libraries

Describes the history of the Library of Congress, the largest library in the world, and discusses its current collections and challenges.

A collection of over 400 photographs with captions and brief accompanying text describes the American public library system.

A former high school principal discusses ways school librarians can market their services to school administrators, teachers, students, and parents to keep their libraries in good standing with both the staff and the community.

When fourth-grader Gregory releases a helium-filled balloon into the sky with his name and address attached, it leads to an unusual friendship and an exchange of mystery gifts.

Simple text introduces children to the role librarians play in their communities, describing what they do, how they help people, and what tools they use on the job.

An introduction to the work librarians do and some of the libraries they work in.

Photographs and simple text teach young readers about a librarian's job, the tools they use, where they work, what they wear, and what their day is like.

An alphabetical introduction to the library using such realities as desk and globe and such abstract concepts as joy and knowledge.

Thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry and his companions seek Al's father and grandfather in the Great Library of Alexandria, where they face undead, soul-stealing wraiths called the Curators of Alexandria, and one of the Scrivener's Bones, a part-human, part-machine mercenary.

An illustrated history of the origin and development of libraries from ancient times to the modern era.