{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Dan Bostrom","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/drude\/","title":"Exploring Everyday Advocacy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Cr3uEyNVTS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/exploring-everyday-advocacy\/\">Exploring Everyday Advocacy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/exploring-everyday-advocacy\/embed\/#?secret=Cr3uEyNVTS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Exploring Everyday Advocacy&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"Cr3uEyNVTS\" 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":"Even though National Library Legislative Day is over, being an advocate for libraries continues on through the year. On May 1, 2013, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) announced the launch of the Everyday Advocacy website. This member-driven site is a librarian\u2019s companion for simple, effective ways to learn, share and make a difference in their community. The goals of Everyday Advocacy are: To empower librarians and library staff to go out and make a difference in their libraries, their communities and beyond; To raise the comfort level of youth services librarians in the arena of advocacy; To develop powerful advocates for children and library service to children; To provide a basic toolkit and other resources to address various advocacy circumstances; and To provide a go-to resource for both day-to-day advocacy and crisis advocacy. The new website features ways for advocates to get informed, engage with their community,...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/EverdayAdvocacy_hands-300x274.jpg"}