Library Jargon
This request extends the amount of time that a patron can keep an item.
What is a renewal?
This author of environmental essays was also dean of the Ely Junior College.
Who was Sigurd Olson?
You should remember to bring this item to the library if you want to check items out.
What is your library card?
The librarian at Sunnydale High in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer show.
Who is Rupert Giles?
This bedtime story features a bunny saying good night to things that it sees
What is Goodnight Moon?
This is what the library staff call the code that denotes the physical location of an item.
What is a call number?
This explorer has written several books about his travels and, most recently, a cookbook.
Who is Will Steger?
These items check out from the library for a period of 7 days.
What are DVDs/movies/science tools?
A young Rachel Weisz stars as a librarian for the Cairo Museum of Antiquities in this movie.
What is The Mummy?
In this story, Max is naughty and sent to his room where he takes a journey of the imagination to an island where he is king
What is Where the Wild Things Are?
This abbreviation is the service that helps patron receive books from other libraries.
What is ILL?
This author and storyteller was known for his slightly-embellished tales of Ely’s past.
Who was Mike Hillman?
This is the length of time that an individual may use one of the library’s study rooms per day.
What is 2 hours?
This founding father helped start library services in Philadelphia.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This book features a colorful fish who gains and loses colorful scales.
What is The Rainbow Fish?
The national professional association that librarians or libraries may belong to in the United States.
What is the American Library Association (ALA)?
This local illustrator was given a Caldecott honor award for the book Song of the Water Boatman.
Who is Beckie Prange?
A parent or legal guardian needs to sign a consent form before a minor can use this library resource.
What is a public computer?
This First Lady of the U.S. had previously worked as a librarian.
Who is Laura Bush?
When Alexander is having his horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day he thinks of moving here.
Where is Australia?
The service that the Arrowhead Library System uses to provide e-books and e-audios to patrons.
What is Libby (Overdrive)?
This author and illustrator has collaborated with several other Ely authors and often displays her illustrated journals as part of the annual Ely ArtWalk.
Who is Consie Powell?
Kids need to be able to do before they are ready to get a library card.
What is write their name?
The librarian in this fantasy series is an orangutan.
What is Discworld by Terry Pratchett?
In this wordless picture book, frogs float on lily pads.
What is Tuesday by David Wiesner?