<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Hi All --</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Happy Day 4 of <a href="https://www.heartofamerica.org/voting">voting!</a>  Thank you so much for keeping this momentum going with us as we are nearly halfway through the competition!  </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-library-in-running-for-150k-grant-that-could-breathe-new-life-into-institution/2906283/">Catch</a> our collaboration with NBC5's Lexi Sutter, and the entire team at "Making a Difference."  I will also have another exciting media update to share with you tomorrow as we fight for all libraries, so stay tuned...</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Thank you, thank you, thank you!  </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Be the light,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Andie</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.800000190734863px"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><img alt="" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51qNO0IXDML._SX344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="66" height="96" style="max-width:240px;border:none;vertical-align:top;border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-left-radius:3px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:"Amazon Ember",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:center;max-height:346px"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Currently Reading: <i>Ghost Boys </i>by Jewell Parker Rhodes</span><br></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Andie Townhouse, M.A., M.L.I.S., Library Director/</span><font face="georgia, serif">Pronouns: she / her /</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif">hers / ella/ ona/ </font>她 /<span style="font-family:inherit;color:rgb(136,136,136);background-color:rgb(248,249,250);font-size:24px;text-align:right;white-space:pre-wrap">هي</span><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1KExCYiwqC33dkcGxnrcEJIMeM3D4FEGi&export=download" width="96" height="40"></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><img src="https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/eNyq6TaNRBCQI0v2H669iQ/image" width="96" height="96" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><img src="https://api.badgr.io/public/assertions/z6VWQQAuQcaFXH3-3SplTw/image" width="96" height="96" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><b style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font color="#3d85c6" face="georgia, serif">Roberto Clemente Community Academy</font></b><br></div></div></div><font face="georgia, serif">tel: <a href="tel:(773)%20534-4000" value="+17735344000" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">773.534.4000</a><br>fax: <a href="tel:(773)%20534-4003" value="+17735344012" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">773.534.4003</a></font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="georgia, serif">@: <a href="mailto:atownhouse@cps.edu" target="_blank">atownhouse@cps.edu</a></font></div><span style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif">web:<a href="http://goog_1333025299/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"> </a></font></span><font color="#3d85c6"><u><a href="http://rccachicago.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><font face="georgia, serif">www.rccachicago.org</font></a></u><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.800000190734863px"><i><font face="georgia, serif">New! Book time for afternoon book talks <a href="http://calendly.com/atownhouse" target="_blank">here!</a></font></i><br><b><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.800000190734863px"><b><font face="georgia, serif">our school library is:</font></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.800000190734863px"><img alt="Rainbow logo which says: diverse, inclusive, accepting, welcoming, safe space for everyone" src="https://science.iupui.edu/psychology/images/wow-safe-space-logo.png" width="96" height="64" style="max-width:100%;border:0px;vertical-align:middle;height:auto;display:inline-block;color:rgb(6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