{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Amy Forrester","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/amy-musser\/","title":"Unconferencing at #alamw15","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iILM6gxZcs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2015\/01\/unconferencing-alamw15\/\">Unconferencing at #alamw15<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2015\/01\/unconferencing-alamw15\/embed\/#?secret=iILM6gxZcs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Unconferencing at #alamw15&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"iILM6gxZcs\" 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":"This morning I attended the discussion-inducing Unconference. The general structure of an Unconference has 4 major parts: 1. Brainstorm possible discussion topics 2. Divide into tables by discussion topic 3. Discuss! 4. Report to the entire group on your table&#8217;s discussion There were 4 topics\/tables at this session: technology at the library, the state of libraries, school librarians, and early literacy\/youth programs. Our table, made up of a variety of libraries representatives, rural to urban, school to public, small to large systems, tackled early literacy\/youth programs with gusto and many a tangent. We began by talking about early literacy, which encompassed outreach, program\/early literacy promotion, resources, early literacy play spaces, and storytime presenter training. Our conversation then wandered into youth programming ideas (successes and challenges), program registration, summer reading (promotion, prizes, ways of measuring reading), passive programming, program promotion (online, print, etc.), and resources for program planning. Finally, we touched..."}