<div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hello,</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br aria-hidden="true"></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">This Friday (December 10) is the deadline for libraries to sign up to participate in MiLibraryQuest: Winter Quest 2022, a virtual Quest for teens throughout Michigan.  </div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br aria-hidden="true"></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">MiLibraryQuest: Winter 2022 will be held from February 1 through March 15. After world-famous thief Lupin steals a best-selling Michigan author’s laptop, it’s up to Michigan teens to find and decipher the clues the thief has left behind. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">If your library would like to participate, please sign up at <a href="http://bit.ly/MiWinterQuest2022SignUp">bit.ly/MiWinterQuest2022SignUp</a> by Friday, December 10.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">What is MiLibraryQuest?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br aria-hidden="true"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">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. Since then, we’ve hosted the program seasonally and are back for our fourth edition this winter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">What will participating libraries do?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Each participating library will:</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">place the MiLibraryQuest image and a library-specific clue (which will be given to them) on their website</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font: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:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font: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 aria-hidden="true" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">What will teens do?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656;padding:11pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The list of participating libraries and links to their websites will be provided on the Quest website</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">.  Teens will visit the libraries’ websites, locate and decode messages, and enter to win a prize.</span></p><br aria-hidden="true" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Additional information</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656;padding:11pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">You can see more information </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">on our website: </span><a href="https://milibraryquest.wixsite.com/quest1">https://milibraryquest.wixsite.com/quest1</a></span></p><br aria-hidden="true" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Questions?</span><br aria-hidden="true"></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">If you have any questions, please let us know at <a href="mailto:milibraryquest@gmail.com">milibraryquest@gmail.com</a>.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Ready to sign up?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.656"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><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:verdana,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">If your library would like to participate, please sign up at the link above</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:verdana,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> by December 10.</span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><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:verdana,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><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:verdana,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px">The Quest Team</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MiLibrary-Quest-101788845136786" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Facebook</a> ~ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/milibraryquest/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Instagram</a> ~ <a href="https://milibraryquest.wixsite.com/quest1" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Website</a></span></font></div></div></div></div></div>