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Virtual Camp Nano Meet Up (Grades 6-12)
2020-07-08 15:30:00 2020-07-08 16:30:00 America/Chicago Virtual Camp Nano Meet Up (Grades 6-12) Join the Northbrook Public Library’s classroom for National Novel Writing Month in July. We’ll have two video check in sessions to talk in real time about our novels in progress and do word sprints. Online -

Wednesday, July 08
3:30pm - 4:30pm

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Join the Northbrook Public Library’s classroom for National Novel Writing Month in July. We’ll have two video check in sessions to talk in real time about our novels in progress and do word sprints.

Join the Northbrook Public Library’s classroom for National Novel Writing Month in July. Work on writing 50,000 words of your story and connect with other young writers online through the whole month! We’ll have two video check in sessions to talk in real time about our novels in progress and do word sprints.

Register to receive a link to the live event by email on the morning of the program.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Kids |

EVENT TYPE: | Youth Learning | Virtual |

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