Betting on Library Science

My creative and fantastic partner came up with an idea I love. In his words:

I have an idea for an exciting and interesting reading project, for any and all (or none, to be fair: I'm not the boss of you) of us to do. It is called "Betting on Library Science." The idea is, every Tuesday evening we all check to see what is the winning PA Lottery Daily Number. Taking that number, we then consult the venerable and awesome Dewey Decimal System, to find what the topic is of our book, and then we read a book from that topic (you could also just go to the library and browse the section, which would add a lovely tactile element and get you out of the house).

Example: If the winning number were 681, we would be reading about "Precision Instruments and Other Devices." Or if it were 799, we would be forced to find something readable in "fishing, hunting, and shooting." It's an exercise in expanding our horizons!

Just one note, though: some numbers are "Not assigned or no longer used." Should the winning lottery number be one of these, simply count upwards until you hit an active Dewey Decimal Number (i.e., if the number was 776, you would count up to 778, "Fields and kinds of photography."

Have fun!

I think this idea is just stellar. There are lots of options: reading a whole book, just reading part, simply browsing that section of the library, or reading an article on the topic.