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Registering for the event simply consists of approaching the circulation desk and picking out one of the many mysteriously wrapped books. Inside its pages lays a small, \u201cWas it a dud or a keeper?\u201d form that is to be completed when one\u2019s reading has been completed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upon completion, the form then must be taken to the circulation desk. Afterward, the reader qualifies as an applicant who is entered into a drawing with the potential of winning one of many prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This event is neither new nor exclusive to Sinclair, as multiple libraries have already implemented this concept as a Valentine\u2019s Day activity for specific branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0However, as librarians for a college campus, Julie McDaniel and Rahme Ashour had the idea to bring A Blind Date With A Book to Sinclair with a specific purpose in mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWe were looking for ideas that would encourage students to read more books for fun, rather than just for classes,\u201d McDaniel said, \u201cother libraries have done blind date with a book, and so we decided to give it a try here at Sinclair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The previous success has caused this to be Sinclair\u2019s third year including the event as one of the campus\u2019 many activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Expanding the student\u2019s horizons in terms of reading is truly the purpose of the event as each tightly wrapped book is randomized. Participants are free to pick which book seems \u2018right,\u2019 but the genres greatly range as they go from romance to biographies to children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If the book is completed in a swift amount of time, the reader is allowed to check out another as long as the entry form is returned to the service desk by March 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those who venture through the library in the coming days will be faced with display signs filled with information about the event\u2019s details. Signs and balloons will also be used to decorate the area, including the bookshelves, to draw attention from bypassers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both McDaniel and Ashour are equally excited and prepared for the affair to begin, with each book ready to be presented to their unsuspecting date, and new poster designs for this semester to promote the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have plenty of books to check out,\u201d Ashour said. \u201cJust come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMeet a book you haven\u2019t met yet!\u201d McDaniel said. \u201cTall dark and handsome…who knows!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Blind Date With a Book will last throughout the entire month of February. Students, staff, and faculty alike are welcomed participants.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Starting Feb. 3 Sinclair will host “A blind date with a book.” It will be held for the remainder of the month. Please support and participate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Ayzha Middlebrooks<\/strong>
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