{"id":5545,"date":"2014-09-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/?p=5545"},"modified":"2014-09-02T23:36:32","modified_gmt":"2014-09-03T05:36:32","slug":"en-route-to-the-alsc-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/en-route-to-the-alsc-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"En Route to the ALSC Institute!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I am sailing off to Oakland for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/institute\" title=\"ALSC National Institute\">2014 ALSC Institute<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ALSC2014NI_Logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ALSC2014NI_Logo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Print\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5546\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ALSC2014NI_Logo-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ALSC2014NI_Logo-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ALSC2014NI_Logo.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I went for the first time 2 years ago and feel super lucky to be going back. Compared with ALA or PLA, or even with our state library conference, the ALSC Institute is an intimate and focused event. Everyone is connected to youth services in some way. The serendipity quotient is high and the conversations are fabulous! <\/p>\n<p>This year I&#8217;m presenting with a personal dream team: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchthepossibilities.com\/\" title=\"Catch the Possibilities\">Amy Commers<\/a>, <a href=\"tinytipsforlibraryfun.blogspot.com\/\" title=\"Tiny Tips for Library Fun\">Marge Loch-Wouters<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/showmelibrarian.blogspot.com\/\" title=\"Show Me Librarian\">Amy Koester<\/a>, three incredible children&#8217;s librarians I&#8217;ve had the privilege of working with and learning from over the past several years. We&#8217;ll all be in the same room for the first time ever to share &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/institute-education-programs\" title=\"Thinking Outside the Storytime Box\">Thinking Outside the Storytime Box: Building Your Preschool Programming Repertoire<\/a>.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>When our notes go live, I will share them! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I am sailing off to Oakland for the 2014 ALSC Institute! I went for the first time 2 years ago and feel super lucky to be going back. 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