1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogSarah Hashimotohttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/sarah-hashimoto/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xA3U2SHO6x"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2020/01/alamw20-well-there-you-are-philly/">#alamw20 Well There You Are, Philly!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2020/01/alamw20-well-there-you-are-philly/embed/#?secret=xA3U2SHO6x" width="600" height="338" title="“#alamw20 Well There You Are, Philly!” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="xA3U2SHO6x" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> When I made my reservations for Midwinter last year, I didn’t know what the weather would be like. Philly in winter? Could be rough! I decided to stay at the main conference hotel, and it was fantastic. Raining buckets outside? No problem! I didn’t even have to put on a coat; I just ambled to the elevator, and off I went. No outside required. That was pretty cool, but then I realized today that I hadn’t seen anything of Philadelphia at all. And I’m leaving tomorrow, eek! Happily, I was lucky to spend the afternoon with a dear friend from Chicago (we have standing Monday afternoon dates at conference), and we wrapped up the conference by seeing the Philly sights. We saw Christ Church Burial Ground, where Benjamin Franklin is buried (his grave is covered in pennies from people looking for a little luck, and as it turns out, those...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200127_143511-223x300.jpg