{"id":1579,"date":"2010-02-17T19:36:01","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T23:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wmlinfospot.wordpress.com\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2016-07-20T16:11:03","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T20:11:03","slug":"library-love-on-mardi-gras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/2010\/02\/17\/library-love-on-mardi-gras\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Love on Mardi Gras"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1580\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2010\/02\/mardi-gras.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1580\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2010\/02\/mardi-gras.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mardi Gras at the Library!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thank you all for making our first gaming night at the library a big success! Last night, at least 65 students came by the 5th floor Heritage Room to eat wings and pizza, and get their game on.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1581\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1581\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2010\/02\/gamers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1581\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2010\/02\/gamers.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Super Smash Brothers was a big hit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Games that got the most play include Super Smash Brothers and the Wii Fit &#8212; even the classic game Scattegories got in on the action.<\/p>\n<p>There was also a raffle, which 67 students entered. There were three $10 Amazon gift cards awarded as prizes. The winners of the raffle drawing are:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Dan Parisi <\/strong>(Senior)<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Devin Patel <\/strong>(Junior<strong><span style=\"font-weight:normal\">)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight:normal\"> <\/span>James Costello <\/strong>(Senior)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Winners will be notified via email of how and where to pick up your prizes.<\/p>\n<p>We got enough positive feedback to know that gaming night is something we should do on a regular basis. So, we can all look forward to another gaming night in the library, since this one was such a hit.<\/p>\n<p>But, by far, the best part of <em>Mardi Gras at the Library<\/em> was all of the *library love* we got from everyone who participated. Thanks for the great feedback guys, and we can&#8217;t wait for the next one!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1582\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2010\/02\/library-love.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1582  \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2010\/02\/library-love.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Library Love (aw shucks :) )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(A special shout-out to the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scranton.edu\/chew\" target=\"_blank\">Center for Health and Education Wellness<\/a><\/strong> for lending us the games, and to our very own <strong>Bonnie Oldham<\/strong> and <strong>George Aulisio<\/strong> for planning this awesome event. For more coverage of <em>Mardi Gras at the Library<\/em>, including photos, check out our Facebook page: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UofSLibrary\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/UofSLibrary<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you all for making our first gaming night at the library a big success! Last night, at least 65 students came by the 5th floor Heritage Room to eat wings and pizza, and get their game on. 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