{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"A Great Excuse to Read Lots of Books","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9B1ALR89GM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2009\/05\/a-great-excuse-to-read-lots-of-books\/\">A Great Excuse to Read Lots of Books<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2009\/05\/a-great-excuse-to-read-lots-of-books\/embed\/#?secret=9B1ALR89GM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Great Excuse to Read Lots of Books&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"9B1ALR89GM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"I just completed the ALSC online course titled, &#8220;The Newbery Medal: Past, Present and Future.&#8221;\u00a0 I am so happy that I decided to participate in this class and I highly recommend that everyone interested in the Newbery Medal take this course when it is offered again. This class gave me an excuse to do something that many children&#8217;s librarians wish to do&#8211;read lots of Newbery Medal winning books.\u00a0 There were times that I read five books in one week, but I was having so much fun that I didn&#8217;t want to stop. Along with reading and discussing books from each decade of the award, we read many articles about the\u00a0history of the award and perceptions over time.\u00a0 We read about how the committee works, how authors and publishers respond to the award, and various praises and complaints about winners throughout the years.\u00a0 Reading and discussing these articles alongside the actual..."}