{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Maria Trivisonno","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/maria-trivisonno\/","title":"Kristy, Mary-Anne, Claudia, Stacey and Dawn","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zQ9uAEq26T\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2020\/08\/kristy-mary-anne-claudia-stacey-and-dawn\/\">Kristy, Mary-Anne, Claudia, Stacey and Dawn<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2020\/08\/kristy-mary-anne-claudia-stacey-and-dawn\/embed\/#?secret=zQ9uAEq26T\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Kristy, Mary-Anne, Claudia, Stacey and Dawn&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"zQ9uAEq26T\" 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":"It was a strange Fourth of July.&nbsp; The big party I usually go to was pared down, and with my underlying conditions, I didn\u2019t even attend the smaller gathering.&nbsp; What should I do? Luckily, I fall in the age-range that had something to do this Fourth of July weekend, after watching Hamilton, of course.&nbsp; I\u2019m in that little slice of \u201cXennials\u201d that screamed very loudly for New Kids on the Block.&nbsp; You know who you are!&nbsp; And a few years before that, we were exactly the right age when Kristy Thomas had her great idea. That\u2019s right.&nbsp; I binge watched Netflix\u2019s new re-imagining of The Baby-Sitters\u2019 Club, and, as a childhood fan, I found it delightful.&nbsp; I was \u201cbeyond\u201d the Club when the earlier TV show had come out, but now, as an adult during a pandemic, nostalgia for a simpler time was just what I needed. The first episode..."}