September 2012 NYPL Blog Highlights
September was back to school month. (And back to homeschooling month too.) In that spirit, here is a short quiz.
Cheating is ok.
Which of the following were commemorated this month?
a) World Alzheimer's Month
b) Hispanic Heritage Month / El mes de la Herencia Hispana
c) Labor Day
d) International Mermaid Literacy Day
e) A, B, and C
What are these Great Albums You May Have Missed?
Job Training Anagrams
- Underneath inspire superbness
- Typhoidal saint covered if so
- Ace industry dim over frowning
- An irritant scraping revenges as Maestro
Library Mad Libs
- The [noun] of [adjective] [noun]: [first name] [last name] in the [place]
- My [adjective] Summer: A Summer Reading Log with Lists, Part I and Part II
- NYPLarcade [noun] Games
Fill in the Blank
- New _____ Patent Color Images at SIBL
- ________ 2012: Register, Research, and ____
- Searching the ______ Online
- The Speaking of _______ Project
Again, you're not being graded here. There is so much more where these came from, so please take a look.
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