{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Amy Forrester","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/amy-musser\/","title":"Talking about Play at #alamw14","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"G3evnQUsc6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/talking-about-play-at-alamw14\/\">Talking about Play at #alamw14<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/talking-about-play-at-alamw14\/embed\/#?secret=G3evnQUsc6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Talking about Play at #alamw14&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"G3evnQUsc6\" 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":"Today the Preschool Discussion Group brainstormed ways to incorporate play into storytime. Guest speaker, librarian Amanda Robinson, spoke to the group about the importance of storytime play. She reminded us that children learn every single time they play and that storytime is a great way to model good adult-child play. She encouraged librarians to add play before\/during\/after storytime because it&#8217;s a sneaky way to teach parents without making a formal presentation. Then the floor was opened for ideas and questions. Amanda emphasized the importance of toys such as blocks because they encourage imaginative play. Additionally, many parents now buy their children gadgety toys with bells and whistles, so many kids don&#8217;t have the opportunity to play with simple toys. Here are a few of the suggestions from attendees of toys that encourage imaginative play: ~Straws and connectors ~Felt board ~Lacing cards ~Sensory balls ~Magnetic Color maze ~Puppets ~Magnetic gears ~Magnetic..."}