{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Public Awareness and Advocacy Committee","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/public-awareness-and-advocacy-committee\/","title":"CSMCL D\u00cdA GRANT WITH AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FOCUS","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iqvSbCLwK8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/04\/csmcl-dia-grant-with-an-african-american-focus\/\">CSMCL D\u00cdA GRANT WITH AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FOCUS<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/04\/csmcl-dia-grant-with-an-african-american-focus\/embed\/#?secret=iqvSbCLwK8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;CSMCL D\u00cdA GRANT WITH AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FOCUS&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"iqvSbCLwK8\" 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":"&nbsp;INTERVIEW WITH DR. CLAUDETTE S. McLINN Dr. Claudette S. McLinn is Founder and Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children\u2019s Literature (CSMCL). Since 2011, Dr. McLinn created the CSMCL D\u00eda Grant with an African American Focus, which is funded by CSMCL in partnership with the ALA\/Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC) and author Pat Mora, the founder of Children\u2019s Day, Book Day\/ El d\u00eda de los ni\u00f1os, El d\u00eda de los libros; often known as D\u00eda.\u00a0 D\u00eda is celebrated every year on April 30.\u00a0 Here, we will ask her a few questions about this grant. 1. What brought about this grant in 2011? I became interested in D\u00eda because of the concept of family, children, and literacy. I love that families and children share literacy activities together in any library, school, or public setting. Thinking that it would be a good idea, I wanted to..."}