<div dir="ltr">Hi everyone!<div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial">On October 1, 2020, our library will change its name to the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (LBPD). The name change is the result of legislation passed in the General Assembly earlier this year to help us better reflect the patrons we serve. We'll be sharing more information about the name change in the month of October, but we wanted to let you know some of the changes that are in effect even now or over the next week. </span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"><b>Facebook:</b> You can access our page at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MDLBPD" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">https://www.facebook.com/MDLBPD</a> and use the handle @MDLBPD when referring to us. This change has been made.</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"><b>Twitter:</b> You can access our page at <a href="https://twitter.com/MDLBPD" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">https://twitter.com/MDLBPD</a> and use the handle @MDLBPD when referring to us. This change has been made.</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"><b>Blog: </b>You can access our blog at <a href="https://mdlbpd.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">https://mdlbpd.blogspot.com/</a> . This change has been made. </span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"><b>Listserv: </b> After October 1, messages from this listserv will be sent from <a href="mailto:lbpd@lists.sailor.lib.md.us" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">lbpd@lists.sailor.lib.md.us</a>. </span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"><b>Website: </b>Continue to use <a href="http://lbph.maryland.gov/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">lbph.maryland.gov</a> to get the library's website. While the main page URL for the website will change on or around October 1, the shorter URL <a href="http://lbph.maryland.gov/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">lbph.maryland.gov</a> will continue to redirect to that main page.</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial">Contacting us by phone or email remains the same:</span></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial">Email at <a href="mailto:reference.desk@maryland.gov" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">reference.desk@maryland.gov</a><br></span></div><span style="font-family:arial">Phone at 410-230-2443<br><br>Our name is changing but our mission is still excellent customer service and creative services to our patrons. </span></div><div><font face="arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial">Best,</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial">Ashley<br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></font><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><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">
<tbody><tr>
<td width="218" 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;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <span><img src="http://doit.maryland.gov/webcom/Documents/changingMD.png" width="95" height="96"></span><span></span></span></p>
</td>
<td width="234" valign="top" style="width:175.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt">
<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>Marketing & 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>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>