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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">Sent on behalf of the office of Second Lady Usha Vance.</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">Second Lady Usha Vance invites students in grades K-8 to participate in her Summer Reading Challenge. From June 1 through September 4, students are encouraged to read 12 books and keep
their minds active all summer long. Participants will be eligible for prizes and a chance to visit Washington D.C. The challenge aims to foster a lifelong appreciation for reading, build strong literacy skills, and help students head back to school confident
and prepared. To sign up and learn more visit </span><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/read/"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">WH.gov/read</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif">.
Second Lady Vance encourages you to champion the young readers in your life and share this opportunity within your library and school community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif;color:black">Attached is a robust media kit (logos and fliers).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Source Sans 3",sans-serif;color:black">The Summer Reading Challenge updated website includes a new element for 2026 - a state-by-state leader board, to indicate which state has submitted the most entries to the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0E3F75">Marsha McDevitt-Stredney<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">Director, Marketing & Communications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">State Library of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">274 E. 1<sup>st</sup> Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">Columbus, OH 43201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">Tel: 614.644.6875<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:marshams@library.ohio.gov"><span style="color:#0070C0">marshams@library.ohio.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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