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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>We have just launched a new book club which will focus on books written by the NFB, members and leaders of the NFB, and other books pertaining to the blindness movement, such as those written about various blindness organizations, guide dog training programs, biographies of blind people, and books portraying blind characters.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbrocbookclub.wordpress.com">www.nfbrocbookclub.wordpress.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> This book club will meet in person every month, typically on the third Tuesday at Spot Coffee House in Rochester NY. However, for those who are not local, or who are local, but have a scheduling conflict, we will also be conducting an online book club through word press. We have a blog at which our guest editors: Justin Young, Heather Bird, Candice Attrill, Kelleigh Larsson, Bernice Bird, and Amanda Martins will post an entry each month dealing with the book of the month. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to read the book, read the blog post, then participate in a discussion of the book through the comments section. Simply read through the comments and then leave one of your own, or reply to an existing comment. Feel free to check back often to participate in the discussion as it evolves. Please feel free to go back and check out previously discussed books and leave your comments there. There’s still time to read and participate in discussion of our first book, What Color is the Sun, which will run from February 20 through March 15, but as previously stated, you can certainly comment after the fact. The Kernel books are quite short and have a read time of around 90 minutes to 2 hours, maximum. They are broken into small anecdotal, but powerful stories and are a short, fun, and thought provoking read. Our next book, the Freedom Bell, will be live from March 15<sup>th</sup> through April 10<sup>th</sup>. The Kernel books are almost all available on NLS Bard. They are also available to download via a link we will provide. They were, and will soon be available again through the NFB main website, but as it is under construction, we recommend Bard, or the link we provide to an audio copy of the book. If you need any assistance in accessing the blog or finding the books, please contact a member of our book club committee:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kathrine Jedinak<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:kjedynak@exartim.com">kjedynak@exartim.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jessica McTiernan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jessimica76@gmail.com">jessimica76@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>or Jenaya Smith<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jenayals@gmail.com">jenayals@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chapter presidents, please mention this at your next meeting, and or read this email to your members. We will also be launching a What’s App. Group to discuss the books as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On the blog there are resources including a calendar of upcoming books for 2019, resources for accessing recorded and digital Brailed books, and more.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>