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Welcome. TO. Fun Fact. The STCC Library gets copies of every selection from Oprah’s Book Club, courtesy of Oprah and The American Library Association!. Do You Know…. How many libraries belong to the Cooperating Libraries of Greater Springfield? A. 7 B. 10 C. 14. Do You Know…. Answer:
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Fun Fact The STCC Library gets copies of every selection from Oprah’s Book Club, courtesy of Oprah and The American Library Association!
Do You Know…. How many libraries belong to the Cooperating Libraries of Greater Springfield? A. 7 B. 10 C. 14
Do You Know…. Answer: B. 10 CLGS was formed in 1971!
Librarians in Literature The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger The story of Henry De Tamble, a Librarian with ‘Chrono-Displacement Disorder’. . . 'The Time Traveler's Wife is a very old love story: wonky, sexy, incredible... but charmingly, inventively retold.'The Times (London)
Joke Time Ha Ha! Q: How many reference librarians does it take to screw in a light bulb? Ha Ha! Ha Ha! Ha Ha! Ha Ha!
Joke Time Ha Ha! A: I don’t know, but if you give me your phone number, I’ll get back to you. Ha Ha! Ha Ha! Ha Ha! Ha Ha!
Library Quotable My alma mater was books, a good library. --Malcolm X
Do You Know…. What year did STCC open? A. 1967 B. 1892 C. 1976
Do You Know…. Answer: A. 1967 STCC Just Celebrated its 40th Birthday!!
Wow! The STCC Library recently completed a renovation project that replaced 401 windows in Building 27!
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Librarians Portrayed in the Movies “Party Girl” (1995) With Parker Posey
Trivia Time The largest public library building in the United States is Chicago’s Harold Washington Library Center. It measures 756,640 square feet and contains more than 70 miles of shelving!
Library Quotable If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library? --Lily Tomlin
Do You Know…. How many numbers in an STCC Library Barcode? A. 12 B. 14 C. 10
Do You Know…. Answer: B. 14 Barcodes need to be updated every semester, including summer session.
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Word Scramble WEEDY ILMCDAE MSSTYE
Word Scramble DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM
Library Quotable Getting my library card was like citizenship; it was like American citizenship. --Oprah Winfrey
Have you heard the news? Read “Between the Pages,” the STCC Library’s Newsletter!
Trivia Time Famous Librarians include: • Casanova • Batgirl • Mao Tse Tung • J. Edgar Hoover
Librarians in Literature The Librarian by Larry Beinhart Librarian David Goldberg stumbles into a political conspiracy that stretches all the way to the White House. “. . . (a) barn-burning political thriller complete with recipes for how to steal a presidential election. . . “ Kirkus Reviews
Be A Library Superhero! Get Your Barcode Now!
Fun with Barcodes • All STCC Barcodes begin with the numbers “28132” • Some students actually memorize their barcodes! 28132000001234
Librarians Portrayed in the Movies “Desk Set” (1957) Featuring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
We blog. . . Do You blog? Library news, notes, happenings, and even the occasional joke at http://library.stcc.edu/blogger/blogger.html
Do You Know…. What was the name of the library’s pet fish? A. Neo B. Dewey C. Mr. Limpit
Do You Know…. Answer: • Neo (2005-2008) • The name Neo was chosen from dozens of entries submitted in our “Name the Fish” contest in 2005.
Trivia Time The tallest academic library building in the world is the W.E.B. Dubois Library at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. It is 28 stories tall and measures 295 feet.
Amazing Fact C/W MARS includes more than 140 libraries and circulates more than 9 million items annually
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Librarians Portrayed in the Movies “Music Man” (1962) starring Robert Preston and featuring Shirley Jones as “Marian the Librarian”
Ha Ha! Joke Time Ha Ha! Q: Why are there no books in the Prague Library? Ha Ha! Ha Ha! Ha Ha!
Joke Time Ha Ha! A: They’re all Czech-ed out! Ha Ha! Ha Ha! Ha Ha! Ha Ha!
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Word Scramble LACL BNMUER
Word Scramble CALL NUMBER
Library Quotable "You must live feverishly in a library. Colleges are not going to do any good unless you are raised and live in a library every day of your life.“ – Ray Bradbury
All the Best Nursing Students Use CINAHL with Full Text It’s like vitamins for your research paper!
Do You Know…. How are most of the books in the STCC Library organized? A. By Title B. By Color C. By Subject
Do You Know…. Answer: C. By Subject Each call number is associated with a particular subject. For example, a call number beginning with “N” is a book about art or artists.
Librarians Portrayed on Television “Rupert Giles” (played by Anthony Stewart Head) from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Word Scramble ECFENERRE OOBK
Word Scramble REFERENCE BOOK
Amazing Fact The Library of Congress houses more than 30 million volumes!
Do You Know…. Who is the President of STCC? A. Samuel Bowles B. Ira Rubenzahl C. Theodore Geisel
Do You Know…. Answer: B. Ira Rubenzahl Dr. Rubenzahl was named President in July, 2004.