Time to Hit the Library
The 1990s
Grammy's Album of the Year
"PU"
What's That Smell
200

The 2 main kinds of call numbers are Library of Congress & this alliterative type formulated by a college librarian

Dewey Decimal

200

She inspired a popular hairstyle called "The Rachel", named after her TV character

Jennifer Aniston

200

2019:
For her musical question "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"

Billie Eilish

200

It's the piece of golf equipment seen here

Putter

200

Sorry, it's my dog, this breed, who got a little wet

(English) Bulldog
400

This process of registering books to make them findable produced its first electronic record at Ohio University in 1971

cataloging

400

Though authorized in 1977, this telescope wasn't placed into orbit until 1990

Hubble

400

2017:
"24k Magic" conjured a Grammy for him

Bruno Mars

400

Cinnamon, nutmeg & ginger go into the blend called this "pie spice"

Pumpkin

400

It's eau de this frightened member of the family Mephitidae who just sprayed its musk

a Skunk

600

Newspapers, magazines & journals are all these, an information source published at regular intervals

periodicals

600

In the late '90s civil war broke out between the Serbs & ethnic Albanians in what is now this self-declared independent nation

Kosovo

600

1967:
This band won for "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

The Beetles

600

In certain legal cases, for a serious wrong, these "damages" may be awarded in excess of compensation

Punitive

600

It's this Ice Age fossil site in the heart of Los Angeles

the La Brea Tar Pits

800

I.L.L. is short for this service; your library can even get materials from the Library of Congress, but you can't take those home

Interlibrary Loan

800

In 1993 a 51-day standoff between Branch Davidians & federal agents near this Texas city ended tragically with over 75 deaths

Waco

800

2018:
"Golden Hour" was golden for this country-crossover singer

Kacey Musgroves

800

In Dante's "Divine Comedy", this section comes between "Inferno" & "Paradiso"

Purgatorio

800

It's this 5-letter type of fertilizer made from bat droppings, but it's not too bad

Guano

1000

This name of the UCSD library honors Dr. Seuss, who gave many their first love of reading & whose creations it sort of resembles

the Geisel Library

1000

In 1994, "Three Tall Women" earned this playwright his third Pulitzer Prize

Edward Albee

1000

2014:
Soy this guy... he's a winner, baby--("Morning Phase")--so why don't you name him?

Beck

1000

This adjective means pertaining to or affecting the lungs

Pulmonary

1000

It's this tropical fruit from Asia with a mild, sweet flavor, but said to smell like stinky feet

Durian