As part of Saskatchewan Library Week: October 19-25, Stories in the Bar was held this past Thursday, Oct 23rd at Amigos Cantina.  It was a blast!!  The bar was packed with eager library employees who showed the general public that we are not as stuffy as they are led to believe.  The night started off in true form with story time, featuring the books The Book with no Pictures by B.J. Novak and The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit by Werner Holzwarth.  These books were funny and imaginative.  Lots of fun to listen to.  The entertainment throughout the night was amazing; even leading to my non-library working friend (who thought the night would be lame) to say: They should have this every week!!!!

But now to the good stuff……….throughout the night between acts, library trivia was offered to the crowd.  These questions started off easy enough: “What is a call number?”, but then ranged to:”What is a palimpsest?”  Anyone know???

Our U of S library staff was not silent during this part of the night.  I am pleased to announce that 3 library employees answered the questions correctly and walked away with a fabulous prize…………..an SPL discard!!  WHOOT WHOOT!

Laurianne Jones (Collection Services) answered “What is a colophon?” and won: Ice Crash: Disaster in the Artic, 1928 by Alexander McKee

Amy Chillog answered (Collection Services) “What is a call number?” and won:Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century  Edited by W.W. Mendell

Robin Parent (Law Library) answered “What is tattle-tape?” and won: Passionate Pleasures by Beatrice Small

Not too shabby I’d say….