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61) Ash and quill
Author
Series
Great Library volume 3
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone and Paper and Fire unite to save the Great Library of Alexandria from itself in this electrifying adventure in the New York Times bestselling series. Hoarding all the knowledge of the world, the Great Library jealousy guards its secrets. But now a group of rebels poses a dangerous threat to its tyranny ... Jess Brightwell and his band of exiles have fled London, only to find themselves imprisoned in...
Author
Series
Haunted library volume 8
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The wind separates Kaz the ghost from his family and carries him to a library far away. When he meets Claire - a human who can actually see him - they must work together and solve some mysteries to find Kaz's family.
63) The wild book
Author
Language
English
Description
A story of a boy who goes to live with his kooky, book-obsessed uncle in a library where books have a supernatural power all their own.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
More an art than a science, the reference interview requires not only knowing a specific set of skills, but also how to apply those skills in an ever-changing world. Good reference interviews accomplish three goals: establishing contact with the user, determining what the user's information need actually is, and checking to make sure that the answer actually meets that need completely. Built around timeless service principles including Ranganathan's...
65) Ex Libris
Publisher
Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah)
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Frederick Wiseman’s new film EX LIBRIS goes behind the scenes of one of the greatest knowledge institutions in the world and reveals it as a place of welcoming cultural exchange and learning. With 92 locations throughout Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, the library is committed to being a resource for all the inhabitants of this multifaceted and cosmopolitan city, and beyond. The New York Public Library exemplifies the deeply rooted American...
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
c1994.
Language
English
Description
Miss Lotta Scales is a dragon who believes her job is to protect the school's library books from the children, but when she finally realizes that books are meant to be read, the dragon turns into Miss Lotty, librarian and storyteller.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother's hoarding and pretend her life is simply ordinary. But when a new property manager becomes more active in the upkeep of their apartment complex, the only home Darcy has ever known outside of her books suddenly hangs in the balance. While Darcy is struggling to...
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Series
Kit the wizard volume 1
Language
English
Description
Kit Spencer can't stand reading. She'd rather be outside playing and getting muddy than stuck inside with a book. But when her best friends, Josh and Alita, drag her to the local library, Kit makes an incredible discovery: she's a wizard--and books are the key to her abilities. Unfortunately, a greedy businessman wants to tear down the beloved library, destroying all its magic. To make matters worse, there's a sleeping dragon hidden there, and if...
69) Smoke and iron
Author
Series
Great Library volume 4
Language
English
Description
"To save the Great Library, the unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone, Paper and Fire, and Ash and Quill put themselves in danger in the next thrilling adventure in the New York Times bestselling series. The opening moves of a deadly game have begun. Jess Brightwell has put himself in direct peril, with only his wits and skill to aid him in a game of cat and mouse with the Archivist Magister of the Great Library. With the world catching fire,...
Author
Series
Dragon keepers volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dragon Keepers Jesse and Daisy, along with their dragon, Emmy, must save their friend Professor Andersson from an evil witch, who happens to be St. George the Dragon Slayer's girlfriend.
Series
Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This book shows how libraries can partner with Wikipedia to improve content quality while ensuring library services and collections are more visible on the open web. It offers ways to get involved in the Wikipedia community through hosting editathons; contributing content and helping bridge gaps; ensuring library content is connected through the encyclopedia; working with the Wikipedia education community; and engaging with Wikipedians as allies to...
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Language
English
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Description
When a man brings to a remote village two burros, Alfa and Beto, loaded with books the children can borrow, Ana's excitement leads her to write a book of her own as she waits for the Biblioburro to return. Includes glossary of Spanish terms and a note on the true story of Columbia's Biblioburro and mobile libraries in other countries.
Ana ama las historias. Pero en su pequeño pueblo, hay pocos libros y ella ya los ha leído todos. Una mañana, Ana...
75) Dreamers
Author
Language
English
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Description
"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--
Author
Series
Book buddies volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Ivy was Anne the librarian's doll when she was a young girl. But now she has moved to Anne's library to be its newest Book Buddy--a toy that can be checked out just like a book. Ivy isn't sure she wants to be borrowed, though. She'd rather go back to just being Anne's favorite toy. Fern, a child who visits the library with her stepfamily, also wishes things could go back to the way they were, when Fern had her dad all to herself. When Fern takes...
Author
Series
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This book explains the importance of diversity audits and offers options for how to go about conducting them to give library professionals a realistic and accurate assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the materials they provide their readers. It covers the best way to conduct an audit, what criteria to use, how to tailor audits to specific communities, cost, how much time it takes, and best practices.
Author
Series
Library volume 2
Language
English
Description
Middle-schoolers Marcus, Theo, and Lu return to the Library to help figure out, and fix, what is going wrong at a school in Massachusetts.
Author
Publisher
ALA Neal-Schuman, An imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In a time when libraries are struggling to stay relevant, this guide helps you look more closely at how you are serving clients in ways that continue to be exciting, energizing, and value-driven. It will help you look to a future in which your library is vital in uniting your community and providing a legacy of love of learning.
Publisher
Library Video Network
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Leading the Change: Libraries Breaking New Ground is a training program that highlights libraries that are using innovative methods to better serve their communities. The 57-minute program features the "Tower of Books Library" in Spijkenisse, The Netherlands, the DOK Library in Delft, The Netherlands, The San Diego County Library, and the Darien Public Library. In the Netherlands, the DOK Library uses creative thinking, multimedia displays, marketing...
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