{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"ALSC Membership Committee","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/alsc-membership-committee\/","title":"ALSC Membership Benefits: ALSC Community &amp; Summer Reading","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"edmEArS52M\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2024\/12\/alsc-membership-benefits-alsc-community-summer-reading\/\">ALSC Membership Benefits: ALSC Community &amp; Summer Reading<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2024\/12\/alsc-membership-benefits-alsc-community-summer-reading\/embed\/#?secret=edmEArS52M\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;ALSC Membership Benefits: ALSC Community &amp; Summer Reading&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"edmEArS52M\" 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 isn\u2019t 2025 yet, but if your library is anything like mine, you are already well on your way to 2025 Summer Reading Challenge planning. Especially for larger systems, decisions about program structure, themes, and events have to be made early. I\u2019ve already scheduled some of our annual summer reading performers, and I\u2019ve got meetings scheduled for December about other key elements of our 2025 summer reading plans.&nbsp; There are so many components to summer reading planning: The ALSC Membership Committee likes to highlight all of the resources available to ALSC members, but there is one I don\u2019t think we talk about enough &#8211; our members. You have access to an amazing community who is asking very similar questions while planning their own annual summer reading\/learning\/library challenges. We all know the intensity of working during a summer reading, and we also know the stress (and excitement) of planning one.&nbsp; Take...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-1.png","thumbnail_width":738,"thumbnail_height":554}