<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">I am forwarding the following information to the AISLE listserv. Please respond to the authors of the request and not to the listserv.  Thanks.</span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">

</span></p><div>Carolyn Kinsella</div><div>AISLE Executive Secretary</div><div>P.O. Box 110</div><div>Seneca, IL  61360</div><div>PH: 815-357-6023</div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=15a83ZNHmAdF7XsFleeaTWqPgJI5KRX77&revid=0B9ru44lEXuPSUlpUdUhvK09Nd0dTd091L2tiMktZaHRlajVVPQ" width="200" height="70"></div><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">

</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Colleague,  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">I am writing on behalf of an Exploratory Committee centered around an exciting project that is already highly successful in English. We would like to expand it into Spanish language writing for Spanish speaking readers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">   </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Have you heard of the

<span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">?

 It is a project that features a collaboration between a number of library organizations including ILA, RAILS, Illinois Heartland Library System and others to discover local and state, self-published writers. For more information see:

</span><a href="https://soontobefamous.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193);white-space:pre-wrap">Soon to be Famous Illinois Author Project</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Here’s how it works</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">: We will ask for electronic submissions of original Spanish language works in the Fiction genre, Adult or YA, that are independently published by Illinois residents in ePUB or PDF format. After one round of judging, we will narrow the list to 12 semi-finalist entries.  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Here is where YOU come in</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">:

We would like to form a judging committee of no more than 20 bilingual library staff to narrow the field down from twelve semi-finalists to three finalists in Round 2.  After a third round of judging, the judges will select a winner.  <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Would you be interested in participating as a judge<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">?

This means committing to approximately <span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">three months (July, August, September)<span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"> <span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">to<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"> <span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">read up to 3 books <span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">in Spanish language during the judging phase and using a rubric scale to determine the winner. The length of the books will be no more than 100,000 word count or approximately 200 pages. <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">The committee is working on translating the promotional materials to begin promoting to area writers and author groups at the start of 2021.

</span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">It’s very important that we hear from you by</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">November 16 </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">to know who will be on the judging committee. We will accept the first 20 respondents. If you want to be a part of this exciting project,

 please complete this </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_EcyQpH4hKALqBs1dfDnbRXTEq-0rwT81kwYiNYrtEaTsRw/viewform?usp=pp_url" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">short response form</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Please feel free to reach out with questions to

</span><a href="mailto:cbaranowski@stdl.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">cbaranowski@stdl.org</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"> or

<span style="margin:0px">Tina</span> Viglucci of Gail Borden Library at

<a href="mailto:tviglucci@gailbordenlibrary.info" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">tviglucci@gailbordenlibrary.info</a><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">.   <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">We look forward to hearing from you!

</span></p><br><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Claudia Baranowski </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">ESL and Literacy Coordinator </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Schaumburg Library</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:cbaranowski@stdl.org" target="_blank">cbaranowski@stdl.org</a></span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">Tina Viglucci</div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">Hispanic Services Director</div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">Gail Borden Public Library</div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><a href="mailto:tviglucci@gailborden.info" target="_blank">tviglucci@gailborden.info</a></div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><a href="mailto:biblioteca@gailborden.info" target="_blank">biblioteca@gailborden.info</a></div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div id="m_-4050460659316387830gmail-m_-1913875921615217146x_x_Signature"><div><div></div><div id="m_-4050460659316387830gmail-m_-1913875921615217146x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt"><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:11pt"></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:11pt"></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:11pt"></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Claudia Baranowski</span></b></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font face="Calibri Light, sans-serif">Community Engagement and Literacy Librarian </font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:cbaranowski@stdl.org" target="_blank">cbaranowski@stdl.org</a> • p: (847) 923-3387</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><img src="cid:4f8c77a1-c85c-48eb-928d-8996d8d4b471" style="font-size:12pt"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">PLEASE NOTE: Pursuant to Illinois State Law, e-mail communication to and from this address may be subject to public disclosure.</span> </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"> <br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Carolyn Kinsella</div><div>AISLE Executive Secretary</div><div>P.O. Box 110</div><div>Seneca, IL  61360</div><div>PH: 815-357-6023</div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=15a83ZNHmAdF7XsFleeaTWqPgJI5KRX77&revid=0B9ru44lEXuPSUlpUdUhvK09Nd0dTd091L2tiMktZaHRlajVVPQ" width="200" height="70"><br></div><div><br></div><br></div></div></div></div>