librarians

Due to her involvement in a set of mishaps between the dragons and the Fae, Librarian spy Irene is stuck on probation, doing simple fetch-and-retrieve projects for the mysterious Library. But Irene's longtime nemesis, Alberich, has once again been making waves across multiple worlds, and, this time, his goals are quite large: he aims to destroy the entire Library; and Irene with it.

Working in an alternate version of Victorian London, Librarian-spy Irene is collecting important fiction for the mysterious Library and blending in nicely with the local culture. But when her apprentice, Kai, a dragon of royal decent, is kidnapped by the Fae, it could incite a devastating conflict between the forces of chaos and order. Irene will have to team up with a local Fae leader to travel deep into a version of Venice filled with dark magic, and save her friend before he becomes the first casualty of a catastrophic war.

Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, a shadowy organization that collects important works of fiction from all of the different realities. Most recently, she and her enigmatic assistant Kai have been sent to an alternative London.

"... discusses school librarians as leaders in educational technology to remain viable in the schools of the future"--Provided by publisher.

"[Relates the] story of Alia Muhammad Baker, a librarian who preserved Iraq's history by saving thousands of books from being destroyed during the Iraq War."--Provided by publisher.

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.

A library is a fun place to visit, and helpful people work there. Readers learn the many tasks performed by librarians, including helping people use computers and find the books, music, or movies they re looking for. Bright photographs of these community helpers at work are included to enhance the accessible text and aid in the development of reading comprehension skills. Readers also learn new vocabulary words through the use of a detailed picture glossary. Fun facts about libraries and librarians are aligned to common curriculum topics for early learners. This cool career is sure to interest many young readers! Detailed Table of Contents, Picture Glossary, Index, Web Sites.

Dorrie and her brother Marcus accidently open a portal to Petrarch's Library, where they discover a secret society of warrior librarians who travel in time, protecting the world's greatest thinkers from torture and death for sharing knowledge and ideas.

"Simon Watson, a young librarian on the verge of losing his job, lives alone on the Long Island Sound in his family home, a house perched on the edge of a bluff, that is slowly crumbling toward the sea ... On a day in late June, Simon receives a mysterious package from an antiquarian bookseller. The book tells the story of Amos and Evangeline, doomed lovers who lived and worked in a traveling circus more than two hundred years ago ... Why does his grandmother's name, Verona Bonn, appear in this book? ... Could there possibly be some kind of curse on his family--and could Enola (his sister), who has suddenly turned up at home for the first time in six years, risk the same fate in just a few weeks?"--Provided by publisher.