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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I have not been asked to remove them.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Stephanie McKinley-Miller</p><p class=MsoNormal>Abingdon-Avon Middle/Elementary School Library</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">Pres Elect via AISLE</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, March 3, 2021 9:02 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:preselect@aisled.org">Pres Elect</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[aisle] Dr. Seuss Controversy</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>The President (</span><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Veronica Defazio )</span></strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>of Illinois Library Association is being interviewed about the controversy with Dr Seuss? With six of his books not being published because of racism.</span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>Here is a news account about the issue<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/books/dr-seuss-mulberry-street.amp.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/books/dr-seuss-mulberry-street.amp.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>Veronica reached out to me to get info about schools.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>My question is have you been asked to remove them or anything else.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>I would like to Veronica information from the school side.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>Thank you<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>Mary Jo Matousek <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'>President Elect AISLE <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'><a href="mailto:Preselect@aisled.org">Preselect@aisled.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mary Jo Matousek</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>AISLE President-Elect 2020-2021</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Preselect@Aisled.org</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>630-254-7770</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Member of REAL(<span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Real Active Energetic Librarian) Chapter</span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=200 height=70 style='width:2.0833in;height:.7291in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://drive.google.com/a/aisled.org/uc?id=1y68uzhGwrjlrkCNehgE48LV4xyMq_4xg&export=download"></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>