Digital Defense
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System Spotlight
Library Laughs
100
This platform provides access to eBooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines.
OverDrive & Libby
100
This platform allows patrons to reserve a book.
STARCat
100
Between 1883 and 1929, this Scottish-American titan of the steel industry funded more than 2,500 libraries bearing his name.
Andrew Carnegie
100
This month is nationally recognized as Library Card Sign-Up Month.
September
100
These are the three rotating collections hosted by STLS that circulate throughout the system
Audio, Large Print & Youth
100
Why do hardcover books never get cold?
They always have a jacket.
200
You call this four-digit number when you are in need of STLS tech help.
5228
200
This is the term for removing items from the collection.
Weeding
200
This library service point functions as an information hub where staff help patrons locate books, resources, and research materials.
Reference
200
This was the name of the first system-wide event held in 2024.
STARQuest
200
This STLS virtual conference, which began in 2021, has expanded to include partnerships with six other library systems.
Gather & Grow
200
Why was the math book sad?
Because it had too many problems.
300
These three make up the members of the STLS IT team?
Nick Allington, Pat Beeman & Ken Behn
300
This slip is used in STLS delivery when an item is being sent specifically to the ILS Department.
A blue slip
300
This ALA Core Value addresses the freedom to read.
Intellectual Freedom & Privacy
300
This organization partners with libraries to provide education and programming related to agriculture, nutrition, and community development.
Cornell Cooperative Extension
300
These two STLS employees serve as our 'Double Agents', working for both STLS and a member library.
Casey Hobbie - Montour Falls
Lori Reenan - Southeast Steuben
300
What piece of advice would a library employee give?
Believe in your shelf!
400
This is what you would do when you think an email is phishing or spam.
What is Phishing Alert or Report as SPAM.
400
Lot is the acronym for this collection of items you wouldn't typically think of a library loaning out.
Library of Things
400
This core library value ensures all users have equitable, barrier free access to information, resources, and technology regardless of economic, physical, or social status.
Equity of Access
400
This acronym, MOU, refers to a formal agreement between organizations that outlines roles, responsibilities, and a shared understanding.
Memorandum of Understanding
400
This staff member joined STLS in 1999 and holds the distinction of being the longest-serving employee.
Ken Behn
400
What do library workers take fishing?
Book worms
500
IoT is the acronym for this tech saying.
Internet of Things (They are non-computers on your networks)
500
This AI-generated image gives itself away because of this unusual detail.
Fake puzzle pieces.
500
This famous singer launched the Imagination Library in 1995, providing free monthly books to children regardless of family income.
Dolly Parton
500
This annual event, which takes place in October, offers libraries the opportunity to give back to their communities.
The Great Give Back
500
This member library is home to the oldest library building in our five-county region, dating back to 1830.
Benedek Memorial Library (Savona)
500
Why are libraries the tallest buildings?
Because they have so many stories.
600
When looking to place a helpdesk request, you can email this address to create an automatic ticket.
stlslibraryhelp@stls.org
600
Developed in the 1960s, this library data standard is still used worldwide. It is commonly known by its acronym, MARC.
MAchine-Readable Cataloging
600
This famous ALA document states, "books should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community.'
What is The Library Bill of Rights?
600
This annual event brings library advocates to Albany to speak with legislators about the importance of libraries and library services.
Advocacy Day
600
This member library celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2013 and has undergone three name changes since its incorporation in 1913.
Modeste Bedient Memorial Library – Branchport
600
What is a car's favorite genre?
An auto biography
700
This tool protects your login by requiring more than a password.
MFA (Multi-factor authentication) or 2FA (two-factor authentication).
700
The Dewey Decimal number 641 will help you find this type of item.
"Food and Drink" i.e. Cookbooks.
700
In 2009, Todd Bol created a small book sharing box on his Wisconsin lawn, launching a nonprofit that now supports more than 150,000 neighborhood book exchanges worldwide.
Little Free Library
700
This three-digit number connects callers to a helpline that provides information and referrals to health and human services across five counties.
211
700
In this year, STLS received its Absolute Charter.
1958
700
Why are writers always so cold?
They are surrounded by drafts.
800
This online platform offers access to all member library employees to apps such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive.
What is M365 (Microsoft 365)
800
743.432 is the Dewey Decimal Classification you would use for works on this graphic or decorative art.
Knitting
800
In 1931, S.R. Ranganathan coined these as the Five Laws of Library Science.
What are:
1. Books are for use
2. Every reader his/her book
3. Every book its reader
4. Save the time of the reader
5. A library is a growing organism
800
TBBL is the acronym for this specialized library service that provides accessible reading materials for individuals with print disabilities, including audiobooks and braille.
Talking Book and Braille Library
800
Established in 1899, this library’s first home occupied the top two floors of a five story building, while the lower floors were rented out to fund library services.
Steele Memorial Library
800
Why did the cardiologist send all of his patients to the library?
They have good circulation!
900
Here is where you save files that are backed up on STLS's server.
Your M365-linked OneDrive folder
900
The 245 MARC field is where you look to find this piece of information.
The Title.
900
This historical movement in librarianship expanded the idea that libraries should actively serve all members of a community, not just those with privilege or prior education.
Public Library Movement
900
This foundation sponsors Rural Public Library Children’s Book grants that help expand access to new children’s books in rural communities.
The Pilcrow Foundation
900
Past U.S. President Gerald Ford visited this library in 1999 to dedicate its new building.
Dormann Library
900
Where do library staff sleep?
Between the covers
1000
These are the steps you would follow when evaluating whether an email is spam, if a social media post is real, or if online information is true.
SIFT
- Stop.
- Investigate the source
-Find better coverage (information)
- Trace claims, quotes, and media to the original context
1000
He is the only author to have their own Dewey number.
William Shakespeare (822.33)
1000
The ALA Council first adopted this foundational document, which outlines the rights of library users, on this date.
June 19th, 1939
1000
COSAC is the acronym for this group that supports library services reaching targeted populations, including seniors, individuals with disabilities, and other underserved groups across the service area.
Coordinated Outreach Services Advisory Committee
1000
In this year, STLS migrated to SirsiDynix Symphony WorkFlows.
2003
1000
Where does the library keep books about conspiracy theories?
Right behind you.