<div dir="ltr"><div>Also, the selection committees will meet soon to create the 2019 lists. We will post all three lists as soon as all of the authors, illustrators, and publishers from all three lists have been contacted. </div><div>We know that many of your need to make your purchases soon, and we thank you for your patience.</div><div><br></div><div>Leslie Forsman</div><div>ISLMA Readers' Choice function rep</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 4:39 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:islma@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">islma@list.railslibraries.info</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Please read through these two important Readers' Choice notes.</div><div><br></div><div>1. Voting will be open for the Monarch, Bluestem, and Lincoln awards from February 15 to March 15.<br clear="all">You will need your registration number and password. Be sure to tally all votes prior to logging in as your information only works once.</div><div><br></div><div>2. <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">ISLMA is now accepting applications to host the Readers’
Choice live announcement of the 2018 Readers’ Choice award winners.<span> </span>The announcement is scheduled for Friday,
March 16, 2018 at 10:00am.</font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Schools that are interesting in hosting this event will need
to meet the following criteria:</font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span> </span>Reliable
internet connectivity</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span> </span>Computer,
camera, microphone that work well together</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span> </span>Broadcasting
software—schools will need to record in the highest quality format available</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span> </span>Students
who will feel at ease in front of the cameras, and parental permission for the
students to be seen in a video that will be posted to the ISLMA website</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#000000"><font size="3"><span> </span>Administrative
permission and support</font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">As soon as possible after the live presentation, the host
school will need to upload the original, unedited video with all of the awards,
as well videos that show each award group (Monarch, Bluestem, and Lincoln)
separately.<span> </span>Once we have all of these,
the videos will be posted on the ISLMA website for additional viewing.</font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Be aware that the voting ends at midnight 3-15, so the final
tally will not be available until shortly before your presentation.<span> </span>You may pre -record the list of nominees, but
you will not be able to pre-record the winners.</font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">If your school meets these requirements, and you are
interested in hosting the Live Announce! please gather the following information:</font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Your name</font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Your school’s and school district’s names</font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Your location and the grade levels served by your school</font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Please send this information to:</font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Leslie Forsman, Readers’ Choice function rep, at </font><a href="mailto:readerschoice@islma.org" target="_blank"><font color="#0563c1" face="Calibri" size="3">readerschoice@islma.org</font></a><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3"> by February
23, 2018.</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3"></font><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Thank you for supporting our readers throughout the state!</font></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><br>-- <br></div><div class="m_-4081178252332145781gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><strong><font color="#0000ff" face="verdana,sans-serif">Leslie Forsman</font></strong></div><div><strong><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana">Pre-K through12th grade Librarian</font></strong></div><div><strong><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana">Education to Careers Instructor</font></strong></div><div><strong><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana">Quest Instructor</font></strong></div><div><strong><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana">Triopia CUSD #27</font></strong></div><div><strong><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=2204+Concord+Arenzville+RoadConcord%C2%A0+IL%C2%A0+62631&entry=gmail&source=g">2204 Concord Arenzville Road</a></font></strong></div><div><strong><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=2204+Concord+Arenzville+RoadConcord%C2%A0+IL%C2%A0+62631&entry=gmail&source=g">Concord IL 62631</a></font></strong></div><div><strong><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana"><a href="tel:(217)%20457-2281" target="_blank" value="+12174572281">217-457-2281, x1033</a></font></strong></div><div><strong><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana"><a href="mailto:lforsman@triopiacusd27.org" target="_blank">lforsman@triopiacusd27.org</a></font></strong></div><div><strong><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana"><font color="#ff00ff" style="background-color:rgb(0,255,255)">"Hey, you live where the books are!" </font></font></strong></div><div><strong><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana"><font color="#ff00ff" style="background-color:rgb(0,255,255)">(from a preK student who saw me outside of school).</font></font></strong></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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