https://ncslma.org/events NC School Library Media Association upcoming events NC School Library Media Association Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:19:49 GMT Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:19:49 GMT Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT <h4 align="center">Exhibitor and Sponsor Registration</h4> <h5>Join us for Library Joy!</h5> <p>Be part of an inspiring, joy-filled conference experience connecting you with school library leaders from across North Carolina.</p> <p>Choose the option that best fits your goals, and we'll take care of the rest.</p> <h4 align="center"><strong data-start="442" data-end="465">Exhibit and Sponsorship Options</strong></h4> <h2><strong data-start="442" data-end="465" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 16px;">All booths include:</strong></h2> <p style="background-color: transparent;">✔ Two meal tickets per meal<br data-start="495" data-end="498"> ✔ Logo on the NCSLMA website &amp; sponsor listing<br data-start="544" data-end="547"> ✔ Social media recognition<br></p>&nbsp; 1 Booth<br> <table width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" watable="1" class="contStyleExcSimpleTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" bgcolor="#CCFFFF"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top">&nbsp;Level</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top">&nbsp;Price</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top">&nbsp;Booth Size</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top">&nbsp;Perks</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top">&nbsp;Single Booth (vendor only)</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top">$1,200&nbsp;</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top">&nbsp; 1 Booth</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;">A great way to connect with attendees and share your products and services.</p> <ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"> <li>Standard booth space</li> <li>Access to high-traffic exhibit times</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" width="" height="" align="">&nbsp;Joy Amplifier</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" width="" height="" align="">&nbsp;$1,500</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" width="" height="" align="">&nbsp;1 Booth</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" width="" height="" align=""> <p>Expand your presence and support the conference experience.<br></p> <ul> <li>Single booth</li> <li>Recognition during a Joy Break (snack/coffee break)</li> <li>Logo included in sponsor recognition</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" width="" height="" align="" valign="top">&nbsp;Double Booth (vendor only)</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" width="" height="" align="" valign="top">&nbsp;$2,200</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" width="" height="" align="" valign="top">&nbsp;2 Booths</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" width="" height="" align="" valign="top"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;">More space for showcasing your products and engaging with attendees.</p> <ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"> <li>Double booth space</li> <li>Increased visibility in the exhibit hall</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top">&nbsp;Joy Champion</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top">&nbsp;$2,500</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top">&nbsp; 2 Booths</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;">Increase your visibility and connect in a bigger way.</p> <ul> <li>Double booth</li> <li>Priority booth placement</li> <li>Recognition during a Joy Break</li> <li>Featured in Library Joy Sponsor Spotlight (email/social media)</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top">Joy Legacy Partner</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top">&nbsp;$4,000</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top">&nbsp;2 Booths</td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" valign="top"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;">Maximize your impact and be part of the conference's most memorable moments.</p> <ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"> <li>Double booth</li> <li>Premium booth placement</li> <li>Recognition during a Joy Break</li> <li>Prominent logo placement in conference materials</li> <li>Featured in Library Joy Sponsor Spotlight</li> <li>Recognition as a supporting partner of:</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li>"You Are the Keynote" Joy Showcase</li> <li>Choose Your Joy Night</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><br> <h4 align="center">Additional Opportunities to Connect</h4> <p style="background-color: transparent;">Want to extend your reach even further? These optional add-ons allow you to align your brand with high-impact conference experiences.</p> <ul> <li>Choose Your Joy Night Sponsor: Be part of game night, trivia, and book club fun.</li> <li>Joy Break Sponsor: Keep attendees energized and engaged between sessions.</li> <li>Library Joy Showcase Sponsor: Support the "You Are the Keynote" experience celebrating librarians.</li> <li>Sponsor Spotlight Feature: Be highlighted in conference emails and social media.</li> </ul> <h5>Would you like to share your brand with every attendee?</h5> <p data-start="263" data-end="441">We welcome donations of branded “swag” items to include in attendee bags or distributions. Popular items include tote bags, pens, notepads, keychains, and other useful giveaways.</p> <p style="background-color: transparent;">It's a simple way to extend your presence beyond the exhibit hall and leave a lasting impression.