<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello!</div><div><br></div><div>Who doesn't love <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/bracketiq/2020-02-27/what-march-madness-ncaa-tournament-explained">MARCH MADNESS</a>!?</div><div><br></div><div>This March, in honor of March Madness, LBPH is hosting a BARD Madness game. In the game, the library is using the top checked out books of 2019 and library patrons vote ONCE per week to determine which of the book was the best of 2019.</div><div><br></div><div>Polls open each Monday at 10 AM and close each Sunday at Midnight. Each week, the bottom two books (the two with the least votes) will be removed from the following week's poll. This will mimic a traditional game or tournament <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracket_(tournament)">bracket</a>, and winners will be announced in the first full week of April. </div><div><br></div><div>You can always vote via this link: <a href="http://bit.ly/BARDMadness">http://bit.ly/BARDMadness</a>; You can find this link on our website and our social media, too! </div><div><br></div><div>Don't forget that LBPH hosts interactive and dynamic programs year-round, including in-person and teleconference events that are FREE to our patrons and the community. Find out more by visiting our website, <a href="http://www.lbph.maryland.gov">www.lbph.maryland.gov</a>!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br>Ashley</div><div><br></div><br clear="all"><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"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;border-collapse:collapse">
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  <p style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Ashley M. Biggs</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
  <i>Outreach Librarian</i><br>Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped<br>Maryland State Library<br>415 Park Avenue<br>Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603<br>
  <br>410-230-2430 (office) | 667-209-1563 (cell) | 410-333-2095 (fax)<br>
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