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Exemplary School Library Award</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif">! </span></b></div>
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<div style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif">NOTE: Updates to the process have been published on the website and include a simplified application and a three-year
term limit for evidence. This means there is less to fill out </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif"><i>and
</i></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif">you can include evidence of your exemplary endeavors from before and during the pandemic!</span><br>
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<div style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><font face="Cambria,Georgia,serif">Step 1: Download the application documents located <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aisled.org%2Fexemplary.php&data=04%7C01%7Ctedescom%40oths.us%7Ca6af3e8253a640dbd5c508d8ca025498%7Cbb4b906ca6cb45d192bec54689d1c94f%7C0%7C0%7C637481458663560687%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=VGA41aO1Sx%2FvTSJ4uDSfNc899vkjKWyL6OgZSBnGhX0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.aisled.org/exemplary.php" shash="OM5xy8vFggI5MCk6yWz0reSnO6H7iZChLNHJsL5RudSBdP+RxMsfyZ9ApJiPADSo+BXL/e8rPylO38XSrOowOBbzwzjo9TgK7fNEk8wrtq5mmMCivvsL7IkSMx0BQjCb7KMdLf4gRt0GgX8Md1ws9kL9DzMgTvwmWSF6rJzLeaA=" title="Original URL: https://www.aisled.org/exemplary.php. Click or tap if you trust this link.">on
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FAQs </a>document.</font></div>
<div style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><font face="Cambria,Georgia,serif">Step 3: Begin documenting and/or gathering evidence of your exemplary library program<b>!</b></font></div>
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<span style="background-color:white;margin:0"><span style="font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif;margin:0"><span dir="ltr" style="font-family:Corbel,Skia,sans-serif;text-align:left;background-color:white;margin:0"><b><span style="font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif;margin:0">About
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<span style="font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif;margin:0">Established in 2018, the award recognizes school libraries throughout the state of Illinois that exemplify the standards set forth in Linking for Learning, 4</span><sup><span style="font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif;margin:0">th</span></sup><span style="font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif;margin:0"><span style="margin:0"> </span>edition
(2018). This award is presented to a school library in public, private, or charter schools; it is not intended to recognize districts or individual librarians.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif;margin:0">To be eligible for the award, the library must meet the following criteria:</span></b><br>
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<li><span style="font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif;margin:0">School must have a full-time school librarian who is a member of AISLE.</span><br>
</li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif;margin:0">School library must have a dedicated school budget, some of which must come from the local organization.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif;margin:0">School may NOT have received the award within the last three years.</span><br>
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<li><span style="font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif;margin:0">All parts of the application must be submitted electronically</span><span style="font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif;margin:0">. (See <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aisled.org%2Fpdf%2FFAQ-Updated-2021.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Ctedescom%40oths.us%7Ca6af3e8253a640dbd5c508d8ca025498%7Cbb4b906ca6cb45d192bec54689d1c94f%7C0%7C0%7C637481458663570644%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Xs50%2FgQdqeivSZuwC4N94axZcloI3qx6cPyuTMNVBtA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.aisled.org/pdf/FAQ-Updated-2021.pdf" shash="xQ0pikHk5OiFtkxg2dJuWZemWVjkrcanJim6bMe/tTTuB+3sXYJqVJHLy3YRpkKMXG7WLNBqvtAJnPcLJBcr1zlle14uGcCYcC8pqXdruq2IW1NqWN9LRFXP9C2Eg1SFlfpWEmV0iqs+Hud2+1KdKd3yvY1raXblOnNyYIDa/ek=" title="Original URL: https://www.aisled.org/pdf/FAQ-Updated-2021.pdf. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="background-color:white;margin:0">FAQs</a> for
more information.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif;margin:0">The applicant must also submit an application fee of $30.<br>
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<li><span style="font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif;margin:0">Applications must be submitted electronically between March 1st and June 30th.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Cambria,Georgia,serif;margin:0">Applicants must score a minimum of 100 points on the application (out of 128 possible) to be awarded this distinction.</span></li></ul>
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