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:508@braillists.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250306T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250306T190000 DTSTAMP:20250306T193455Z URL:https://www.braillists.org/testevents/book-club-184/ 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 with the sentence: I stared at the words.\nR oom 2: Mary Poppins\, by P.L. Travers\nThis book is available:\n\nIn grade s 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library\nOn the RNIB Or bit Reader SD card from July 2023 in grade 1 in the "Children g1 7 plus" f older\nOn the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from July 2023 in grade 2 in the " Children 7 plus S-Z" folder\nFor download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Readi ng Services\n\nThis week we are starting with the sentence: And it was no time before he thought of something.\nRoom 3: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\, by Mark Haddon\nThis book is available:\n\nIn grad es 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library\nOn the RNIB O rbit Reader SD card in grades 1 and 2in the "Crime" folder (April 2021 ver sion) and the "Crime G-L" folder (July 2023 version)\nFor download in grad es 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services\n\nN.B. The file name on the RNIB Sd Card starts with the letter T\, not the letter C.\nThis week we are starti ng on page 133.\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 Reader SD c ard 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" f older 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 Service s\nFor download in the US from BARD\, the Braille and Audio Reading Downlo ad facility of the National Library Service for the blind and print disabl ed (NLS)\n\nThis week we are starting on page 240.\nRoom 5: Matilda\, by R oald Dahl\nThis book is available:\n\nIn grade 2\, single line spacing fro m the RNIB Library\nIn grade 2\, in the "Children Stories" folder on the R NIB 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 grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services\n\n This week we are starting with the chapter entitled: The Platinum Blond Ma n\nTo order books from the RNIB Library in hard copy\, call the helpline o n 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