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.

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.

Recounts the true story of a devoted man and his steadfast burro team, Alfa and Beto, who traveled into the remote villages of rural Colombia to bring treasured library books to eager young readers.

"In the not-too-distant future, the world is ruled not by governments but by fast-food delivery companies. Only one disgruntled employee stands between them and the end of civilization. Okay, one disgruntled employee and a woman who's a librarian. Okay, one disgruntled employee, a woman who's a librarian, and an anarchist book group. Alright, plus a little kid who can travel through time. And maybe one or two other people. But still. That's not much against all that pizza and fried chicken"--Back cover.

A thief is prowling the Library of Doom, seeking the all important Vowel Stones, and it is up to the Iron Page to stop him before he gets to the I stone and the Library disappears.

A boy delivering a book to The Dark Angel bookstore finds a monster waiting for him, the Spine Tingler, a scorpion-like creature created from the spines of books, and only a librarian with a hardcover book can save him.

There is a book in the Library of Doom which contains only a single sentence, but when it is read, the reader vanishes into nothing, but now that book is creating havoc on a school bus, and it is up to the Blue Librarian to protect the children.