will read from and comment briefly on their stories.

This event is part of the 2021 F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival, co-sponsored by Montgomery County Public Libraries and the Friends of the Library, Montgomery County.

John Edgar Wideman is this year’s Festival Honoree.  For more information on all the Festival events, which run through October 30, 2021, please see http://fscottfestival.org/  Registration via the festival web site is encouraged, but not required.

This program will be streamed live on MCPL’s Facebook (no need for an account).

https://www.facebook.com/MontgomeryCountyPublicLibraries 

[Notes:  Join the link to Facebook Live, above, at the time of the program on October 21, 2021.  You will see the program title at or near the top of the page.  If the program gets interrupted, or you get interrupted from where you are viewing the program, simply come back to the link again and rejoin the program.  You will also be able to re-watch the program later via the same link, just navigate to the program date to see it again.].

Looking for books by and about F. Scott Fitzgerald? Take a look at these 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.

on Hoopla, go to https://www.hoopladigital.com/search?page=1&q=f+scott+fitzgerald&scope=everything&type=direct

on Overdrive, go to https://mcplmd.overdrive.com/search?query=f+scott+fitzgerald

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

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Accommodation Requests

Please place your request for English-language captioning or sign language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program you plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.