SRS Library
Parts of a Book
Potpouri
Genres
Internet Items
100

She is the Manager of the SRS Library.

Who is Ms. Zulick (or Ms. Z.)

100

The edge of the book where you can see the Title, Author and Call letter/numbers.

What is the spine?

100

The minimum number of minutes I should read every day.

What is 20 minutes?

100

Stories made up from the imagination of the author and are not true?

What is Fiction?

100

What you call a book that you read online or on a device (like a kindle, ipad, etc.)

What is an eBook?

200

The number of books in the SRS Library.
A. 1,234  B. 7.156 C. 1.8 million

What is 7,156?

200

The small sticker on the spine with letters & numbers, that give us the "address" to find a book?

What is a Call Number?

200

If a student reads 20 minutes a day, how many words will they see/hear a year?
A. 250,000 B. 580,000 C. 1.8mil

C. 1.8 MILLION WORDS!!!!!  Wow!!!!

200

Writing that deals with facts and real events.

What is non-fiction?

200

What you call a book that you LISTEN to, either online or on a device.

What is an Audio Book?

300

The length of time you can check a library book out for?

What is 1 week?  (But you can renew it if you would like to keep it longer.)

300

This part of the books (often text books and non-fiction) lists the meaning of words.

What is the glossary?

300

There are more public libraries in the US than McDonald's - True or False?

TRUE!  There are 16,220 public libraries in the US.

300

Books that are made-up stories about a mysterious event or a crime that is not solved until the end.

What is a mystery?

300

Things you post online could stay there for many, many years - True or False?

True.

400

How to treat a library book.

What is "With Respect?"

400

This lists all the chapters in a book, and what page number the chapter starts on.

What is the Table of Contents?

400

Where do Americans go more -- the Library or the Movies?

The Library!  Americans go to the library TWICE as many times as the movies.

400

Stories that are NOT realistic. Often have talking animals, magic, and other make-believe?

What is fantasy?

400

It can happen in email, text, game or social media and might involve spreading rumors or images to make a person feel left out or sad.

What is cyber-bullying?

500

The month National Library week takes place.

What is April?

500

An alphabetical listing of all the topics/items, usually found at the end of the book.

What is the Index?

500

The author of Green Eggs and Ham.

Who is Dr. Seuss?

500

These stories take place in a particular time period in the past.  Often the basic setting is real, but the characters are fictional.

What is Historical Fiction?

500

When scam artists send fake text, email or pop-ups to get people to share personal information.

What is Phishing?

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