{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"thom barthelmess","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/thom-barthelmess\/","title":"ALSC efforts afoot, read all about it!","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OBo8tf9yQw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2009\/09\/alsc-efforts-afoot-read-all-about-it\/\">ALSC efforts afoot, read all about it!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2009\/09\/alsc-efforts-afoot-read-all-about-it\/embed\/#?secret=OBo8tf9yQw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;ALSC efforts afoot, read all about it!&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"OBo8tf9yQw\" 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":"Greetings ALSC Members: It&#8217;s your president here, letting you know about some exciting conversations we&#8217;re beginning, and asking for your contributions. Two small groups have been convened to look at some pressing issues close to our hearts: The Board Subcommittee on Strategic Plan Alignment is considering ALSC business, looking at our core goals and objectives and finding ways to attend to them virtually. The Scope of Attention Task Force is refining our Divisional definition of &#8220;children,&#8221; looking at both the terms (age vs. grade) and scope (babies? 14 year-olds? Where do we draw those lines?). In the coming weeks and months these groups will be looking to members (that&#8217;s you) for input,\u00a0in a formal way. But\u00a0now&#8217;s the time to start thinking and talking.\u00a0I&#8217;ve laid everything out in more detail on ALA Connect. Head on over (http:\/\/connect.ala.org\/), login, choose ALSC as a Division in the My ALA Groups drop down menu,..."}