{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"LSSPCC","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/lsspcc\/","title":"That time of year again","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bTJHHPhjZL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/that-time-of-year-again\/\">That time of year again<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/that-time-of-year-again\/embed\/#?secret=bTJHHPhjZL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;That time of year again&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"bTJHHPhjZL\" 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 can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s November and nearly time to select another winner of the ALSC\/Candlewick Press &#8220;Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved&#8221; Grant. Yes, applications are due December 1, 2014, and the Library Services to Special Population Children and Their Caregivers will meet during Midwinter 2015 to select a winner. For inspiration, I share with you excerpts from the final report of the 2013 grant winner, Burke County Public Library in North Carolina. BCPL used the $3,000 grant to fund a programs serving children in the deaf and hard of hearing community. &#8220;Our outreach program started by providing weekly Summer Reading Program activities for children participating in the North Carolina School for the Deaf\u2019s summer camp. We collaborated with the school to provide storytimes that were appropriately translated through an interpreter on a weekly basis as well as provided one training opportunity for parents with the main topic being..."}