{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Guest Contributor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/guest-contributor\/","title":"ABC Day","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"s6UsyPNMY4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/abc-day\/\">ABC Day<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/abc-day\/embed\/#?secret=s6UsyPNMY4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;ABC Day&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"s6UsyPNMY4\" 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":"My summer reading program is grinding to a halt. I\u2019ve given out countless sticky lizards, (two are hanging over my computer monitor right now), monster eyeballs and rubber ducks. Ah, the professional rigors of youth services. I\u2019ve signed off on dozens of reading logs and congratulated kids \u2014 and parents \u2014 on the great strides they\u2019ve made during the summer. The excitement is over and my raging dynamo of energy that enables me to jump from planning one event to figuring out the next wrinkle in library tectonics is ebbing away to nothing. I\u2019m ready to reorder, redecorate, and recuperate. But Halloween is still months away. Where will my next rush come from? I\u2019ve picked something verrrry easy for myself. In August I display Back to School. In September, my theme is as simple as the ABCs. September 8 is International Literacy Day. I\u2019ll pull all my ABC books, already...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P-is-for-Pig-craft-150x150.jpg"}