{"id":22711,"date":"2020-02-12T07:30:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T12:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=22711"},"modified":"2020-02-12T12:36:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T17:36:53","slug":"are-you-interested-in-writing-for-the-alsc-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2020\/02\/are-you-interested-in-writing-for-the-alsc-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you interested in writing for the ALSC Blog?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in writing for the ALSC Blog? Do you have an energetic\/compelling\/effective writing style? Do you want to help support the ALSC Blog mission &#8220;<em>to provide a venue for coverage of time sensitive news in children\u2019s librarianship, current issues in the field, and programs, conferences, initiatives, resources, and activities of interest to ALSC members and those interested in children\u2019s librarianship?<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Two opportunities await!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.placonference.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-22712 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PLA2020_Rectangle_Black_WEBBADGE_Attendee_thumbnail.png\" alt=\"PLA conference logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PLA2020_Rectangle_Black_WEBBADGE_Attendee_thumbnail.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PLA2020_Rectangle_Black_WEBBADGE_Attendee_thumbnail-160x84.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.placonference.org\/\">Public Library Association conference<\/a> is taking place in Nashville later this month. We plan to have a team of live bloggers writing from the conference who will share short pieces telling about the people they are meeting and the sessions they are attending, as well as offering information about what they are experiencing and learning. Maybe YOU would like to participate as a live blogger!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21772 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ALSC-Blog-image-big-300x250.png\" alt=\"ALSC Blog image\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ALSC-Blog-image-big-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ALSC-Blog-image-big-768x640.png 768w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ALSC-Blog-image-big-650x542.png 650w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ALSC-Blog-image-big-600x500.png 600w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ALSC-Blog-image-big-108x90.png 108w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ALSC-Blog-image-big.png 1625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are seeing growth in our Blog and would like to add to our team of regular ALSC Bloggers. Regular ALSC bloggers must be members of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/\">Association for Library Service to Children;\u00a0<\/a>they normally submit one piece per month.<\/p>\n<p>Do either of these opportunities sound interesting? Sound fun? Sound like something you\u2019d like to do?\u00a0 Contact ALSC Blog manager, Mary Voors, at <a href=\"mailto:alscblog@gmail.com\">alscblog@gmail.com<\/a> with your questions, to volunteer to liveblog from the PLA Conference, or to be considered to become an ALSC Blog monthly writer.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d love to have your contributions!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This post addresses ALSC Core Competencies of <em>Commitment to Client Group<\/em> and <em>Professionalism and Professional Development<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in writing for the ALSC Blog? Do you have an energetic\/compelling\/effective writing style? 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