<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:1px;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">Dear Illinois School Library Educators:</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:1px;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">The AISLE Board has approved a partnership between AISLE and RAILS which will help school libraries greatly. This partnership is a great advocacy tool for <b><i><u>all</u></i></b> school librarians in Illinois.</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:1px;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)"><i><u>Please investigate the links here for talking points and strategies for advocating for your library program!</u></i></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:1px;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)">RAILS’ My Library Is... campaign will help all school libraries to tell their story and promote their value more effectively to different stakeholders (administrators, teachers, colleagues, students, etc.). The campaign includes a website:  <a href="https://www.mylibraryis.org/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,45,86)">mylibraryis.org</a>, with  a special section for schools, information on training (both in person and <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:inherit"><a id="gmail-PXLINK_4_0_4" class="gmail-pxInta" href="https://www.aisled.org/#" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,45,86);background-color:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-bottom-color:rgb(28,125,255);border-bottom-style:solid;padding-bottom:1px;display:inline;font-size:inherit">online</a></span>), talking points, and general resources and toolkits.</p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)"> </span><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:1px;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)">The site also includes a <a href="https://www.mylibraryis.org/showcase/stories?page=1" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,45,86)">Sharing Showcase</a>, where school libraries can share brief stories on how their library has had a positive impact on students, teachers, and/or the school in general. RAILS is looking for more school libraries to share their stories on the website to <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:inherit"><a id="gmail-PXLINK_3_0_3" class="gmail-pxInta" href="https://www.aisled.org/#" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,45,86);background-color:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-bottom-color:rgb(28,125,255);border-bottom-style:solid;padding-bottom:1px;display:inline;font-size:inherit">create a</a></span> central gathering place of best practices and information everyone can use when promoting the value of school libraries. All stories are welcome from all types and sizes of school libraries!</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:1px;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)">Just visit the <a href="https://www.mylibraryis.org/showcase/stories?page=1" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,45,86)">Sharing Showcase</a> and click on the Add Your Library Stories link to <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:inherit"><a id="gmail-PXLINK_2_0_2" class="gmail-pxInta" href="https://www.aisled.org/#" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,45,86);background-color:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-top-style:initial;border-right-style:initial;border-left-style:initial;border-top-color:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-left-color:initial;border-bottom-color:rgb(28,125,255);border-bottom-style:solid;padding-bottom:1px;display:inline;font-size:inherit">get started</a></span>.</p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)"> </span><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:1px;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)">School libraries can also share print materials, videos, social media posts, and other tools and techniques that have helped them tell their story. Please take a look at the <a href="https://www.mylibraryis.org/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,45,86)">mylibraryis.org</a> website, and think of possible stories or other information you might share. If you have any questions about the My Library Is… campaign or the website, contact Mary Witt, RAILS Communications Director, at <a href="mailto:mary.witt@railslibraries.info" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,45,86)">mary.witt@railslibraries.info</a>.</p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>Stay tuned for more information on this project, including a push to gather a list of administrators in Illinois who support 

school libraries!!!</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Becky Robinson </div><br><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">AISLE Executive Secretary</span><div style="font-size:12.8px">P.O. Box 1326</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Galesburg, IL  61402</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="tel:(309)%20341-1099" value="+13093411099" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">309-341-1099</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">309-341-2070 FAX</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="mailto:execsecretary@aisled.org" target="_blank">execsecretary@aisled.org</a></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>