Explore the origin and significance of “America” through a quiz and a list of related library books.

Exploring new privileges at 16 in California, including driving, voting, and blood donation, plus Downieville Library’s latest books.

Kathy Fischer presents 'Happy Dance' at Downieville Library, and the answers to a fictional addresses quiz.

Next Thursday, July 18, Library Tales will feature Judi Behlke bringing stories, crafts, and activities around the theme of Ice Cream.

The next episode of “Library Tales” will take place at the Downieville Library on Thursday, July 11, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The second session of Library Tales — the Downieville Library’s summer program for children — takes place next Thursday, June 27, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The summer program for children at the Downieville Library — Library Tales — begins next Thursday, June 20.

Okay, you’ve had a week to test your knowledge of opening lines from children’s books.

Fairly recently in this column, I’ve offered you two quizzes about opening lines in literature: first about the opening lines of novels; then, about the opening lines of poems.

If you’ve been following the news lately, you’ve undoubtedly come across the word “anti-Semitism”.

I don’t know whether schools still do it, but when I was much younger than I am now, we would have a maypole celebration at school, on the first day of May.

In celebration of April being National Poetry Month, I posed a poetry opening lines quiz in last week’s column.

The month of April is National Poetry Month. In recognition of the importance of poetry in our lives, here is another quiz dealing with opening lines — this time from poems.

When you go to the website of the Plumas County Library (of which the Downieville Library is a station), you will find that people who use the library are referred to as “patrons”.

Opening Lines Quiz #1: AnswersLast week I posed some (to me) great opening lines from books, and challenged you to name the book and author for each. Here are the answers. How did you do? How may have you read? (An asterisk {*} indicates that the book can be found in the Downieville Library.)“We are at rest five miles behind the front. Yesterday we were relieved, and now our bellies are full of beef and haricot beans. We are satisfied and at peace.” Answer: All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque“The cold passed reluctantly from the earth, and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills, resting. As the landscape changed from brown to green, the army awakened, and began to tremble with eagerness at the noise of rumors.” Answer: The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch