{"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":"Play Caf\u00e9: Storytime & Special Populations","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5Dn2FKrPKy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2017\/02\/play-cafe-storytime-special-populations\/\">Play Caf\u00e9: Storytime &#038; Special Populations<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2017\/02\/play-cafe-storytime-special-populations\/embed\/#?secret=5Dn2FKrPKy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Play Caf\u00e9: Storytime &#038; Special Populations&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"5Dn2FKrPKy\" 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":"Have you ever prepped for a storytime and no one has shown up? Have you tried a new flyer, a new day, a new time &#8212; and still no traction? You read blog posts with tips for crowd control and think, Must be nice\u2026 I feel you, friend. In the Oakland Public Library system, some branches regularly pack the room while others sing &#8220;The Itsy Bitsy Spider&#8221; to, well, crickets. But we know there are toddlers in the neighborhood &#8212; strollers are everywhere. &nbsp;A David and Lucile Packard Foundation study told us that caregivers in our community are looking for the things storytime can provide: networking and community building, early literacy support, all in a safe, free environment. Clearly our message wasn\u2019t working. So we made some changes. We stopped saying \u201cStorytime,\u201d which is meaningful in some communities but was insider jargon in ours. We renamed it \u201cPlay Caf\u00e9,\u201d a..."}