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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="#000000"> <<...>> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">You are invited to a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">virtual birthday celebration for Louis Braille tomorrow, Saturday, January 22 at 2:00</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">. We will learn about Louis Braille</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri"> and hear how his marvelous six-dot code spread throughout the world. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">The Zoom</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">information</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">is below. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">I am also attaching a PDF with an embedded link and QR code.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">This event is sponsored by the Sligo Creek Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland, the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">Montgomery County Public Libraries, and the Library Accessibility Advisory Committee. We are using the library’s Zoom link, and tney require you to have a Zoom account</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">( a free one is fine). You will need to log in with your Zoom username and password. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">If you are on a landline phone or old-fashionede cell phone (the kind with buttons), you do not need to worry about a Zoom account.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Arial">J</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#56585B" FACE="Arial">oin the Sligo Creek Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland, the Montgomery County Public Libraries’ Accessibility Advisory Committee, and the Davis Library in celebrating the birthday of Louis Braille (1809-1852), the inventor of the writing system still used by blind people all over the world today.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#56585B" FACE="Arial">On Saturday, January 22, 2022, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm we will celebrate Braille Around the World virtually with members of the blind community and their friends who have learned braille in many different languages.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#56585B" FACE="Arial">We will hear stories, play games, and learn about the life of the fascinating young nineteenth-century Frenchman who invented the system of dot writing used around the world.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#56585B" FACE="Arial">Join the celebration here:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#56585B" FACE="Arial"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83176471198"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#1E468A" FACE="Arial">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83176471198</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#56585B" FACE="Arial">Meeting ID: 831 7647 1198</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#56585B" FACE="Arial">Dial in: 301 715 8592</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#56585B" FACE="Arial">By joining this Virtual MCPL program, you agree to abide by our </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/policies/behavior.html"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><FONT COLOR="#1E468A" FACE="Arial">rules of conduct</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#56585B" FACE="Arial">. Library staff has the authority to remove you from this program if we deem your behavior to be inappropriate, to ensure the safety of staff and customers.</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><BR>
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