<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Yes. That\u2019s why I\u2019m advising him to contact the library if he hasn\u2019t already done so or been advised to do so by NFB, who he was also been in contact with.<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Chris Nusbaum</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 29, 2025, at 5:35\u202fPM, Andrews, David B (DEED) <david.b.andrews@state.mn.us> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I don\u2019t mean to second-guess you, but while NLS doesn\u2019t want them, there is a procedure for the disposal of batteries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFBMD] [NFBMDTLC-Chapter] NLS Cassette Player Looking for a Home<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, everyone. He told me he contacted NLS initially and they didn't want it. I suggested that he contact our library and also gave him the center's number. So, if he hasn't already called either of those places and been so advised,
I'll call him when I'm back at work tomorrow and relay the information you've given me.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On May 29, 2025, at 4:33<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">\u202f</span>PM, White, Jenivieve via NFBMDTLC-Chapter <<a href="mailto:nfbmdtlc-chapter@nfbnet.org">nfbmdtlc-chapter@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">\ufeff</span>Hi Eileen,<br>
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The library does not want them back. We tried to send the ones we had here at the center back to them, and they would not take them.<br>
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Jen<br>
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From: NFBMDTLC-Chapter <<a href="mailto:nfbmdtlc-chapter-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfbmdtlc-chapter-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> On Behalf Of Eileen Ley via NFBMDTLC-Chapter<br>
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Cc: Eileen Ley <<a href="mailto:riveraley@verizon.net">riveraley@verizon.net</a>>;
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Subject: Re: [NFBMDTLC-Chapter] NLS Cassette Player Looking for a Home<br>
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We should check with the library, but I think all NLS technology is technica= lly on loan and belongs to the US government.<br>
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