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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>The PDF version of LOUD & CLEAR: Fall 2021, Volume 33, Issue 1 is attached. Please share with your co-workers, family, and friends as appropriate. If you are not already subscribed to the newsletter, you are encourage to do so. For more information keep reading and take a look at the attached document.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Loud and Clear: A Newsletter is published by Access Services, Fairfax County Public Library. It is available in audio, large print, email, and online formats. Contact Rose Asuquo at 703- 324-8380, TTY 703-324-8365, or email <a href="mailto:access@fairfaxcounty.gov">access@fairfaxcounty.gov</a> for address change, questions, suggestions, and format changes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>In this issue:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Updates<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• New NLS Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• NLS Anniversary<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• Updated FCPL Hours and Services<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• Staffing Update<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Friends Helping Friends<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• Focus on our Patrons<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• Jennifer’s Salad Pizza<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• COVID-19: Locating Reliable Information and Reporting Misinformation <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Technology Corner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• Magnification Feature on Mobile Devices <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Reader’s Corner <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• 2021 Reading Roundup<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Youth Corner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• Holiday Gift Ideas<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Community Corner <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 31st Anniversary<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• Fairfax County COVID 19 Testing and Vaccine Resources <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• Free 2022 Calendars in Accessible Formats <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• Service and Payment Assistance Programs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Events <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• Access Services and FCPL Events <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>• Beyond Access Services and FCPL<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Access Services Library Holiday Schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoPlainText><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Happy Holidays and thank you for reading Loud and Clear.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 color=black face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>Rose Asuquo<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 color=black face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>Branch Manager<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 color=black face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>Access Services – Fairfax County Public Library,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 color=black face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 123,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 color=black face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>Fairfax, Virginia, 22035.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 color=black face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>703-324-8390<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 color=black face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>Fax: 703-653-9515<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 color=black face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:bold'><a href="https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/access-services">https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/access-services</a></span></font></b><font size=5><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 face=Arial><span 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</o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Visit the NFB of VA Affiliate webpage for news and information from around the state:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://nfbv.org/"><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>http://nfbv.org/</span></font></a></span></font><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>News and information from the NFB National Office is available at URL:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbv-fairfax_nfbnet.org</span></font></a></span></font><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sign-up for the NFB of VA Affiliate e-mail list at URL:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbv-announce_nfbnet.org"><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbv-announce_nfbnet.org</span></font></a></span></font><font size=4 face=Arial><span 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