September 2012 NYPL Blog Highlights

International September., Digital ID 1543584, New York Public LibraryInternational September., Digital ID 1543584, New York Public LibrarySeptember 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?

  1. From 1987: A small prehistoric creature
  2. From 1996: A different, "vocal" style of sitar

Job Training Anagrams

  1. Underneath inspire superbness
  2. Typhoidal saint covered if so
  3. Ace industry dim over frowning
  4. An  irritant scraping revenges as Maestro

Library Mad Libs

  1. The [noun] of [adjective] [noun]: [first name] [last name] in the [place]
  2. My [adjective] Summer: A Summer Reading Log with Lists, Part I and Part II
  3. NYPLarcade [noun] Games

Fill in the Blank

  1. New _____ Patent Color Images at SIBL
  2. ________ 2012: Register, Research, and ____
  3. Searching the ______ Online
  4. 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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