{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Dan Bostrom","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/drude\/","title":"2014 Arbuthnot Lecture Host Applications Due Apr. 22","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JfyJwPyIkI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/2014-arbuthnot-lecture-host-applications-due-apr-22\/\">2014 Arbuthnot Lecture Host Applications Due Apr. 22<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/2014-arbuthnot-lecture-host-applications-due-apr-22\/embed\/#?secret=JfyJwPyIkI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;2014 Arbuthnot Lecture Host Applications Due Apr. 22&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"JfyJwPyIkI\" 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":"The deadline for submitting applications to host the 2014 Arbuthnot Lecture featuring Andrea Davis Pinkney is fast approaching! Applications are due Monday, April 22, 2013. Pinkney is a New York Times best-selling writer of more than 20 books for children and young adults including picture books, novels and nonfiction. Her work includes such award winning titles \u201cLet it Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters,\u201d\u009d illustrated by Stephen Alcorn, published by Harcourt,a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book;and \u201cDuke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra,\u201d\u009d illustrated by Brian Pinkney, published by Hyperion Books for Children, a Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor Book. The Arbuthnot Lecture is an annual event, announced at the American Library Association\u2019s Midwinter Meeting, in which an author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of children\u2019s literature presents a paper that makes a significant contribution to the field. A library school, department of education in...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Andrea-PinkneyphotoLargefile-200x300.jpg"}