BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:496@braillists.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241128T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241128T190000 DTSTAMP:20241128T104822Z URL:https://www.braillists.org/testevents/book-club-174/ SUMMARY:Book Club DESCRIPTION:Is the only reason you never judge a book by its cover because you can't read the cover in the first place? With five rooms to suit diffe rent ability levels\, the Book Club is a welcoming group who meet every we ek to support each other with the ups and downs of mastering the braille c ode\, answer each other's questions regarding reading using refreshable br aille and practice reading amongst friends. You don't have to choose your group in advance\, and you can move to another group at any time if you th ink it would be more suitable.\nHere is what we are currently reading and our starting places for this week:\nRoom 1: Swan Song\, by Gill Lewis\nThi s book is available:\n\nIn grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library\nFor download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services \n\nThis week we are starting on page 58.\nRoom 2: Mary Poppins\, by P.L. Travers\nThis book is available:\n\nIn grades 1 and 2 and in double line s pacing from the RNIB Library\nOn the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from July 2 023 in grade 1 in the "Children g1 7 plus" folder\nOn the RNIB Orbit Reade r SD card from July 2023 in grade 2 in the "Children 7 plus S-Z" folder\nF or download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services\n\nThis week we ar e starting with the sentence: But\, to her great surprise\, she found that she could not stop dancing.\nRoom 3: The Curious Incident of the Dog in t he Night-Time\, by Mark Haddon\nThis book is available:\n\nIn grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library\nOn the RNIB Orbit Rea der SD card in grades 1 and 2in the "Crime" folder (April 2021 version) an d the "Crime G-L" folder (July 2023 version)\nFor download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services\n\nN.B. The file name on the RNIB Sd Card sta rts with the letter T\, not the letter C.\nThis week we are starting on pa ge 70.\nRoom 4: Just William\, by Richmal Crompton\nThis book is available :\n\nIn ahrd copy in the UK from RNIB\, in both grade 1 and grade 2\nIn gr ade 1\, in the "Children g1" folder on the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2020 or April 2021\, or the "Children g1 9 plus" folder on the card from July 2023\nIn grade 2\, in the "Children Stories" folder on the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2020\, the "Children Stories 2" folder on the card from April 2021\, or the "Children 9 plus A-F" folder on the card from July 2023\nFor download in the UK from RNIB Reading Services\nFor do wnload in the US from BARD\, the Braille and Audio Reading Download facili ty of the National Library Service for the blind and print disabled (NLS)\ n\nThis week we are starting on page 87.\nRoom 5: Charlotte's Web\, by E. B. White\nThis book is available:\n\nIn grade 2\, single line spacing from the RNIB Library\nIn grade 2\, in the "Children Stories" folder on the RN IB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2020\, the "Children Stories 2" folder on the card from April 2021\, or the "Children 9 plus S-Z" folder on the c ard from July 2023\nFor download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services\n\nT his week we are starting with chapter 10.\nTo order books from the RNIB Li brary in hard copy\, call the helpline on 0303 \;123 \;9999. CATEGORIES:Book Club LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ucuqqrDsjHtMzH4ytq2NPV 0rUpYAGRXEm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR