{"id":1582,"date":"2010-04-26T13:58:43","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T17:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sthlibrary\/?page_id=1582"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:21:01","slug":"book-suggestions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sthlibrary\/about\/book-suggestions\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Suggestions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Book purchases for Course Reserve <strong>cannot<\/strong> be made with this form. 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