A warm greeting from the arctic tundra of Minnesota.

David and I are delighted to be participating in the Institute this summer on behalf of Hennepin County Library.

Because we are rather dull folks, well David is anyway, we opted to offer you all a quiz, testing your knowledge of our library system as well as our fine state of Minnesota. Enjoy!

See you at ALA or in August!

Martha Keough Flotten
Senior Youth Services Librarian

David Lane
Public Learning and Training Coordinator

True or False: (1 point for each correct answer - answers provided and prizes awarded in August)

1. Hennepin County Library has a softball team named "The Library Overdues."

2. We purchased our essays from last year's Institute attendees.

3. To live in Minnesota you must demonstrate a working knowledge of Norwegian folklore.

4. We were both lured to public librarianship by the promise of enormous salaries.

5. Martha: I became a children's librarian after receiving a late-night paranormal message from Raffi.

6. David: I became an adult services librarian after being arrested for impersonating Raffi.

7. Bob Dylan's real name is Robert Zimmerman and he grew up in Duluth, MN.

8. Hennepin County Library's motto is "Tomorrow's Library, Today."

9. Hennepin County Library's motto is "Tomorrow's Library, Eventually."

10. We purchased new clothes for the Institute from Target, hoping they will last one week.

Score:
0 - 3: Uffda! You need an intense course in hot dish and jello mold creations.
4 - 7: Not bad, you're learning. You must have seen Fargo.
8 - 10: You must be from Minnesota. Do you know Prince?

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