{"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":"Susan Roman is 2014 ALSC DSA Winner #alamw14","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dVxTFLNwVD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/susan-roman-is-2014-alsc-dsa-winner-alamw14\/\">Susan Roman is 2014 ALSC DSA Winner #alamw14<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/susan-roman-is-2014-alsc-dsa-winner-alamw14\/embed\/#?secret=dVxTFLNwVD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Susan Roman is 2014 ALSC DSA Winner #alamw14&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"dVxTFLNwVD\" 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":"Susan Roman is the 2014 recipient of the Association for Library Service to Children\u2019s (ALSC) Distinguished Service Award. This prestigious award honors an individual who has made significant contributions to library service to children and to ALSC. Roman received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago where she studied under noted children\u2019s literature authority, Zena Sutherland. She earned a master&#8217;s of library and information science from Dominican University, and a bachelor\u2019s degree from Washington University in St. Louis. She began her career as head of children\u2019s services at the Deerfield (Ill.) Public Library and then later became director of youth services at the Northbrook (Ill.) Public Library. Additionally, she served as director of the Reference Services Department at the American Medical Association Library, before joining the staff of the American Library Association (ALA). Following her tenure at ALA, she was appointed dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_1729-300x199.jpg"}