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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Good morning!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Are you looking for some fun and easy passive programming ideas for early January to ease into the new year? Look no further!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://bit.ly/3YkgzJv">https://bit.ly/3YkgzJv</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
<u>Write Your Name in Braille</u> activity is good for both kids and adults alike. All you need to do is purchase a
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lines-Cells-Braille-Writing-Plastic/dp/B07SVYSRWP/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3EGCP9FE2P2PB&keywords=slate+and+stylus+braille&qid=1671114153&sprefix=slate+and+sty%2Caps%2C359&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFLOERWVjhXTkNZVlUmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTEwMjIxNTNDNTM1UzdERVdOTlAmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDQxMTIyOTJPWkdYWkxIVjk5WlUmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl">
slate and stylus</a> and set out the instructions with some scrap pieces of paper.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
<u>NLS Fun with Braille work sheet</u> is a good grab and go for the younger crowds. Feel free to duplicate these at your libraries to pass out to patrons! BTBL is in the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) network of libraries nationwide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The entire month of January is
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Braille Literacy Month</span>, and January 4<sup>th</sup> is specially celebrated as World Braille Day in honor of the birthday of Louis Braille! This is a great chance to highlight a part of your collection
on blindness or disability awareness in general. Below is also a short book list to get you started:
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Juvenile / Young Adult</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Six dots : a story of young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Just Ask! Be different, be brave, be you by Sonia Sotomayor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Out of Darkness: Story of Louis Braille by Russell Freedman</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay by Cari Best</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Secret Code by Dana M Rau</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I Am Not A Label by Cerrie Burnell</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes: A story by Jonathan Auxier</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Light a Single Candle by Beverly Butler</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Want some more ideas?
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Storytime highlighting Louis Braille, a character with a visual disability, characters with glasses, characters with white canes, etc.
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A Facebook post about Braille Literacy Month (you can always tag us! @MichiganBTBL)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Adult book club/discussion about a book with a character that is blind (ex: All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A take away bookmark with reading suggestions that highlight character’s with visual disabilities</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As a reminder, the
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/btbl">Braille and Talking Book Library</a> is here to provide a valuable resources for FREE to your community. We have over 125,000 audio and braille books in our collection for Michiganders that have trouble reading regular
print books because of a disability. As a librarian, you can even certify the </span>
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Fleo%2Fbureaus-agencies%2Fbureau-of-services-for-blind-persons%2Fbtbl%2Fapplication-for-service&data=05%7C01%7CWambaughS%40michigan.gov%7C37512277eeb84c15ef7108da9bfed8d6%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637993816116172214%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LNQU5qrhq3JCcpdhsYK3JCoblSzD6DYvRdeydt%2FvFj4%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">application</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
on behalf of your patron. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contact me directly for more information.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wishing you and your families very Happy Holidays!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Stephanie Wambaugh, Librarian 12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Team Lead and Outreach Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bureau of Services for Blind Persons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">P.O. Box 30007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">702 W. Kalamazoo St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lansing, MI 48909<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Phone: 1-800-992-9012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fax: 1-517-284-2885<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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