<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><p align="center" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Virtual Author Visit - Leonard Adkins</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">July 29 @ 6:30 p.m.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Leonard M. Adkins, known as "The Habitual Hiker," is an avid adventurer who has trekked over 20,000 miles across the backcountry regions of the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean.With five full-length hikes of the Appalachian Trail, and traversals of the Continental Divide, the Pacific Northwest Trail, and parts of Canada's Great Divide Trail among his achievements, Adkins is a seasoned explorer. Zoom link here: <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbWFyeWxhbmRsaWJyYXJpZXMuem9vbS51cy9qLzU3NzAxNzg5MTY_b21uPTkzNTk0Nzk3ODE1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDA3MjIuOTc5Mzg0ODEifQ.VE7aKTwb2eIKHqsoGhd30uCc4wefAT22061b5EncKkw/s/2575721450/br/246121222140-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(32,57,157)">https://marylandlibraries.zoom.us/j/5770178916?omn=93594797815</span></a></span></p></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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<i>Marketing & Outreach Librarian</i><br>Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled<br>Maryland State Library<br>415 Park Avenue<br>Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603<br>
<br>410-230-2430 (office) | 667-209-1563 (cell) | 410-333-2095 (fax)<br>
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