{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Teresa Walls","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/twalls\/","title":"ALSC Vice-President\/President-Elect 2008 Candidates","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TtUPIdDlSa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/03\/alsc-vice-presidentpresident-elect-2008-nominees\/\">ALSC Vice-President\/President-Elect 2008 Candidates<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/03\/alsc-vice-presidentpresident-elect-2008-nominees\/embed\/#?secret=TtUPIdDlSa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;ALSC Vice-President\/President-Elect 2008 Candidates&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"TtUPIdDlSa\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"The two candidates for the ALSC Vice-President\/President-Elect are: Maralita (Micki) Freeny, Prince George\u2019s Library System, Hyattsville, MD Kate McClelland, Perrot Memorial Library, Old Greenwich, CT They graciously answered the following for the ALSC Blog: How has ALSC membership impacted your life? How has your membership in ALSC impacted library service to children? Micki Freeny&#8217;s response: ALSC committee work and regular attendance at national conferences have given me the opportunity to explore aspects of children\u2019s librarianship and professional development which have greatly enriched my life. Three experiences stand out as memorable&#8211;the co-editing of an ALSC publication and service on the Newbery and Caldecott Committees. In the 1990s I co-edited FIRST STEPS TO LITERACY, a publishing project of the Preschool Services and Parent Education Committee of which I was a member. This work not only greatly expanded my understanding of programming for adults who work with children, but also gave me insight..."}