<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Good morning,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Consider submitting an application for the ISLMA Professional Development Grants and Scholarships. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12.8px;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>The deadline is quickly approaching on Thursday, February 1. </b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-size:12.8px;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Application instructions and forms are attached to this email and can be found</span> on the ISLMA website (</span><a href="http://www.islma.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">islma.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">). Applications must be submitted electronically to <a href="mailto:grants-awards@islma.org" target="_blank">grants-awards@islma.org</a> by 1<b>1:59 PM on <span class="gmail-m_-201906634623032407gmail-m_-7016051459023686554gmail-m_970245217300459993gmail-m_6615373358647410348gmail-m_8782096260005837613gmail-m_-3812165422786576563gmail-m_1004033888316558014m_-1612723823560392959gmail-m_-3332647888151812929gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-m_-201906634623032407gmail-m_-7016051459023686554gmail-m_970245217300459993gmail-m_6615373358647410348gmail-m_8782096260005837613gmail-m_-3812165422786576563gmail-m_1004033888316558014m_-1612723823560392959gmail-m_-3332647888151812929gmail-aQJ"><span class="gmail-m_-201906634623032407gmail-m_-7016051459023686554gmail-m_970245217300459993gmail-m_6615373358647410348gmail-m_8782096260005837613gmail-m_-3812165422786576563gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-m_-201906634623032407gmail-m_-7016051459023686554gmail-m_970245217300459993gmail-m_6615373358647410348gmail-m_8782096260005837613gmail-m_-3812165422786576563gmail-aQJ"><span class="gmail-m_-201906634623032407gmail-m_-7016051459023686554gmail-m_970245217300459993gmail-m_6615373358647410348gmail-m_8782096260005837613gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-m_-201906634623032407gmail-m_-7016051459023686554gmail-m_970245217300459993gmail-m_6615373358647410348gmail-m_8782096260005837613gmail-aQJ">February 1st</span></span></span></span></span></span></b>. If you have questions, please direct them to: <a href="mailto:grants-awards@islma.org" target="_blank">grants-awards@islma.org</a></span></p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"></span></p><hr style="font-size:12.8px"><p style="font-size:12.8px"></p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> ISLMA Lauretta McCusker, O.P., D.L.S. Professional Development Grant</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> is designed to provide financial assistance to ISLMA members who wish to partici</span><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">pate in </span><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">professional workshops, conferences and coursework related to the school library media profession</span><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> each year. A total of </span><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">$3000 in McCusker Professional Development Grants will be awarded each year</span><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. </span></font><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">More information can be found at: </span><a href="http://www.islma.org/mccusker.htm" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">islma.org/mccusker.htm</span></a></p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Marilyn Kay Maynard ISLMA Scholarship </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">was created and awarded in 2012 to honor the 26 years that Kay Maynard held the position of Executive Secretary in ISLMA. Kay was one of the original Founders of ISLMA and served as the first ISLMA President in 1988-89. In honor of Kay</span><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">, </span><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">3 scholarships per year will be awarded up to $1000.00 for students who wish to gain licensure to work in Illinois schools as a school librarian</span><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. More information can be found at: </span></font><a href="http://www.islma.org/islma_ila.htm" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">islma.org/islma_ila.htm</span></a></p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Esther Baker ISLMA Scholarship</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> was created in 2015 in memory of Esther Baker who passed away in 2014. Esther was one of the original Founders of ISLMA and served as the Revisionist currently called Bylaws and Policy Function Representative since the beginn</span><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ing. In honor of Esther, </span><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">one scholarship per year will be awarded up to $1000.00 for tuition related to course work leading to licensure each year</span><span style="font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. More inform</span></font><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ation can be found at: </span><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><a href="http://www.islma.org/baker-scholarship.htm" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">islma.org/baker-scholarship.ht<wbr>m</a></span></p><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:19.32px">Please direct any questions to </span><a href="mailto:grants-awards@islma.org" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:19.32px">grants-awards@islma.org</a><span style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:19.32px">.</span></div></div>