<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Hello!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Your library is invited to participate in the third statewide MiLibraryQuest for teens.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">MiLibraryQuest: Summer 2021 will be held from June 1 through July 31. Teens will collect descriptions of unique animals from the websites of participating libraries and enter to win a prize.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">If your library would like to participate, please sign up at<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><a href="http://bit.ly/SummerQuestSignUp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline">http://bit.ly/SummerQuestSignUp</span></a><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> by April 30.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">What is MiLibraryQuest?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Following library closures in March 2020 and a shift to virtual programming, a group of librarians from throughout the state began meeting to collaborate on virtual teen programming.  We created MiLibraryQuest, a virtual scavenger hunt, for all teens throughout the state as a summer event. We hosted our second Quest, MiLibraryQuest: Mystery Edition this January and February.  We're now getting ready to launch our third quest this summer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">What will participating libraries do?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Each participating library will:</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt;font-family:arial"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">place the MiLibraryQuest image and a library-specific animal description (which will be given to them) on their website</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt;font-family:arial"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">promote the event to their teens (Promotional materials will be available from the Quest team.)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt;font-family:arial"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">award at least one prize to a teen who is from your library and completes the Quest</span></p></li></ul><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">What will teens do?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">The list of participating libraries and links to their websites will be provided on the Quest website (</span><a href="https://milibraryquest.wixsite.com/quest1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline">https://milibraryquest.wixsite.com/quest1</span></a><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">).  Teens will visit the libraries’ websites, locate the animal descriptions, identify the animals being described, </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">and enter to win a prize.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Additional information</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">You can see more information:</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;font-size:12pt;font-family:arial"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">on our website:<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><a href="https://milibraryquest.wixsite.com/quest1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">https://milibraryquest.wixsite.com/quest1</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;font-size:12pt;font-family:arial"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">in our FAQs: <a href="http://bit.ly/SummerQuestFAQs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">http://bit.ly/SummerQuestFAQs</a></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;font-size:12pt;font-family:arial"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">in our Introduction to MiLibraryQuest meeting on Monday, April 12 at 1:30 P.M. <br>Zoom link: </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81592750692" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:small;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81592750692</a><br><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:small;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Meeting ID: 815 9275 0692<br></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:small;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Passcode: 675790</span></p></li></ul><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Questions?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">If you have any questions, please let us know at<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><a href="mailto:milibraryquest@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline">milibraryquest@gmail.com</span></a><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Ready to sign up?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">If your library would like to participate, please sign up at </span><a href="http://bit.ly/SummerQuestSignUp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline">http://bit.ly/SummerQuestSignUp</span></a><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> by April 30.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">- The Quest Team</span></p></div>