<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp281f8bb4yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><span id="ydpedcc9500docs-internal-guid-44bbfe9e-7fff-0d40-176f-29f16f9e60c1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is award season for AISLE. We take our awards very seriously. However, we cannot make any award presentations unless we have people nominated to win them. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And that is where </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; width: 49px; min-height: 47px;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/7NAFx0-JoEMmlitGsRzUMYhPv6p_J1C8esjp5wsgomJI9uVZCH1a6Q6i9zrXDuf4FWuHhnquaYu6kgOc1Z-F9MZMGGYKg5jbmPC1Fx6--O3vdk_BGfSY1oaKaofP5qUfbSuBEr0k" width="53.26829268292683" height="51.92057761732852" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" class=""></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> you come in.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These 3 awards are given to people and programs nominated by our members:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Polestar = someone who has made an outstanding impact on the association and the profession of school librarianship in Illinois, </span><a href="http://aisled.org/polestar.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 143, 233); text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">aisled.org/polestar.htm</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Innovative Programming = a school library program that has made a measurable impact on students, staff, school or community, </span><a href="https://www.aisled.org/innovative-school-library-program-award.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 143, 233); 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: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Administrator of the Year = a building or district administrator who has given </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">meritorious support to a school library program, </span><a href="http://aisled.org/administrator.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">aisled.org/administrator.htm</a><span style="font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><div><br></div></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don’t delay! </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The nomination deadline has been extended to Oct. 1, 2020</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Visit the web pages listed above and fill out a nomination form. </span></p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are counting on </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; width: 46px; min-height: 49px;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ir6mKnNWroZRLCwH56NF4BkHkOUrQ4eJNRwfrtgRX5jgekaiYbgGvvCxNFN2YN3ctUlxBJGkHpg2m8389e9fnaudquNGlDEV6vETza2NnzCaq2oUhrAO5Q9mJU7Xgr_Q3Si0Hgnw" width="46" height="49" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" class=""></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to help us recognize the best of the best!</span></span></div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: new times, serif;">Peggy Burton, Retired School Librarian</span><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-family: new times, serif;">Publicity Chair, 2020 Virtual AISLE Conference</span></div><div class="ydp281f8bb4signature"><div style="font-family:new times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr"><span></span><span></span><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>