{"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":"Got Outreach?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iRRy5IOq4z\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/got-outreach\/\">Got Outreach?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/got-outreach\/embed\/#?secret=iRRy5IOq4z\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Got Outreach?&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"iRRy5IOq4z\" 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":"I walk in to _______ preschool.\u00a0 Shouts of \u201cStorytime!\u201d\u009d and \u201cIt\u2019s the book lady!\u201d\u009d abound.\u00a0 Teachers greet me with happy (and relieved) smiles.\u00a0 Children (mostly) quickly gather on the rug as I pull books and CDs out of our Deerfield Public Library tote bag.\u00a0 Another outreach storytime begins. \u201cHow can you keep doing preschool outreach?\u201d\u009d How can we not?\u00a0 In this day and age of limited library resources, we have found that our Preschool Outreach services are a wonderful return on our investment!*\u00a0 (*not just financial) \u201cWhat do you do?\u201d\u009d We visit area preschools to lead storytimes.\u00a0 A theme-based approach organizes our outreach.\u00a0 For this school year, some of our themes are:\u00a0 Vrroom! (transportation), Tippy-Toes (movement\/dance), Hot Cocoa and Cold Snow (opposites or winter), and Guess Who? (imagination).\u00a0 As Preschool Outreach Coordinator, I select the themes and pull a stack of books that will work for the various ages, but...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/headshot-4-150x150.jpg"}