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A related field trip with the MBC will be a great time to do the second half of this merit badge activity: | A related field trip with the MBC will be a great time to do the second half of this merit badge activity: | ||
Requirement #1 asks for a field trip to the school or public library : | == Library Card Catalog Tour == | ||
Do EACH of the following: | Requirement #1 asks for a field trip to the school or public library : </font color=blue> | ||
* #1. Do EACH of the following: | |||
** a. Take a tour of a library. Discuss with your counselor how the library is organized and what resources and/or services are offered in the library. | |||
** b. Learn how to search a library's card catalog or computerized catalog by author, title, and subject. | |||
** c. In a library, search the card catalog or computerized catalog for six books of four different types, such as poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and biographies. | |||
** d. With the assistance of your merit badge counselor or the librarian, see if you can locate on the shelves the six books you selected. | |||
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Note: Many scouts have already completed a library tour through their school program. | |||
== Public Library Service Project == | |||
Consider the following patrol field trip to complete Req #1d.<font color=blue> | |||
* 2d. Perform volunteer work at your school library or a public library.</font> | |||
= F. Extra Credit = | = F. Extra Credit = |
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