Information Literacy
Genres
Grafton Library Homepage
Name that popular TV show
Parts of a Book
100

Sources that offer an analysis, interpretation, or a restatement of primary sources.

What are Secondary Sources?

100

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

What is Fiction?

100

The main search bar on the Library's homepage is named GLDYS, an acronym that stands for this.

What is Grafton Library Discovery Service?

100

Nickelodeon

Bikini Bottom

Crabby Patty

Pineapple

Jelly-fishing

What is Spongebob Squarepants?

100

This lists all the chapters that are in a book. You can use this to find out what page each chapter begins on.

What is the Table of Contents?

200

It's an organized collection of information, usually searchable. 

What is a Database?

200

Writing dealing with the facts and events rather than the imagination.

What is Non-Fiction?

200

The color of the "Ask a Librarian" square under the search bar.

What is purple?

200

Sitcom

African American family

Twins: Jack & Diane

Sociopolitical themes

Yara Shahidi


What is Black-ish?

200

The part of a textbook that might list the meaning of the word sustainability?

What is a Glossary?

300

Sources that provide a first-hand account of an event or time period.

What are Primary Sources?

300

A fictional story where the characters have to be detectives to solve a problem. This type of story is usually filled with suspense!

What is a Mystery?

300

ILL is the acronym for this service, which borrows materials from other library collections to meet the needs of students.

What is Interlibrary Loan?

300

Game Show

100 people

"Survey Says"

Fast money round

Steve Harvey/ Richard Dawson

What is Family Feud?

300

An alphabetical listing of all topics/items and is usually found at the end of a book. 

What is an Index?

400

The act of presenting another’s work as your own. 

What is Plagiarism?

400

A genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced technology, space exploration, and time travel.


What is Science Fiction?

400

The official name of the library at Mary Baldwin University.

What is the Martha Stackhouse Grafton Library?

400

Netflix

Period Drama- 80's

Hawkins, IL

Eggos

"The Upside Down"

What is Stranger Things?

400

These are the alpha-numeric labels on the spine of library books, they are sometimes referred to as a book's physical address.

What are Call Numbers?

500

These sources digest and summarize the information in secondary sources and provide background on a topic. 

What are Tertiary Sources?

500

A fictional story where the setting and characters are part of a notable period in history.

What is Historical Fiction?

500

"Citation Help" is located under this tab on the left-side options.

What is the "Research" tab?

500

Purgatory

Demon Protector

Doc Holliday

Western (currently on Netflix)

Based on a Graphic Novel

What is Wynonna Earp?

500

The page (in the front of a book) that offers the title, year, ISBN, publisher, and publication location.

What is the Copyright Page?