{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Paige Bentley-Flannery","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/paige-bentley-flannery\/","title":"Tween Poetry Writing Camp","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XnAu0aZqwa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2017\/04\/tween-poetry-writing-camp\/\">Tween Poetry Writing Camp<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2017\/04\/tween-poetry-writing-camp\/embed\/#?secret=XnAu0aZqwa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Tween Poetry Writing Camp&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"XnAu0aZqwa\" 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 is the first day of National Poetry Month! Whether you\u2019ve been sharing poems all year at story time, interactive poetry at schools or introducing new poetry books\u00a0 to library customers, April is the perfect month to try something new! In January, I had a wonderful opportunity to observe a Tween Writing Camp, a new library program created by April Witteveen, Community Librarian at the Downtown Bend Branch at Deschutes Public Library. \u00a0 The camp was one of the best Tween programs I\u2019ve seen all year. \u00a0 It was extremely well organized, filled with enthusiasm and so many creative stories. \u00a0Tweens were excited about writing &#8211; sharing their stories after each writing activity, working together on stories and talking about favorite books. \u00a0\u00a0I knew right away I wanted to try a Tween Poetry Writing Camp at the Sisters Branch in April for National Poetry Month. \u00a0April shared her camp structure...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Poetry-Books--300x225.jpg"}