I have also received more than one contact email from him through our library website and have ignored them. This shouts scam to me.<div><br></div><div>Diane Greiner, Director</div><div>Croton Township Library<br>8260 S. Croton-Hardy Drive</div><div>Newaygo, MI 49337</div><div>31-652-1615</div><div><br>On Thursday, June 2, 2016, Eric Hayes <<a href="mailto:ehayes@orionlibrary.org">ehayes@orionlibrary.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dena Moscheck<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 02, 2016 11:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','michlib-l@mcls.org');" target="_blank">michlib-l@mcls.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Experience with IDDDYSRCC<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#330033">I find the whole thing kind of fascinating. I had never heard about it until this year, nor even any conversation about it - and now it seems like EVERYONE is getting these messages! I
finally got "Aaroned" yesterday. I don't plan to respond. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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and be involved with libraries; most seem to think it's scammy. I think the fact that it doesn't seem like we've heard from a single other "participant" - just Aaron Yang - is telling.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>To: </b>"North Adams Library" <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','northadamslibrary@gmail.com');" target="_blank">northadamslibrary@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b><a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','michlib-l@mcls.org');" target="_blank">michlib-l@mcls.org</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Thursday, June 2, 2016 11:44:31 AM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Michlib-l] Experience with IDDDYSRCC<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>North Adams Library<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 02, 2016 11:43 AM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','michlib-l@mcls.org');" target="_blank">michlib-l@mcls.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Experience with IDDDYSRCC</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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asking for something, or to be added to our web page, is that it is a bulk email and they will never know what I do with it. So it goes straight into the trash.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Phyllis Rickard<br>
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North Adams Community Memorial Library (zv245)<br>
110 E. Main St., PO Box 248<br>
North Adams, MI 49262<br>
517-287-4426<br>
<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','northadamslibrary@gmail.com');" target="_blank">northadamslibrary@gmail.com</a><br>
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and who has this much time on their hands? I just wonder if public libraries around the US are sending this person/group prizes to make it a lucrative venture???<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Pam Withrow<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 02, 2016 10:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','michlib-l@mcls.org');" target="_blank">michlib-l@mcls.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Experience with IDDDYSRCC</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I got an email from a young man in California wanting to participate (long distance) in our Summer Reading Program. He is a member of the I Double Dog
Dare You Summer Reading Challenge Contest. Does anyone have experience with this? It sounds legit, but I would like to hear from past participants.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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