Love books with a setting you know? Every detail? Read the YA novel The Upside of Unrequited Love by award-winner Becky Albertalli. (Yes, she lived here.)
Photo tour of Takoma Park by fans of the book
NPR review
Our favorite review:
TUESDAY September 12th, 7pm
Caldecott Honor winning illustrator Mike Curato, and Newbery Honor winning author Margarita Engle, will present their new picture book - All the Way to Havana.
Interview with the author.
WEDNESDAY September 13th, 7pm
Caldecott Honor illustrator Peter Brown returns to the library with his new sequel to Creepy Carrots, Creepy Pair of Underwear. Yes, glow-in-the-dark underpants.
THURSDAY September 14th, 7:30pm
Alex Alice will spotlight his new graphic novel for kids, Castle in the Stars: The Space Race of 1869. Steampunk history with a cliff-hanger ending.
Alphabet Rockers
Community Center Auditorium
Thursday, August 10, 7 pm
Ages 3 and up
Kaitlyn McGaw and Tommy Shepherd Jr. combine hip hop with social justice themes to create unforgettable music for young children and their grown-ups. The San Francisco Chronicle has said of the duo: "Alphabet Rockers tackle issues of race and diversity while inspiring a love of hip hop."
Sponsored by the Friends of the Takoma Park Maryland Library
See also: Tiny Desk Concert