,c.try ,report ,= ,canada

^7,9t]na;nal ,c\ncil on ,5gli% ,brl^'
^7,mid-,t]m ,executive ,meet+^'
^7,dubl91 ,april #bjah^'

    ,an ,update ,f ,brl ,lit]acy ,canada
  ,s9ce ! #fth ,g5]al ,assembly 9 #bjaf
,brl ,lit]acy ,canada "<;,,blc"> has
imple;t$ ! foll[+3

_4 ,a ,,ueb li/s]v ": subscrib]s c po/
  "qs relat$ to ! code4 ,phyllis ,l&on
  has agre$ to 2 \r subject matt] exp]t4
_4 ,a bi-mon?ly ;e-newslr 3ta9+ >ticles
  on brl-relat$ topics4
_4 ,bi-mon?ly teleconf];es on topics s*
  z refre%able brl te*nology & ,,ueb
  te*nical mat]ial "<: 0 facilitat$ by
  ,lorra9e ,banks">4
_4 ,onl9e surveys to get m 9put f memb]s
  & non-memb]s4

  ,late 9 #bjaf we f9aliz$ ! ,fr5*
transla;n ( ! ,,ueb rule book4
,un=tunately1 ! organiza;n t _h 9itially
(f]$ to cr1te ! brf files is n        #a
curr5tly 9 a posi;n to d s4 ,t por;n ( !
project is on hold = n[4
  ,! f$]al gov]n;t has be5 "w+ to
develop na;nal 4abil;y "rs legisla;n1 &
9 #bjag ;,,blc held a 3sulta;n & prep>$
a submis.n t emphasiz$ ! import.e ( brl
& ! "rs ( brl us]s4
  ,we >e 3t9u+ to run ! ,brlr ,b\nce
,9itiative1 : we f/ laun*$ 9 #bjae4 ,9 ?
program we take unus$ or unwant$ ,p]k9s
brlrs1 refurbi% !m & make !m available
to 9dividuals :o ne$ !m4 ,we h provid$
brlrs to p ( all ages acr ,canada1 f
2g9n+ brl r1d]s to lifel;g us]s4
  ;,,blc rec5tly revitaliz$ \r ,t1*+ &
,le>n+ ,committee4 ,9 ! pa/ ? committee
"<*air$ by ,dr4 ,cay ,holbrook"> 3duct$
num]\s rese>* projects relat$ to brl
9/ruc;n1 s* z ! ,,abc ,brl ,/udy4 ,n[ "u
! l1d]%ip ( ,natalie ,m>t9iello1 !
committee is look+ at possible rese>*
projects1 "s ( : >e relat$ to ,,ueb
te*nical mat]ial4
  ,ano!r ongo+ 9itiative 9 : ;,,blc is
9volv$ is a "w+ gr\p ) organiza;ns acr
,canada to 9ve/igate a na;nal /&>d or
c]tifica;n ( brl pr(ici5cy ge>$       #b
specifically to t1*]s4 ,we >e al
"picipat+ 9 ma9/r1m lit]acy ev5ts :5"e
possible1 to 9cr1se aw>e;s ( ! value (
brl4 ,"o s* ev5t is ,^w ,vanc\v]1 : is
held ea* ye> 9 ,septemb]4
  ,at ? "t we >e 9 ! process ( revamp+
\r web site4 ,"! h be5 "s glit*es al;g !
way1 b we >e hop+ to laun* ! new site 2f
\r ,annual ,g5]al ,met+ "<,,agm">1 : w
take place 9 ,ottawa on ,may #bfth4 ,at
! ,,agm we w 2 ho/+ a "w%op on pair+ brl
4plays ) i,,os devices4 ,we >e al plann+
a "w%op on ,brl,bla/]1 ! free
transcrip;n s(tw>e develop$ by !
,am]ican ,pr9t+ ,h\se = ! ,bl4

    ,o!r items ( ,note
_4 ,,cnib celebrates xs #ajjth anniv]s>y
  ? ye>4 ,a numb] ( ev5ts & activities
  >e tak+ place acr ! c.try4
_4 ,on ,janu>y #bd1 #bjah1 ,d>le5 ,bog>t
  0 made an ,(fic] ( ! ,ord] ( ,canada =
  h] 9valuable 3tribu;n to brl4
_4 ,e two ye>s ! ,canadian ,vi.n ,t1*]s
  ho/ a na;nal 3f];e = $ucators ( ! bl &
  visually impair$4 ,? 3f];e1 call$
  ,see+ ,2y ! ,horizon1 takes place   #c
  ? spr+ 9 ,$monton1 ,alb]ta4
_4 ,! ,c5tre = ,equitable ,libr>y ,a3ess
  "<,,cela">1 =m]ly ! ,,cnib libr>y1 w 2
  laun*+ a program call$ ,brl ,on ,dem&4
  ,future titles produc$ z brf files w
  only 2 emboss$ :5 reque/$4 ,patrons d
  n h to return ^! h>d copies to !
  libr>y4
_4 ,! ,na;nal ,net"w ( ,equitable
  ,libr>y ,s]vice "<,,nnels"> is a
  repository ( 3t5t [n$ & su/a9$ by
  ,canadian public libr>ies t provides
  books 9 a3essible =mats4 ,!y >e
  9ve/igat+ ways to make m titles
  available 9 brl4

  ,i wd l to close ? report by not+ t ,i
am f9i%+ my la/ t]m z presid5t ( ;,,blc4
,at \r upcom+ ,,agm we w elect my
su3essor4 ,x has be5 an hon\r to s]ve
;,,blc 9 ? capac;y4

,respect;lly submitt$1
,j5 ,g\ld51 ,presid5t ( ,brl ,lit]acy
  ,canada
,ottawa1 ,ont>io
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