{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Angela Reynolds","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/angelans\/","title":"It\u2019s like Christmas","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XpF1o64Y9q\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/09\/it%e2%80%99s-like-christmas\/\">It\u2019s like Christmas<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/09\/it%e2%80%99s-like-christmas\/embed\/#?secret=XpF1o64Y9q\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;It\u2019s like Christmas&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"XpF1o64Y9q\" 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":"When people who don\u2019t know what a librarian does ask me if I get to sit and read all day, I tell them no. But I do get to read, and the best part is when those boxes of new books come in. And yes, it is like Christmas when those boxes get opened up. I even have to make myself wait until the folks over at Technical Services have finished their process\u2013unpacking and ticking off the pack list. But once those books are on the cart, I can barely contain myself. I have to peek! Sometimes, it is like the Sears Wish-book. I just browse through, looking at glossy pictures and beautiful illustrations, mentally marking the books I want to spend more time with. Sometimes, I sneak a book to my desk . I beg for the extra copy so I can take it home and read it while..."}