<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It is an exciting time to be a school librarian in Michigan and a member of MAME.  Past President, Lisa Brakel is a candidate on the 2019 </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/about/elections" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ALA ballot</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.  Lisa </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,254,254);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">will seek the 2020-2021 AASL presidential term.  MAME whole-heartedly endorses Lisa Brakel for AASL President-Elect.  Lisa has served the school librarians in Michigan for several years.  As AASL President, we know that she will continue to do great things for school librarians on a much larger scale.  Show your support by voting for Lisa Brakel in the upcoming election.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,254,254);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,254,254);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In order to be eligible to vote, you MUST renew your ALA/AASL membership prior to January 31, 2019.  If you haven’t already renewed your membership, please </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/about/join" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,254,254);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">renew</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,254,254);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> it today.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,254,254);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#0000ff">Ballot mailing for the 2019 election will begin on March 11 and will close at 11:59 p.m. on April 3, 2019. </font></span></p><font color="#0000ff"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,254,254);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#0000ff">Please note that Lance Werner, Director of the Kent District Libraries, is running for ALA President-Elect.  We encourage you to show your support for both Lisa and Lance when you vote!</font></span></p><font color="#0000ff"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></font></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Cynthia J. Zervos</span><div><span><span><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></div></span></span><span><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></div></span></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i>MAME President</i></font></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><i>AASL Region 3 Representative</i></span></div><div><i>AASL
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