<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-140a4f15-7fff-91f9-ada5-8883069b729b"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:386px;height:214px"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/uXMMVv2bXm_Hmeqm9V0yRFaAqEpo7PJdXJ5LOO1uScMkaFJwvc9g4sbkYuohvFjOqoFkeIC3H69yLEMIQeOG5Itzmh1b8ruO3y3SGCV3jBiEkJ7uraWAuaBk118Sb_YJOdl1WWoi" width="386" height="214" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></span></span></span><br clear="all"><div><br></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The application period for the AISLE Polestar, Innovative Programming, and Administrator of the Year Awards is now open! More information about the awards can be found at </span><a href="http://www.aisled.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.aisled.org</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. The deadline for these awards is September 15th at 11:59 PM.  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Polestar Award is given to honor members of the Association who have made outstanding contributions to school library media programs in Illinois. More information can be found at: </span><a href="http://aisled.org/polestar.htm" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">aisled.org/polestar.htm</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Innovative Programming Award is given annually to recognize a school library media center’s achievement in planning and implementing an innovative or creative event or service which has made a measurable positive impact on its users. More information can be found at: </span><a href="https://www.aisled.org/innovative-school-library-program-award.htm" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.aisled.org/innovative-school-library-program-award.htm</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The AISLE Administrator of the Year Award is given to recognize the meritorious support of a school library program by a building or district level school administrator (a person whose position requires the administrative license such as- but not limited to- a superintendent, principal, or curriculum director) during the previous school calendar year. More information can be found at: </span><a href="http://aisled.org/administrator.htm" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">aisled.org/administrator.htm</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please direct any questions to</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(29,33,41)"> </span><a style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(17,85,204)">awards@aisled.org</span></a><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span><br><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt" align="left"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="27"><col width="166"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:164px;height:57px"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/TmAVuWy9S8nmIEfAkuvk3pHcVTE-tIt0WOqr4qHSmAs1pEDG5RsAp18VMwJeoF-toGJ4WTD96SR3QCeLbhgXx-FZqX8FaEuc9VxWHRJ0fmgf25V7vtprNAfKYabsvohTkix6GF5f" width="164" height="57" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px"></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nicolle Mazzola (she/her)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="1">Awards Function Representative</font></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Cabin,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="1"><a href="mailto:awards@aisled.org" target="_blank">awards@aisled.org</a></font></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://twitter.com/AISLEd_org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:16px;height:17px"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9XW9B3QYJWl4cTTumfnSIXp6URcF1GjRz3ALIBPVSRlC5xPdx-Bryc7Kc48H-0u22ysR8H7SZPsmRGFKG2WRO0_wzMp5zpYaAVDWHas31TgnPpK3KOcwGAd_pc_U3nNEkWPXpyff" width="16" height="17" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px"></span></span></a></p></td><td style="border-left:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-right:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-bottom:solid #ffffff 1pt;border-top:solid #ffffff 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt 0.07200000000000001pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/33728298686/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:16px;height:16px"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/A3cRNH-xrxSdxCENUSPD46qEa4TfZZXVnA5bvfnTI1cTE61AlZ-G-QvFRhBFCyxO06BKUrbGXPhB4pwOZl69_J5-6yBwkY1WYh7UJvbp27Hwr9yGJw6AO6A1X4I2i_fDJBHxO8-G" width="16" height="16" st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