{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Guest Contributor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/guest-contributor\/","title":"ALSC Mentoring Project","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HbUMQPK5ny\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/alsc-mentoring-project\/\">ALSC Mentoring Project<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/alsc-mentoring-project\/embed\/#?secret=HbUMQPK5ny\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;ALSC Mentoring Project&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"HbUMQPK5ny\" 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":"One of the benefits of technology is the ability to meet and collaborate with other library professionals from across the United States (even the world!). This fall, ALSC began its first mentoring program matching professionals interested in library service to children together to foster collaboration, communication, and education. I was paired with JoAnna Schofield from the Akron-Summit County Public Library system.\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019m a Youth Services librarian for Broward County Library in South Florida.\u00a0 JoAnna and I immediately discovered we had a few things in common.\u00a0 She has three kids, and I have four.\u00a0 Both of us knew what it was like to try and balance work and family.\u00a0 Even more compelling, both of us have been touched by autism.\u00a0 For JoAnna, it was her sister.\u00a0 For me, my son. Because we both have an interest in autism, we decided to create goals for our mentorship experience that concentrated on library...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Sue_and_Sue-150x150.jpg"}