This document provides instructions for a scavenger hunt activity at a university library. It guides participants through four areas of the library, asking them to find specific resources and answer questions. The areas covered include the lobby, first floor, second floor, and upper levels. Participants are tasked with locating books, journals, study rooms, offices, and specialized collections. They also must answer questions about library services, resources, and organizational systems.
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1. Area 1: Lobby, Information Desk on second floor
Name:_________________________________ Team:________________________________________
1. Where do you check out materials from the library, and what do you need to check out
materials from the library?
The Information Desk on the Second floor, your ID
2. You can connect with library personnel in four ways. Use the library website to fill in the blanks.
Website: library.emporia.edu
1. Visit the desk in person to ask your question.
2. Chat with a librarian. This is located on the library home page
3. E-mail a librarian at libref01@emporia.edu
4. Call a librarian at 620-341-5207 or 877-613-7323
3. Visit the desk in person and ask how library books can be renewed. Explain how:
Library books can be renewed over the phone with your E number, at the Information Desk (in
person), and online
4. How long can you check out laptops, where do you return them, and can they be renewed?
3 hours; Information Desk; Yes
Area 2: 1st Floor (Periodicals/Fiction/Study Rooms and Spaces)
Name:_________________________________ Team:_________________________________________
1. Find a book in the Fiction Browsing Section that looks interesting to your team. Identify the
author, title, and call number of the book.
Answers may vary
2. Locate the giant moveable shelving (these shelves hold the periodicals). Using the call numbers
on the shelves find an arts journal in the 700s or a science journal in the 500s and give the title
and call number of the periodical.
Answers may vary
3. Identify the room number for one of the study rooms. Where can you reserve a study room?
109B-109G; at the Information Desk
2. Area 3: 2nd Floor
Name:_________________________________ Team:_________________________________________
1. You have just clicked print on one of the library computers. What are the next steps for
obtaining your document?
Login to one of the printer release stations and select print
2. What is the room number for the writing center, and what date does it open?
209C; September 2
3. Locate office 209F. Whose office is this?
Terri Summey, reference librarian in charge of public relations
4. Find the graphic novels and bring one back to your library instructor.
5. Using the search tool at the top of the library home page find the book College Study Skills:
Becoming a Strategic Learner. What deck is this book located on? What is the call #? Is it
available?
Note: your library instructor may have a computer for you to do this on, or you can use a library computer,
laptop, smartphone, etc.
Deck 4; 378.17 V273c4, AVAILABLE
Area 4: Decks, 3rd Floor, and Fourth Floor
Name:_________________________________ Team:_________________________________________
1. Enter the decks, and go to Deck 2. Locate the Deck 2 board directly in front of the staircase. You
will notice Deck 2 houses books from 305.4- 370.971. Using the Call numbersAt a Glance
flyer identify three subjects located on this deck.
Statistics, political science, economics, law, public administration& military science, social
problems& social services, education, social sciences, sociology, and anthropology
2. What specialized collection is located on the 3rd deck of the library?
Government Publication Collection
3. What type of zone is the 4th floor of the library?
Quiet Zone
4. Go to the Young Adult and Childrens Library on the 3rd Floor. In the Non-fiction section, what
topic is included in the call numbers of 629.3-629.45?
Moon and Space
3. Area 1: Lobby, Information Desk on second floor
Name:_________________________________ Team:________________________________________
1. Where do you check out materials from the library, and what do you need to check out materials from the
library?
2. You can connect with library personnel in four ways. Use the library website to fill in the blanks.
Website: library.emporia.edu
1. Chat with a librarian. This is located ________________________________
Click on the About Us Tab:
2. E-mail a librarian at __________________________________
3. Call a librarian at _____________________________________
4. Visit the Reference desk in person to ask your question.
3. Visit the desk in person and ask how library books can be renewed. Explain how:
4. How long can you check out laptops, where do you return them, and can they be renewed?
Area 1: Lobby, Information Desk on second floor
Name:_________________________________ Team:________________________________________
1. Where do you check out materials from the library, and what do you need to check out materials from the
library?
2. You can connect with library personnel in four ways. Use the library website to fill in the blanks.
Website: library.emporia.edu
1. Chat with a librarian. This is located ________________________________
Click on the About Us Tab:
2. E-mail a librarian at __________________________________
3. Call a librarian at _____________________________________
4. Visit the Reference desk in person to ask your question.
3. Visit the desk in person and ask how library books can be renewed. Explain how:
4. How long can you check out laptops, where do you return them, and can they be renewed?
4. Area 2: 1st Floor (Periodicals/Fiction/Study Rooms and Spaces)
Name:_________________________________ Team:_________________________________________
1. Find a book in the Fiction Browsing Section that looks interesting to your team. Identify the author, title, and call
number of the book.
