Historical Librarians
Library of Congress
Famous Libraries
Banned Books
Fictional Librarians
100
This famous heart throb was at one time employed as a librarian.

Who was Casanova?

100

This government official is appointment by the president and serves as the head of the Library of Congress.

Who is the Librarian of Congress?
100

The library was arguably one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world, but burned down in 48 BC.

What is the Royal Library of Alexandria?

100
This book was the most challenged book of 2017. 

What is Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher?

100

This character in Stephen King's Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption tirelessly campaigns to develop the the finest prison library in all of New England.

Who is Andy Dufresne?

200

This Unites States first lady earned her MLS at the University of Texas at Austin.

Who is Laura Bush? 
200
The oldest building that makes up the Library of Congress was named after this president. 

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

200
This presidential library is currently in construction on the west side of Chicago. 

What is the Barack Obama Presidential Center?

200
This text has frequently been banned for it's overt religious themes. 
What is the bible?
200
This fictional librarian inspires a young girl to read in a classic Roald Dahl story. 

Who is Miss Phelps?

300
This librarian's accomplishments included founding the Library Journal and ALA, developing a traveling library system in New York, and creating a system of book classification. 
Who is Melvil Dewey?
300
This social media platform has agreed to donate every public post in it's archive to the Library of Congress. 
What is Twitter?
300
These are the names of the beloved lions that sit in front of the New York Public Library. 
Who are Patience and Fortitude?
300
This favorite collection of children's poetry was banned for promoting cannibalism. 

What is Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein? 

300

This Stephen King novel features a librarian who is the keeper of an ancient secret and who must bring his childhood friends back home to fight evil.

What is It?
400
This FBI director got his start in government working as a clerk in the Library of Congress. 

Who is J. Edgar Hoover? 

400
This president proposed the idea of a Congressional library.
Who is James Madison? 
400
Closely following the New York Public Library, this library has the second largest print collection out of all United States public library systems. 
What is the Boston Public Library?
400

This historically significant account of a young girl's life was challenged for being "a real downer."

What is The Diary of Ann Frank?

400

This actor played the acerbic librarian Bunny Watson in the 1957 film Desk Set.

Who is Katherine Hepburn?

500

This beloved children's book author, who has sold 91 million copies of her books worldwide since her first book was published in 1950, began her career as a librarian.

Who is Beverly Cleary?

500
After being burned down in the War of 1812, the Library of Congress was reestablished by the United States Government purchasing the personal collection of this president. 
Who is Thomas Jefferson? 
500

This country houses St. Catherine’s Monastery, the oldest continually running library in the world.

What is Egypt?
500

This classic novel has frequently been challenged as "anti-white" and "obscene."

What is The Catcher in the Rye?

500

This superhero's alter ego is librarian Dr. Barbara Gordon.

Who is Batgirl?
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