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:498@braillists.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241212T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241212T190000 DTSTAMP:20241214T160031Z URL:https://www.braillists.org/testevents/book-club-176/ 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\n\nRoom 2: Mary Poppins\, by P.L. Travers\nThis book is available:\n\nI n grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library\nOn the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from July 2023 in grade 1 in the "Children g1 7 plus" folder\nOn the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from July 2023 in grade 2 i n the "Children 7 plus S-Z" folder\nFor download in grades 1 and 2 via RNI B Reading Services\n\nThis week we are starting with the sentence: "Quite guiddy!" echoed all the Courtiers  \,staring.\nRoom 3: The Curious Incide nt of the Dog in the 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 Reader SD card in grades 1 and 2in the "Crime" folder (Apri l 2021 version) and the "Crime G-L" folder (July 2023 version)\nFor downlo ad in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services\n\nN.B. The file name on th e RNIB Sd Card starts with the letter T\, not the letter C.\nThis week we are starting on page 84.\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 grade 1\, in the "Children g1" folder on the RNIB Orbit Re ader SD card from April 2020 or April 2021\, or the "Children g1 9 plus" f older on the card from July 2023\nIn grade 2\, in the "Children Stories" f older on the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2020\, the "Children Sto ries 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 Readin g Services\nFor download in the US from BARD\, the Braille and Audio Readi ng Download facility of the National Library Service for the blind and pri nt disabled (NLS)\n\nThis week we are starting on page 117.\nRoom 5: Charl otte's Web\, by E. B. White\nThis book is available:\n\nIn grade 2\, singl e line spacing from the RNIB Library\nIn grade 2\, in the "Children Storie s" 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 S -Z" folder on the card from July 2023\nFor download in grade 2 via RNIB Re ading Services\n\nThis week we are starting with chapter 16.\nTo order boo ks from the RNIB Library in hard copy\, call the helpline on 0303 \;12 3 \;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