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NeedleChasers is an eclectic, creative guild of quilters who meet regularlyto share the artistry and joy of quilting, to inspire and learn from one another, and to contribute to the community. We invite you to "Once Upon a Quilt", our 2014 Quilt Show and Artisans Boutique on Fri, Oct 17 and Sat, Oct 18 at the Kensington Armory. Learn more on our website.

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BookCrossing is all about sharing books. Our local BookCrossing club, BC in DC, hosts monthly meetups to exchange and wild release gently used books. All of our books have a special BCID (BookCrossing identification) number allowing them to be tracked online as they travel. Best of all is that BookCrossing books are FREE to interested readers!

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First Book provides new books to children in need, addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy – access to books. First Book - Montgomery County has been distributing books to programs serving children in Montgomery County since 2001.

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While it has its joys, parenting can be challenging. Parenting can be easier and more enjoyable, and PEP can help. Since 1982, PEP has offered the DC area's most highly regarded in-depth classes for parents of toddlers through teens. Our classes offer proven, practical tools. Register today!

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WildCat Conservation Legal Aid Society is solely devoted to ending the commercial exploitation of all wildcats. Our mission is to protect and defend all native and non-native wildcats. We are "ensuring a wild future for all wildcats" through advocacy programs, educational services, and legal reform. Our "Journal of the WildCat Conservation Legal Aid Society" provides a unique forum for professionals and scholars to analyze and comment on the issues affecting wildcats around the world, reflecting the perspectives of all disciplines including law, education, medicine, science, philosophy, religion, humanities, social science, and art.

www.noyeslibraryfoundation.org
The Noyes Children’s Library nestles among towering trees and Victorian homes in historic Kensington, Maryland, offering a book-filled haven for young children and their families. Founded in 1893, Noyes is at once the oldest public library in the Washington D.C. area – predating the current Library of Congress by four years – and a modern-day center for early literacy initiatives.
Despite its history and place in the fabric of the community, Noyes is vulnerable to the current county budget crisis, and was scheduled to be closed in July 2010. The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation – founded in 1991 during a similar crisis – responded to the community outcry and convinced the county to renew the partnership that had kept the Library open throughout the 1990’s

Three-time Pura Belpré Award honoree Lulu Delacre will be signing books at the Noyes Library Foundation table from 12-2pm!

The mission of Friends of the Library (FOL) is to strengthen, promote, support, and advocate for the Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPLs). This mission complements the combined efforts of MCPLs, the Library Board, and the Library Advisory Committees, providing program support, matching funds, and specific materials and equipment to augment public monies and maintain a quality public library system. FOL was founded in 1982 and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 1983. We are not part of the MCPL System or the County, and receive no government funds. Many library branches have FOL chapters, which allows for additional fund raising and advocacy for that local branch. The Friends of the Kensington Park Library recently formed to assist the library in various projects and to sponsor programs for the library patrons.

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We are a youth council located in Maryland and funded by federal grants. Our members are comprised of youth advocates ranging in ages from late teen into their twenties. We are a diverse group with different backgrounds (mental health, foster care, LGTB, etc) who are using our experiences to make positive systems changes.

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The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, whose mission is to promote books, reading, and libraries, administers the Young Readers Center as part of its special outreach to the nation's youth. The Center for the Book's programs and activities are funded through tax-deductible private donations.

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MWA-Montgomery is dedicated to the creation of a safe and supportive community where both published and unpublished writers come together in fellowship to learn from one another, grow, network, and realize their writing dreams. MWA-Montgomery is the Montgomery County chapter of the Maryland Writers' Association. With almost sixty writers on our mailing list, and growing, we are a newly formed chapter with lots of energy and enthusiasm. Come visit our table to learn more about our organization, meet some of our writers, and browse the great selection of books by our member authors.

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We are a group of fiction writers in Montgomery County, MD, dedicated to the craft of writing and to helping each other improve our writing. Our members write in a variety of genres, including mystery, suspense, thriller, general fiction, and science fiction.

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Alpha Delta Kappa is an international honorary organization of women educators dedicated to educational excellence, altruism and world understanding. As their altruistic project, Montgomery County's Epsilon Chapter sells Little Pickle Press children's picture books to schools, families, libraries, doctors' offices, and other organizations. Proceeds go to St. Jude's Hospital, Komen, and two Maryland residential programs for at-risk children: Salem Trust and Sheriff's Boys Ranch.

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The Writer’s Center cultivates the creation, publication, presentation, and dissemination of literary work. We are an independent literary organization with a global reach, rooted in a dynamic community of writers. As one of the premier centers of our kind in the country, we believe the craft of writing is open to people of all backgrounds and ages. Writing is interdisciplinary and unique among the arts for its ability to touch on all aspects of the human experience. It enriches our lives and opens doors to knowledge and understanding.
Stop by The Writer's Center table for a little writing project/contest for kids!