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s and the Amazon Fire tablet!</span></div><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px"> </span></p><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px">How to Enter</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px">: You must first be registered! Then, submit your completed Reading Log by March 1, 2024, to be eligible for the prize drawing. You can submit your Reading Log through various methods:</span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:19px">·</span><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif">       </span><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Email: Send a photo or scan of your completed Reading Log to </span><a href="mailto:lkelly@njstatelib.org" style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#298dda;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">lkelly@njstatelib.org</a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> or </span><a href="mailto:TBBC@njstatelib.org" style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#298dda;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">TBBC@njstatelib.org</a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">.</span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:19px">·</span><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif">       </span><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Email: Simply email a list of the books you've read to </span><a href="mailto:lkelly@njstatelib.org" style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#298dda;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">lkelly@njstatelib.org</a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> or </span><a href="mailto:TBBC@njstatelib.org" style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#298dda;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">TBBC@njstatelib.org</a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">.</span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:19px">·</span><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif">       </span><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Mail: If you choose to mail in your reading log, make sure it's postmarked by March 1st and includes a stamp. Don't forget to write your name on it!</span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:19px">·</span><span style="font-size:9px;font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif">       </span><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Phone: Call TBBC at 800-792-8322, extension 0, to provide a list of books you've read to a Readers Advisor.</span></div><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px"> </span></p><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px">Winners Announcement</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px">: The prize winner will be contacted by email/phone, and the results will also be announced in the Spring issue of our Newsletter.</span></div><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px"> </span></p><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px">So, gear up for a season of literary adventure with the</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px;font-weight:bold"> 2024 TBBC Chilly Chapters: Winter Reading Challenge</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px">. Register, read, and perhaps win an exciting prize while you warm up with good books.</span></div><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px"> </span></p><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px">If you do not have a TBBC account, you can find an application </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EAHxSOtTUAtZbH9sSwlwxVj8_d7XCRtc5JCbwqeYhLAl7PIh8qhcuahqVHNqLYBSnV-2F3QVbEqo12L0_opS9h1GsVjKip8WYJN2bbShwtke4qCvNX8KWiQx2ar-8JxylIl7yNfTho_vCQ-4oB1VpN_cLjmy7ELrMUCbSYK60ku_A6JFy6qXMJUpYWIPdZQRbixyzeF6FMtx6ayu1aScOA==&c=uXw5lt4182mS6KZ78K9Hm2bAD47V60lamjGUftb3pQtJQCWtSEJhvA==&ch=Dyi16Jj5wLGkFJ0qxqE-5rd2LoSE_sB3IPRwzzIBtwXtFw-BXiyyxQ==" style="font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:19px;color:#298dda;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;fon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