Library Lore
First published in 1876 and named after its inventor, what is the name of the numeric system that many librarians use to shelve and categorize books by type?
Dewey Decimal System
He is the son of the sea god Poseidon
Percy Jackson
Name something other than books, music, or movies that the library lets you borrow
video games, telescope, ukelele, Rec Center passes...
This classic children’s book was banned by a school in 2006 on the religious grounds that “only humans should have the ability to speak.”
Charlotte's Web
Kids get stuck in death labyrinth
The Maze Runner
The Bryant Park Branch of the NYPL features “Patience” and “Fortitude,” 2 large statues of what animal?
Lions
This gorilla (it's book in verse) is based on a true story
Ivan
Medina County Library System has 7 of these
Branches
This Dr. Seuss book was banned in a CA school in 1989 because of its environmental message
The Lorax
Warriors
This book holds the record of being the most stolen book in libraries.
Guinness Book of World Records
This Hunger Games character from District 11 teamed up with Katniss
Rue
How many books (on average) live at the Brunswick Library?
78,548
What series of massively popular books took "Top Prize" as the most commonly banned book by the American Library Association from 2000 to 2009?
Harry Potter
A bunch of kids survive a monster apocalypse and live in a treehouse.
The Last Kids on Earth
A Portuguese Library allows these animals in so they can eat the pests.
Bats
The kids in Captain Underpants were named after two children's book characters. What are their names?
Harold and George
The Brunswick Library opened in this location in what decade?
1980
This book for toddlers was banned in 2010 because the author was mistaken for someone else
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See
From eggs to the air, they've got to end the war their parents started.
Wings of Fire
This special handwriting was taught to librarians in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Librarian Hand
"Out of My Mind" by Sharon Draper stars this girl, who is extremely intelligent but cannot speak
Melody Brooks
Randy is the Teen Department's unofficial mascot. What is he?
Tiger
Published in 1997, this kids series about two troublemaking friends hit the ALA’s most frequently challenged book lists in both 2012 and 2013 — even landing the #1 spot in 2012. What was this series, which was at one time the most banned book in America?
Captain Underpants
A wooden abode that is also a time traveling portal
Magic Treehouse