{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Lisa Taylor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/lisa-taylor\/","title":"We're more important than they think!","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gCH4n1NOKH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2014\/02\/were-more-important-than-they-think\/\">We&#8217;re more important than they think!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2014\/02\/were-more-important-than-they-think\/embed\/#?secret=gCH4n1NOKH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;We&#8217;re more important than they think!&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"gCH4n1NOKH\" 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":"Ask a children&#8217;s librarian about her department&#8217;s place in the hierarchy of her school, library, or system, and you may hear, &#8220;at the bottom.&#8221; If you feel this is\u00a0true in your situation, it&#8217;s time to do something about it! Think of all the things you do that are not necessarily related to youth services, but are vital to your school or library. Be sure that you bring them to the attention of supervisors. Do you work on committees outside your area of expertise? Do you train other teachers or staff members in technology? Do you offer programs for adults, parents, people with disabilities, teachers? You do more than you think! Check the statistics for new youth library cards and circulation of children&#8217;s materials. Do you have a designated children&#8217;s web page? Check those stats, too. Are they worth crowing about? If they are, start crowing. (If they aren&#8217;t, you know..."}