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Special note: Please return your materials to LBPD in the container they were sent to you after you have finished reading them. Especially with braille and large print materials, our ability to send out more books to patrons depends on the return of materials promptly so that we can reuse containers.
November is National Novel Writing Month. Check out these guides for writing advice from popular authors.
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America, edited by Lee Child with Laurie R. King
DB 107595
Guide to writing mysteries, compiled by the writing organization dedicated to the genre, comprising essays by practicing authors including Craig Johnson, Allison Brennan, Caroline and Charles Todd, Rachel Howzell Hall, and Tess Gerritsen. Topics include craft issues, distinguishing between subgenres, and publishing your work.
Brave the Page: A Young Writer's Guide to Telling Epic Stories, by Rebecca Stern and Grant Faulkner
DB 96759
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) guide for budding writers. Offers practical advice on how to organize and commit to writing stories and novels, and includes motivating essays from such popular authors as John Green and Marissa Meyer. For grades 5-8.
Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly, by Gail Carson Levine
BR 17206
Newbery Honor author of fiction provides advice, tips, and exercises to encourage aspiring writers. Covers story writing--from coming up with an idea and developing characters and plot to finding a publisher. Recommends practicing a lot and saving everything you write. For grades 5-8.
Mystery and Detective Stories
The Hearse Case Scenario, by Tim Cockey, narrated by Bob Leedom
DBC 05288
Undertaker Hitchcock Sewell finds himself up to his ears in murders, and the latest clues point to a Baltimore nightclub. Following his nose, Hitch uncovers a host of nefarious goings on as well as some downright strange characters, including a felonious artist, a Miles Davis wanna-be, an Ida Lupino look-alike and one very terrified dance instructor.
MDTAP Reuse Center Teleconference
The Maryland High-Tech Assistive Technology Reuse Center (MATR) takes donations of used assistive technology devices, and then cleans, repairs, and redistributes them for free. It is available to all Maryland residents of any age and any need. *MATR is currently in need of blind/low vision equipment!*
December 7, 6:30 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://marylandlibraries.zoom.us/j/5770178916
Meeting ID: 577 017 8916
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Maryland Accessible Textbook Program (MAT)
The Maryland General Assembly created the Maryland Accessible Textbook Program (MAT) to offer additional choices to all Maryland college students who are blind or visually impaired or who have other disabilities that make it difficult to read standard-size print. It is a program housed in the Maryland Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (LBPD) in Baltimore. Colleges, universities, and community colleges, whether public or private, generally have a person or office to aid individuals with disabilities to address a variety of disability-related issues. Services available from Disability Student Services (DSS) staff include test accommodations and locating accessible books, among many others.
The MAT program offers you an additional choice for getting accessible textbooks for your own use if you want to have another entity aid inaccessible book procurement. The DSS office in the school you attend may also choose MAT to procure electronic texts for you. MAT is committed to providing a seamless book acquisition process for everyone who chooses its services.
Eligibility for MAT
MAT serves students attending any Maryland 2 or 4-year public or private college who have a print disability making the reading of printed material difficult. Before each semester for which you need books and prior to service from the MAT program, you need to sign and return a copy of the student agreement which MAT will provide on request. Publishers who provide MAT electronic files for your use in school have several expectations regarding how you will use those files. The agreement binds you to accept those restrictions and expectations to participate. The MAT also requires proof of your disability that we keep confidential. This proof can be any one of the following:
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LBPD patrons automatically qualify for service.
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A statement from your doctor indicating your disability;
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A statement from your DORS counselor confirming you are eligible for the MAT program and that supporting medical documentation is available;
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A statement of eligibility from the DSS office of the school you attend or from another expert at the school who can make such a statement on the school's behalf
By law, preference in receiving services is given to veterans who have been honorably discharged from the United States armed forces.
The upcoming months are important months to slow down, take a breath, and really appreciate what we have. Start by reading some books about gratitude, listen to a mindfulness podcast that will make you stop and appreciate your surroundings, and engage in a mutisensory storytime with a librarian.
Books on Gratitude @ Your Library
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena
DBC06858
BR021056
A young boy, CJ, rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things. For grades K-3.
Thanku edited by Miranda Paul
DB110180
This poetry anthology, edited by Miranda Paul, explores a wide range of ways to be grateful (from gratitude for a puppy, to gratitude for family, to gratitude for the sky) with poems by a diverse group of contributors. For grades K-3.
We are Grateful : Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
DB101829
BR022441
From a citizen of Cherokee Nation, a book showing the tradition of gratitude. For grades K-3.
Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora
BR022570
When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste, until all is gone except her generous spirit. A book on the power of giving and receiving. PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2.
PeaceOut Podcast
To appreciate our surroundings in the present moment, this lovely podcast called Peace Out is a series of short stories that help children calm down and relax. Children will be guided through visualization and breathing exercises as they partake in several short stories. Great for parents, too.
MultiSensory Storytime with Erin
In the mood for a mutisensory storytime? Join the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library Youth Librarian Erin for songs, rhymes, and stories about Thanksgiving and Fall. Some books to go along with the theme are:
Leif and the Fall by Allison Sweet Grant DB100822
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet DB075815
Autumnblings: Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian DB058222
Nanette's Baguette by Mo Willems BR022005
The next two Technology User Group meetings will be held on:
- Saturday, December 9 - ITG & HumanWare
- Saturday, January 6 - Siri, Alexa & Google: How Can They Make My
Life Easier?
All meetings begin at 10:00 a.m., and can be accessed by either calling in via: (319) 527-4994 or by clicking: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/mdlbpd. Technology User Group meetings will shift to Zoom with the January 2024 meeting.
Important Message for T-Mobile and Metro PCS users:
It has come to our attention that these carriers may charge for connecting to a conference call. If you are getting a message saying that you will incur charges for connecting to our meeting platform, please hang up and text the words “call me” to the phone number 319-527-4994. The Free Conference Call system will call you back, and you will be able to join the meeting without a charge. Please be advised, however, that if you attempt to join late and the meeting is already muted, you will be unable to connect to the meeting platform.
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