{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"Books Here, Books There, Books Everywhere!","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jhSxu3eylc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/05\/books-here-books-there-books-everywhere\/\">Books Here, Books There, Books Everywhere!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/05\/books-here-books-there-books-everywhere\/embed\/#?secret=jhSxu3eylc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Books Here, Books There, Books Everywhere!&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"jhSxu3eylc\" 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":"I have the honor of receiving all of the review books that arrive into the ALSC office.\u00a0 I started working for ALSC in December 1996, and it\u2019s been Christmas every day since then.\u00a0 You see, I love opening the boxes of books that we receive almost everyday. I\u2019m like a kid in the candy store; I get so excited to see all the new titles of the year.\u00a0 I like contemplating which books I think the committees will select as an award winner or as a notable book.\u00a0Boxes start arriving for the new year in early December and continue year round. We have two areas for storing books that are sent to the office. When books first arrive they are housed in area one (which is an entire wall of shelves) until award and evaluation committee chairs send me their final nomination list (which is confidential) of titles that they..."}