25 UNIQUE QUERIES Alvin Sherman’s librarians are prepared to answer a broad and distinctive range of questions. Below are some of the more unique questions NSU librarians have been asked (and answered!) over the years. • “I’m afraid of being flushed down the toilet. What can I do?” (question from a child, who received compassionate reassurances and information about the sewage system to allay his fears) • “What’s a good hotel I can stay at?” (query from a woman by phone walking down Federal Highway in Hollywood, Florida) • “Can I have your shoe?” (request from a child, who proceeded to grab and run off with the librarian’s shoe before his mother caught up with him and returned it) • “What are the rules to play Duck, Duck, Goose?” (query from an elderly gentleman, who wasn’t aware it was a children’s game) 1,045,591 number of books (electronic and print) available for checkout 1,000,000+ annual number of visits to the library’s online databases 250,000 average number of items circulated per year 147,356 number of library cards issued since opening day 2 number of visits to the library by the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet (2004, 2010) To learn more about NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library, visit sherman.library.nova.edu. BY THE NUMBERS
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