{"id":30016,"date":"2024-01-05T00:01:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T05:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=30016"},"modified":"2025-04-01T13:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:34:15","slug":"alsc-blog-2023-a-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2024\/01\/alsc-blog-2023-a-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"ALSC Blog 2023 &#8211; A Year in Review"},"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\">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. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ALSC-Blog-image-big-650x542-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26235\" style=\"width:251px;height:auto\" 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: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image courtesy of ALSC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of December 31, 2023, 6531 posts have been published on our blog, with 300 unique posts published in 2023. This number includes both pieces written by our regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/alsc-bloggers\/\">team of ALSC Bloggers<\/a>, posts by guest bloggers and posts by live bloggers at national conferences. Thank you all! Here are some of the most viewed blog posts for each month in the last year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>January 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023-mock-yma-election-results\/\">2023 Mock YMA Election Results Page<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/01\/graphic-novels-under-fire-in-missouri\/\">Graphic Novels Under Fire in Missouri <\/a>by Anne M. Link for the ALSC Intellectual Freedom committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>February 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/01\/all-together-now-2023-srp\/\">All Together Now<\/a> by Jonathan Dolce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?s=i+learned+it+on+tiktok\">I Learned It on TikTok: Professional Development from an Unlikely Source<\/a> by Chelsey Roos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>March 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/03\/5-questions-for-better-storytime-planning\/\">5 Questions for Better Storytime Planning<\/a> by the Early Childhood Programs and Services committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/03\/baby-steam-program-for-summer\/\">Baby STEAM Program for Summer<\/a> by Kirsten Caldwell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>April 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/04\/why-we-need-sensory-storytimes\/\">Why We Need Sensory Storytimes<\/a> by Chelsey Roos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/03\/celebrating-the-week-of-the-young-child-2023\/\">Celebrating the Week of the Young Child 2023<\/a> by Tess Prendergast<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/05\/manager-mistakes\/\">Manager Mistakes<\/a> by Amy Steinbauer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/04\/summer-reading-lists-2\/\">Summer Reading Lists Are Here!<\/a> by Laura Schulte-Cooper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>June 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/06\/3d-printing-for-children\/\">3D Printing for Children<\/a> by Polly Ross-Tyrrell of the Children and Technology committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/03\/all-together-now-collaborative-projects-for-summer-reading\/\">All Together Now: Collaborative Projects for Summer Reading<\/a> by Emily Mroczek-Bayci<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>July 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/07\/summers-over-now-what-tips-for-planning-for-a-year-of-library-programming\/\">Summer\u2019s Over\u2026 Now What?!?: Tips for Planning for a Year of Library Programming<\/a> by Sherry V. Neal of the School-Age Programs and Services committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/07\/smoke-in-the-summer-supporting-families-in-wildfire-season\/\">Smoke in the Summer: Supporting Families in the Wildfire Season<\/a> by Chelsey Roos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/08\/stuck-on-storytime-tips-to-plan-for-fall\/\">Stuck on Storytime: Tips to Plan for Fall<\/a> by the Early Childhood Programs and Services committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/08\/storytime-safety-plans-and-other-things-i-didnt-learn-in-library-school\/\">Storytime Safety Plans and Other Things I Didn\u2019t Learn in Library School<\/a> by Chelsey Roos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>September 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/08\/the-science-of-reading-a-primer-for-childrens-library-staff\/\">The Science of Reading: A Primer for Children\u2019s Library Staff<\/a> by Tess Prendergast<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/07\/best-middle-grade-novels-of-2023\/\">My Favorite Middle Grade Novels of 2023 (So Far!)<\/a> by Ariel Barreras<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>October 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/10\/picture-book-playtime-an-inclusive-ecrr-inspired-early-literacy-program-model\/\">Picture Book Playtime: An Inclusive, ECRR-Inspired Early Literacy Program Model<\/a> by Tess Prendergast<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/10\/celebrating-diwali-with-a-steam-activity-fostering-cultural-competency-in-libraries\/\">Celebrating Diwali with a STEAM Activity: Fostering Cultural Competency in Libraries<\/a> by Adele Chase of the ALSC Children and Technology committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>November 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/11\/the-art-of-early-literacy-asides-in-storytime\/\">The Art of Early Literacy Asides in Storytime<\/a> by Maria Trivisonno<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/11\/the-2024-mock-election-results-page-is-now-open\/\">The 2024 Mock Election Results Page is Now Open!<\/a> by Mary Voors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>December 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/12\/nontraditional-times-for-traditional-programs\/\">Nontraditional Times for Traditional Programs<\/a> by Gabrielle (Gabby) Stoller of the Underserved Children and Caregivers committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2024-mock-yma-election-results-page\/\">2024 Mock YMA Election Results Page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In celebration of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/news\/mediapresscenter\/presskits\/youthmediaawards\/alayouthmediaawards\">Youth Media Awards<\/a>, in 2016 we began to offer a compilation of Mock Election results from around the country. This year we expanded the page to include EVERY book award given at the YMAs: American Indian Youth Literature, Asian Pacific\/American Award for Literature, Batchelder, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Geisel, Newbery, Printz, Pura Belpr\u00e9, Schneider, Sibert, Stonewall, AND Sydney Taylor. We invite you to share the results from your school, library, or book discussion group! <strong>To h<\/strong>ave your group&#8217;s mock results added to the 2024 Mock YMA Results page, <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/shrNCsv33ex9JYBUF\">please use this form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight Conference Bloggers shared what they were learning and experiencing during the six days of the ALA Annual Conference in June 2023. They shared 32 separate, unique, and widely read posts. Unique page views over the conference period were up 9.86% and the average time spent on a page was up nearly 200%. If you are attending and would like to share your experiences at this year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.placonference.org\/event\/016e56a2-bc16-4851-a9ce-699d90a92e7c\/summary\">PLA Conference<\/a> in Columbus, OH or the <a href=\"https:\/\/2024.alaannual.org\/\">ALA Annual Conference<\/a> in San Diego, CA or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/confsce\/institute\">ALSC National Institute<\/a> in Denver, CO, please let us know by filling out the <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/shrm5zvmvWVcUFQqb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conference Blogging Interest Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would be remiss if I failed to again acknowledge the great work done by our regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/alsc-bloggers\/\">ALSC Bloggers<\/a> in pursuit of our mission. THANK YOU! I also need to offer a huge shout-out to Laura Schulte-Cooper, the ALSC Staff Liaison to the Blog, who is always available with answers to any questions I might have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am excited about the continued growth of the ALSC Blog and look forward to strengthening it in 2024.&nbsp; If you have comments or suggestions for improvement, please let us know! If there are particular topics you wish we would cover, let us know that, too. 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>. If you are interested in joining our team of ALSC Bloggers who commit to writing a piece each month, submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/shrsmOqQ4x5JBGZRP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Regular Blogger Interest Form<\/a>. We would love to hear from you! With your help, we\u2019re going to continue to grow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary R. 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