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<span id="m_1443566574567065194gmail-docs-internal-guid-16af7a08-8cb7-b353-c8e4-5c51462c8a81"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bree Serif";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2018 will be a big year for our association as we change names and continue to work on positively impacting Illinois students and schools.</span><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bree Serif";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Did you know that o</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bree Serif";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ur very active listserv has almost 1100 members but only 400 are current members of AISLE?</span></b><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bree Serif";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">  Right now, the listserv is a FREE public service offered by AISLE to provide opportunities for librarians across the state to cultivate valuable networking connections and find opportunities to </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/islma.org/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOvXGGrLNX2tliQNA-OaZMVRJWdREe0J6QkD_zwrUnWeJicg/viewform?c=0&w=1" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bree Serif";color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">volunteer</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bree Serif";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> their talents but we need your support!  </span><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bree Serif";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you are using the listserv and are NOT a current member of AISLE (formerly known as ISLMA) I am inviting you to join AISLE.  Our association is only as strong as our membership and we need you more than ever!  </span><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bree Serif";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In addition to our advocacy work across the state for students to have quality school  library services, our partnerships with EveryLibrary and other critical organizations AISLE hosts the Illinois readers’ choice awards, offers academic grants and professional development to our membership and organizes a conference every year.  Please visit </span><font color="#1155cc" face="Bree Serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"><u><a href="https://www.islma.org/membership.htm" target="_blank">https://www.islma.org/<wbr>membership.htm</a></u></span></font><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bree Serif";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for more information about membership benefits.  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bree Serif";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our name will officially change to the Association of Illinois Library Educators (AISLE) effective July 1, 2018 and the AISLE website will be launching soon. Watch the listserv and check your email for that notification!</span></p><br><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bree Serif";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We hope you choose to become a member of our organization this year and join our efforts to positively impact Illinois students and schools.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact </span><a href="mailto:membership@islma.org" style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bree Serif";color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-ali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