{"id":11748,"date":"2023-02-10T09:55:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/?p=11748"},"modified":"2023-02-10T15:18:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T21:18:28","slug":"have-a-blind-date-with-a-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/2023\/02\/10\/have-a-blind-date-with-a-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Have a Blind Date with a Book!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Update: At this time, all blind date books have been checked out; thank you for participating!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever gone on a blind date? How about a blind date with a book? This year for Valentine\u2019s Day, the DePaul University Library is hosting a Blind Date With a Book display on the first floor of the John T. Richardson Library. The display will be up February 10-14, or until supplies last.<\/p>\n<p>The display will have books wrapped up in Library tote bags with brief &#8220;dating profiles&#8221; for you to browse. If you\u2019re interested in one, bring the wrapped book to the Access Services Desk to check out. Each book comes with a free Library tote bag, swag, and a sweet treat inside! Simply return the book to either the John T. Richardson Library or Loop Library when you\u2019re finished.<\/p>\n<p>If you post a picture of you and your &#8220;date&#8221; on social media, be sure to tag us @depaul_library on Instagram and @dpulibrarian on Twitter. Happy Valentine\u2019s Day from everyone at the Library!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Blind-date-with-a-book-rotated.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11749\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Blind-date-with-a-book.jpeg?resize=485%2C647&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Blind-date-with-a-book-rotated.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Blind-date-with-a-book-rotated.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Blind-date-with-a-book-rotated.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Blind-date-with-a-book-rotated.jpeg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Blind-date-with-a-book-rotated.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: At this time, all blind date books have been checked out; thank you for participating! 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