HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2021-09-16 Virtual Book Discussion with Linda Sittig
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
September 16, 2021
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Virtual Book Discussion with Linda Sittig
Pre-registration is required.
Leesburg, VA (September 16, 2021) – Thomas Balch Library will
host author Linda Sittig in a virtual discussion of Counting Crows,
the third book in her “Threads of Courage” series, on
Wednesday, September 22, beginning at 1 p.m.
Counting Crows tells the story of young Maggie Canavan, who
goes to New York City in the summer of 1918. She intends to
take art lessons but becomes embroiled in the sweatshop
scandals that have claimed many young immigrant women’s
lives. She falls in love with the city until the Flu Pandemic
changes everything, and Maggie is forced to grow up overnight.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please call 703-737-
7195, email balchlib@leesburgva.gov, or register online.
Award-winning writer Linda Harris Sittig wrote a 15-year weekly
newspaper column, “Kinderbooks,” reviewing the best in children’s literature. The column ran in
multiple Washington, DC area newspapers, including the Loudoun Times-Mirror. Combining her
passion for history and strong women, Sittig created a blog,
https://strongwomeninhistory.com/, where each month she highlights the stories of women
who should have become famous.
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