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Quiet shelves and good stories — find the words of a pleasant afternoon at the library. This sheet is free and printed in large, senior-friendly type — use the Print button above for a paper copy, or choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog. Prints as the puzzle only — tick the box below if you’d like the answer key included (it prints on its own page).

A Trip to the Library Word Search

Instructions: Find all 12 hidden words in the grid. Words can go across or down.

STORYTIMEMDPARB
BLTMALMANACETFI
LELHFNYOSMRKAEN
DLCPREEOMOHSWAO
EHACASTROSLIHSV
KIELIBRARIANIEE
NOMPCHIYIOTOSYL
LACHAPTERLAAPRS
LBLFABLESEABEOR
EEOOASHELVESRAR
ENCYCLOPEDIANTH
NPEBNTEELISALLL
CRKLPDEAAEMVAAD
BIAONPOETRYNESC
BOOKMARKPBCOKSI

Word List

ENCYCLOPEDIA
STORYTIME
LIBRARIAN
BOOKMARK
SHELVES
WHISPER
CHAPTER
ALMANAC
FABLES
NOVELS
POETRY
ATLAS

Answer Key

STORYTIMEMDPARB
BLTMALMANACETFI
LELHFNYOSMRKAEN
DLCPREEOMOHSWAO
EHACASTROSLIHSV
KIELIBRARIANIEE
NOMPCHIYIOTOSYL
LACHAPTERLAAPRS
LBLFABLESEABEOR
EEOOASHELVESRAR
ENCYCLOPEDIANTH
NPEBNTEELISALLL
CRKLPDEAAEMVAAD
BIAONPOETRYNESC
BOOKMARKPBCOKSI
ENCYCLOPEDIASTORYTIMELIBRARIANBOOKMARKSHELVESWHISPERCHAPTERALMANACFABLESNOVELSPOETRYATLAS

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