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Letterbox Hunt! WITHIN THE MINEOLA LIBRARY YOU WILL FIND THE LETTERBOXING TREASURE YOU HAVE IN MIND. MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN THE STAIRS WHERE YOU WILL FIND A LIBRARIAN WHO CARES. NOW YOU ARE IN THE CHILDREN'S ROOM WHERE FINDING THE BOX WILL DISPEL YOUR GLOOM. ON A COMPUTER, SEARCH BY SUBJECT SO YOU CAN FIND YOUR SPECIAL OBJECT. BE SURE TO TYPE IN "POETRY" TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY. AND LOOK UNDER "JUVENILE" TO MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE. FIND ANY ENTRY UNDER "POETRY" FOR A CALL NUMBER YOU WILL REMEMBER. LOOK FOR THE NUMBER AGAINST THE WALL AND FIND A STEPSTOOL SO YOU WILL NOT FALL. NOW LOOK UP HIGH AND YOU WILL SIGH, FOR THERE IS YOUR FIND NEXT TO MADELEINE! When you find the letterbox, please bring it to a table and open it. Carefully take out the contents inside, and you will find a notepad, a stamp, a pencil, an inkpad, and information about letterboxing. Stamp your own notepad using the stamp inside the letterbox and use the pencil to write any comments you may have in your own notepad. Then turn to a blank page in the library's notepad and stamp it with your own personal stamp. When you are done, please place all of the items back inside the letterbox and return it to the exact place where you found it. For more information about letterboxing, please see the following links: Letterboxing @ Nassau Library System Libraries Letterboxing North America Letterboxing Kids Atlas Quest