[aisle] We Are A Library Renovation Finalist! *I NEED YOUR HELP*

[Townhouse, Andie]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, Tasha!!!!  Let's do this for our state!

All the best,
Andie

On Sat, Jul 30, 2022 at 4:30 PM Tasha Squires via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> This sounds great!!!!! I will be voting for you each day and I'll put it
> up on my Facebook account.
>
> Good luck!!!!
>
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 11:21 AM Townhouse, Andie via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hi Friends --
>> Firstly, happy summer!  I so hope it's being kind to you, and please know
>> I wouldn't interrupt these precious few weeks if my library didn't have
>> BIG, BIGGER...the BIGGGEST news to share!
>>
>> Our school is now a top-ten finalist for a $100,000+ library makeover
>> (from furniture to lighting to flooring to paint -- a fresh 21st-century
>> culturally responsive take on the space!), and I NEED YOUR HELP!
>>
>> The second step of winning this grant is voting!  *Voting begins on
>> Monday, August 1st and runs through August 10th.* * You can vote once a
>> day, and share the link with as many people as you'd like!* Every vote
>> for Clemente HS is a vote for each and every one of our students who have
>> never met a librarian before or had a library to go to.
>>
>> *Again, live voting begins on 08/01, so please check back if you can; we
>> are nominee #8:  *
>>
>> *Vote on Cloud Cuckoo Land Library Makeover Site (heartofamerica.org)
>> <https://www.heartofamerica.org/voting>. On Monday, there will be a voting
>> button under each of the sites.*
>>
>> If you could help our school community by not only voting, but sharing
>> this link when voting goes live on Monday, we would be forever grateful!
>>
>> Let's bring this home to our Chicago kiddos and to our state. It's a win
>> for us all.  This is the power of our collective voices at work!  Every
>> vote is for those who underestimate the reach of libraries!
>>
>> With deepest gratitude,
>> Andie
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Currently Reading: *Ghost Boys *by Jewell Parker Rhodes
>>
>> Andie Townhouse, M.A., M.L.I.S., Library Director/Pronouns: she / her /
>> hers / ella/ ona/ 她 /هي
>> *Roberto Clemente Community Academy*
>> tel: 773.534.4000 <(773)%20534-4000>
>> fax: 773.534.4003 <(773)%20534-4003>
>> @: atownhouse at cps.edu
>> web:  <http://goog_1333025299/>*www.rccachicago.org
>> <http://rccachicago.org/>*
>>
>> *New! Book time for afternoon book talks here!
>> <http://calendly.com/atownhouse>*
>>
>> *our school library is:*
>> [image: Rainbow logo which says: diverse, inclusive, accepting,
>> welcoming, safe space for everyone]
>>
>> *“Libraries are a cornerstone of democracy—where information is free and
>> equally available to everyone. People tend to take that for granted, and
>> they don’t realize what is at stake when that is put at risk.” ― Carla
>> Hayden*
>> MAILMAN_MIMEDEFANG
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> Tasha Squires
> O'Neill Middle School
> School Librarian
> tsquires at dg58.org
> (630) 719-5815
>
> Author of Library Partnerships: Making Connections Between School and
> Public Libraries, 2009, Information Today, Inc.
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