<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#000000"><font style="font-size:xx-large">Meet Nile, the 40-foot Inflatable Humpback Whale! </font><span style="font-size:xx-large"> </span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:large">Join me and see how fascinating humpback whales can be!</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:large">Meet Nile, the Humpback Whale, on Saturday, August 13th.   </span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:large">Come learn about these fascinating creatures as you join Cynde from the <a href="https://thewhalemobile.com/" target="_blank">WhaleMobile</a>. </span><font size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4">Program Details: </font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4">When you come to this event for your 30-minute time slot, you will go inside Nile to learn how whales and humans are both similar and different.  There will also be artifacts that you can touch like baleen, teeth, and bones.<br></font><span style="font-size:large">Date:  Saturday, August 13, 2022</span><font size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4">Time:  10:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. * Please register for a time slot for your visit.<br><br>This event will be held at:<br>National Federation of the Blind<br>200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place<br>Baltimore, Maryland 21230<br><br>Important Information to Consider Before Attending:<br><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4">Participants must preregister.</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4">Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult to go inside the whale as part of the program; however, the adults must remain close at the program.</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4">No youth under the age of 17 will be allowed to attend without a parent/guardian.</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4">There will be no more than 20 participants at a time for each time slot.</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4">The program is intended for children ages 5 years old and older.</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4">Wearing a mask will be required.  </font></li></ul></font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">Register using this link: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQccbDZRbHZuTW-GcHb7IA8WM2SjHc_B4xTrRec2AuHvlNwA/viewform" target="_blank">WhaleMobile Registration</a></font></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="6"><font color="#0000ff">Coming Soon Events:</font></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Transcribing the Sky!</span></font></div><font size="4">July 27th & August 16th<br>3:00 PM<br><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The first image from the James Webb Space Telescope was released to the world on July 11th.  What does this image show?  What is the science behind it? </span>Josh Urban returns to LBPD to host a conversation with youth ages 7- 17 years about the James Webb Space Telescope’s most recent observations. Share your perspective on the best way to communicate the telescope’s findings to the blind and low-vision communities. Should the pictures be converted to sound? Should they produce 3D printed graphics? Your thoughts are important to us. Part one of this two-part event is on July 27th at 3:00 PM, with the follow-up session occurring on August 16th. </font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">Register by July 25th using the following link: <a href="https://forms.gle/R3HNsp92BT2KYpSX6" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/R3HNsp92BT2KYpSX6</a>. </font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">After registration, you will receive confirmation information either by email or phone.</font><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><span class="gmail_default">The Oceans of Possibilities </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Audiojack </span><span class="gmail_default">Youth </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Event (Youth ages </span><span class="gmail_default">9</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">-1</span><span class="gmail_default">7</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">)</span><br></font></div><font size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">August 3rd</span> </font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">2:</span>00 p.m<br>Engage with others as you let your imagination do the work!  </font><span style="font-size:large">Be sure to listen in with a pair of headphones!<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"> </span></span><span style="font-size:large">Come and</span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:large"> </font><span style="font-size:large">learn about Audiojack. </span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">Register using the following link:  <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://marylandlibraries.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYocemoqDkjG9SbAMu87UwfEGofSMv0QtLY" target="_blank">Audiojack Registration</a></span></font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event.<br></font><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">Oceans of Possibilities Reading Ceremony at the Maryland State Fair<br></font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">Saturday, August 27, 2:00 pm at the Cow Palace (main grandstand<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">)</span><br>A chosen MD LBPD reader will receive a first-place purple “Reading Grand Champion” ribbon, State Fair pin, and free ice-cream ticket.<br>Register for the <a href="https://forms.gle/HJ2XGeMv7EAe3EgLA" target="_blank">Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Program</a>.  </font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">If you are already <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">registered and participating</span>, <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">continue </span>reading to <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">earn a chance to win </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">4 </span>tickets <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">to the Maryland State Fair<span class="gmail_default"> (</span></span>including admission, ride passes<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">, and parking)</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">.</span></font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><span class="gmail_default">Happy Reading, </span></font></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"><font size="4">LM</font></span></span></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><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="font-size:12.8px;border-collapse:collapse;border:none"><tbody><tr><td width="102" valign="top" style="width:76.5pt;border-top:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:5pt"><br></span> <img src="cid:ii_14e8cd7de7082e4b" width="90" height="96"></p></td><td width="234" valign="top" style="width:175.5pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">LaShawn Myles </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.6667px">Youth Services Librarian</span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Maryland State Library</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-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