{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"School-Age Programs and Services Committee","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/school-age-programs-and-services-committee\/","title":"Keep It Fresh: Rejuvenating an Old Program","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SZmjjNfSy2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2020\/01\/keep-it-fresh-rejuvenating-an-old-program\/\">Keep It Fresh: Rejuvenating an Old Program<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2020\/01\/keep-it-fresh-rejuvenating-an-old-program\/embed\/#?secret=SZmjjNfSy2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Keep It Fresh: Rejuvenating an Old Program&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"SZmjjNfSy2\" 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":"When I became a Teen Librarian at the Farmington Community Library in 2018, I inherited our long-running annual Battle of the Books program, affectionately known as \u201cBattle.\u201d For the past thirty years, middle schoolers in my community have teamed up with their friends to study six books and compete against other teams to answer questions about the books. The teams go all out, wearing elaborate costumes to the culminating trivia event, which is so well-attended that the room is deafening after each correct answer is stated. Why does this old-school program continue to be so successful? The prizes? Teams that win first-, second-, and third-place receive $25, $15, and $10 Barnes and Noble gift cards, respectively. Though, when you consider that we host a number of programs with gift card\u00a0prizes, and most of those programs require less extensive preparation than Battle, it seems doubtful that prizes alone are an incentive....","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SAPS-Battle-2-300x141.jpg"}