Libraries Quiz

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Bath and North East Somerset Libraries

Results

#1. When did Bath’s first public library open?

#2. Roughly how many public libraries are there in the UK?

#3. Which city is home to the UK’s oldest surviving library?

#4. How many books are issued by UK public libraries every year?

#5. Which two libraries have locks of Percy Shelley’s hair in their collections?

#6. Where do the British Library keep most of their collection?

#7. In total, how much money did B&NES Library members save by borrowing rather than buying books last year?

#8. What is the Dewey Decimal system used for?

#9. Andrew Carnegie donated around £12 million to libraries between 1883 and 1929, but how many did he establish?

#10. Which 20th century world leader got their start in politics from working in a library?