<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Hello everyone. </div><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">First, I would like to take a moment and apologize for the technical difficulties we had at the beginning of the event. There was some glitch where I was being notified of people in the meeting room, but couldn't admit them. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Second, this meeting was recorded. It will be made available on the library's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@marylandstatelibrary" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a>. Please allow me a week to ensure that the meeting is transcribed and made available. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Finally, I would like to thank the people who made yesterday possible:</div><div class="gmail_default"><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><li>Speakers: Amy Young and Ellan Platt</li><li>Program Coordinator: Noel White</li><li>ASL Interpreters: Arden and Karrie via <span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Birnbaum Interpreting Services</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Amanda Hutchison at the Maryland State Library Agency, for coordinating ASL translation</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled, for hosting</span></li></ul><div>As always, Maryland LBPD enjoys bringing fun and engaging programming and events to the communities we serve. </div><div><br></div><div>Please take a few moments to <a href="https://forms.gle/xvpzYdLYC9dfdUWt8">fill out this survey</a>. Your input helps shape future events held by the library. Survey closes on 6/10/2025.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br>Ashley</div></div></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><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>Marketing & Outreach Librarian</i><br>Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled<br>Maryland State Library Agency<br>415 Park Avenue<br>Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603<br>
<br>410-230-2430 (office) | 667-209-1563 (cell) | 410-333-2095 (fax)<br>
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