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MCLS Offers Debut Novel “Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key” during Worldwide Digital Book Club

Get ready to embark on an enchanting journey through Washington Park, Chicago with Montgomery “Monty” Carver in Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key, by debut author Tracy Occomy Crowder. Residents in Monroe County can experience this nostalgic adventure with Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. From November 7-21, Tracy Occomy Crowder’s Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key is available for free as an ebook and audiobook on the Libby app through MCLS. Library card holders can join thousands of others around the globe in reading the digital book without waitlists or holds and access lesson plans and discussion guides from TeachingBooks.net for facilitating age-appropriate conversations about story writing, cultural representation, and historical fiction. A fabulous family read, Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key promises to captivate readers of all ages with its delightful story of discovery, resilience, and the power of community.

Big Library Read is an international reading program that connects readers around the world with an ebook through public libraries. Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key is the 35th selection of this program which began in 2013 and takes place three times per year.

Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key was published as an ebook by Lee & Low Books and audiobook by Recorded Books. The title can be read without waitlists or holds on all major computers and devices through Libby or libbyapp.com, including iPhone®, iPad® and Android™ phones and tablets. Through Libby, readers can also “send to Kindle®” [U.S. libraries only]. The title will automatically expire at the end of the lending period, and there are no late fees.

Download Libby, use Libby in the browser (libbyapp.com), visit https://libraryweb.org/download/e-books/ or stop by a local library branch to get started. Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key is available wherever books are sold, including Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon. Find more information about Big Library Read. Legler Regional Library in Chicago, Illinois will be hosting a live event on November 21 from 5-7 PM CDT, with Occomy Crowder attending for a live reading, audience Q&A, and story writing activity from 6-7 PM. Any readers that are interested in attending virtually can register via Legler Regionals website.

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