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X in the Library #atozblogchallenge

April 28, 2017 Claire Annette Noland 9 Comments

Welcome to today’s edition of the A to Z Blog Challenge featuring Library Love. I must admit, I had a hard time coming up with a library something  featuring the letter X.

Then, I remembered that “X marks the spot” for Indiana Jones in the Library of Alexandria. (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)

 

 

Do you remember card catalogs? I certainly do. I set out to find one so that I could look in the X drawer. I called numerous libraries and historical museums to no avail. There must be one somewhere and when I find it, I’ll let you know.

 

 

But, I did some digging and found an entry with a Library of Congress catalog number. This isn’t a book I’d enjoy reading but at least it starts with the letter X.

 

 

I did some more searching in the Library of Congress holdings and found this music for the Xylophone Polka:

 

So that’s it for X but it does prove that you can always find something at the library.

Do you know where I might be able to find a card catalog still containing the cards?

 

 

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Library Love Tagged With: X marks the spot in the library

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  1. Shari Elder says

    April 28, 2017 at 1:42 am

    I can’t believe they don’t keep the cards somewhere. There is still something neat about flicking through the cards with fingertips. I like the X in the library in the movie cause its great to see a library in a movie.

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    • Claire Annette Noland says

      April 29, 2017 at 2:00 am

      I love seeing libraries in movies. Did you see my letter M post? I listed 10.

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  2. Julie @ Reading Life says

    April 28, 2017 at 2:24 am

    I remember card catalogs! Somehow, I miss them…even though we have computers to make things easier. I have a book that starts with X!!

    An Xt Called Stanley

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  3. Hilary Melton-Butcher says

    April 28, 2017 at 10:17 am

    Hi Claire – I went to Bletchley Park – the British Codebreaking site in WW2 – and I’m sure there’s plenty of Xs in there … maybe even a hut … but I did see card catalogues … well done for X though … but also for remembering the X marks the spot in the Indiana Jones movie … cheers Hilary

    http://scienceladybug.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/x-rays.html

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    • Claire Annette Noland says

      April 29, 2017 at 1:56 am

      Hi Hilary. That sounds like a field trip I’d like to take and good to know that there’s still a card catalog around.

      Reply
  4. lissa says

    April 28, 2017 at 12:43 pm

    the library has everything when you think about it. I’ve only used those card catalog once years ago, don’t think I’ve seen them since.

    have a lovely day.

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  5. Eva says

    April 28, 2017 at 6:31 pm

    You did very well with X eventually 🙂
    —–
    Eva – Mail Adventures

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  6. J Lenni Dorner says

    May 1, 2017 at 6:22 am

    Good use of X!
    I do recall those card catalogs. And kids today complain about Google… pu-lease! LOL.

    J — Co-host of the #AtoZchallenge, Debut Author Interviewer, Reference and Speculative Fiction Writer
    http://jlennidornerblog.what-are-they.com

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  1. #A-Zchallenge Reflections Post 2017 Edition says:
    May 8, 2017 at 10:38 pm

    […] course some letters were harder to write about than others. J was difficult but X was my toughest. Thanks to the nearly extinct card catalog, I was able to write a post.  I actually think I could […]

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