{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Eva Mitnick","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/emitnick\/","title":"Babies, books - the birth of a plan","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WBSXl16kRk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/babies-books-the-birth-of-a-plan\/\">Babies, books &#8211; the birth of a plan<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/babies-books-the-birth-of-a-plan\/embed\/#?secret=WBSXl16kRk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Babies, books &#8211; the birth of a plan&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"WBSXl16kRk\" 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":"We have a new City Librarian and, joy of joys, he cares deeply about school readiness and early literacy. \u00a0In fact, he stated in the Los Angeles Times on Sunday that he wants to offer a Books for Babies\u00a0program here. Well, heck &#8211; you bet we can do that! \u00a0It&#8217;s a service offered by many libraries in all kinds of ways; a simple Google search brought up all kinds of nifty examples and models. \u00a0And it goes along perfectly with the Every Child Ready to Read 2 parent workshops and early literacy-rich storytimes we already provide. On to creating a plan. \u00a0Hmm, suddenly I&#8217;ve got dozens of questions. \u00a0Here are some of them: Do we use a ready-made kit or create our own? \u00a0Should there be just books and brochures &#8211; or should we add educational toys and other items as well? How do we get the books and whatnot...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Pacoima-baby-on-bean-bag-300x225.jpg"}