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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Jan 25, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Jamestown |
| County: | Newport |
| State: | Rhode Island |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | The von der Insels  |
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| Found by: | DevilinDog |
| Last found: | May 17, 2022 |
| Status: | FFFaFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Jan 25, 2004 |
Spark your curiosity,
Light the candle of knowledge!
The New England Sigilography Series is a group of letterbooks – letterboxes that resemble books – planted in libraries to allow letterboxers to keep up their favorite hobby even during foul weather. Follow the clues below to find out the numbers and letters of a Dewey Decimal number for the letterbook stashed on a library shelf.
In all cases, the library staff has helped in the planting, and allowed us the privilege of pursuing our hobby as a favor. They’re very helpful if you’re not familiar with how to find any books or use any resources in a library (especially the computer catalogue system), but don’t ask them for letterbooking clues if you don’t want the mystery spoiled! Some libraries may have more than one letterbook in them, so check the LBNA website for more clues. Please respect the library environment by staying as unobtrusive as possible, use the library’s resources respectfully and be sure to return the letterbook to its proper place!
The Jamestown Philomenian Library hours:
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 10 AM – 8 PM
Thursday 12 PM (noon) – 8 PM
Friday & Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM
Summer (June 15 to Sept. 15) Saturdays 10 AM – 2 PM
Winter (MidOctober to MidMay) Sundays 1 PM – 5 PM
New England Sigilography Series
Volume I: Animals of the World
Brought to you by the good folks at the Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown, RI
The Dewey Decimal number for this letterbook is a three-digit number followed by two letters. For instance: 123/AB or 987/WX
You can find out the first number by going to the Reference section and finding book R808.88 ANDR and turning to page 26. Read the first quote #2 "An appeaser is one who feeds a..." what animal?.
If it is about a Crocodile then the first digit is 5.
If it is about a Rabbit then the first digit is 4.
If it is about a Dog then the first digit is 3.
If it is about a Muskrat then the first digit is 2.
The second digit for the letterbook can be found in the Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior, pp. 170-6, or the Audubon Handbook, Eastern Birds, pp. 134-8. Both are found in the 598 area of the regular stacks. On these pages are a sort of bird and their habitat. The second digit of the letterbook depends on where these birds nest. Is it:
On dry hilltops, then the digit is 3.
Near water, then the digit is 9.
On rooftops in human towns and cities, then the digit is 7.
The third digit you’ll need takes you to the Peterson’s Field Guides: Reptiles and Amphibians, Eastern/Central North America. Since crocodiles are possibly the largest living reptile, growing up to thirty feet long (picture that!), we’ll look them up. On p. 38 we see something about them that will give us a clue. The third digit depends on which statement is true:
American Crocodiles have a long, tapering snout = 0.
American Crocodiles have a short, stubby snout = 1.
There are no American Crocodiles, just alligators = 2
Now you have the three-digit number, and you still need the last two letters.
For the first letter, you need the Dewey Decimal number for Fen Montaigne’s book called Fraser's Penguins.
If it is 572, the first letter is Z.
If it is 575, the first letter is J.
If it is 577, the first letter is D.
For the second letter, look at Peterson’s Field Guide to Mammals. In the middle of the book are some color plates of pictures. Look at what is on Plate 8. If that book happens to be out, then look in Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Mammals at animal #318 – the Neofelis Nebulosa. What kinds of animals are these guys?
If they’re baboons, the second letter is B.
If they’re cats, the second letter is C.
If they’re dogs, the second letter is D.
If they’re weasels, the second letter is W.
Now you have a three-digit and two-letter Dewey Decimal number. Go to the letterbook on the shelf and stamp in! Be sure to replace it properly and discreetly. Are you leaving the library tidy and in good order? Has the weather improved? Excellent!
Light the candle of knowledge!
The New England Sigilography Series is a group of letterbooks – letterboxes that resemble books – planted in libraries to allow letterboxers to keep up their favorite hobby even during foul weather. Follow the clues below to find out the numbers and letters of a Dewey Decimal number for the letterbook stashed on a library shelf.
In all cases, the library staff has helped in the planting, and allowed us the privilege of pursuing our hobby as a favor. They’re very helpful if you’re not familiar with how to find any books or use any resources in a library (especially the computer catalogue system), but don’t ask them for letterbooking clues if you don’t want the mystery spoiled! Some libraries may have more than one letterbook in them, so check the LBNA website for more clues. Please respect the library environment by staying as unobtrusive as possible, use the library’s resources respectfully and be sure to return the letterbook to its proper place!
The Jamestown Philomenian Library hours:
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 10 AM – 8 PM
Thursday 12 PM (noon) – 8 PM
Friday & Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM
Summer (June 15 to Sept. 15) Saturdays 10 AM – 2 PM
Winter (MidOctober to MidMay) Sundays 1 PM – 5 PM
New England Sigilography Series
Volume I: Animals of the World
Brought to you by the good folks at the Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown, RI
The Dewey Decimal number for this letterbook is a three-digit number followed by two letters. For instance: 123/AB or 987/WX
You can find out the first number by going to the Reference section and finding book R808.88 ANDR and turning to page 26. Read the first quote #2 "An appeaser is one who feeds a..." what animal?.
If it is about a Crocodile then the first digit is 5.
If it is about a Rabbit then the first digit is 4.
If it is about a Dog then the first digit is 3.
If it is about a Muskrat then the first digit is 2.
The second digit for the letterbook can be found in the Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior, pp. 170-6, or the Audubon Handbook, Eastern Birds, pp. 134-8. Both are found in the 598 area of the regular stacks. On these pages are a sort of bird and their habitat. The second digit of the letterbook depends on where these birds nest. Is it:
On dry hilltops, then the digit is 3.
Near water, then the digit is 9.
On rooftops in human towns and cities, then the digit is 7.
The third digit you’ll need takes you to the Peterson’s Field Guides: Reptiles and Amphibians, Eastern/Central North America. Since crocodiles are possibly the largest living reptile, growing up to thirty feet long (picture that!), we’ll look them up. On p. 38 we see something about them that will give us a clue. The third digit depends on which statement is true:
American Crocodiles have a long, tapering snout = 0.
American Crocodiles have a short, stubby snout = 1.
There are no American Crocodiles, just alligators = 2
Now you have the three-digit number, and you still need the last two letters.
For the first letter, you need the Dewey Decimal number for Fen Montaigne’s book called Fraser's Penguins.
If it is 572, the first letter is Z.
If it is 575, the first letter is J.
If it is 577, the first letter is D.
For the second letter, look at Peterson’s Field Guide to Mammals. In the middle of the book are some color plates of pictures. Look at what is on Plate 8. If that book happens to be out, then look in Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Mammals at animal #318 – the Neofelis Nebulosa. What kinds of animals are these guys?
If they’re baboons, the second letter is B.
If they’re cats, the second letter is C.
If they’re dogs, the second letter is D.
If they’re weasels, the second letter is W.
Now you have a three-digit and two-letter Dewey Decimal number. Go to the letterbook on the shelf and stamp in! Be sure to replace it properly and discreetly. Are you leaving the library tidy and in good order? Has the weather improved? Excellent!