{"id":2745,"date":"2015-02-09T20:03:24","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T20:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/?p=2745"},"modified":"2019-01-14T22:13:38","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T22:13:38","slug":"looking-for-love-in-the-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/2015\/02\/09\/looking-for-love-in-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for Love in the Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been searching for a good book with which to spend Valentine\u2019s Day?&nbsp; Want to use your card game skills to attract a mate?&nbsp; Looking for a rare book to discuss over dinner with that special someone?&nbsp; If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should stop by the UI Main Library this week to check out some of our Valentine\u2019s Day events!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2748\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2748\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2015\/02\/noble0328a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2748\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2015\/02\/noble0328a-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"Pants 4 U &quot;My heart pants 4 U,&quot; August 1, 1907 \" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2015\/02\/noble0328a-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2015\/02\/noble0328a-1024x649.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pants 4 U<br \/>&#8220;My heart pants 4 U,&#8221; August 1, 1907<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Play with Hearts&#8211;Tuesday, February 10<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12:00pm-2:00pm<\/p>\n<p>Come to Group Area D (across from Food for Thought Caf\u00e9) to learn how to play the game, Hearts.&nbsp; You can also enjoy some vintage baked goods made from recipes from special collections\u2019 historic recipe collection.&nbsp; There will even be recipes available for you to plan your own Valentine\u2019s meal!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blind Date with a Book&#8211;Wednesday, February 11<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12:00pm-2:00pm<\/p>\n<p>Stop by Group Area D to check out a book.&nbsp; But this time, there will be no judging by the cover.&nbsp; We\u2019ll set you up with a blind date that you get to take home with you for some Valentine\u2019s reading.&nbsp; A Spinster\u2019s Tale or Love in the Time of Cholera: Which one will you take home tonight?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Love in the Stacks\u2014Thursday, February 12<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12:00pm-4:00pm<\/p>\n<p>Drop into Group Area D and we\u2019ll help you out with some Valentine\u2019s gifts!&nbsp; View items from the University of Iowa Special Collections and University Archives while you make buttons from prints of our more romantic books, or send an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/forms\/send-an-ecard-2015\/\">e-card<\/a>&nbsp; to your loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You never know where love will find you, but you do know where to find us.&nbsp; We\u2019ll see you in Group Area D!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been searching for a good book with which to spend Valentine\u2019s Day?&nbsp; 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