libraries

Lizzy borrows a "The Saurus" from the library to help her write her report on dinosaurs--but when a colossal paper Tyrannosaurus unfolds itself from the pages of the book, it requires the Librarian to contain the monster and reclaim the book for the Library of Doom.

Slate is a Cliffhanger, a page who retreives books from the skyscraper tall shelves of the Library of Doom, but when he opens a particular book located in the forbidden Black Shelves he releases the evil Scrawler, who defaces him--and only with the help of the blind Blue Librarian can he correct his mistake.

Examines libraries and the many resources they have to offer including audiovisual and online services, and describes the various kinds of libraries that are available.

Dewey the cat uses the ball of red yarn it finds to help decorate the Christmas tree at the public library in Spencer, Iowa.

High school freshman Willa holds fundraising events at her family's Cape Cod inn to save the local library and to hook up romantically with JFK (Joseph Frances Kennelly).

Noah's class goes to the library where they learn about sea creatures, but when the kids all get to choose an animal to research, he is dismayed that he cannot find the shark.

Nine-year-old Ron, a frequent visitor to the Lake City Public Library in South Carolina in the 1950s, where he pores over books on airplanes and flight, makes his own quiet stand against segregation when he decides to apply for his own library card. Based on the life of astronaut Ron McNair.

Addresses the cultural needs of ethnic groups within the curriculum and in the library collection.

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 BibliBurro to return. Includes glossary of Spanish terms and a note on the true story of Columbia's BiblioBurro and mobile libraries in other countries.