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Book Festival

May 17, 2025

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park


A Date with the Dork Diaries

UPDATE: This event is now sold out. There is a waitlist in case we have cancellations.

We are so excited to announce a special event with the creators of the mega-popular series, the Dork Diaries!

Join us – and bring your young readers – to the Gaithersburg Library on November 2, 2024, for a fun-filled program and book signing with #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Renee Russel and illustrator Nikki Russel. 

🗓️ When: November 2, 2024
📍 Where: Gaithersburg Library
🕒 Time: 2:00 PM

Where can I get tickets?

Tickets will be required for entry, though they will be FREE. Registration opens on October 16th, 2024. You will be able to reserve them on the Montgomery County Public Libraries’ website, here.

Can I buy books and get them signed?

Yes! Books will be available for sale at the event. Note: Rachel Renée and Nikki will only be signing copies of “Tales from a NOT-SO-Bratty Little Sister” sold by the Friends of the Library Montgomery County (FOLMC) the day of the event. Book sales will begin at 1:30 p.m. on the Second Floor.

See you there!

This is going to be a wonderful event. Mark your calendars and share the news with fellow parents! 📖💖 #DorkDiaries #BookSigning #SaveTheDate