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SummerQuest 9
What does every epic quest have in common? Heroic acts of valor in the face of evil? Inexplicably keeping your hair looking awesome even as you go for weeks without a shower? Awesome swords?! No, no,...
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SummerQuest 9 Hint
Hint: Need some inspiration? Check out the library's Outdoor Adventures page.
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SummerQuest 10
Your quest, should you choose to accept it, is: make a craft from a pattern. Your challenge is to create your own pattern to share and post it on Instructables or another free craft site. Post a...
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SummerQuest 10 Hint
Hint: Did you find your pattern online? In a book? Did you try our Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center database?
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Achievement 7: Image Unlocked!
The Paiute leader named Tau-gu, revealed in the first segment of this SummerQuest image, is now shown to be standing with his famous acquaintance, John Wesley Powell. Powell explored and surveyed many...
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SummerQuest 11
An ongoing quest in any bibliophile's life is to read through that list of "to read" books. For today's quest, go through your list and pick out a book somebody recommended to you to read. Don't have...
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SummerQuest 11 Hint
Hint: You do not have to recommend the book to someone you know. You can choose to recommend it to a stranger, a celebrity, a librarian, a politician or a fictional character.
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SummerQuest 12
Today's quest is to learn 10 words in a new language. Your challenge is to share what language you chose and why. In the comments, also list the 10 words that you felt were the most important to learn....
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SummerQuest 12 Hint
Hint: Did you read a book at the library? Did you listen to an audiobook? Did you discover the library database Mango Languages for an interactive experience?
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SummerQuest 13
As you journey through the quest of life, imagine all the amazing things that make your day "that much easier." Toasters. Curling irons. E-mail. Calculators. Your challenge is to pick one object that...
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SummerQuest 13 Hint
Hint: Try out the World Almanac Online - Search: Invention (Section: Science and Technology). Start here at the library's Encyclopedia and Almanac database page.
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SummerQuest 14
Today, your quest is more creative. Create a piece of book art or book sculpture. Your challenge is to anonymously leave your creation at your favorite library. You do not have to stick to the public...
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Achievement 8: Image Unlocked!
Their pretty white dresses ... with guns on their hips!While the building over the roadrunner's shoulder may be a little hard to see, Tucsonans can see the original building still standing on the...
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Achievement 9: Image Unlocked!
In the Cold War era, a top secret missile base housing multi-megaton Titan missiles aimed at the USSR lay beneath Arizona sands. Today, the Titan Missile Museum near Sahuarita is a National Historic...
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Achievement 10: Image Unlocked!
The picture in the upper left of the SummerQuest image was taken in Antelope Canyon, considered one of the most picturesque places in Arizona. Located near Page, Arizona, the Lake Powell Navajo Tribal...
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Achievement 11: Image Unlocked!
Visitors to Arizona -- if they come at the right season -- always seem surprised and awed by the amazing beauty and vigor of Arizona's plant life. Our spring and summer may be different and much...
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Achievement 12: Image Unlocked!
Sabino Canyon, just north of Tucson, has offered welcome relief and recreation for local residents ever since humans first lived in the area. Escaping to the mountains and cool canyons during our most...
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Achievement 13: Image Unlocked!
Did you notice we unlocked two separate pieces in today's SummerQuest picture? It seemed like a good idea because both are about road travel in the state.Before the huge and impersonal interstate...
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SummerQuest 15
You'll find treasure at the end of this musical quest. Download a song to keep from the library's website using Freegal. Your challenge is to download a song from a group you don't know or from a type...
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SummerQuest 15 Hint
Hint: From the library's home page, click on Music From Freegal, enter your library card and pin number, then click on the blue "See All Genres" button. From there, scroll down the list on the left and...
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