{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Guest Contributor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/guest-contributor\/","title":"African-American Read-In","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"opG8kgACzj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2018\/03\/african-american-read\/\">African-American Read-In<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2018\/03\/african-american-read\/embed\/#?secret=opG8kgACzj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;African-American Read-In&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"opG8kgACzj\" 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":"Last month was chock full of holidays: Groundhog\u2019s Day, Mardi Gras, Valentine\u2019s Day, Chinese New Year, President\u2019s Day and, of course, Black History Month.\u00a0 Each year, I strive to create an impactful Black History Month event for the largely African-American community in which I work. To be honest, my results have been hit or miss.\u00a0 I had a wonderfully successful program focusing on Jacqueline Woodson\u2019s Show Way where we discussed the book and created our own family teens.\u00a0 I then struck out with a similarly structured program focused on Ron\u2019s Big Mission by Rose Blue. Then I was alerted to the African-American Read-In (AARI) that a neighboring library system held yearly.\u00a0 The Read-In is a creation of the National Council of the Teachers of English (NCTE).\u00a0 NCTE\u2019s website claims that the AARI \u201cis the nation\u2019s first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0It was founded in 1990 by...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MariaALSC-150x150.jpg"}