<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Hi everyone! </span><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">I hope your holidays are going well! </div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Did you know that there are 44, 640 minutes in January? Can you spare a few of them to help the library reach it's Winter Reading Challenge goal?</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">This year, the library is hoping that everyone will participate because there is a cash prize on the line! Yep! That's right! Because this Challenge is sponsored by Mark Cuban, of Shark Tank Fame, top performing libraries could receive a cash prize of up to $35, 000! That's a lot of money doing a lot of good for communities. </div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">With the hope of encouraging participation, the library will be holding drawings for prizes. So register today and get ready to track your reading minutes! </div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">To register, visit our Reading Challenge website: <a href="https://marylandlbph.beanstack.org/" target="_blank">https://marylandlbph.beanstack.org/</a>. If you've used the site before, you'll be using your previous log-in information. If you haven't, you'll need to register. It's free and easy to do.</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The program begins on January 1st and lasts throughout the month. Our library's goal is 50, 000 minutes; here's how easily it can be achieved:</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">25 people reading 2000 minutes = collective goal met</li><li style="margin-left:15px">50 people reading 1000 minutes = collective goal met</li><li style="margin-left:15px">100 people reading 500 minutes = collective goal met</li><li style="margin-left:15px">150 people reading 335  minutes  = collective goal met</li><li style="margin-left:15px">500 people reading 100 minutes = collective goal met </li></ul><div><br></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">If you have any questions, need help registering online, or would like to work with the library to track your minutes in a different manner, please contact:</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">LaShawn Myles</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Youth Services Librarian</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:lashawn.myles@maryland.gov" target="_blank">lashawn.myles@maryland.gov</a></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">410-230-2424</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">or reply to this email!</div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thanks, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">LaShawn</div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:12.8px;border-collapse:collapse;border:none"><tbody><tr><td width="102" valign="top" style="width:76.5pt;border-top:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:5pt"><br></span> <img src="cid:ii_14e8cd7de7082e4b" width="90" height="96"></p></td><td width="234" valign="top" style="width:175.5pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">LaShawn Myles </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.6667px">Youth Services Librarian</span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-f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