<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I haven't been to one of these things at the library since 2015, and that was something on Siri. How can there be lunch at a library? I've never heard of a library with a dining room before, but maybe libraries can have places to eat in their buildings.<div><br></div><div>Brenda Mueller</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Oct 17, 2025, at 10:52\u202fAM, Sharon Maneki via Central-MD-Chapter <central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default">hi brenda yes there will be lunch.</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font size="2">Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy</font></b></div><div><font size="2">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</font></div><div><font size="2">410-715-9596</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<br></font></div><div><b><font size="2"></font></b></div><div><b><font size="2"><br></font></b></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 9:58\u202fAM Brenda Mueller via Central-MD-Chapter <<a href="mailto:central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org">central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I'm tempted to do it in person. Isn't there going to be lunch or did I confuse this with some other message?<div><br></div><div>Brenda Mueller</div><div><br id="m_-8793362759583403494lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Oct 17, 2025, at 9:33\u202fAM, Sharon Maneki via Central-MD-Chapter <<a href="mailto:central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default">hi brenda it doesn't cost anything, you can make a donation, are you doing it on zoom or doing it in person.</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font size="2">Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy</font></b></div><div><font size="2">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</font></div><div><font size="2">410-715-9596</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<br></font></div><div><b><font size="2"></font></b></div><div><b><font size="2"><br></font></b></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 10:29\u202fAM Brenda Mueller via Central-MD-Chapter <<a href="mailto:central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">How much does it cost, and do we pay at the door or online?<div><br></div><div>Brenda Mueller</div><div><br id="m_-8793362759583403494m_-7719971613677069562lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Oct 16, 2025, at 9:30\u202fAM, Sharon Maneki via Central-MD-Chapter <<a href="mailto:central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hi all,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">You don't want to miss Friends' annual meeting. You may come in person or on Zoom</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Date: October 25, 10 AM-12 plus lunch</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Our featured speaker is John DeDakis, who is a writing coach and author himself. He also spent time as an editor on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer." Please register by either sending an email to <a href="mailto:reference.desk@maryland.gov" target="_blank">reference.desk@maryland.gov</a> or call 410-230-2424 and press extension 4, and leave a message. If you do not register, you will miss lunch or the Zoom link. </div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font size="2">Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy</font></b></div><div><font size="2">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</font></div><div><font size="2">410-715-9596</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<br></font></div><div><b><font size="2"></font></b></div><div><b><font size="2"><br></font></b></div></div></div></div></div>
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