{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"It's Time to Head West, Friends!","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9iftOU43Z0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/08\/its-time-to-head-west-friends\/\">It&#8217;s Time to Head West, Friends!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/08\/its-time-to-head-west-friends\/embed\/#?secret=9iftOU43Z0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;It&#8217;s Time to Head West, Friends!&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"9iftOU43Z0\" 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":"Time is almost up to register for ALSC\u2019s 2008 National Institute, and this book-wranglin\u2019, star studded, Western event is something you will not want to miss!\u00a0 Registration closes August 20, 2008, so don\u2019t let this opportunity ride off into the great wide yonder without you. Just recently a closing general session entitled, \u201cGetting Graphic! Graphic Novels and Manga for Kids\u201d\u009d (ages 5-11), was announced.\u00a0 The presenter, Michele Gorman (author of Getting Graphic! Comic for Kids; Getting Graphic! Using Graphic Novels to Promote Literacy with Preteens and Teens; and Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: A How to Do it Manual, 3rd Edition), will explore the popularity of graphic novels for younger readers, from comic biographies to graphic novels about science and math.\u00a0 This session is specifically tailored to librarians who want to know more about this format and why it\u2019s so important to add these books to every elementary library or..."}