{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"ALSC Advocacy and Legislation Committee","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/alsc-advocacy-and-legislation-committee\/","title":"Summer Reading as a Gold Mine for Advocacy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WH8149db30\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/summer-reading-as-a-gold-mine-for-advocacy\/\">Summer Reading as a Gold Mine for Advocacy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/summer-reading-as-a-gold-mine-for-advocacy\/embed\/#?secret=WH8149db30\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Summer Reading as a Gold Mine for Advocacy&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"WH8149db30\" 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":"Summer is over and many of us breathe a sigh of relief as summer reading\/learning programs end and we move on to the rhythms of the school year.\u00a0 However, summer programs can be a gold mine for advocacy, not just during the summer but after the program ends as well.\u00a0 Think of all the information that we collect on what, for many of us, is the biggest library \u201cproduction\u201d\u009d of the year.\u00a0 Most of you will have figures on books\/hours read, programs offered and attendance at those programs, photos of children and parents enjoying themselves and engaging in informal learning at your library as well as a wealth of participant comments and stories. How do you use this wealth of information?\u00a0 Do you prepare a report for your Director and Board and put it all away afterward or do you connect it with data on summer learning loss and use..."}