{"id":168122,"date":"2026-07-06T09:28:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=168122"},"modified":"2026-07-06T09:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:41:12","slug":"book-swap-back-by-popular-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=168122","title":{"rendered":"Employee Wellness: Book swap (back by popular demand!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Thursday, July 16 at 8:30 a.m. NMC\u2019s Employee Wellness program is bringing back another book swap in the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center, room 203 (the fireside room in NMC&#8217;s library).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think &#8220;Blind Date with a Book&#8221; meets the gift-stealing fun of White Elephant!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s how it works: Just bring a wrapped book (gently used is best). 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