{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Alexa Newman","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/alexa-newman\/","title":"Storytime in the Pantry Garden","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QzGzoSq9V4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2019\/08\/storytime-in-the-pantry-garden\/\">Storytime in the Pantry Garden<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2019\/08\/storytime-in-the-pantry-garden\/embed\/#?secret=QzGzoSq9V4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Storytime in the Pantry Garden&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"QzGzoSq9V4\" 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","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pantry-garden-entrance.jpg","thumbnail_width":1000,"thumbnail_height":419,"description":"Once a month I visit our local food pantry, the Algonquin Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry,\u00a0 to conduct storytime in the pantry\u2019s amazing victory garden. The pantry is adjacent to a village park, and is a lovely outdoor setting for a children\u2019s program. \u00a0\u00a0I became aware of the garden in my role as a University of Illionis Master Gardener. Some of my colleagues were volunteering in the herb garden; another actually grew up on the property, it was her family\u2019s farm. The park located next to the pantry grounds was the original site for my library\u2019s annual storytelling festival. That was when I realized it would make a perfect setting for outdoor storytimes. The storytimes are fun: filled with songs, dancing, stories, and movement.\u00a0 They are not revolutionary by any stretch of the imagination, however the location is ripe for budding young volunteers. An unexpected, but wonderful, byproduct..."}