{"id":1669,"date":"2008-12-04T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=1669"},"modified":"2008-12-02T12:31:03","modified_gmt":"2008-12-02T18:31:03","slug":"the-perfect-christmas-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/the-perfect-christmas-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Christmas Gift!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/gift.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1670 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/gift.jpg?resize=150%2C113&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Already tired of shopping and it&#8217;s only the beginning of December?  Are you having a hard time coming up with new gift ideas &#8212; particularly ones which are easy on the pocketbook?  No sweat &#8212; here&#8217;s the perfect gift.  See if you can guess what it is.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s small and requires no elaborate wrapping. <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>It requires no batteries and it has no moving parts, so it can&#8217;t wear out.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>You can use it again and again and again, for many years to come.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s one size fit&#8217;s all.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>It is equally appropriate for men, women, children, teens and seniors.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>It can help you do your homework or help you get a job.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> It allows you to virtually travel to anywhere in the world.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>It saves you money.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>It allows you to enjoy a vast array of vicarious experiences.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>It never goes out of style.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>No waiting in long lines.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>And best of all &#8212; it&#8217;s absolutely <strong>FREE<\/strong>! <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You guys are smart, so I&#8217;m assuming you&#8217;ve already determined exactly what this perfect gift is &#8211; a library card! Just bring current id with your Davenport address (children under 18 also need to bring a parent to sign for them) and fill out an application today &#8211; it&#8217;s quick and easy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Already tired of shopping and it&#8217;s only the beginning of December? Are you having a hard time coming up with new gift ideas &#8212; particularly ones which are easy on the pocketbook? No sweat &#8212; here&#8217;s the perfect gift. See if you can guess what it is. It&#8217;s small and<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/the-perfect-christmas-gift\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,13],"tags":[324,340,339],"class_list":["post-1669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-library-news","category-news-you-can-use","tag-holidays","tag-library-cards","tag-shopping"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-qV","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1669"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1674,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1669\/revisions\/1674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}