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Cole Library fun facts

  • Author: Dee Ann Rexroat

  • June 20, 2019
Library Fun Facts poster which reads, " Cole Library fun facts: Cole Library, which serves both as Cornell's library and the Mount Vernon public library, may be the only private college-public library in the U.S. The staff debunk the librarian stereotype. They dress up for Halloween, make posters and goofy business cards of themselves, and you won't see them shush anyone.; 1,973 items on loan on April 16, 2019; 1 registered user in Brooklyn, New York; 159 collective years Cole Library staff have worked at Cornell College; 'The Americal Slave: a Composite Autobiography' most circulated book in 2018-19; 'Game of Thrones' most circulated video in 2018-19; 6 wall-hanging pencil sharpeners; 10 a.m. Thursdays is the busiest time at Cole Library circulation desks; 96.5 hours Cole Library is open each week during the block; 1706 is the publication date of the oldest book in the stacks, 'An Exposition of the Old and New Testament' by Matthew Henry; 1,870 is the number of books on American Poetry; 3 is the number of books on Feng Shui." There are images of an x-acto pencil sharpener, the library stamp along the edges of the pages of a book, a small rawing of the building from the outside attributed to Melissa Wood '82, and the inside cover of a book showing the sign-out card.