{"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":"Rethinking Summer Reading Class Visits","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SXTs3oUIcI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2024\/05\/rethinking-summer-reading-class-visits\/\">Rethinking Summer Reading Class Visits<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2024\/05\/rethinking-summer-reading-class-visits\/embed\/#?secret=SXTs3oUIcI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Rethinking Summer Reading Class Visits&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"SXTs3oUIcI\" 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":"Summer Reading is almost here and for many public library workers, has been in the works for months and months. Many of us are visiting schools right now promoting programs that have taken an immense amount of planning. Maybe we\u2019re soaking in the infectious energies of classes where every student is convinced they\u2019ll be the one to win this year\u2019s grand prize. Or maybe we\u2019re wondering why we overcommitted yet again and took on a bit more than we could chew. Whatever your situation, you\u2019re in good company. Summer reading can be both fun AND stressful\u2013and that\u2019s ok! If learning how to do school outreach effectively was part of my library school curriculum, enough time has passed now that I don\u2019t really remember it. Most of my on-the-job learning came from coworkers or blogs\u2013including this one! Here are some good places to start whether you\u2019re sending up an SOS or..."}