<div dir="ltr">Dear AISLE-Share List subscribers:<div><br></div><div>I recently received a question that I thought was a great one and I wanted to share it with you all...and the answer too of course!</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">What is my AISLE membership really paying for?</span> <br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail-gs" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:913px;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div class="gmail-"><div id="gmail-:790" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt gmail-adO" style="font-size:12.8px;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-:791" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH" tabindex="-1" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Your membership in AISLE includes the following benefits:</span></p><p class="gmail-m_8115441632296877147gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 39.45pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">An association newsletter, website, and online listserv</span></p><p class="gmail-m_8115441632296877147gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 39.45pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A fall conference designed to increase your expertise in the library and technology field</span></p><p class="gmail-m_8115441632296877147gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 39.45pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Discounts for conference and professional development</span></p><p class="gmail-m_8115441632296877147gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 39.45pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A new regional network to enhance CE and networking around the state via Chapters</span></p><p class="gmail-m_8115441632296877147gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 39.45pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Academic grants to enhance your book collection in non-fiction and Readers’ Choice book sets</span></p><p class="gmail-m_8115441632296877147gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 39.45pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A variety of scholarships for training and CE</span></p><p class="gmail-m_8115441632296877147gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 39.45pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Advocacy work to provide our students with quality library services</span></p><p class="gmail-m_8115441632296877147gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 39.45pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The newest professional standards—(ISAIL and Linking for Learning)</span></p><p class="gmail-m_8115441632296877147gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 39.45pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Webinars and mini conferences</span></p><p class="gmail-m_8115441632296877147gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 39.45pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Regularly scheduled Twitter “Chats”</span></p><p class="gmail-m_8115441632296877147gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 39.45pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">And many more….</span></p><p class="gmail-m_8115441632296877147gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 39.45pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_8115441632296877147gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default">I also want to add that being active in your professional organization connects you with other professionals around the state and the nation. As a group we are so much stronger! AISLE is currently working on strengthening our role in education in Illinois through legislation . This can only happen if we stick together and work towards what is best for our students. Please join and/or renew your membership to AISLE and become a leader in your school and your profession!</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">I hope to see you all in Tinley Park next week for our annual conference. It is the event of the year for school librarians! Don't miss it!</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Becky Robinson</div><div class="gmail_default">AISLE Executive Secretary</div><div class="gmail_default"><a href="mailto:execsecretary@aisled.org">execsecretary@aisled.org</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-hi" style="border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px;padding:0px;width:auto;background:rgb(242,242,242);margin:0px"></div></div></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div>
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