{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Susan Baier","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/susanpb24\/","title":"A Librarian's Open Letter to Kourtney Kardashian","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3dxWw0C62A\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/a-librarians-open-letter-to-kourtney-kardashian\/\">A Librarian&#8217;s Open Letter to Kourtney Kardashian<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/a-librarians-open-letter-to-kourtney-kardashian\/embed\/#?secret=3dxWw0C62A\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Librarian&#8217;s Open Letter to Kourtney Kardashian&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"3dxWw0C62A\" 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":"by Susan Baier, Santa Clara (CA) City Library Hi, Kourtney. You should probably know that I risk alienating my colleagues\u00a0by using a professional blog to communicate with you. \u00a0Many librarians are dismayed that you and your Kardashian Krew are zillionaire overexposed international stars, while the winner of the Newbery medal can\u2019t even get an interview with Al Roker on the third hour of the Today Show. For some, your family represents everything that is wrong with our celebrity obsessed, bad behavior worshipping, tabloid society. But I\u2019m no hater. I think you are really pretty and dress very stylishly, and your 2-year-old son Mason is\u00a0adorable. \u00a0The final part is what I want to talk to you about. Because you, Kourt, do something as a mother\u00a0of a toddler that we as librarians encourage parents to do everyday. And we could use your help in spreading the message. You read to your son...."}