<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4">Hello Readers,</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4">Here is a youth event and some reads to keep on your January radar. </font></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Audiojack Teen Event </b>(</font><span style="font-size:large">Youth ages 13-17)</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">January 27th at 6:00 p.m </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Engage with others as you let your imagination do the work!  Come and learn about <a href="https://www.audiojack.com/" target="_blank">Audiojack</a>.  Participants will be exposed to this app and get a chance to unlock all its content for free!  Register using the following link:  </font><font size="4"><a href="https://bit.ly/3zWYy8k" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3zWYy8k</a>  </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event.</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><b>"Read for a Better World" Winter Reading Challenge Week #2 Best Picks </b></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The "Read for a Better World" Winter Reading Challenge started on January 1st.  It is not too late to join.  This challenge encourages readers of all ages to explore diversity, empathy, and action through literature. Our community has unlimited access to Lerner’s “Read for a Better World” themed books for the month of January through the challenge activities!  </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">Visit and register at our Beanstack site</span><font size="4" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </font><b><font size="4"></font></b><b><font size="4"><a href="https://marylandlbph.beanstack.org/" target="_blank">https://marylandlbph.beanstack.org</a></font></b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></span></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><b><br></b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>PreK (Ages 0-</b></font><b style="font-size:large">5)</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">Everybody Cooks Rice </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">DB 87891</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">Book Description<br>In this multicultural picture book, Carrie goes from one neighbor's house to the next looking for her brother, who is late for dinner. She discovers that although each family is from a different country, everyone makes a rice dish at dinnertime. Readers will enjoy trying the simple recipes that correspond to each family's unique rice dish.<br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>K-5 (Ages 6-10)</b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">DB 104066</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">Book Description<br>Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's first female engineer. Find out how her passion for math and the Cherokee values she was raised with shaped her life and work. Cherokee author Traci Sorell and Métis illustrator Natasha Donovan trace Ross's journey from being the only girl in a high school math class to becoming a teacher to pursuing an engineering degree, joining the top-secret Skunk Works division of Lockheed, and being a mentor for Native Americans and young women interested in engineering. In addition, the narrative highlights Cherokee values including education, working cooperatively, remaining humble, and helping ensure equal opportunity and education for all.</font><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>6-12 (Ages 11-17)</b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">Girls Against Girls: Why We Are Mean to Each Other and How We Can Change </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">BR 18738</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4">Girls Against Girls is a must-read for today's strong, smart, and capable generation of young women. Now, more than ever, young women need to stand together and not tear each other down, and this book provides guidance on how to break the cycle. This informative read includes real scientific theories about why girls are cruel to each other, girls' war tactics, steps to take when things get out of hand, and positive advice for girls on how to unite and become more empowered. There's also advice from female artists and athletes, inspiring movie quotes, and an excellent resource section of empowering organizations to discover. </font> <font size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>Adults (Ages 18+)</b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">When Dogs Heal: Powerful Stories of People Living with HIV and the Dogs That Saved Them </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">DB 103205</span></div></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4">When Dogs Heal shares the stories of a diverse set of people who are thriving and celebrating life thanks to the compassion and unconditional love of their dogs.</font><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4">Happy Reading, </font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4">LaShawn </font></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-s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