{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Jennifer Schultz","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/jschultz\/","title":"Children's Magazines Month","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2Ae2xUUtyc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/childrens-magazines-month\/\">Children&#8217;s Magazines Month<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/childrens-magazines-month\/embed\/#?secret=2Ae2xUUtyc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Children&#8217;s Magazines Month&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"2Ae2xUUtyc\" 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":"When I need inspiration for displays and blog posts, I often turn to Chase&#8217;s Calendar of Events and Brownie Locks. I&#8217;m guaranteed to find many listings, whether they are historical, cultural, or just offbeat. \u00a0Children&#8217;s Magazines Month has been listed in both resources for several years; although I can&#8217;t find any information online about the promotion that I can share with you, I thought it would be fun, regardless, to have a discussion about children&#8217;s magazines. What&#8217;s the big deal about children&#8217;s magazines, and why should libraries invest in them? For one, they offer a great variety of stories and activities for young readers; issues may contain not only short stories but poetry, riddles, craft activities, and picture puzzles. \u00a0They are attractive to readers who may otherwise find reading intimidating. \u00a0They often encourage readers to submit writing, art work, letters to the editor, and questions, which can make writing an..."}