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Join Mae at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier for another Braille Storytime sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind of Vermont (NFBVT)!

What: Braille Storytime! Reading, playing games, and doing crafts with your sense of touch.

Who: For youth aged 4-8 and their caregivers/families (blind, low vision, and sighted).

When: Saturday, January 13, 2024, at 11:00 am

Where: Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main Street, Montpelier, VT

Why: Braille is awesome! Reading is access!

The topic for the December 14, 2023, Many Faces of BARD program will be Using BARD Mobile for Android for Low-Vision Users. The demonstration will show how our low-vision users can navigate without speech. The program will begin at 7:00 pm ET and last for one hour. This program will be recorded. After the demonstration, NLS staff will take questions about the demonstration or anything else relating to BARD.

On Monday, December 11, 2023, at 7:00 pm ET, the NLS Patron Engagement Section will host the quarterly Patron Corner. The topic for this program is: The Life Cycle of the Talking Book. The session will be 90 minutes and will feature the NLS collections division, which is responsible for all phases of book selection, production, and distribution.

Please join us at: https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1602528708?pwd=U0FWcDV0YS9VUXV2WUFsZUZHVDJiQT09

Join the National Library Service's Music Section on Zoom on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 7:00 pm for "Time Out for 'Take Five'", the first quarterly NLS Music Notes meeting! Music Section Head Juliette Appold and Music Reader Services Librarian Brian McCurdy will discuss the Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Take Five" and its relevance to the NLS Music collection. A Q&A will follow.

Join the National Federation of the Blind of Vermont's new family group, Roots and Branches, for an hour of connection for blind and low-vision young people and their families to celebrate Blind Equality Achievement Month. The meeting will be on Sunday, October 14, 2023, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. RSVP by email to get the Zoom link: presidentnfbvt@gmail.com.

The topic for the October 12, 2023, Many Faces of BARD program will be BARD 2.0, An Introduction and Demonstration. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. eastern time and last for one hour. This program will be recorded.

After the demonstration, NLS staff will take questions about the demonstration or anything else relating to BARD.

Join Mae, a blind teenage braille reader, at the Kellogg Hubbard Library on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at 10:30 am for Braille Storytime. Young children who are tactile literacy learners or who may be served by braille literacy in the future are encouraged to attend.

The topic for the September 14, 2023, Many Faces of BARD program will be Using Your Braille Display to Read Braille BARD Books on Your iPhone. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. eastern time and last for one hour. This program will be recorded.

We invite Vermont disabled artists to submit work to our art exhibition.

The theme CYCLES came from ideas shared by our community. We encourage artists to interpret the theme in any way that inspires them. Artwork could include cycles of nature. Cycles of the body. Experiences of repetition, circular shapes, and more. Artists can explore the theme broadly and creatively.

Join the Central Vermont Council on Aging and the ABLE Library for Memorable Times Online on Wednesday, September 6, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The theme for this month is "They Taught Us Well." Participants are invited to tell stories and bring pictures of teachers and mentors meaningful to them.

This program is a relaxed social time for people living with mild to moderate memory loss and their care partners. Please contact Barb Asen at CVCOA for more information or to register: basen@cvcoa.org or 802-476-2681.