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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> TumbleBooks <<a href="mailto:info@tumblebooks.com">info@tumblebooks.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 15, 2020 7:49 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> TumbleBooks Offers Databases for Free to Public Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Toronto<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>March 15, 2020<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">TumbleBooks, a world leader in online children’s book databases, announced today it will make its family of online libraries available for free to all public libraries until at least August 31.
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www.tumblebooklibrary.com [gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com]</a>) is a collection of animated talking picture books, read-alongs, ebooks, quizzes, lesson plans, and educational games which is used by thousands of schools and public libraries in over 100
countries across the world. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">It is inviting public libraries across North America to
<b>email <a href="mailto:info@tumblebooks.com">info@tumblebooks.com</a> with subject line Free TumbleBooks</b> in order to recieve free links to all three TumbleBook databases so they can be shared and accessed by their patrons from the comfort and safety of
their homes.</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>President and CEO Ron Zevy issued this statement:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>“During these difficult times we, like you, are only concerned with the safety and well being of our children. We put business concerns aside and work for the greater good of the community. We hope and pray our content can provide much needed entertainment,
distraction, and education.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>TumbleBooks, based in Toronto, Canada owns and operates TumbleBookLibrary, TumbleMath, and TeenBookCloud.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>For more information contact: <a href="mailto:Rz@tumblebooks.com"> Rz@tumblebooks.com</a>
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