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Penn State University Libraries will host a fun, interactive open house on September 15 and 16, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in Pattee, Paterno, and all branch libraries at University Park. Students can enter to win grand prizes, including Dell laptops, free textbooks for a semester, a football signed by Joe Paterno, an HP iPAQ 11 Classic Handheld, and more. Graduate students who participate can enter to win a special drawing for a $100 gift card to Staples.

Penn State memorabilia and school spirit will fill the Libraries, during the two days that will feature fun, educational activities and will acquaint students with Libraries services and collections.

New this year is the addition of an alternate reality game that will begin on September 15 and continue for one week. Students playing the game will solve in-person and online puzzles using library resources in an attempt to solve a mysterious event that happens in Pattee Library. Penn State students who follow the clues and solve all the “quests” correctly will be entered to win a Dell laptop. Any Penn State student who completes the game, will receive a Penn State white-out long sleeved shirt. Stop by the Open House or watch the Collegian for details.

One of the largest and most successful library orientation programs of its kind nationwide, the Penn State Libraries’ Open House has been running since 2001 and attracts more than 3,500 students each fall. Student feedback from the event is highly positive, with more than 90 percent of students indicating that they would recommend the open house as a useful activity for other students to attend.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, see http://www.libraries.psu.edu/openhouse

editor’s contact: Catherine Grigor, manager  of Public Relations and Marketing, University Libraries, cqg3@psu.edu, 814-863-4240.