Episode 2740

	Sesame Street
	Another day in the library
Air date	May 4, 1990
Season	Season 21 (1989-1990)
Written by	Jeff Moss
Directed by	Ted May
Production	December 15, 1989
Sponsors	H, P, 20

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Gordon makes his way to the library as he sings about it. Once there, he's joined by Susan, Linda, Elmo, Gladys the Cow and others.
	Cartoon	Lots of bunnies are needed to pull the huge carrot from the ground. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1473)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie Brings Home a Surprise — Ernie brings a puppy home as a surprise for Bert. (First: Episode 1956)
	Song	Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings George Gershwin's "Funny Face." (First: Episode 0006)
	Muppets	Grover's Health Minute: Kermit the Frog and Grover talk about teeth. Grover notices that Kermit does not have any teeth at all, so he puts a pair of teeth in Kermit's mouth. Grover says to see a "tooth checker," to eat crunchy things like bananas and to clean teeth with a "tooth comb." (First: Episode 1949)
	Cartoon	Fruta Manzana sings about keeping the place clean by throwing away fruit peels and apple cores. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1485)
	SCENE 2	The serenity of the library is broken when Sonny Friendly appears with another traveling game show, "Read That Book!" Elmo becomes the contestant, where he needs to answer the jackpot question to win a lunch at Sonny's house. Sonny asks Elmo how many pumpkins there are in the storybook The Princess and the Pumpkins and he has just a short time to answer. Gordon, Susan, and Linda help him find the book and speed read through it to find the correct answer just in time. Instead of leaving for lunch, Elmo would rather stay and finish his book (as does everybody else Sonny asks).
	Film	Kids climb in and out of a tire. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0450)
	Cartoon	The secret drawing is a mailman. (First: Episode 0220)
	Muppets	Three Anything Muppets (including George) individually try to sell lemons, water, and sugar. After all of their businesses fail, the three cooperate to start a lemonade stand. (First: Episode 0335)
	Cartoon	P is for Painting (First: Episode 0764)
	Film	Body parts song sung in Spanish. (First: Episode 1113)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster finds a newspaper. (First: Episode 2097)
	Cartoon	A caveman sits on what he thinks is a rock, not realizing that it's a dinosaur, which is alive. (First: Episode 1737)
	SCENE 3	Placido Flamingo checks out a book of a famous opera, The Happiest Letter, all about the letter H. He and a chorus perform it for an unseen audience.
	Cartoon	Kids on a bench wait for the bus: "Here comes the bus!" (First: Episode 0632)
	Muppets	Mysterious Theater: Sign of the Circle — Sherlock Hemlock tries to find a shape matching a circle before the clock strikes five... and it turns out to be the round clock face. (First: Episode 2706)
	Film	How sweaters are made from sheep's wool. (First: Episode 1009)
	Muppets	Bip Bipadotta sings "Opposite Stuff." (First: Episode 2425)
	Cartoon	Dr. Annie Eyeball looks at air. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2592)
	Insert	Big Bird finds out how many feet Mr. Snuffleupagus has. (First: Episode 1544)
	Film	Fay demonstrates addition by placing 4 balls on a table. Artist: William Wegman (First: Episode 2612)
	Muppets	Ernie sings "Little Plant." (First: Episode 2144)
	Cartoon	Pistons push a capital H through a tunnel, where it breaks and turns into a lowercase h. (with voiceover by Roscoe Orman) (First: Episode 2217)
	Film	A little girl narrates a film about how cans can be recycled. She washes them and collects them in a wagon, which she takes to the recycling center. There it is sorted and separated with a magnet. After its loaded onto trucks, it is taken to a factory to be melted and shaped into new cans like the ones seen in her fridge at home.
	Cartoon	The Bellhop is sent to the grocery store to get twenty grapefruits. He counts to 20 on the way there so that he can remember the quantity, but forgets what item he was sent for. (First: Episode 2533)
	Celebrity	Rubén Blades sings "Ayuda" with Piri and the kids, who shout out the title word throughout the song. (First: Episode 2211)
	Cartoon	A father explains to his son why it is important to wear a seat belt when riding in a car. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1446)
	Film	Spinning Bus Stop sign (First: Episode 0931)
	Cartoon	“Signing Alphabet,” an animated film by Steve Finkin. Music for voice and electronics by Joan La Barbara. (First: Episode 1056)
	SCENE 4	Everyone checks out their books as Placido announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.