The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates
At the posted coordinates, you’ll find the first item of this puzzle cache. You’ll also go on a 20-minute tour of the W.R. Castell Central Library, where you’ll make five more stops to collect the rest of the information you’ll need to find the cache. It has been placed with the permission and cooperation of the library staff. All the puzzle information and the cache are wheelchair accessible. There is no entrance fee, and a library card is not required to find this cache.
Library Scavenger Hunt
This cache is part of the Calgary Public Library’s Library Scavenger Hunt, a family-friendly program that celebrates their 100th anniversary. Rediscover the Calgary Public Library and explore many communities in this city-wide scavenger hunt. Use Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers available at all library branches to search for hidden treasures and complete quizzes and riddles about your library and city. The City of Calgary Parks is a partner in this project.
W.R. Castell Central Library
Located downtown across from Olympic Plaza and City Hall, the six-storey W.R. Castell Central Library houses tens of thousands of books. You also can find reference materials, newspapers, magazines, audio and visual DVDs, computer terminals, the 400-seat John Dutton Theatre, meeting rooms, and much more.
This branch opened in 1963, with a six-floor addition built 11 years later. In 1974, it was named after W.R. Castell, who was Calgary’s library director from 1945 to 1972.
Except for holidays, the Central Library is open during the following hours:
Monday to Thursday: 9 am - 8 pm
Friday: 9 am - 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 12 noon - 5 pm (closed during summer until Sept. 7, 2014)
The Puzzle Tour
Go the the following six locations. At each stop, you must determine a single digit or letter.
Stop A: Go to the posted coordinates. There, you’ll find some Calgary-sponsored public art, which is about two feet wide and eye level to a youngster. GPS reception can be poor downtown, so you also might want to check a map website. A = Number of letters in artist’s last name - (number of letters in artist’s first name / 2).
Stop B: On any floor, find a computer terminal with a “Library Catalogue” icon (or use any Internet-connected computer, if you’ve planned ahead). There’s a 1972 DVD based on a 1969 Kurt Vonnegut novel. Both the film and book titles include a number. B = that number.
Stop C: Take an elevator or the stairs to the Third Floor. Go to the north side and find the Learning Lab. Above the door in the centre’s north wall, there is a four-letter word in red letters. C = first letter of that word.
Stop D: Make your way to the Fourth Floor’s north side. Outside the Local History Room are illuminated, square, glass blocks that help support the ceiling beams. D = number of glass blocks in each support column.
Stop E: Take an elevator to the Fifth Floor (the stairs won’t get you there). Go to the floor’s north side and look in the northeast corner. Medium-sized, white letters spell out three words: “Assistive _________ Technology.” E = last letter of the missing word.
Stop F: On any floor, find a computer terminal with a “Library Catalogue” icon (or use any Internet-connected computer, if you’ve planned ahead). There is a children’s book written by Maryann Kovalski and published in 1999. Its title is “_________ on Ice.” F = first letter of the missing word.
Final Step: Replace each of the following letters with the information you found:
ABD ECF
Once you determine the significance of these new characters, go find the cache. It’s a little tricky, though, because there are four possible locations (all on the same floor).
Congratulations to nt210 for being the first to find this cache.