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Library Scavenger Hunt: Overview and Rules

Visit libraries, solve riddles, and enter to win prizes!

Overview

Treasure Map

Embark on a quest across campus and discover the amazing resources our libraries and research centers have to offer!

To join the hunt, choose a library from the list (scroll to the bottom of the page on mobile), plan your visit, and submit answers to the scavenger hunt riddles.

For each library you visit and complete, you'll receive an entry in our raffle.

Raffle prizes:

$50, $20, or $10 Stanford Bookstore Gift Card, Library Swag

Game Rules

The Scavenger Hunt will run from September 18th through October 6th.

You may continue to play the game, but prizes will not be awarded to late submissions.

 

Rules

  • Submissions before 5pm on October 6th will be counted.
  • You may work as a team, but individuals must provide unique submissions. Please do not openly share your answers with non-participants.
  • Only make one submission per branch using your Stanford email address. Multiple submissions for the same branch library will not be accepted.
  • Correct completion of a branch enters your name into a raffle. Each branch earns you one entry. Correct completion of multiple branches earns you multiple entries into the raffle.
  • Winners will be contacted via email to pick up their prize in October.
  • Please note that to protect our patrons' privacy and ensure their quiet enjoyment of our library spaces, photography and videorecording is prohibited within library buildings without the express written permission of the University Librarian. For more information, see the Stanford Libraries General policy on photography.

Contact Us if you have any questions or problems.