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Pub. Date
2014.
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...
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Description
"Despite dire predictions in the late twentieth century that public libraries would not survive the turn of the millennium, their numbers have only increased. Two of three Americans frequent a public library at least once a year, and nearly that many are registered borrowers. Although library authorities have argued that the public library functions primarily as a civic institution necessary for maintaining democracy, generations of library patrons...
45) Brute-cake
Author
Series
Binder of Doom volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
It has been several months since monsters last plagued the town of Stermont, and frankly Alexander Bopp (leader of the Super Secret Monster Patrol) is bored, and misses his friends Rip (immersed in video games) and Nikki (soccer camp), so when his father signs him up for a summer maker program at the library he is happy to go--but soon he starts finding weird old-timey objects, and monster trading cards, and it starts to look like maybe monsters are...
46) Out to lunch
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Between working on the medieval project for third grade and helping move books and redecorate the children's section at the public library, Abby Spencer and her friends, the Book Bunch, have their hands full--but Mrs. Mackenzie has promised them a really special lunch as a reward.
Author
Pub. Date
℗♭2014.
Description
Straight from the library--the strange and bizarre, ready to be checked out! From a patron's missing wetsuit to the scent of crab cakes wafting through the stacks, I Work at a Public Library showcases the oddities that have come across Gina Sheridan's circulation desk. Throughout these pages, she catalogs her encounters with local eccentrics as well as the questions that plague her, such as, "What is the standard length of eyebrow hairs?" Whether...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020
Description
When her former director is found dead in the water, librarian Lucy Richardson will have to get to the bottom of the mystery before the killer ends her tale. It's summertime in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Bertie James's college class is having their 40th anniversary reunion. The opening night reception is held at the Lighthouse Library and Lucy and her colleagues have assembled an exhibit of library artifacts showing how libraries have changed...
49) Public library
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Emergent readers join a group of students as they enjoy a trip to a farm. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn how to use and enjoy the public library.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Long-range planning has been promoted by the American Library Association as a necessary tool for administering a library since 1980, but the process has always required a time commitment of one year or more. The entire plan in library consultant Nelson's revision of her 2001 The New Planning for Results: A Streamlined Approach can be completed in four months for libraries of all sizes. This allows libraries to keep pace with technological changes....
51) Claim to fame
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Summer is almost gone, and third-grader Abby Spencer and her friends, the Book Bunch, are spending their time working on a play for the local public library, and visiting Abigail Flynn at the Evergreen Nursing Home.
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"When Lilliana Swope's beloved mother dies, Lilliana gathers her last ounce of courage and flees her abusive husband for the home of her only living relative in the foothills of No Creek, North Carolina. Though Hyacinth Belvidere hasn't seen Lilliana since she was five, she offers her cherished great-niece a safe harbor. Their joyful reunion inspires plans to revive Aunt Hyacinth's estate and open a public library where everyone is welcome, no matter...
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Series
Formats
Description
"Wedding bells are ringing in the latest page-turning Library Lover's Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Word to the Wise. Love is in the air in Briar Creek as library director Lindsey Norris and boat captain Mike (Sully) Sullivan are finally tying the knot. The entire town is excited for the happy day, and Lindsey and Sully's plan for a small wedding evaporates as more and more people insist upon attending the event of the year....
54) Word to the wise
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Formats
Description
"Lindsey Norris is finally getting married to the man of her dreams--but it's not all roses for Briar Creek's beloved library director, as gardening enthusiast and town newcomer Aaron Grady gives the term 'book lover' a whole new meaning. Inappropriate looks and unwelcome late-night visits to Lindsey's house have everyone from the crafternooners to Lindsey's fiancé Sully, on edge. When Grady's dead body is found staged outside the library and all...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Christmas is almost here, and the Christmas sleepover at the public library may be canceled because strange noises in the library cellar have led to rumors that the library is haunted--so Abby and her friends set out to catch a ghost.
56) Presumed missing
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A lot of Abby's favorite books have gone missing at the local public library and she suspects a strange man that she has seen there but Jeremy, the bully in her class, and his four-year-old hyperactive brother Evan are complicating her investigation.
57) Library babies
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Here come the library babies, ready to give you a tour of their favorite local library! There's no place more magical than a library, where adventures can be had both inside the pages of a book and out. Here you can find hidden nooks for reading, encounter new worlds during story time, and take the big step of signing up for your very first library card. From puppet shows to getting to take out towering stacks of books to enjoy at home, this joyful...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Take a trip to the library. Find out what you can do in a library, including reading books, listening to story time, playing with puzzles, or using a computer. Learn how to check out a book and what a librarian does. This title includes reading activities and a word list"--
59) Movie mishaps
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Abby is having trouble coming up with a community helpers project since all the other children in her third grade class have taken all the good jobs and even her best friend is planning on doing something without her--but the public library beckons.
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