Library Policies
Awards
Call Numbers
Famous First Lines
Favorite Authors
100
For how long may a book be checked out?
two weeks
100
What children’s book medal honoring the best writing is named for a British bookseller? Moon Over Manifest won the award in 1999.
Newbery Medal
100
What is the call number for Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor?
F NAY
100
“Every Who Down in Who-ville Liked Christmas a lot…”
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
100
Harry Potter series
J. K. Rowling
200
What should you do if you haven’t finished reading your book before the due date?
renew it
200
What book award is given for the best illustrations in a children’s book? The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick won this award in 2008.
Caldecott Medal
200
What is the call number for Barack Obama by Michael De Medieros?
B OBA
200
“Everybody knows the story of the Three Little Pigs. Or at least they think they do.”
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
200
Maniac Magee
Stargirl
Eggs
Jerry Spinelli
300
For how long may magazines be checked out?
three school days
300
What national organization known by the initials ALA and founded by Melvil Dewey awards the Caldecott and Newbery Medals?
American Library Association
300
What is the three letter call number prefix that identifies a reference book?
REF
300
"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
300
Bridge to Terabithia
Jacob Have I Loved
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Katherine Paterson
400
What are the two things you need to log onto the WPSD computer network?
student ID number and password
400
What color medal do the Newbery and Caldecott winners receive?
gold
400
What is the Dewey category (hundreds group) where plays and poetry are found? (700s, 800s, or 900s)
800s Literature
400
“Once there was a tree… and she loved a little boy.”
The Giving Tree
400
The Giver
Number the Stars
The Anastasia series
Lois Lowry
500
Name two activities that are not allowed on the WPMS library computers (without express permission).
e-mail, games, inappropriate websites (never allowed)
500
What color medal do the runners up to the Newbery and Caldecott winners receive?
silver
500
What is the Dewey category (hundreds group) where history books are found?
900s
500
“SEPTEMBER Tuesday First of all, let me get something straight: This is a JOURNAL, not a diary.”
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
500
The Magician’s Nephew
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Silver Chair
C. S. Lewis