A question about Browser the Library Cat who was evicted by the local city council, then reinstated due to international coverage of the eviction. -Grace On Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 11:13 AM Lorry Traver via Michlib-l < michlib-l@liblists.org> wrote:

Good morning,

I am hosting a "100 Years Smarter" trivia night at our library this coming Monday as one of our celebratory programs for our library's 100th birthday this year. I was wondering if anyone has some fun general library trivia questions and answers I could use?

I had initially wanted to stick with questions related to how libraries worked in the 1920s (what their processes were like, what machines they used, etc.) to today. But, that is proving much harder to find information on than I had anticipated. So, now it has become a little bit of those types of questions, some questions about our library specifically, and then I would like to add in some quirky and fun questions that are still somehow related to libraries.

Thanks so much!

-- *“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled is a spark.”* *—*Victor Hugo

*Lorry Traver (She/Her)* Public Services Librarian Brandon Township Library 248-627-1460 _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- michlib-l@liblists.org To unsubscribe send an email to michlib-l-leave@liblists.org

Along the lines of Lisa’s suggestion, check out the most recent issue of Michigan History Magazine<https://hsmichigan.org/read/michigan-history> and read the article “A Mysterious Malady - Robert Clark Kedzie and the Arsenic Wallpaper,” which talks about the dangers of arsenic pigments in wallpaper and Kedzie’s book “Shadows from the Walls of Death.” Its currently a sample article on the HSM website: https://hsmichigan.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/PUB-MHM-Sample%20Story%20... Robert Kedzie was an MSU professor, so the story and his book have several Michigan ties. Certainly a source for some interesting historical and book related trivia questions. Good luck! Adam Adam Oster, Community Engagement Librarian Library of Michigan Michigan Department of Education 702 W. Kalamazoo St. P.O. Box 30007 Lansing, MI 48909-7507 ostera@michigan.gov<mailto:ostera@michigan.gov> | 517-335-1469 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/> From: Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org> Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2026 2:19 PM To: Grace Galvan <galvang@libcoop.net>; Lorry Traver <ltraver@brandonlibrary.org> Cc: michlib-l@liblists.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Re: Library Trivia Questions CAUTION: This is an External email. Please report suspicious emails via the "Report to Abuse" button in Outlook What led to thousands of library books, mostly children’s, burned in the early 1900s in the United States? (diphtheria outbreaks led to many books, particularly children’s books, being burned from infected homes) From: Grace Galvan via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org>> Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2026 1:19 PM To: Lorry Traver <ltraver@brandonlibrary.org<mailto:ltraver@brandonlibrary.org>> Cc: michlib-l@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Re: Library Trivia Questions A question about Browser the Library Cat who was evicted by the local city council, then reinstated due to international coverage of the eviction. -Grace On Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 11:13 AM Lorry Traver via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org>> wrote: Good morning, I am hosting a "100 Years Smarter" trivia night at our library this coming Monday as one of our celebratory programs for our library's 100th birthday this year. I was wondering if anyone has some fun general library trivia questions and answers I could use? I had initially wanted to stick with questions related to how libraries worked in the 1920s (what their processes were like, what machines they used, etc.) to today. But, that is proving much harder to find information on than I had anticipated. So, now it has become a little bit of those types of questions, some questions about our library specifically, and then I would like to add in some quirky and fun questions that are still somehow related to libraries. Thanks so much! -- “To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled is a spark.” —Victor Hugo [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zxUq2ZSB2esKivYxFPxJPQmks2S...] Lorry Traver (She/Her) Public Services Librarian Brandon Township Library 248-627-1460 _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list -- michlib-l@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l@liblists.org> To unsubscribe send an email to michlib-l-leave@liblists.org<mailto:michlib-l-leave@liblists.org>