General Library Trivia
Who formed the first public lending library in America?
Benjamin Franklin
A book with "GN" on the call number tag would go in which section?
Graphic Novel
How old do patrons need to be to reserve a conference room?
Eighteen
Which famous library was featured in the original Ghostbuster film?
The New York Public Library.
What does a blue non-fiction call number sticker mean, and where are the books with these stickers found?
Easy Reader non-fiction, found just after the Easy Reader fiction books in Youth Services
What unusual pest control method is used in the Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra in Portugal?
Bats
True (just not on our call number tags)
True or False: Patrons are allowed to eat anywhere in the library.
False. Patrons may only eat in HHC or Teen Hang
Librarians
Where is the key to open the Homework Help Center cabinets?
At the Info desk
What would the Marsh's Library in Dublin Ireland do to prevent patrons from walking off with their rare book colleciton?
They would lock patrons in cages while they read the materials.
What is the sorting system we use at PPL called?
BISAC
Three (and up to three books on hold)
Before becoming an adventurer with her husband Rick, Evelyn O'Connell was a librarian in this popular 1999 film.
The Mummy
Where are valuable lost items (i.e. purses, keys, wallets, and phones) kept?
In the safe in the administration hallway
The New York Public Library has two stone lions posted outside its main location. What are their names?
Patience and Fortitude
Ten
Patrons under this age must be accompanied by an adult.
Twelve
Ten, Donna Noble, and River Song find themselves trapped inside a planet sized library in this popular British television show.
Doctor Who
How many books are currently in the Library on the Go collection/record set?
880
Where is the worlds oldest continuously running library located?
Fez, Morocco
Cookbooks are classified under this DDC number.
641.5
What is the minimum age requirement to get a library card?
None
When not working as the head of Gotham City Public Library, Barbara Gordon is out saving the city as what superhero?
Batgirl
The Pickerington Public Library began providing services to the community from a small room inside Violet Township High School in what year?
1907