{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Starr LaTronica","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/starr-latronica\/","title":"I'm Thankful!","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DuJmfs8UZG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/im-thankful\/\">I&#8217;m Thankful!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/im-thankful\/embed\/#?secret=DuJmfs8UZG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;I&#8217;m Thankful!&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"DuJmfs8UZG\" 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":"Like many families, we have a tradition of going around the table on Thanksgiving and citing something for which each of us is grateful. I am known for consistently (and predictably) saying, \u201cI am so thankful to be here\u201d\u009d. This has become longstanding material for my progeny to good naturedly point out on any happy occasion. \u201cMom\u2019s thankful to be here.\u201d\u009d \u201cAre you thankful to be here, Mom?\u201d\u009d And, yes, I always am! One place I am consistently and predictably thankful to be is the ALA Midwinter Meeting. Midwinter offers an opportunity to tackle projects and processes of the organization, to work closely in committees toward communal accomplishments. It is also the occasion of one of the most highly anticipated announcements in our profession, the Youth Media Awards press conference. All the buzz that is beginning now regarding the possible contenders of these prestigious awards: Newbery, Caldecott, Carnegie, Arbuthnot Lecture,..."}