{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Lisa Nowlain","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/lisa-nowlain\/","title":"To holiday or not to holiday + Caption Contest","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YC2HbbLAAS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2015\/09\/to-holiday-or-not-to-holiday-caption-contest\/\">To holiday or not to holiday + Caption Contest<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2015\/09\/to-holiday-or-not-to-holiday-caption-contest\/embed\/#?secret=YC2HbbLAAS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;To holiday or not to holiday + Caption Contest&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"YC2HbbLAAS\" 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":"Original comic by Lisa Nowlain So! This debate seems to be a great button-pusher in the Children&#8217;s Librarian world. Here&#8217;s my two cents &#8211; and I do want to locate my comic in my identity as an agnostic\/white lady librarian. The comments and points were pulled from the following blogs, and were summaries and paraphrases: Librarians, Check Your Holidays at the Door &#8211; Kendra Jones &#8211; Storytime Underground &#8211; 11\/12\/2014 Speaking out about Holiday Programming at the Library &#8211; Kendra Jones &#8211; ALSC Blog &#8211; 12\/25\/2014\u00a0 Ditch Holiday Programming &#8211; Kendra Jones &#8211; School Library Journal &#8211; 11\/24\/2014\u00a0 Crankypants Monday &#8211; Roger Sutton &#8211; Horn Book &#8211; 12\/1\/2014\u00a0 Jumping Off the Holiday Bandwagon &#8211; Lindsey Krabbenhoft &#8211; Jbrary &#8211; 11\/26\/2014\u00a0 and this Facebook post by Rebecca McCorkindale &nbsp; &nbsp; This month&#8217;s Caption Contest (I promise it will be monthly! The summer break is over, officially &#8211; I&#8217;m even wearing a...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/holidays-top-01-789x1024.jpg"}