{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Renee Grassi","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/renee-grassi\/","title":"It's Okay to Play!","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"s68uMGkR8M\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/its-okay-to-play\/\">It&#8217;s Okay to Play!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/its-okay-to-play\/embed\/#?secret=s68uMGkR8M\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;It&#8217;s Okay to Play!&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"s68uMGkR8M\" 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":"&#8220;We don\u2019t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.&#8221; George Bernard Shaw. If you&#8217;ve already read the latest issue of Children &amp; Libraries, then you are probably just as motivated and inspired as I am by all the ideas about PLAY.\u00a0 If you haven&#8217;t, you should.*** The second edition of Every Child Ready to Read\u00a0has brought the focus on this all-too-important topic, separating &#8220;Play&#8221; out as its own distinct pre-literacy activity.\u00a0 That means for those of us coordinate children&#8217;s programs, we have now assumed the role of &#8220;facilitator of play.&#8221;\u00a0 But let&#8217;s be honest, many of us have probably already taken this on before.\u00a0 Many of our programs may already have playtime built into our storytime programs.\u00a0 The new edition of ECRR makes it official.\u00a0 I, for one, am excited to have another reason to continue playing and encouraging families to play, too. At..."}