<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Due to a planned power outage, most of the Library's public websites, including NLS BARD and the NLS website, will be unavailable from 5 p.m. ET, Friday, Aug. 9 through Sunday, Aug. 11. Books already downloaded to your personal smart device using the BARD mobile app will continue to be playable during this time, but downloading new books will be temporarily unavailable. We're sorry for the inconvenience this may cause. For more information please visit: <a href="https://go.usa.gov/xytKQ">https://go.usa.gov/xytKQ</a></span>  <br clear="all"><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"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;border-collapse:collapse">
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  <p style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Ashley M. Biggs</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
  <i>Outreach Librarian</i><br>Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped<br>Maryland State Library<br>415 Park Avenue<br>Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603<br>
  <br>410-230-2430 (office) | 667-209-1563 (cell) | 410-333-2095 (fax)<br>
  </span><a href="mailto:ashley.biggs1@maryland.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">ashley.biggs1@maryland.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
  <p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="http://www.lbph.maryland.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.lbph.maryland.gov</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="line-height:normal"><br></p><p style="line-height:normal"><a href="http://www.doit.state.md.us/selectsurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?agencycode=MSDE&SurveyID=86M2956" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Click here</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"> to complete a three-question customer experience survey.</span><br></p>
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