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<div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Hello All, </div><div style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">It was a pleasure meeting some of you at the MDPOBC breakfast and auction on March 17th. For those I did not get the pleasure of meeting, I want to introduce myself.  I am the youth librarian at the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. It is my hope that I will get to meet many of you in the near future.  If you have any questions, please reach out. Additionally, I want to share all the library happenings with you. If you've not done so, please visit our website for upcoming event information. Below I have posted a few upcoming events in the month of April. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><u></u></p></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px">Link: <a href="https://www.marylandlibraries.org/Pages/Maryland-Library-for-the-Blind-and-Physically-Handicapped.aspx" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.marylandlibr<wbr>aries.org/Pages/Maryland-Libra<wbr>ry-for-the-Blind-and-Physicall<wbr>y-Handicapped.aspx</span></a><u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px">We also have social media accounts on Facebook (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/mdblph" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">@mdlbph</span></a>) and Twitter (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/md_lbph" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">@md_lbph</span></a>) where we post updates, information, and more!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNo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 sun and hear about some fascinating discoveries we’ve made through NASA missions.</font></div><div><font color="#2d2e2e" face="Raleway, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#2d2e2e" face="Raleway, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-aQJ">4/11/18</span></span>: Air and Water – Learn about NASA’s work studying Earth and how NASA data impacts everyday life.</font></div><div><font color="#2d2e2e" face="Raleway, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#2d2e2e" face="Raleway, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-aQJ">4/18/18</span></span>: Satellite and Astronaut Communications – Learn how NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program helps bring NASA data from satellites in space to Earth.</font></div><div><font color="#2d2e2e" face="Raleway, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#2d2e2e" face="Raleway, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-aQJ">4/25/18</span></span>: Working at NASA – Learn about NASA’s internship program and career opportunities for blind and visually impaired individuals.</font></div></div><div style="font-weight:400;font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-weight:400;font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-weight:400;font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:opensans,"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700"><br></span></div><div style="font-weight:400;font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:opensans,"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700">Fairy Tale Extravaganza at the Maryland Historical Society  </span></div><div style="font-weight:400;font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div class="gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-m_-3950427465946618693gmail-description" style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:opensans,"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.418">Join us for the kick off of the 16th Annual Fairy Tale Festival: crafts, magic, face painting, and lots of fairy tale fun for the whole family. Dress up in your favorite fairy tale or festive outfit and get your photo taken on our royal throne. At 12:00 p.m. join us for storytelling with TAHIRA!</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.418"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:600">Schedule of Events:</b></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.418"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:600">10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</b> Free craft activities with our partners, dress-up corner, free royal photos, live magic tricks by Magic Mike, early learning area for children ages birth to five, plus free face painting</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.418"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:600">12:00 p.m.</b> <a href="http://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/storytelling_with_tahira#.WlKXqVXtypo" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(141,69,167);box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none">Storytelling with TAHIRA</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.418"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:600">1:00 p.m. </b>Fairy Tale Ball with a live string quartet and dancing</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.418"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:600">1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.</b> Free craft activities with our partners, dress-up corner, free royal photos, live magic tricks by Magic Mike, early learning area for children ages birth to five, plus free face painting</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.418">All events are at the Maryland Historical Society.</p></div><p class="gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-m_-3950427465946618693gmail-dateright" style="font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:border-box;margin:5px 0px 1ex;padding:5px 0px 0px;line-height:inherit;border-top:1px solid rgb(240,242,243);color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:opensans,"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><abbr title="2018-04-07T10:00:00-04:00" class="gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-m_-3950427465946618693gmail-dtstart" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;text-decoration:none"><i class="gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-m_-3950427465946618693gmail-fa gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-m_-3950427465946618693gmail-fa-clock-o" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:1;font-family:FontAwesome;width:1em;text-align:center"></i><span> </span>Saturday, April 7 at 10:00am<span> </span></abbr>to<span> </span><abbr title="2018-04-07T15:00:00-04:00" class="gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-m_-3950427465946618693gmail-dtend" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px;text-decoration:none">3:00pm</abbr></p><p class="gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-m_-3950427465946618693gmail-location" style="font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:border-box;margin:5px 0px 0.75em;padding:5px 0px 10px;line-height:inherit;border-top:1px solid rgb(240,242,243);color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:opensans,"Open Sans",Arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><i class="gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-m_-3950427465946618693gmail-fa gmail-m_7741979734023207743gmail-m_7376337883163508216gmail-m_-3950427465946618693gmail-fa-map-marker" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:1;font-family:FontAwesome;width:12px;text-align:center"></i> Maryland Historical Society <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400;color:rgb(147,160,165)">201 West Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21201</span></p><br clear="all"></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:large">​</span>Coming soon... Summer Reading Details!</b>  </div></div>

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