<div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif">Hello all,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">The Library of Congress is again sponsoring their State Literacy Awards.  If you would like to nominate a program, please contact the Michigan Center for the Book [MCFB] for application forms via Tim Gleisner [ <a href="mailto:gleisnert@michigan.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">gleisnert@<span>michigan.gov</span></a> ].  Nominations must be submitted by MCFB by December 6, 2019 with award notification in February 2020.  Nominees must be non-profits and cannot be an individual.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Applicants are competing for 10 prizes of $2,225.  Only one nominee per state is can be submitted to the Library of Congress.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Past winners are not eligible for 5 years. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Thank you and good luck!]</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Donna</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">

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