</p> <div style="display: none;"></div> <div style="display: none;"></div> <div style="display: none;"></div> <div style="display: none;"></div> <div style="display: none;"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6639698 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6639698 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT <table width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" watable="1" class="contStyleExcSimpleTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" valign="top"><br></td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" valign="top"> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;">Contact for this event: <a href="mailto:saralevin@ncslma.org" target="_blank">Sara Levin</a></font></strong></p> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;"><img src="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/2026%20SLS%20Flyer.png" alt="" title="" border="0"><br></font></strong></p> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;">Looking for a great way to invigorate yourself with new professional insight as part of your summer break?</font></strong><br></p> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;">Join NCSLMA for our 8th annual Summer Learning Series from July 7th through August 4th. Each webinar will take place on Tuesday evening from 7 to 8 PM. Participants will receive the Google Classroom link.&nbsp; The Google Classroom will have a form to document attendance. Certificates of attendance which can be used to apply to your district for approved CEU credits will be issued at the end of the series.</font></strong></p> <p>Links and log in information will be sent out closer to each week's event to the email attached to your NCSLMA membership!&nbsp;<strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></strong></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6755701 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6755701 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:30:00 GMT <p>Hello everyone! I am excited to introduce Page Turners, the NCSLMA Grown-Up Book Club!</p> <p>This idea grew from Brew Crew (if you're not attending Brew Crews, you really should - we talk about a LOT of stuff). We brainstormed and thought this format could work best for our members.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>This a crowd-sourced book club. We will meet monthly on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 9:30am with a new book at each meeting. The book titles will be submitted and voted on by people who sign up. We use rank-choice voting to decide the winner. :-)</p> <p>The meeting schedule will be as follows:</p> <ul> <li> <p>July 2026- <em>Book Lovers</em> <span>by Emily Henry</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>August 2026 - <em>The Calamity Club&nbsp;</em>by Kathryn Stockett&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>September 2026-&nbsp;<em>Huda F Are You?</em> by Huda Fahmy</span></p> </li> </ul> <p>The link for our WebX Meet will be in your confirmation e-mail.&nbsp;</p> <p>Please visit the Page Turners webpage at ncslma.org/pageturners for information and for the discussion forum. Contact <a href="mailto:jenniferlong@ncslma.org">Book Club Coordinator Jennifer Long</a> with any questions.</p> <p><br></p> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT <table width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" watable="1" class="contStyleExcSimpleTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" valign="top"><br></td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" valign="top"> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;">Contact for this event: <a href="mailto:saralevin@ncslma.org" target="_blank">Sara Levin</a></font></strong></p> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;"><img src="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/2026%20SLS%20Flyer.png" alt="" title="" border="0"><br></font></strong></p> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;">Looking for a great way to invigorate yourself with new professional insight as part of your summer break?</font></strong><br></p> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;">Join NCSLMA for our 8th annual Summer Learning Series from July 7th through August 4th. Each webinar will take place on Tuesday evening from 7 to 8 PM. Participants will receive the Google Classroom link.&nbsp; The Google Classroom will have a form to document attendance. Certificates of attendance which can be used to apply to your district for approved CEU credits will be issued at the end of the series.</font></strong></p> <p>Links and log in information will be sent out closer to each week's event to the email attached to your NCSLMA membership!&nbsp;<strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></strong></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6755701 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6755701 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT <table width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" watable="1" class="contStyleExcSimpleTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" valign="top"><br></td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" valign="top"> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;">Contact for this event: <a href="mailto:saralevin@ncslma.org" target="_blank">Sara Levin</a></font></strong></p> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;"><img src="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/2026%20SLS%20Flyer.png" alt="" title="" border="0"><br></font></strong></p> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;">Looking for a great way to invigorate yourself with new professional insight as part of your summer break?