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Teen Writing Club
2026-06-08 15:30:00 2026-06-08 17:00:00 America/New_York Teen Writing Club Calling all teen writers! Participate in a workshop with Tracy Gatton from the Maryland Writer's Association designed to improve your worldbuilding, character creation, and writing skills! Lexington Park Library - Longfellow Room

Monday, June 08
3:30pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-06-08 15:30:00 2026-06-08 17:00:00 America/New_York Teen Writing Club Calling all teen writers! Participate in a workshop with Tracy Gatton from the Maryland Writer's Association designed to improve your worldbuilding, character creation, and writing skills! Lexington Park Library - Longfellow Room

Lexington Park Library

Longfellow Room

Calling all teen writers! Participate in a workshop with Tracy Gatton from the Maryland Writer's Association designed to improve your worldbuilding, character creation, and writing skills!

This event is intended for writers aged 13-18. Feel free to bring your tablet, laptop, journal, or wherever you write best!

Registration is recommended for this event. 

Tracy L. Gatton has been a lover of words and stories since she was very young. In 2021, she achieved her lifelong dream of publishing her own words in a collection called  I Will Raise My Voice! Poetry for the Beautifully Broken, which is available on Amazon. In addition to being a self-published author, Tracy has been a dental assistant for 35 years. 20 of those years she spent in pediatric dentistry, using storytelling to make her young patient's visits less scary and to teach them how to care for their dental health. An active member of her church, Tracy also serves children by sharing stories of God's love for them every Sunday. Tracy has been a Teen Mentor for the Maryland Writers Association (MWA) and St. Mary’s County Library since 2022. In this position, Tracy enjoys helping local youth improve their writing skills, encourage others, and be encouraged in a safe and welcoming space. 

AGE GROUP: | Tween | Teen |

EVENT TYPE: | Books & Reading |

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Meeting Room B
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Storytime at Lexington Park Library
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Meeting Room B
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Meeting Room B
Stories, rhymes, songs, and activities planned with ages 1-5 in mind; all children welcome with their adult caregivers.
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Thu, May 21, 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room B
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Meeting Room B
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Longfellow Room
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Thu, May 28, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Longfellow Room
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Thu, Jun 04, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
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Children's Area
It's a beautiful day in our children's book neighborhood. Stop by, pick a book off the shelf, and be read to by our librarian of the day.
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Sat, Jun 06, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A
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Longfellow Room
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Teen Writing Club
Mon, Jun 08, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Longfellow Room
Calling all teen writers! Participate in a workshop with Tracy Gatton from the Maryland Writer's Association designed to improve your worldbuilding, character creation, and writing skills!
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