Spanish Words
Library History
Friends of The Colony Public Library
Dewey Decimal Classification System
Color Codes
100

If you spent an afternoon at your local “biblioteca,” you would have spent time at this city building.

What is the Library?

100

The Colony Public Library was founded by a group of volunteers in this year.

What is 1982?

100

The husband of a late volunteer and current president of FOTCPL.

Who is Dell Holmes?

100

The number of classifications within the Dewey Decimal System.

What is ten?

100

McNaughton books feature this color paper strip.

What is green?

200

If a cheerful person told you “Bienvenida!” or “Bienvenido!” they would be telling you this greeting.

What is Welcome?

200

This was the previous retail use of TCPL/City Hall building.

 What is grocery store? (Food Lion)

200

The number of Free Little Libraries placed at local parks.

What is six?

200

 Melvin Dewey first devised The Dewey Decimal System in this year.

What is 1873?

200

The color representative of love at TCPL.

What is purple?

300

If a patron asks to speak with a Spanish translator, you will direct them to this staff person.

Who is Nancy Boykin?

300

Not including our current location, TCPL has had this many previous locations.

What is two?

300

Number of current items offered for purchase through the FOTCPL.

What is three?

300

Dewey Decimal System Day is celebrated on this day.

What is December 10?

300

Alien paperbacks, Star Wars books, Terry Brooks novels, and Terry Goodkind novels have this color dot.

What is black?

400

If a patron has siete libros, they have this number of these items.

What is seven books?

400

This person was assisted by Sandi Gehrke and became the first TCPL director.

Who is Ann Beckel?

400

This retired library director serves as an officer of FOTCPL.

 Who is Joan Sveinnson?

400

You can download this app on your phone to practice shelving books according to the Dewey Decimal System.

What is Library Tools?

400

English teachers frequently send teens to the section with this color dot.

What is neon green?

500

You can find books on learning the Spanish language at this Dewey Decimal Number. _00 (fill in the first number)

            What is 4?

500

Prior to their retirement, this staff member worked the most years for TCPL.

Who is Carolyn LeMaire?

500

This person served as the first president for the FOTCPL.

Who is Wanda Gillet?

500

You can find poems under this section _00 (give the first number)

What is 8?

500

Tammy’s special DVD polishing cloth can only be this color.

What is dark blue?