</font></strong><br></p> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;">Join NCSLMA for our 8th annual Summer Learning Series from July 7th through August 4th. Each webinar will take place on Tuesday evening from 7 to 8 PM. Participants will receive the Google Classroom link.&nbsp; The Google Classroom will have a form to document attendance. Certificates of attendance which can be used to apply to your district for approved CEU credits will be issued at the end of the series.</font></strong></p> <p>Links and log in information will be sent out closer to each week's event to the email attached to your NCSLMA membership!&nbsp;<strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></strong></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6755701 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6755701 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT <table width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" watable="1" class="contStyleExcSimpleTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" valign="top"><br></td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" valign="top"> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;">Contact for this event: <a href="mailto:saralevin@ncslma.org" target="_blank">Sara Levin</a></font></strong></p> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;"><img src="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/2026%20SLS%20Flyer.png" alt="" title="" border="0"><br></font></strong></p> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;">Looking for a great way to invigorate yourself with new professional insight as part of your summer break?</font></strong><br></p> <p><strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;">Join NCSLMA for our 8th annual Summer Learning Series from July 7th through August 4th. Each webinar will take place on Tuesday evening from 7 to 8 PM. Participants will receive the Google Classroom link.&nbsp; The Google Classroom will have a form to document attendance. Certificates of attendance which can be used to apply to your district for approved CEU credits will be issued at the end of the series.</font></strong></p> <p>Links and log in information will be sent out closer to each week's event to the email attached to your NCSLMA membership!&nbsp;<strong><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></strong></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6755701 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6755701 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT <p>Hello everyone! I am excited to introduce Page Turners, the NCSLMA Grown-Up Book Club!</p> <p>This idea grew from Brew Crew (if you're not attending Brew Crews, you really should - we talk about a LOT of stuff). We brainstormed and thought this format could work best for our members.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>This a crowd-sourced book club. We will meet monthly on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 9:30am with a new book at each meeting. The book titles will be submitted and voted on by people who sign up. We use rank-choice voting to decide the winner. :-)</p> <p>The meeting schedule will be as follows:</p> <ul> <li> <p>July 2026- <em>Book Lovers</em> <span>by Emily Henry</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>August 2026 - <em>The Calamity Club&nbsp;</em>by Kathryn Stockett&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>September 2026-&nbsp;<em>Huda F Are You?</em> by Huda Fahmy</span></p> </li> </ul> <p>The link for our WebX Meet will be in your confirmation e-mail.&nbsp;</p> <p>Please visit the Page Turners webpage at ncslma.org/pageturners for information and for the discussion forum. Contact <a href="mailto:jenniferlong@ncslma.org">Book Club Coordinator Jennifer Long</a> with any questions.</p> <p><br></p> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><font color="#FFFFFF">Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6748989 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6748989 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT <p>Hello everyone! I am excited to introduce Page Turners, the NCSLMA Grown-Up Book Club!</p> <p>This idea grew from Brew Crew (if you're not attending Brew Crews, you really should - we talk about a LOT of stuff). We brainstormed and thought this format could work best for our members.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>This a crowd-sourced book club. We will meet monthly on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 9:30am with a new book at each meeting. The book titles will be submitted and voted on by people who sign up. We use rank-choice voting to decide the winner. :-)</p> <p>The meeting schedule will be as follows:</p> <ul> <li> <p>July 2026- <em>Book Lovers</em> <span>by Emily Henry</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>August 2026 - <em>The Calamity Club&nbsp;</em>by Kathryn Stockett&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>September 2026-&nbsp;<em>Huda F Are You?</em> by Huda Fahmy</span></p> </li> </ul> <p>The link for our WebX Meet will be in your confirmation e-mail.&nbsp;</p> <p>Please visit the Page Turners webpage at ncslma.org/pageturners for information and for the discussion forum. Contact <a href="mailto:jenniferlong@ncslma.org">Book Club Coordinator Jennifer Long</a> with any questions.</p> <p><br></p> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT <p>Hello everyone! I am excited to introduce Page Turners, the NCSLMA Grown-Up Book Club!</p> <p>This idea grew from Brew Crew (if you're not attending Brew Crews, you really should - we talk about a LOT of stuff). We brainstormed and thought this format could work best for our members.