PCC Library Tour Homework
Name: __________________
1. From the PCC Library Vocabulary list
a. Write 1 sentence for each vocabulary word.
2. From the PCC Library Vocabulary list. Fill in the blank with 1 word.
a. When you search for something online, you have to type in a ________
b. This is the place where you check out books: ______________
c. The LA Times is a _______________. It is not a book.
d. A novel is a kind of ______________________ book.
e. This is when you have to return the book that you borrow: __________
f. This is what you must pay if you return a book late: ______________
g. When you take something and give it back later: ________________
3. From the tour:
a. True/False: If you have a question and you are at home, you can ask a
librarian at 2a.m.
b. True/False: The library was built in 1939.
c. True/False: You need to reserve a study room if you want to sit in there.
4. Look at the Shatford Library Guide:
a. True/False: The computer labs are for students to use at any time.
b. True/False: Students need exact change to print.
c. True/False: The library is not open on Sunday.
d. True/False: The library is open during Spring Break.
e. True/False: You cannot bring food into the library.
f. True/False: You need a library card to borrow a book.
g. True/False: The fine for a magazine that is late by 2 days is 50 cents.
h. True/False: You can borrow markers at the library.
i. True/False: Students can borrow textbooks and take them out of the
library for two hours only.
5. Look at the green Shatford Library map:
a. How many Xerox machines does the library have? ______
i. Are there any Xerox machines on the third floor?
b. Which floor is it NOT ok to talk and work with other students?
Now you are ready to go to the library with your partner. Bring some money for
photocopies! You can share the expenses with your partner.
REMEMBER: IF YOU TAKE OUT ANY BOOK FROM THE SHELF, WHEN
YOU ARE FINISHED, LEAVE IT ON A TABLE. DO NOT TRY TO PUT IT
BACK ON THE SHELF BECAUSE YOU CAN PUT IT BACK IN THE
WRONG PLACE AND IT WILL BE HARD TO FIND FOR OTHER
STUDENTS. THE LIBRARIANS WILL PUT IT BACK LATER.
6. Go to the library with your partner. First, look on the online catalog and write the
call number for each book. Find ONE of these graphic novels and make a
photocopy of the front of the book:
a. Banana Fish (call number: __________________________________)
b. The Pony Express (call number: ________________________________)
c. The Squirrel Monster (call number: ______________________________)
d. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Twilight (call number: ___________________)
7. Go to the library: Look up the reference book Guiness World Records 2001; look
on page 40. Which country has a density of 3.9 people / square mile? Write the
country name here: _____________________
8. Go to the library: Look up this information in the World Book Encyclopedia.
Remember, you will need to check the book that has that letter in it! (These books
are on the 2nd floor around the corner from the PCC yearbooks.)
a. Tomahawk: who used tomahawks? ____________________. Make a
photocopy of that page.
b. Upland Sandpiper: What is that?
c. Valentines Day: Make a photocopy of the types of Valentine’s Day cards
from over the years.
d. Juggling: Write the definition from the Encyclopedia here:
_______________________________________________________
e. Jazz: When did it begin? ____ What are some of the influences?
_______________________________________________
f. Magic Johnson: Why is he famous? ____________________When did he
retire? ____________ When was he born? ___________
g. Mother Teresa: When did she live?___________ What country was she a
citizen of? ________________
h. Electric eel: where do they live? _________ Make a photocopy.
i. Endangered species: What is that? ___________________________
Make a photocopy of the list of endangered species.
FOR NUMBERS 9-11, YOUR GROUP WILL GET A NUMBER IN CLASS. YOU
ONLY NEED TO DO THAT NUMBER IN THE LIBRARY.
9. Go to the library. Use the reference book PCC Pageant (the PCC yearbook). Do
not write in any of these books!
a. In the 1931 yearbook: Look at the photos of senior students on p. 63. How
many people are on that page?_____ What are the letters of their last
names? A-C / D- F/ G-H / J-M / N-P / R-T
b. In the 1931 yearbook: on p. 298-299: what sports are shown in the
pictures? _______________ Make a photocopy.
c. In the 1931 yearbook: Is there an Engineering Club?
d. In the 1931 yearbook: What are some interesting and different clubs that
PCC may not have anymore? _______________________________Make
a photocopy of 1 of those clubs.
e. In the 1931 yearbook: Find something interesting in this yearbook that
you’d like to share with your classmates. Make a photocopy.
10. Go to the library. Use the reference book of the PCC Pageant (the PCC
yearbook). Do not write in any of these books!
a. In the 1935 yearbook: look at p. 94, Forestry Club. What did they do?
__________________ Were there any women in the club that year? _____
b. In the 1935 yearbook: What’s the Cosmopolitan Club? What did they do?
_____________________ Were there any women in the club? _________
c. In the 1935 yearbook: In the Engineering Club, were there any women? __
d. In the 1935 yearbook: On p. 204-205, what sports are shown in the
photos? Who are doing the sports in the photos? (men or women or both?)
e. In the 1935 yearbook: Find something interesting in this yearbook that
you’d like to share with your classmates. Make a photocopy
11. Go to the library. Use the reference book of the PCC Pageant (the PCC
yearbook). Do not write in any of these books!
a. In the 1962 yearbook: Did they have the Forester Club?
b. In the 1962 yearbook: On page 134: name the 3 sports in the photos.
c. In the 1962 yearbook: What are some interesting and different clubs that
PCC may not have anymore? _______________________________Make
a photocopy of 1 of those clubs.
d. In the 1962 yearbook: Find something interesting in this yearbook that
you’d like to share with your classmates. Make a photocopy