# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Melinda Beatty: What Is a Pirate?
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 11:30 am – Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 12:30 pm
- **Event Description**: We are delighted to celebrate our very own bookseller and local author Melinda Beatty on Saturday, October 3 from 11:30 am-12:30 pm at C. Burr Artz Public Library! Join us for storytime with Mel, where she will read her new book, What Is a Pirate? Following the reading, enjoy a fun craft with the author! Mel will also be available to sign books. Copies of What Is a Pirate? will be available for purchase at the event. You can preorder a signed and personalized copy on our website here: https://curiousiguana.com/product/melinda-beatty-pirate/

Location: the Children’s Programming Room at C. Burr Artz Public Library, 110 E. Patrick Street, Frederick, MD, 21701

This event is free and open to the public. We are proud to partner with Frederick County Public Libraries for this event.

For accessibility requests, email events@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event.

About the book: From the team that brought you The Witch’s Table comes another hilarious and charming story about what exactly makes a pirate a pirate!

I am a pirate, so I guess pirates do.

The crew aboard the Leaky Sneaker is filled with the piratey-est pirates ever to sail the seven seas. Which is why Captain Bogbrush has no idea what to do with Montague Frippington von Fancypants. Montague wears petticoats while sailing, takes pearl necklaces as booty, and politely plunders on raids. Pirates don’t do that! Or can Montague help the captain understand that there is more to being a pirate than what he might believe?

About the author: Melinda Beatty has had years of practice trying to explain to others why she was just having an imaginary conversation between two people that don’t exist, so becoming a writer seemed like the best way to stop everyone from looking at her funny. After years of narrowboat living on the English canals, she and her British husband are now back on dry land in Maryland, where by day, she’s a mild-mannered indie bookseller, and by night, she wrangles words, crafts projects, and raises a Labrador and two fierce miniwomen.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/frederick/melinda-beatty-what-is-a-pirate/200030536535142
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, it
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Frederick
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Frederick County Public Libraries
- **lat**: 39.413229925818
- **long**: -77.408950485437
- **full address**: Frederick County Public Libraries, 110 East Patrick Street,Frederick,MD,United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Melinda Beatty: What Is a Pirate? being held?
  - **A:** Melinda Beatty: What Is a Pirate? takes place on Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 11:30 am to Sat, 03 Oct, 2026 at 12:30 pm at Frederick County Public Libraries, 110 East Patrick Street,Frederick,MD,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Melinda Beatty: What Is a Pirate??
  - **A:** Melinda Beatty: What Is a Pirate? is organized by Curious Iguana.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Melinda Beatty: What Is a Pirate? is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Frederick, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Melinda Beatty: What Is a Pirate? sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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