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>This a crowd-sourced book club. We will meet monthly on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 9:30am with a new book at each meeting. The book titles will be submitted and voted on by people who sign up. We use rank-choice voting to decide the winner. :-)</p> <p>The meeting schedule will be as follows:</p> <ul> <li> <p>July 2026- <em>Book Lovers</em> <span>by Emily Henry</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>August 2026 - <em>The Calamity Club&nbsp;</em>by Kathryn Stockett&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>September 2026-&nbsp;<em>Huda F Are You?</em> by Huda Fahmy</span></p> </li> </ul> <p>The link for our WebX Meet will be in your confirmation e-mail.&nbsp;</p> <p>Please visit the Page Turners webpage at ncslma.org/pageturners for information and for the discussion forum. Contact <a href="mailto:jenniferlong@ncslma.org">Book Club Coordinator Jennifer Long</a> with any questions.</p> <p><br></p> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><font color="#FFFFFF">Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749275 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749275 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT <p align="center"><br></p> <p align="center"><img src="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/NC%20School%20Library%20Media%20Association%20-%202025%20Conference.html" alt="" title="" border="0"><img src="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/1%20(1).png" alt="" title="" border="0"></p> <p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 24px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">Registration is now open for our</font><font style="font-size: 24px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font><font style="font-size: 24px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">2026 Conference</font></p> <p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"><em><font style="font-size: 24px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">"Finding Joy in Every Chapter!"</font></em></p> <p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Conference will be held October 21-23, 2026</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">at the Concord Convention Center at Embassy Suites.</font></p> <p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">For more details, visit the conference webpage:</font> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6595471"><font color="#1155CC" face="Arial, sans-serif">2026 Conference</font></a></p> <p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Due to space constraints, attendance is limited to the first 600 attendees. There will be a waitlist option.&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">Registration is complete when payment has been received.</font></p> <p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">2026 Registration Rates&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">May 11th - September 23rd<br> Regular Registration&nbsp;</font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">$235 for members</font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">$235 for out of state Associate members*</font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">$290 for non-members</font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font><em><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">Includes lunch both days</font></em></p> <p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">September 24th - October 22nd<br> On-site Registration&nbsp;</font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">$285 for members</font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">$285 for out of state Associate members*</font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">$340&nbsp; for non-members</font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font><em><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">Meals not included<br> <font face="Arial, sans-serif">*with proof of membership to state organization</font></font></em></p> <p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"><em><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">Note:<br> ** Any registrations not paid by September 24th will be cancelled and you will have to re-register at the next rate.</font></em><em><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></em><em><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">You may cancel your registration by September 23rd for a fee of $25. Any cancellations after that will not be refunded.&nbsp;</font></em></p> <p style="line-height: 22px;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">Contacts for this event:</font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif">Heath Radford - <a href="mailto:heathradford@ncslma.org" target="_blank">heathradford@ncslma.org</a></font> <font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Chris Tuttell - <a href="mailto:christuttell@ncslma.org" target="_blank">christuttell@ncslma.org</a></font></p><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--><!--a=1--> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6595471 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6595471 Wed, 18 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><font color="#FFFFFF">Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749353 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749353 Sat, 21 Nov 2026 14:30:00 GMT <p>Hello everyone! I am excited to introduce Page Turners, the NCSLMA Grown-Up Book Club!</p> <p>This idea grew from Brew Crew (if you're not attending Brew Crews, you really should - we talk about a LOT of stuff). We brainstormed and thought this format could work best for our members.