librarians

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.

During the course of a year a child produces a series of outlandish excuses why an overdue book has not yet been returned to Miss Folio's library.

Examines the life and achievements of Melvil Dewey, developer of a classification system for libraries in 1879 that is still used by thousands of libraries in the early twenty-first century.

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.

Lucy discovers that the local librarian is a monster, but neither her friends nor her family will believe her.

Describes a typical work day for a public librarian as he answers reference questions, repairs microfilm readers, weeds the collections, and finds videos for patrons.

Because twelve-year-old Lucy pretends to see monsters everywhere, no one believes her when she discovers that the librarian in charge of the summer reading program is a real one.

An overview of the many activities children encounter during a visit to the library media center can be sung to the tune of "Wheels on the Bus.".