{"id":1556,"date":"2012-10-15T17:51:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T17:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2015-10-23T17:53:16","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T17:53:16","slug":"depaul-student-wins-electronic-reader-in-library-raffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/2012\/10\/15\/depaul-student-wins-electronic-reader-in-library-raffle\/","title":{"rendered":"DePaul Student Wins Electronic Reader in Library Raffle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Donovan Singer, a freshman from Palos Heights, Illinois, said the new Nook e-reader he won in a library raffle will allow him to pursue his love of reading fiction and non-fiction including favorite author, Kurt Vonnegut. \u201cI have never used an e-reader before, but I have always wanted to use one. While there is something neat and mystical to holding an actual book in my hands, the accessibility and portability of hundreds of books in one object is pretty awesome.\u201d<br \/>\n<span id=\"ms-rterangecursor-end\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1557\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/boy.jpg?resize=228%2C340\" alt=\"Donovan Singer\" width=\"228\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/boy.jpg?w=228&amp;ssl=1 228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/boy.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/>Singer received the winning raffle ticket while attending the two-day Parent and Family Program Premiere DePaul session over the summer. There, he met a librarian in person, learned about library resources and was able to ask any questions of our staff.\u00a0 The raffle required students to visit the library and was engineered to help them become familiar with the library\u2019s services and staff before using the library for any classes.<\/p>\n<p>Singer reflected on his DePaul experience thus far: \u201cWhile I may be suffering from the glitz of being in a new and exciting place, I am enjoying my time at DePaul quite a bit. The environment that is here on campus is hard to describe, but it feels right. I think that means that DePaul does a good job at creating a culture and a community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you didn&#8217;t win the raffle prize, you can still try out an e-reader courtesy of the library.\u00a0 The John T. Richardson Library has e-readers available for checkout loaded with a mixture of recent and classic fiction and non-fiction titles. 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