LIS Acronyms
Children's Lit
Young Adult Lit
Famous Opening Lines in Lit
Famous Libraries
100
ILL
What is InterLibrary Loan
100
The Caldecott Medal is awarded to a person for achieving what?
What is Excellence for children’s book illustration
100
This well-loved Newbery winner, published fifty years ago, was turned down by 25 editors before it was published.
What is A Wrinkle in Time
100
“Two households, both alike in dignity”
What is Romeo and Juliet
100
Fancy a cup of tea? For $25 you can have your afternoon tea any month at this 200 year old membership library
What is The Boston Athenaeum
200
OPAC
What is Online Public Access Catalog
200
What is the best-selling children’s book of all time?
What is The Poky Little Puppy” by Janette Sebring Lowry
200
Name the book: “We accept the love we think we deserve.”
What is The Perks of Being a Wallflower
200
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
What is A Tale of Two Cities
200
Where does the original Winnie the Pooh, presented to Christopher Robin Milne for his birthday in 1921 currently reside?
What is The New York Public Library
300
MARC
What is MAchine Readable Cataloging
300
Who is the author of the stories, “Don’t let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Elephants Cannot Dance”
Who is Mo Willems
300
A counter version of the world, where the rules of the game have been dramatically altered and twisted vision of perfection is imposed upon the populace (the term for this, and a currently popular title?
What is Dystopian— We will accept the following titles: Hunger Games, Matched, Divergent etc.
300
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
What is 1984
300
This library was destroyed in 48BC by Julius Caesar
What is The Library of Alexandria
400
OCLC
What is Online Computer Library Center (or Ohio College Library Center)
400
What Maurice Sendak character had the motto “I don’t care”?
What is Pierre
400
The first Printz winner about a teen accused of felony murder. Name the Title and Author?
What is Monster by Walter Dean Myers
400
“If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like.”
What is The Catcher and the Rye
400
This famous library contains 6,000 books and manuscripts on Joan of Arc, and 500 objects of art and realia.
What is The Boston Public Library
500
FRBR
What is Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
500
What children’s book character appeared on the French franc until the advent of the Euro?
What is The Little Prince
500
Name the members of the Fellowship?
Who are Frodo, Samwise, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Boromir, Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf.
500
“In my younger more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.”
What is The Great Gatsby
500
Actor Alex Baldwin saved this small town library in Rhode Island from being run by volunteers, and was given a key to the city.
What is The Central Falls Library
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