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>This a crowd-sourced book club. We will meet monthly on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 9:30am with a new book at each meeting. The book titles will be submitted and voted on by people who sign up. We use rank-choice voting to decide the winner. :-)</p> <p>The meeting schedule will be as follows:</p> <ul> <li> <p>July 2026- <em>Book Lovers</em> <span>by Emily Henry</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>August 2026 - <em>The Calamity Club&nbsp;</em>by Kathryn Stockett&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>September 2026-&nbsp;<em>Huda F Are You?</em> by Huda Fahmy</span></p> </li> </ul> <p>The link for our WebX Meet will be in your confirmation e-mail.&nbsp;</p> <p>Please visit the Page Turners webpage at ncslma.org/pageturners for information and for the discussion forum. Contact <a href="mailto:jenniferlong@ncslma.org">Book Club Coordinator Jennifer Long</a> with any questions.</p> <p><br></p> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 Wed, 16 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><font color="#FFFFFF">Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749383 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749383 Sat, 19 Dec 2026 14:30:00 GMT <p>Hello everyone! I am excited to introduce Page Turners, the NCSLMA Grown-Up Book Club!</p> <p>This idea grew from Brew Crew (if you're not attending Brew Crews, you really should - we talk about a LOT of stuff). We brainstormed and thought this format could work best for our members.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>This a crowd-sourced book club. We will meet monthly on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 9:30am with a new book at each meeting. The book titles will be submitted and voted on by people who sign up. We use rank-choice voting to decide the winner. :-)</p> <p>The meeting schedule will be as follows:</p> <ul> <li> <p>July 2026- <em>Book Lovers</em> <span>by Emily Henry</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>August 2026 - <em>The Calamity Club&nbsp;</em>by Kathryn Stockett&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li> <p><span>September 2026-&nbsp;<em>Huda F Are You?</em> by Huda Fahmy</span></p> </li> </ul> <p>The link for our WebX Meet will be in your confirmation e-mail.&nbsp;</p> <p>Please visit the Page Turners webpage at ncslma.org/pageturners for information and for the discussion forum. Contact <a href="mailto:jenniferlong@ncslma.org">Book Club Coordinator Jennifer Long</a> with any questions.</p> <p><br></p> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-5035534 Wed, 20 Jan 2027 00:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="" color="#FFFFFF">Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</font></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749409 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749409 Wed, 17 Feb 2027 00:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="" color="#FFFFFF">Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749423 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749423 Tue, 16 Mar 2027 23:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="" color="#FFFFFF">March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749436 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749436 Tue, 13 Apr 2027 23:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="" color="#FFFFFF">April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749451 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749451 Tue, 11 May 2027 23:00:00 GMT <div style=""> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join fellow media coordinators and NCSLMA National Board Facilitators for focused conversations, practical support, and encouragement as you progress toward National Board certification.</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">These sessions will not be recorded; the focus will be to provide space to connect and receive support. You can find general information about each component on the</span> <a href="https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/National-Board-Support-Members" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">National</span> <span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Board Support</span>&nbsp;Members</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">page of our website.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-variant: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 2026-27 National Board Candidates' Corner series will highlight a single National Board Component each month. Facilitators will also be available at these sessions to support initial and recertifying candidates wherever they are in their component(s):</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Sept. 15 - Getting Started discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Oct. 20 - Component 2 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Nov. 17 - Component 3 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strike>Dec. 15 - Component 4 discussion; Individual support</strike></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>Jan. 19 - Component 1 discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>Feb. 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>March 16 - Open discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style=""><strike>April 13 - Open discussion; Individual support</strike></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font style="" color="#FFFFFF">May 11 - Open discussion; Individual support</font></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">June 8 - Getting Started for the 2026-27 cycle; Individual support&nbsp;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ebdacf71-7fff-1783-e2b7-4e411948e8c2"><br></span></p> <div style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></div> </div> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div> https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749453 https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/event-6749453