<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">AISLE,</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">As you may have heard, RAILS is working on a new strategic plan and they would like to get input from as many different types of libraries as possible. RAILS is holding town halls in October and November. Each town hall is two hours long, and they are scheduled at different times to fit a variety of schedules.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">You can find a list of town halls and registration information on the RAILS home page at <a href="https://www.railslibraries.info/news/252552" target="_blank">https://www.railslibraries.info/news/252552</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">RAILS has scheduled two town halls that might be more accessible to those working in school libraries. We really value your perspective and we hope that you can join us for these meetings:<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Monday, October 4^th, 4pm: <a href="https://librarylearning.org/event/2021-10-04/rails-strategic-plan-member-town-hall-meeting" target="_blank">https://librarylearning.org/event/2021-10-04/rails-strategic-plan-member-town-hall-meeting</a><u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Tuesday, November 16. 4pm: <a href="https://librarylearning.org/event/2021-11-16/rails-strategic-plan-member-town-hall-meeting-0" target="_blank">https://librarylearning.org/event/2021-11-16/rails-strategic-plan-member-town-hall-meeting-0</a><u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Since RAILS will rely heavily on member input as we develop the new plan, this is a great opportunity to provide feedback on the direction you would like RAILS to take in the future.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Please let me know if you have any questions.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><u></u><br></p><font color="#888888" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Monica Harris<br>Associate Executive Director<br>Reaching Across Illinois Library System<br>Burr Ridge Office<br>Phone: 630.734.5129<br>Fax: 630.734.5050<br><a href="mailto:monica.harris@railslibraries.info" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">monica.harris@railslibraries.info</span></a><br><a href="https://www.railslibraries.info/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">https://www.railslibraries.info</span></a><br></span></p></font></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></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>