librarians

On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization.

This time Cleo, Evan, and Ms. Crowley (who, it turns out, is the missing Ms. Hilliard's sister) find themselves in a confusing fantasy book, caught up in a war with wizards, elves, trolls, and the mighty Golden Dragon--and while they manage to find their missing librarian, their quest does not end there.

When Rose and Anna stop to investigate a strange lending library that has suddenly appeared, they find themselves trapped by the monstrous Digest Bird--and only Rose's quick thinking, a copy of Rose Red and Snow White, and the Red Librarian can save them and the other children trapped in the nest.

A boy expects only the worst until he discovers that librarian Mrs. Beamster is very nice, and the library is his favorite place. One track of sound disc has page-turn signals.

Young readers will learn about some of the key professionals who work in their community in Librarians, a title in the People in My Community series. Each book features easy-to-read text based on sight words, paired with vivid photos to stimulate and engage even the most reluctant readers.

Text and photographs describe libraries including types of materials, librarians, and manners to be used when visiting a library.

Contains photographs, information, and personal stories about mobile libraries and their young patrons in countries around the world, showing some of the unique ways by which books are delivered, including boat, camel, and elephant.

During the early days of the Great Depression, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, Pura Belpre, introduces the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio and hosts the neighborhood's first Three Kings' Day fiesta.

Provides an overview of the activities children participate in during a visit to the school library, in rhyming verse that can be sung to the tune of THE WHEELS ON THE BUS.

Librarian Alia Muhammad Baker, concerned about the safety of the public library in Basra, Iraq, after the outbreak of war in 2003, begins moving books to other locations, managing to save over seventy percent of the collection before the building is destroyed by fire.