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Handout: Library Questions

1. What is the name of the library?
 
2. Find out the address of the library.
 
3. Do you know how to get here?
 
4. What are the hours of this library?
 
5. Find out what you need to get a library card.
 
6. Find out how long you can keep a book if you borrow one.
 
7. Find out how much the overdue fine is per day.
 
8. Find out if they have tours available for students.
 
9. Find out if there is a special program for children. What is it?
 
10. Find out if there is an ESL section. Where is it?
 
11. Find out if they have any books in your language.
 
12. Find out how many different newspapers they have.
 
13. Find out the names of three magazines at the library.
 
14. Find out if they have computers for people to use.
 
15. Look at the people you see at the library and answer these questions:
How many people did you see?
How many were adults and how many were children?
What were the people doing?

Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative