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Author
Publisher
Demontreville Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Between 1902 and 1918, Industrialist Andrew Carnegie provided funds for the construction of 66 libraries in the State of Minnesota. Author Kevin Clemens visited and photographed the surviving 48 Carnegie Libraries in the state and has combined these photographs with original period postcards and photographs of the surviving and razed structures with quotes from city and library officials to create an historical record of Andrew Carnegie's legacy in...
Author
Series
Tales from Ivy Hill volume 2
Language
English
Description
Living with the two Miss Groves in Ivy Cottage, impoverished gentlewoman Rachel Ashford is determined to earn her own livelihood...somehow. When the village women encourage her to open a subscription library with the many books she has inherited or acquired through donations, Rachel discovers two mysteries hidden among them. A man who once broke her heart helps her search for clues, but will both find more than they bargained for?
Author
Series
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
From books to puppet shows, from author signings to computer research and from special collections to very important rules, readers learn about libraries and the value of reading, sharing, and community in this book.
Author
Series
Mr. Lemoncello volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape"--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices. Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets? Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality....
11) Librarians
Author
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers gives examples of different things librarians do, such as ordering materials, helping patrons find information, and more"--Provided by publisher.
12) The library
Author
Series
Publisher
Weigl Publishers, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to a library, discussing the parts of a library, who the librarian is and more.
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Many of us have vivid recollections of childhood visits to the public library: the unmistakable, slightly musty scent, the excitement of checking out a stack of newly-discovered books. Today's libraries also function as de facto community centers, and offer free access to the Internet, job-hunting assistance, or a warm place to take shelter along with the endless possibilities that spark your imagination the moment you open the cover of a book. There...
Author
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
On the night before graduation, seven students gather in the basement of their university's rare books library. They're not allowed in the library after closing time, but it's the perfect place for the ritual they want to perform--one borrowed from the Greeks, said to free those who take part in it from the fear of death. And what better time to seek the wisdom of ancient gods than in the hours before they'll scatter in different directions to start...
Author
Publisher
Upstart Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Following a friendly tabby cat, children will pounce and prance through the stacks from A-Z as they discover everything there is to do and see in the library." -- publisher's web site
16) Rachel's library
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books of Northern New York
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
One thing all libraries have in common is their mission to bring information to the masses. To be relevant in this new technological age, you must ramp up your marketing by thinking like a business. You need to identify your patrons and what keeps them coming back, as well as discovering ways to get more of them. Watson-Lakamp shows you how to set up a marketing plan-- without panicking. And maybe even while having fun.
Author
Series
Haunted library volume 1
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"When ghost boy Kaz's haunt is torn down and he is separated from his ghost family, he meets a real girl named Claire, who lives above the town library with her parents and her grandmother. Claire has a special ability to see ghosts when other humans cannot and she and Kaz quickly form a friendship."--Amazon website.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It's library day! Sam and his classmates learn how to do their own research using books and computers. Then they find out about the different ways to read books -from graphic novels to e-books and audiobooks. Explore the school library with Sam as he looks for the perfect book to check out.
Author
Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Homelessness is a perennial topic of concern at libraries. In fact, staff at public libraries interact with almost as many homeless individuals as staff at shelters do. In this book Dowd, executive director of a homeless shelter, spotlights best practices drawn from his own shelter's policies and training materials"--
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