<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default"><div style="text-align:center"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><img src="cid:ii_ki541vta0" alt="Copy of Facebook Great Cookie CHallenge.png" width="735" height="183" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><br></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:center"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">(Text: The Great Cookie Challenge is Now Open. Vote Now. Image: Chocolate Chip cookie)</div><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Cookies are made and enjoyed all around the world.   Chunky, sweet, gooey, or just plain jane, there is a cookie for everyone.  </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Join The Maryland Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (LBPD)  throughout the month of December to vote on the 2020 top cookie. <br></div><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">^{<span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:19.9733px;font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiCondensed",sans-serif;color:rgb(46,116,181)">Who can participate? </span>}<span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:19.9733px;font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiCondensed",sans-serif;color:rgb(46,116,181)"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiCondensed",sans-serif">All ages are invited to participate in all challenges.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">^{<span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:19.9733px;font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiCondensed",sans-serif;color:rgb(46,116,181)">Ways to Participate</span>}<span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:19.9733px;font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiCondensed",sans-serif">  </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiCondensed",sans-serif">There will be several ways to participate.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span class="gmail_default"></span></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiCondensed",sans-serif;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:super">Cookie Bracket Challenge</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></p><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Starting today a cookie bracket will be released to vote for your favorite cookie.  </span><span style="font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiCondensed",sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span>We are starting with 8 strong contenders that will battle it out until one is crowned the "Favorite". </div><div>Simply cast your vote and follow "The Great Cookie Bracket" at <a href="https://bit.ly/LBPDCookieChallenge" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/LBPDCookieChallenge</a>  </div><div><br></div><div>Voting begins on December 1st.  Each week be sure to cast your vote within each oven to move your cookie to the #1 slot.  </div><div><br></div><div>The voting will take place as follows:</div><div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Round 1:    December 1- 7th</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Semi-Finals:   December 8th -  14th</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Finals:  December 15th - 21st </li></ul></div><div><br>"The Great Cookie" winner will be crowned on December 22nd. </div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiCondensed",sans-serif;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:super">Social Media Challenge</span></div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Post and share </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">your </span>favorite<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> <span class="gmail_default">cookie </span>recipes, videos of you being <span class="gmail_default">"</span>Martha Stewart<span class="gmail_default">"</span> in the kitchen, or just fantastic pics of your favorite indulgence.<span class="gmail_default">  </span></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Then c</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">hallenge <span class="gmail_default">your </span>friends, family, coworkers, businesses, or even your worst enemy to post their favorite cookies<span class="gmail_default"> too.  </span></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">  Be sure to tag us using the following social media handles. <span class="gmail_default">Use the following hashtag:  </span></span><b>#LBPD2020Cookie</b></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Instagram: <span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span> @MDLBPD</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span>Twitter: <span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span>@MDLBPD</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Facebook: @MDLBPD</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiCondensed",sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiCondensed",sans-serif;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:super">Check Out Books</span>^{<span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:19.9733px;font-family:"Bahnschrift SemiCondensed",sans-serif;color:rgb(237,125,49)">       </span>}</div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Throughout the month, check out some great <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">reads </span>all<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> about... Cookies!   All age levels are included. </span></div></div><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><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 Print Disabled</span></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</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt">415 Park Avenue</span></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">Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="tel:(410)%20230-2454" value="+14102302454" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">410-230-2455</a> (office)</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="tel:(410)%20333-2095" value="+14103332095" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">410-333-2095</a> (fax)</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="mailto:lashawn.myles@maryland.gov" style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">lashawn.myles@maryland.gov</a><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><a href="http://www.doit.state.md.us/selectsurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?agencycode=MSDE&SurveyID=86M2956" style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Click here</a><span style="font-size:12.8px"> to complete a three question customer experienc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