<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpf9e1130fyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I'm taking off my Publicity Chair hat and putting on my member hat.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I just spent an hour listening to author Alan Gratz who was the Keynote speaker for the opening of the AISLE conference. It was a great hour. He is so personable and spoke like he knew each one of us and seemed truly grateful for what we do for our students.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Congrats to the Program Committee and Michelle Glatt for getting him to speak!</div><div><br></div><div class="ydpf9e1130fsignature"><div style="font-family:new times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr">Peggy Burton, Retired School Librarian<br></div><div dir="ltr"><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>