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<div class="gmail-gE gmail-iv gmail-gt" style="padding:12px 0px 3px;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;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"><br></div><div id="gmail-:4q4" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="font-size:12.8px;direction:ltr;margin:5px 15px 0px 0px;padding-bottom:5px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;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"><div id="gmail-:4q5" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH gmail-m162b5368236605e2" style="overflow:hidden"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><div class="gmail_quote" 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"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_-7361797875415379078gmail-m_-7448308445974664835m_1638874711661264318WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><img width="462" height="598" src="cid:image002.png@01D3D17D.18F2D140" align="right" hspace="12" class="gmail-m_-7361797875415379078gmail-CToWUd gmail-m_-7361797875415379078gmail-a6T gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear friends,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px">

<br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:700;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;float:none;display:inline">Story Time with National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) –<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:700;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 class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday, April 14, 11:00 AM.</span></span>

<br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:16.1px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We invite you to our very special Story Time<span> </span><span class="gmail-m_-7361797875415379078gmail-aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_-7361797875415379078gmail-aQJ">this Saturday</span></span><span> </span>in the Library of Congress Young Readers Center. In an effort to increase the visibility of the Library’s promotion of accessibility to its diverse audiences of children and families, this spring-themed story time will be presented by Young Readers Center staff in partnership with National Library Services to the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Join us to enjoy print-braille books, songs, rhymes, and explore the world of accessibility!<span> </span><b>For more information contact us at<span> </span></b></span><span class="gmail-m_-7361797875415379078gmail-m_-7448308445974664835m_1638874711661264318MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:16.1px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,97,142)"><a href="mailto:YRC@Loc.gov" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;color:rgb(0,97,142)">YRC@Loc.gov</span></a></span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:16.1px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span>or<span> </span></span></b><span class="gmail-m_-7361797875415379078gmail-m_-7448308445974664835m_1638874711661264318MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="line-height:14.72px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,97,142)">202-707-1950</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:16.1px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><wbr>.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:16.1px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:16.1px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Visitor Services Office is offering a Touch History Tour<span> </span><span class="gmail-m_-7361797875415379078gmail-aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_-7361797875415379078gmail-aQJ">this Saturday</span></span><span> </span>at<span> </span><span class="gmail-m_-7361797875415379078gmail-aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_-7361797875415379078gmail-aQJ">9:30 AM.</span></span><span> </span>Please see below for more information.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><b><span style="line-height:14.72px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Touch History Tour –<span> </span><span class="gmail-m_-7361797875415379078gmail-aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_-7361797875415379078gmail-aQJ">Saturday, April 14, 9:30 AM</span></span><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:16.1px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Visitors are invited to experience a unique walking tour of the Thomas Jefferson Building. The Touch History tour is led by a specially trained docent, who uses vivid language to describe the building.<span style="background:white"><span> </span>Combined with the docent’s descriptions and stories of the institution as a whole, the hands-on approach is designed to leave visitors with an enriched picture of the aesthetics of the Thomas Jefferson Building. Participants will be able to feel various shapes, wall carvings and sculptural elements. The Architect of the Capitol has also provided materials, such as pieces of marble and granite, that allow an intimate encounter with the variety of textures and the weights of materials used in the building’s construction.</span><b><span> </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">For more information contact Visitor Services at <a href="mailto:VSO@Loc.gov" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="color:rgb(0,97,142)">VSO@Loc.gov</span></a> or <a href="tel:(202)%20707-9779" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="color:rgb(0,97,142)">202-707-9779</span></a><wbr>.</span></b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:16.1px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We hope to see you this weekend!</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Young Readers Center<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt;background:white"><a href="http://www.read.gov/yrc/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font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