{"id":2278,"date":"2011-04-24T15:06:16","date_gmt":"2011-04-24T19:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=2278"},"modified":"2011-05-14T22:27:44","modified_gmt":"2011-05-15T02:27:44","slug":"want-to-be-a-guest-contributor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/want-to-be-a-guest-contributor\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to be a Guest Contributor?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently you may have noticed more activity on this blog. We have a dynamic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?page_id=76\" target=\"_blank\">group of ALSC bloggers<\/a> who are each posting regularly, normally once a month. We\u2019ve also built in the opportunity for other interested blog readers and people interested in the field of Children\u2019s Librarianship to post as \u201cGuest Contributors.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a sampling of posts by guest bloggers from the last month:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the      post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=2181\" target=\"_blank\">ABCs of Inclusive Youth Programming<\/a>,\u00a0 Renee Grassi \u2014 a Youth Services librarian at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deerfieldlibrary.org\/deerfield\/\" target=\"_blank\">Deerfield Public Library<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deerfieldlibrary.org\/deerfield\/\"><\/a> in Deerfield, Illinois \u2014 wrote about including      children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in library programs and the      opportunities we all have to be inclusive and welcoming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Christie      Gibrich, a Senior Librarian at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gptx.org\/index.aspx?page=171\" target=\"_blank\">Bowles Life Center Branch Library<\/a> in Grand Prairie,      Texas and a Rainbow Project Committee      Member\u00a0shared information with us about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=2201\" target=\"_blank\">Rainbow Books<\/a>,<em><strong> <\/strong><\/em>the      annual bibliography of the ALA\u2019s      GLBT-RT\/SRRT joint project, The Rainbow Project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>For      everyone interested in learning about how a Mock Newbery happens, check      out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=2244\" target=\"_blank\">In the Beginning There Was an Internship<\/a>. In this post, guest      blogger Kathy Burnette,<em> <\/em>a school librarian from Discovery Middle        School in Indiana where she moderates <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebrainlair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Brain Lair<\/a>, details how      she started her very popular Mock Newbery blog and program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=2273\" target=\"_blank\">Uncertain Times Won&#8217;t Bring This Future Librarian Down<\/a> was a post so positive and enthusiastic that      it couldn\u2019t help but make me smile. Library      School student Stephanie      Espinoza, who is also a Youth Services Specialist at the Green Valley      Library in Henderson, Nevada, wrote this timely piece.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And now it\u2019s <strong>YOUR<\/strong> turn! What would <strong>you<\/strong> like to contribute? What do <strong>you <\/strong>think other readers would enjoy or learn from? If you\u2019d like to write a guest post for the ALSC Blog, please contact Mary Voors, ALSC Blog manager, at <a href=\"mailto:alscblog@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">alscblog@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently you may have noticed more activity on this blog. We have a dynamic group of ALSC bloggers who are each posting regularly, normally once a month. We\u2019ve also built in the opportunity for other interested blog readers and people interested in the field of Children\u2019s Librarianship to post as \u201cGuest Contributors.\u201d\u009d Here\u2019s a sampling of posts by guest bloggers from the last month: In the post ABCs of Inclusive Youth Programming,\u00a0 Renee Grassi \u2014 a Youth Services librarian at the Deerfield Public Library in Deerfield, Illinois \u2014 wrote about including children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in library programs and the opportunities we all have to be inclusive and welcoming. Christie Gibrich, a Senior Librarian at Bowles Life Center Branch Library in Grand Prairie, Texas and a Rainbow Project Committee Member\u00a0shared information with us about Rainbow Books, the annual bibliography of the ALA\u2019s GLBT-RT\/SRRT joint project, The Rainbow Project. 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