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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Please see the below information to retain access to the Talking Book Library for blind children. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h3>Secure Continued Access to the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled for Blind Children: <o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>According to NLS Operations Alert No. 25-73, effective December 31, 2025, accounts for patrons under the age of eighteen without a completed parental acknowledgment will be suspended. To ensure uninterrupted access to library resources, parents are encouraged to contact their local Talking Book Library as soon as possible to complete the acknowledgment process.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Camille Tate, president<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Florida <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Board of Directors <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://www.nfbflorida.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfbflorida.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tel: 321.372.4899<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>With love, hope and determination, we transform dreams into reality.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>