Strategic Goals
Outreach
BLMs
Fun Library Facts
The History of Hunt's Point
100

Fill in the blank for the library's mission: 

_________ life long learning 

What is INSPIRE 

100

Early literacy and school outreach should be prioritized with the assistance of early literacy coordinators and this individual

Who is the School Outreach Coordinator/Tessa Hamilton 

100

The phrase BLM stands for this 

What is Branch Library Memo 

100

These are the names of the lions that guard the Stephen A. Schwarzman building entrance 

What are patience and fortitude 

100

Upon opening on July 1, 1929, Hunt's Point began operation with approximately 14,000 books and 19 of these 

What are librarians 

200

Fill in the blank for the library's mission:


_______ knowledge 

What is ADVANCE 

200

Targeted Outreach refers to the activities, services, or programs offered outside of the library that aim to reach this group

Who are new users 

200

BLM #70 reviews handling this during programming 

What is food 

200

This mayor named the lions guarding the Stephen A Schwarzman building patience and fortitude, as these were qualities needed during the great depression. 

Who is Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia 

200

The Hunt's Point branch is the only Carnegie building that was chosen to include much of this red colored material  

What is terra-cotta 

300

Fill in the blank for the library's:

________ our communities 

What is STRENGTHEN 

300

The four prioritized targeted outreach groups are immigrants, low-income families, next-generation researchers, and this group 

Who are older adults 

300

In addition to the Branch Programming Handbook, this BLM is used to discern what branch library programs and events are appropriate within NYPL 

What is BLM 42 

300

NYPL holds this from the heads of Charlotte Brontë, Walt Whitman, Mary and Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Wild Bill Hickok, among others.

What is a lock of hair

300

The architecture of the Hunts Point Branch was unusual among the Carnegie libraries for its strong reference to the architecture of this Renaissance

What is Italian 

400

The shared goals of objective 1 (a.k.a. more people - developing relationships with our communities to attract new users, especially underserved communities and the next generation of researchers) 

What are Targeted Outreach & Digital Platforms 

400

In Drupal, class visits and other activities that should not be published on the website should be labeled as this in the Workflow section

What is Archived for admin use 

400

According to BLM #25, any movie in this collection can be used during programming unless "single event license" is listed underneath it. 

What are the circulating collections 

400

Since 1987, this loveable bear and his friends have lived at NYPL in the children's room of the Stephen A Schwarzmann building

Who is Winnie the Pooh 

400

Hunt's Point is the last library constructed of these 39 special libraries within NYPL 

What is a Carnegie library 

500

The shared goal of objective 3 (a.k.a. working together- establishing clear institutional goals and metrics to maximize impact, efficiency, and collaboration across the library) 

What is informed-decision making & planning 

500

This email address should be contacted when questions concerning outreach arise

What is outreach@nypl.org 

500

A PDF version of this manual is available via the vendor's website.  This and other branches monies information is found in BLM #36

What is the cash register 

500

A first edition copy of this Harry Potter book, signed by author J. K. Rowling, was given to the Library and the city to honor its tenacity since the September 11 terrorist attacks.

What is Order of the Pheonix 

500

The number of patrons the children's floor can accommodate 

What is 75

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