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Hinges of history volume 1
Language
English
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tradition of popular history—the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. • The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift!
Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity...
Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity...
383) The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu: and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
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Language
English
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Description
In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts that had fallen into obscurity. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu tells the story of how Haidara, a mild-mannered archivist and historian from the legendary city of Timbuktu, later became one of the world's...
384) The lost library
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Language
English
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Description
When a mysterious little free library (guarded by a large orange cat) appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change. Evan and his best friend Rafe quickly discover a link between one of the old books and a long-ago event that none of the grown-ups want to talk about. The two boys start asking questions whose answers will transform...
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Series
Publisher
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This book covers the basics and key issues of digital licensing for librarians, and updates sample agreement clauses. It offers understanding and tools needed to negotiate and organize license agreements and demystifies the process. It includes licensing terminology and changes in technology; opportunities for cost savings; tools such as a digital license checklist; sources of additional global licensing information; and education of organizations...
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Series
Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This book posits that examining and reflecting on the reality of factors that make it difficult to teach information literacy will enable practitioners to meet the challenge of their important mandate. It uses personal anecdotes to lay out the key reasons; examines how these factors are related and where librarians fit in; validates readers' struggles and frustrations; offers approaches, strategies, and topics of focus to assist in daily practice;...
389) The library
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Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The library is an important place in our communities. Kids will learn about why libraries are needed, who works there, and what kinds of things happen there. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website.
391) Hydrant-hydra
Author
Series
Binder of doom volume 4
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
It has been a busy summer of makerspace projects at the library and monster hunting for the three members of the Super Secret Monster Patrol, and the puddles that are appearing all over town are a clue to the identity of another monster--an angry hydra water monster who is obsessed with cleaning up (literally) the town of Stermont, even if it means drowning all the messy children who live there.
Author
Series
Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Modular design can help reduce the scramble to keep pace with requests and deadlines. Approaching projects of all sizes with an eye toward future uses helps accomplish broader organizational goals, and intentionally building documentation and structure into the process helps create content that can easily be scaled, modified, adapted, and transformed to meet different learner needs. This book offers project examples of various sizes to illustrate...
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Series
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
"Banana Fox's late fees have landed him in library jail! And when a familiar foe is found around town and a giant book-eating robot is unleashed, it looks like Flashlight and William need to step in to save the day. The junior detectives put their heads together, but when their investigation runs cold, an unlikely hero emerges and proves his own sleuthing skills! But without Banana Fox's help, can the trio put Sour Grapes Jr. behind bars for good?"--...
397) Firefly's glow
Author
Series
Unicorn princesses volume 7
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Cressida returns to the Rainbow Realm, where she helps Princess Firefly, the orange unicorn, with the opening of a new library.
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarpercollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
On "Read to a Pet Day" at the library, Biscuit plays with story time puppets, visits with friends, and listens to recorded books before a librarian helps him discover his favorite acivity of all.
399) Books are the best
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Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Daniel and O are at the library with Uncle X, who is going to read a book for story time, but O gets distracted by all of the other books in the room.
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