<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-m_2277652173126428972gmail-style3" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">****Please excuse the cross posting****</span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></span></p><p class="gmail-m_2277652173126428972gmail-style3" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></p><p class="gmail-m_2277652173126428972gmail-style3" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">It’s that time of the year again – voting for the Rhode Island Teen Book Award winner! Teens of Rhode Island get a chance to vote for the book they think is the best book they have read from a list selected by teachers, public librarians, and school library media specialists.</font></span></p><p class="gmail-m_2277652173126428972gmail-style3" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p class="gmail-m_2277652173126428972gmail-style3" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit"><span style="outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Where can our teens vote? Well, they can do it in schools and local public libraries. Interested schools and libraries can find an official ballot under <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__riteenbookaward.org_ritba_official-2Delection-2Dballot&d=DwMFaQ&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=EJvg2ImHvBYuk6hTA3H1QNw0vEMfg_J4wersMgcqJvo&m=9mPW9rKV1ahnpZhrxnrSvgW_gBj245e3wL5CQ2DXjbE&s=WqZXbDzBdF83_3_PL0LHhw20PkmxPCQlt6dYGKjjPMs&e=" target="_blank" style="color:blue;outline:0px"><span style="color:rgb(0,98,160)">Official Election Ballot</span> [riteenbookaward.org]</a>, to download and print.  Ballots can be accepted at the participating schools and libraries from January 22-February 28. Voting results should be emailed to <a href="mailto:riteenbookaward@gmail.com" target="_blank">riteenbookaward@gmail.com</a> by Friday, March 1. </font></span></span></p><p class="gmail-m_2277652173126428972gmail-style3" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p class="gmail-m_2277652173126428972gmail-style3" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">We are once again offering free books as prizes and incentives for both teen voters and voting stations in public and school libraries across Rhode Island. For more information and to get your voting station involved, click <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__riteenbookaward.org_voting-2Dincentives&d=DwMFaQ&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=EJvg2ImHvBYuk6hTA3H1QNw0vEMfg_J4wersMgcqJvo&m=9mPW9rKV1ahnpZhrxnrSvgW_gBj245e3wL5CQ2DXjbE&s=7ky3CcRwnYY-_Uz-k2fyNc9KvVrC5ek9UrLNpATX3P8&e=" target="_blank" style="color:blue;outline:0px"><span style="color:rgb(0,98,160)">here for 2019 Voting Incentives</span> [riteenbookaward.org]</a>.</span></span></font></p><p class="gmail-m_2277652173126428972gmail-style3" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><br></span></span></font></p><p class="gmail-m_2277652173126428972gmail-style3" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit"><span style="font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">Please direct any questions to </span><a href="mailto:riteenbookaward@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">riteenbookaward@gmail.com</a>  <br></p><p class="gmail-m_2277652173126428972gmail-style3" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit"><br></p><div>Thanks,<br></div><div><div><div style="">Stephanie Barta, Children&#39;s Librarian</div><div style="">Louttit Library</div><div style=""><font face="roboto, arial, sans-serif">RITBA Chair 2017-2019</font></div></div></div><p class="gmail-m_2277652173126428972gmail-style3" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit"><span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><br></span></span></font></p></div>