[IN PERSON] Perkins Library : Taking care of your vision needs

Wednesday, May 243:00—4:00 PMSimoni RoomMorrill Memorial Library33 Walpole St., Norwood, MA, 02062

Morrill Memorial Library is excited to partner with Perkins Library, affiliated with Perkins School for the Blind, to bring an information session about the variety of services Perkins Library offers to patrons experiencing vision impairment. The event will be held in-person on May 24, 2023 from 3 pm to 4 pm in the library.

Learn about accessible Perkins Library services for all ages, understand the lasting impact that social isolation continues to have on our senior populations, and ways that the Perkins Library and other community organizations have been able to use technology to reach at-risk community members.

Come hear Erin Fragola, Outreach Coordinator at the Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library, present on at-risk community members, disenfranchised by the "digital divide" and ways these challenges are being addressed.

Erin Fragola has been the Outreach Coordinator at the Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library for the last 6 years. Prior to his work with the National Library Service, Erin has a background in marketing and design, as well as education and childcare. Erin just got married in October and is finalizing a master's degree in Library and Information Science from Valdosta State University in Georgia.

This program is free and open to the public. Registration is required. To sign up, fill the registration form below or call 781 769 0200 Ext 2

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