Five Things to Know Today, April 12, in Montgomery County

Remember to grab an umbrella on your way out today, rain is in the forecast. Here are five more things to know today, April 12, in Montgomery County:

1. The Montgomery County Council is meeting today and on the agenda: Proclamation recognizing Day in the Life of Montgomery County by Council President Floreen. The Council is also scheduled to introduce a bill to raise the minimum wage.

2. A facilities and boundaries hearing is scheduled to be held by the Montgomery County Board of Education with the Gaithersburg, Wootton, and Magruder clusters.

3. NASA Astrobiologist Pamela Conrad is scheduled to host a talk at the Montgomery College Germantown campus on “Twenty First Century Exploration – Pick a Planet!”

4. The Takoma Park Library is celebrating author Beverly Cleary’s 100th birthday during its “Drop Everything and Read” event.

5. It’s movie night at Long Branch Library. You can catch the sci-fi flick “Enders Game” at 5:30 p.m.

For the latest news and events in Montgomery County, stay with MyMCMedia. We hope you will also follow MyMCMedia on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

About Maureen Chowdhury

Maureen Chowdhury is a multimedia journalist with Montgomery Community Media. She can be reached at mchowdhury@mymcmedia.org and on Twitter at @MediaMaureen. Maureen authors the blog Sound Check on MyMCMedia.

View all posts by Maureen Chowdhury