This is your yearly heads up that Braille Literacy Month begins January 1st! In preparation (and celebration), we wanted to provide you some fun programming ideas you can do in your library in the New Year. For the activities listed below, please email me directly at wambaughs@michigan.gov<mailto:wambaughs@michigan.gov> and I will provide you with the PDFs that you can print / use at your library. 1. NLS Fun with Braille activity sheet 1. Write Your Name in Braille activity 1. Using glue or puffy paint to write your name in braille, instead of slate and stylus- Examples: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/259238522292649299/ or https://www.pinterest.com/pin/910571618385462134/ 1. Crack the Code activity 1. A Facebook post about Braille Literacy Month- please tag us @MichiganBTBL! 1. Storytime highlighting Louis Braille, a character with a visual disability, characters with glasses, characters with white canes, etc. 1. Adult book club or Netflix miniseries discussion about All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 1. Schedule a presentation either for staff or patrons to learn more about BTBL services For more information on BTBL, visit our website<https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/bureau-of-services-for-blind-persons/btbl> or follow us on Facebook @MichiganBTBL<https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100081670844611>. Thank you, Stephanie Wambaugh, Librarian 12 Team Lead and Outreach Services Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL) Bureau of Services for Blind Persons P.O. Box 30007 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: 1-800-992-9012 Fax: 1-517-284-2885 wambaughs@michigan.gov<mailto:wambaughs@michigan.gov> LEGAL NOTICE: This email is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain privileged and confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or duplication of this email is expressly prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately, delete the email from your computer, and do not copy or disclose it to anyone else. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable legal privilege and does not constitute an electronic signature or provide consent to contract electronically.