<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Dear Library Colleagues,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">(I apologize if you’ve
already received this…)</span></p>

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I wanted to share with you a few exciting engagement events that PBS Books has been
working on for libraries to share with their communities.  We are looking
for library partners for these projects.  Going forward, we hope to
provide at least two programs monthly (one for kids and one for adults).</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">All virtual engagements will
be Facebook Live events on the PBS Books page and we'll record it for you to
share later too.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Sign up here
(or below): <a href="https://forms.gle/dMzBX7bwpgN9efWw9" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">https://forms.gle/dMzBX7bwpgN9efWw9</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Here's our
line up:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">1<b>) </b></span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(237,125,49)">Wednesday, May 20 at 7pm ET | 4pm PT: </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Mental Health Awareness Month with the author Leysa Cerswell Kielburger
of WE Well-Being Playbook and Panel Discussion</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">  -Check
out the book here: <a href="https://staticsb.we.org/f/52095/x/f55e150fe6/we-well-being-playbook-taking-care-of-you-during-covid-19.pdf?_ga=2.202123025.1085861523.1589311410-1708054398.1588862015" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">https://staticsb.we.org/f/52095/x/f55e150fe6/we-well-being-playbook-taking-care-of-you-during-covid-19.pdf?_ga=2.202123025.1085861523.1589311410-1708054398.1588862015</span></a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">2)<b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(237,125,49)">Thursday, May 21 at 3:30pm ET|12:30pm PT: </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration for Kids
(Ages 5-12) with Minh Le (Author) and Dan Santat (Illustrator) of <u>Drawn
Together</u> and Discussion</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Check out the
book: <a href="https://youtu.be/D9o_4YUF-vw" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">https://youtu.be/D9o_4YUF-vw</span></a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">3) </span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(237,125,49)">Thursday, June 4 at 2pm ET|11am PT </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Trailblazing Women for Kids with Suzanne Slade (Author) and Cozbi Cabrera
(Illustrator) of <u>Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks</u> and
Discussion</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(Gwendolyn
Brooks was the First African American to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950.)</span></p>

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out: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/591975150932241/videos/240794287106506" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">https://www.facebook.com/591975150932241/videos/240794287106506</span></a></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Or sign up
here: <a href="https://forms.gle/dMzBX7bwpgN9efWw9" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">https://forms.gle/dMzBX7bwpgN9efWw9</span></a><br clear="all">
</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">If you have an
idea for a program or suggestion, please let me know...I am working to create
these in response to your ideas --I value your opinion!!!</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Thank you,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Be well,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Heather</span></p>

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Montilla</span></p>

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Chief</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">917.721.6910</span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Heather-Marie Montilla</div><div>Library Bureau Chief</div><div>PBS Books</div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1Av4xKg9p3VwbVSuIrZnaQcU09Bj2p1Wd&revid=0B0Ne242z9b3DNGNsRDlxZ3pSc2Q4UmF1eUtQeHoza0htTGQ0PQ" width="96" height="30"><br></div></div></div>