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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Win $1000 with the MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Do you run a spectacular teen book club? Or a great speakers series that gets teens engaged in reading? Did your summer reading program bring teens through the doors in droves? Have
you come up with a great way to help teens connect with literature using social media? Then you could win $500 for your pocket and another $500 for your library by applying for the Margaret A. Edward Award for Best Literature Program for Teens.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">YALSA members who have run an exceptional reading or literature program in the 12 months leading up to December 1st are eligible to apply for this award recognizing an outstanding
reading or literature program for young adults. The MAE Award is sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards Trust. Applications and additional information about the award are available here:
</span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC"><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/awardsandgrants/mae">http://www.ala.org/yalsa/awardsandgrants/mae</a></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">.
Applications must be emailed to Nichole Gilbert (<a href="mailto:ngilbert@ala.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">ngilbert@ala.org</span></a>) by December 1st. For questions about the award, please contact the jury chair, Mary Haas at <a href="mailto:mhaas@aacps.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">mhaas@aacps.org</span></a>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Not a member of YALSA yet? It's not too late to join so you can be eligible for this award. You can do so by contacting YALSA’s Membership Marketing Specialist, Letitia Smith, at
<a href="mailto:lsmith@ala.org" target="_blank">lsmith@ala.org</a> or <a href="tel:800.545.2433%20x4390" target="_blank">
800.545.2433 x4390</a>. Reward yourself for bringing young adults and books together and encouraging the development of life-long reading habits. Apply today!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Please feel free to pass this information on to absolutely anyone! Thank you!!<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Sarah Amazing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Teen Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Warren-Trumbull County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:amazings@wtcpl.org">amazings@wtcpl.org</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” Roald Dahl<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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