Montgomery Community Media

Throughout the pandemic, Noyes Children’s Library Foundation has been featuring StoryWalk, which allows families to stroll through Warner Circle Park in Kensington on self-guided explorations of a book. June 19 through July 18, “Ten Hidden Heroes” will be featured on posted signs at the park, which is adjacent to the Noyes Library for Young Children, […]

It’s official. The Gaithersburg Book Festival has set a new record for attendance. City officials estimate that 22,000 people attended the literary event this year. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Denise Kayser, division chief of arts and events for the city of Gaithersburg, said attendance in 2017 was almost twice the size of the 2016 turnout. […]

About 130 authors attended the 8th annual Gaithersburg Book Festival at the grounds of City Hall on May 20th, and their reviews of this literary event are glowing. “I think the Gaithersburg Book Festival is fantastic,” said author Mark Shriver, who was at the festival to discuss his latest book, Pilgrimage: My Search for the […]

The 8th annual Gaithersburg Book Festival returns to the grounds of City Hall on May 20th. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman is the founder of this literary festival and he tells MyMCMedia that this year’s lineup includes about 130 authors, and that’s a record. He is also hoping to see a record crowd in Olde Towne […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin, left, was one of four honorees on Oct. 17 when the Center for Nonprofit Advancement presented its annual Phyllis Campbell Newsome Public Policy Leadership Awards at the Center’s 34th Annual Celebration at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. The award honors the Center’s former director of advocacy and community relations. […]

Author Mark Shriver discusses his book, “A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver” at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 18. Here’s a clip from his presentation.

Montgomery County resident Mark Shriver has written a bestselling book about his extraordinary dad, Sargent Shriver. The first time author recently visited the Bethesda Library to share his story, “A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father Sargent Shriver,” with local readers. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. If you missed this event, you can see Shriver at the […]

I arrived safely in Charlotte last night at around 9 pm.  It stormed most of the way from Durham to Greensboro.  I am lucky to be staying at a hotel within walking distance of the convention center. I have been asking many of the delegates who attended the Denver DNC as well as this one, […]