{"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":"Let\u2019s Talk About Diversity\u2026 with Isabel Roxas","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xMzRp05pRC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2018\/04\/lets-talk-about-diversity-with-isabel-roxas\/\">Let\u2019s Talk About Diversity\u2026 with Isabel Roxas<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2018\/04\/lets-talk-about-diversity-with-isabel-roxas\/embed\/#?secret=xMzRp05pRC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Let\u2019s Talk About Diversity\u2026 with Isabel Roxas&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"xMzRp05pRC\" 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":"For those of you who are regular ALSC blog readers, this post may seem a bit like d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. After all, didn\u2019t you just read something about diverse book recommendations last month? Well, you\u2019re right \u2013 you did. Author\/illustrator Melissa Iwai stopped by the 53rd Street Library in February to share some of her favorite diverse picture books, and I shared her list in my last post. But representation matters all the time, and so often children can\u2019t find themselves on library shelves chock full of books featuring white, non-disabled children \u2013 and animals, of course. It\u2019s important we know and have available books representing every child who might come into our library as well as the children they\u2019re likely to meet. So earlier this week, illustrator Isabel Roxas came to 53rd Street Library for our April installment of Let\u2019s Talk About Diversity. Born in Manila, Philippines, Isabel has illustrated...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/23333965_10156768449429115_3036938274280978529_o.jpg","thumbnail_width":1424,"thumbnail_height":1440}