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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">We have talked about this before, and I am now testing the process. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Montgomery County libraries have a small number of braille children’s books. You must order them and, when they are available, pick them up from a Montgomery County library. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">You may select the library that you want to pick them up from. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">If you do not have a current library card. You can order one online. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">I went to t</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">h</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">e county website (</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0563C1" FACE="Calibri">www.montgomerycountymd.gov</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">) and used the JAWS links list to search for “Library.” </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">There is a link there to get a library card. You may also search for “braille” in the search box. If you try to order a book</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> with an expired library card, you will be sent to the form to order a card. If you search for “braille,” you will find books in braille but also</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">print</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">books about braille and a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">bout Louis Braille. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">There is a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">b</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">utton for “hold” for each book. I did not see the confirmation that my book was held, but you can cal</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">l your library or call Ask a Librarian</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">(240-777-0001)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">to check if your book is being held for you. Books may ta</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">k</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">e some time because they are being quarantined for 4</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">8 hours every time they go out. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Dr. Seuss has a birthday in March. You can order “Daisy-head Mayz</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ie,” “Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?”, “The Cat in the Hat,”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">or “The Foot Book” by Dr. Seuss. You can also order “Who was Dr. Seuss” by Janet B. Pascal. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Please let parents, te</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">achers, and current and former BELL students know about these books. They are one way to keep children in reading materials through the pandemic. We want them circulating.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Debbie</FONT></SPAN></P>
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