Tag: MoComCon

  • MoComCon 2023 Art & Essay Contest Winners

    MoComCon 2023 Art & Essay Contest Winners

    Congratulations to all of our 2023 winners! We had another amazing array of entries to our MoComCon 2023 Art & Essay Contests! The artists below placed in 1st, 2nd, 3rd places, and two honorable mention slots, in their age groups. Please join us in congratulating them! MoComCon Essay Contest Winners Thank you to everyone who…

  • Get Ready for MoComCon 2023!

    Get Ready for MoComCon 2023!

    MoComCon 2023 Comes to Germantown This January! Envision Stormtroopers marching, teens discussing their favorite manga, a child dressed as Okoye from Wakanda Forever, and kids and teens rocking out to Beat Saber on the Oculus Rift. One might think this is a scene from an amusement park, but it’s not. It’s a scene from someplace…

  • Enter the MoComCon 2023 Art & Essay Contest!

    Enter the MoComCon 2023 Art & Essay Contest!

    MoComCon Returns to MCPL This January! MoComCon is back Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Germantown Library! MoComCon 2023 Art and Essay contests also return as part of our celebration of all things comics, graphic novels, and fandoms! Both contests open November 1st and close at 5 PM Wednesday, December 14, 2022. What is the MoComCon Art Contest?  Combine your love of art and fandoms…

  • MoComCon 2022 Essay Contest Winners

    MoComCon 2022 Essay Contest Winners

    First Place Chess: My Life Changing Game, by Joseph Mathew In my early years of education, especially in the first three years of elementary school, I was always reprimanded for my bad behavior in the form of a color-coded behavior chart. Every time I made silly mistakes the teacher would move my name on the…

  • MoComCon 2022 Art Contest Winners

    MoComCon 2022 Art Contest Winners

    Thanks to all who joined us for January’s virtual MoComCon 2022!, our virtual celebration of all things comics, graphic novels. and fandoms. We’re proud to announce the winners of this year’s art contest. Thank you to all who entered and participated! Children Teens Adults Congratulations to all MoComCon 2022 Art Contest winners!

  • Join MoComCon 2022 this January 15

    Join MoComCon 2022 this January 15

    MoComCon 2022, MCPL’s annual celebration of all things comics, graphic novels and fandoms, returns on Saturday, January 15. Check out our schedule of virtual events and join in all day long. Click on each event link below in the schedule to learn more. We will update with direct Zoom links on Saturday morning. MoComCon Event…

  • Enter the MoComCon 2022 Art & Essay Contests!

    Enter the MoComCon 2022 Art & Essay Contests!

    MoComCon Returns to MCPL in January! MoComCon happens January 15, 2022, this year at the Germantown Library! MoComCon 2022 Art & Essay contests also return as part of the celebration of all things comics, graphic novels and fandoms. The deadline to enter both contests is December 15. What are the MoComCon Art & Essay Contests?…

  • MoComCon 2021 Art & Essay Contest Winners

    MoComCon 2021 Art & Essay Contest Winners

    January’s virtual MoComCon 2021 drew over 1,000 attendees to our virtual celebration of all things comics, graphic novels. and fandoms. We’re proud to announce the winners of this year’s art and essay contests. Thank you to all who entered and participated, helping to make this year’s MoComConline a success! Art Contest Winners Children Winners Honorable…

  • Celebrate MoComCon 2021 with Graphic Novel Book Talks

    Celebrate MoComCon 2021 with Graphic Novel Book Talks

    MoComCONline, Montgomery County Public Libraries’ first all-virtual MoComCon, happens this Saturday, January 16. To celebrate, our librarians present a series of Book Talks, discussing the graphic novels they love. Enjoy talks from Librarians Beth Chandler, Camille Robinson and David Zelonka. Some of these graphic novels are “old school,” and others are newer releases. Watch each…

  • MoComCOnline 2021 Craft Events

    MoComCOnline 2021 Craft Events

    MoComCOnline 2021 is this Saturday, and our annual event is all-virtual this year. The lineup is amazing, and that includes two crafting opportunities. Virtual Create a Creature starts at 12:30pm, followed up with Pipe Cleaner Superhero at 1pm. Virtual Create-a-Creature Use sculpting clay to make your own fantastical creature! To pickup a prepared kit, please…