<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></div><h1 class="gmail-govd_header" style="word-break:keep-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:28px;margin:0px 0px 20px">LBPD Event: Online Safety<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> for Parents</span></h1><h2 style="word-break:keep-all;line-height:1.2;color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:24px;margin:0px 0px 18px">Two Free Zoom Events</h2><p style="word-break:keep-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 15px">These events are being held in partnership with the <a href="https://www.missingkids.org/home?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:rgb(32,57,157)">National Center for Missing and Exploited Children</a> (NCMEC). The events are free, but registration is required. At this time, neither event will be recorded.</p><p style="word-break:keep-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 15px">Goals for both presentations include:</p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:15px"><li style="word-break:keep-all;line-height:1.4;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px">Open and support continuing conversations about healthy relationships, accurate information, and red flags.</li><li style="word-break:keep-all;line-height:1.4;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Helping adults to aid children in developing critical skills such as empathy, critical thinking, problem-solving, rejection skills, and reaching out for help.</li><li style="word-break:keep-all;line-height:1.4;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">How to report</li><li style="word-break:keep-all;line-height:1.4;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Being a trusted adult</li><li style="word-break:keep-all;line-height:1.4;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;margin-bottom:15px">Being an upstander</li></ul><table class="gmail-govd_hr" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" style="min-width:100%;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;border-spacing:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><tbody><tr class="gmail-govd_hr_inner"><td width="100%" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><hr></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="word-break:keep-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px;margin:1em 0px 17px"><a href="https://marylandlibraries.libcal.com/calendar/ExternalCalendar/NCMEC1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:rgb(32,57,157)">Let's Work Together: NCMEC Online Safety Trends and Resources</a></h3><p style="word-break:keep-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 15px">Thursday, February 12, 2026; 6:00 p.m. EST</p><p style="word-break:keep-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 15px">This presentation will give an overview of NCMEC programs while highlighting the most critical trends in online child sexual exploitation and prevention, providing essential insights for community members. Topics covered will include online enticement, sextortion, and Generative AI. Register <a href="https://marylandlibraries.libcal.com/calendar/ExternalCalendar/NCMEC1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:rgb(32,57,157)">here</a>.</p><table class="gmail-govd_hr" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" style="min-width:100%;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;border-spacing:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><tbody><tr class="gmail-govd_hr_inner"><td width="100%" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><hr></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="word-break:keep-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px;margin:1em 0px 17px"><a href="https://marylandlibraries.libcal.com/calendar/ExternalCalendar/NCMEC2?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:rgb(32,57,157)">NetSmartz: Internet Safety: Parents, Guardians & Community</a></h3><p style="word-break:keep-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 15px">Thursday, February 26, 2026; 6:00 p.m. EST</p><p style="word-break:keep-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 15px">This presentation aims to provide participants with helpful information, prevention tools to protect their children, and best practices for responding to their child if something happens. Register <a href="https://marylandlibraries.libcal.com/calendar/ExternalCalendar/NCMEC2?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:rgb(32,57,157)">here</a>.</p><table class="gmail-govd_hr" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" style="min-width:100%;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;border-spacing:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px"><tbody><tr class="gmail-govd_hr_inner"><td width="100%" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><hr></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="word-break:keep-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;margin:1em 0px 15px">If you have questions, please get in touch with the <a href="https://lbpd.maryland.gov/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:rgb(32,57,157)">Maryland State Library</a><a href="https://lbpd.maryland.gov/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:rgb(32,57,157)"> for the Blind and Print Disabled</a>. </p><p style="word-break:keep-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 15px">The library can be reached at <a href="mailto:reference.desk@maryland.gov" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:rgb(32,57,157)">reference.desk@maryland.gov</a> or via phone at 410-230-2424. </p><br clear="all"></div><div><br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Best,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Ashley</div><br></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;border-collapse:collapse">
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