<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-ed2aa8e1-7fff-384a-c91e-a432b7a65806"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Linda Sue Park has graciously donated her speaker fee for participating on the We Need Diverse Books author panel to serve as a scholarship for a Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color (BIPOC) Illinois school librarian to attend the 2020 AISLE Virtual Conference. Any Illinois school librarian who identifies as BIPOC is welcome to apply. The winner of the scholarship will be chosen via a random drawing after the October 30, 2020, deadline.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The winner will receive a free registration to the 2020 Virtual AISLE Conference </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and a year's membership to AISLE</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You may only enter your name once, and the scholarship cannot be transferred.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you have already registered for the 2020 AISLE Conference, AISLE will reimburse payment in the same manner and to the same entity from which it was received.  If you are already a member of AISLE, your membership will be extended for a year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Just fill out this form and submit by Saturday, October 30, 2020!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-indent:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UWAUtUptl5l-keT24-SlfuVLeZxy3h3dNMLTBgALj_4/viewform?gxids=7628&edit_requested=true" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BIPOC Scholarship Application Form</span></a></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div>-- <br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Peggy Burton</div><div>2020 AISLE Conference Publicity Chair<br></div><div><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1MdI0y_SN9junvs6RnKCmx5MyUNyeQj-q&export=download" width="96" height="34"></div><div><br><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>