{"id":26234,"date":"2021-12-13T00:01:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T05:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=26234"},"modified":"2021-12-12T21:49:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T02:49:27","slug":"becoming-a-guest-contributor-for-the-alsc-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2021\/12\/becoming-a-guest-contributor-for-the-alsc-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a Guest Contributor for the ALSC Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, the ALSC Board of Directors revised the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/blog-policy\/\">ALSC Blog policy<\/a>. The essential mission of the blog remained the same: <em>The mission of the ALSC Blog is 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>\u201d and an important addition was made: \u201c<em>The ALSC Blog must align with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/aboutalsc\/stratplan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ALSC\u2019s vision, core values<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/aboutalsc\/edi_statement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion<\/a>.\u201d<\/em>  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ALSC-Blog-image-big-650x542-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26235\" width=\"252\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ALSC-Blog-image-big-650x542-1.png 450w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ALSC-Blog-image-big-650x542-1-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ALSC-Blog-image-big-650x542-1-108x90.png 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So are you wondering how YOU can become a guest contributor to the ALSC Blog? You can find the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/guest-post-guidelines\/\">complete guidelines here<\/a>, but the basics include that the post must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>be of interest to children\u2019s librarians<\/li><li>be related to children\u2019s librarianship<\/li><li>align with the mission of the blog<\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guest contributors themselves must be aware of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/blog-policy\/\">ALSC Blog Policy<\/a><\/li><li>ALSC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/aboutalsc\/edi_statement\">Equity, Diversity and Inclusion statement<\/a><\/li><li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/advocacy\/intfreedom\/librarybill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Library Bill of Rights<\/a><\/li><li>our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/tools\/ethics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Code of Ethics<\/a><\/li><li>ALSC core values:<ul><li>collaboration<\/li><li>excellence<\/li><li>inclusiveness<\/li><li>innovation<\/li><li>integrity and respect<\/li><li>leadership<\/li><li>responsiveness<\/li><li><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are interested in submitting a guest post, please read and fill out our <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/shrqPPooVdsxNlT5K\">Guest Blogging Interest Form<\/a>. We would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are interested in other ways in which you can contribute your writing skills to ALSC, check out this article, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2021\/12\/getting-published-within-alsc\/\">Getting Published Within ALSC<\/a>, published earlier this month by the ALSC Membership committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mary R. Voors <\/strong>is the ALSC Blog Manager. In her spare time she loves reading picture books, early chapter books, YA fiction &amp; nonfiction, and the occasional book written for adults. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, the ALSC Board of Directors revised the ALSC Blog policy. 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