{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Casey O'Leary","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/casey-oleary\/","title":"Top Inspirational Moments @ALA2013","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Sn6SruFZmZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/top-inspirational-moments-ala2013\/\">Top Inspirational Moments @ALA2013<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/top-inspirational-moments-ala2013\/embed\/#?secret=Sn6SruFZmZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Top Inspirational Moments @ALA2013&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"Sn6SruFZmZ\" 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":"In my first blog post, I wrote I wanted to be inspired by this year&#8217;s Annual Conference&#8230;and ALA brought it, big time.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve posted about fabulous Lauren Myracle and the best panel discussion ever; here&#8217;s\u00a05 more inspirational moments from the conference (in no particular order): Father Michael Pfleger, who spoke about gun violence and how libraries can help, looking out at a room full of librarians and saying, &#8220;Do you know how powerful you are?&#8221;\u00a0 He spoke passionately about children, saying &#8220;&#8230;we can&#8217;t keep telling children what they can&#8217;t do.&#8221; Author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds and &#8220;International Dot Day&#8221; on September 15th.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t wait to make plans to celebrate this at my library! In &#8220;Storytelling Mojo,&#8221; telling another person, in 90 seconds, how my library is evolving and realizing I was focused, positive and articulate.\u00a0 Listening to that person and realizing that her challenges and concerns are so...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Alice-Walker-225x300.jpg"}