2. Locate the giant moveable shelving (these shelves hold the periodicals). Using the call numbers on the shelves
find an arts journal in the 700s or a science journal in the 500s and give the title and call number of the
periodical.
3. Identify the room number for one of the study rooms. Where can you reserve a study room?
Area 2: 1st Floor (Periodicals/Fiction/Study Rooms and Spaces)
Name:_________________________________ Team:_________________________________________
1. Find a book in the Fiction Browsing Section that looks interesting to your team. Identify the author, title, and call
number of the book.
2. Locate the giant moveable shelving (these shelves hold the periodicals). Using the call numbers on the shelves
find an arts journal in the 700s or a science journal in the 500s and give the title and call number of the
periodical.
3. Identify the room number for one of the study rooms. Where can you reserve a study room?
Area 2: 1st Floor (Periodicals/Fiction/Study Rooms and Spaces)
Name:_________________________________ Team:_________________________________________
1. Find a book in the Fiction Browsing Section that looks interesting to your team. Identify the author, title, and call
number of the book.
2. Locate the giant moveable shelving (these shelves hold the periodicals). Using the call numbers on the shelves
find an arts journal in the 700s or a science journal in the 500s and give the title and call number of the
periodical.
3. Identify the room number for one of the study rooms. Where can you reserve a study room?
5. Area 3: 2nd Floor
Name:_________________________________ Team:_________________________________________
1. You have just clicked print on one of the library computers. What are the next steps for obtaining your
document?
2. What is the room number for the writing center, and what date does it open?
3. Locate office 209F. Whose office is this?
4. Find the graphic novels and bring one back to your library instructor.
5. Using the search tool at the top of the library home page find the book College Study Skills: Becoming a Strategic
Learner. What deck is this book located on? What is the call #? Is it available? Note: your library instructor may
have a computer for you to do this on, or you can use a library computer, laptop, smartphone, etc.
Area 3: 2nd Floor
Name:_________________________________ Team:_________________________________________
1. You have just clicked print on one of the library computers. What are the next steps for obtaining your
document?
2. What is the room number for the writing center, and what date does it open?
3. Locate office 209F. Whose office is this?
4. Find the graphic novels and bring one back to your library instructor.
5. Using the search tool at the top of the library home page find the book College Study Skills: Becoming a Strategic
Learner. What deck is this book located on? What is the call #? Is it available? Note: your library instructor may
have a computer for you to do this on, or you can use a library computer, laptop, smartphone, etc.
6. Area 4: Decks, 3rd Floor, and Fourth Floor
Name:_________________________________ Team:_________________________________________
1. Enter the decks, and go to Deck 2. Locate the Deck 2 board directly in front of the staircase. You will notice Deck
2 houses books from 305.4- 370.971. Using the Call numbersAt a Glance flyer identify three subjects
located on this deck.
2. What specialized collection is located on the 3rd deck of the library?
3. What type of zone is the 4th floor of the library?
4. Go to the Young Adult and Childrens Library on the 3rd Floor. In the Non-fiction section, what topic is included
in the call numbers of 629.3-629.45?
Area 4: Decks, 3rd Floor, and Fourth Floor
Name:_________________________________ Team:_________________________________________
1. Enter the decks, and go to Deck 2. Locate the Deck 2 board directly in front of the staircase. You will notice Deck
2 houses books from 305.4- 370.971. Using the Call numbersAt a Glance flyer identify three subjects
located on this deck.
2. What specialized collection is located on the 3rd deck of the library?
3. What type of zone is the 4th floor of the library?
4. Go to the Young Adult and Childrens Library on the 3rd Floor. In the Non-fiction section, what topic is included
in the call numbers of 629.3-629.45?
Area 4: Decks, 3rd Floor, and Fourth Floor
Name:_________________________________ Team:_________________________________________
1. Enter the decks, and go to Deck 2. Locate the Deck 2 board directly in front of the staircase. You will notice Deck
2 houses books from 305.4- 370.971. Using the Call numbersAt a Glance flyer identify three subjects
located on this deck.
2. What specialized collection is located on the 3rd deck of the library?
3. What type of zone is the 4th floor of the library?
4. Go to the Young Adult and Childrens Library on the 3rd Floor. In the Non-fiction section, what topic is included
in the call numbers of 629.3-629.45?