public libraries

Emily decides that the town of Pitchfork needs a library, and comes up with a plan to make it happen. Can she make her dream come true?.

Presents a children's book for early readers that describes the things to see and do at the public library.

Tells the story of Dewey Readmore Books, the resident cat at Spencer Public Library in Spencer, Iowa, who was found in the book return in December 1988, adopted by the library staff, and immediately became a loving member of the community.

Librarian Joshua Hanagarne chronicles his life and career and discusses how lifting weights helped him control his constant battle with Tourette syndrome.

A guide to booktalking, discussing the needs of reluctant teen readers, explaining techniques for finding and discussing books that might grab the attention of teens, presenting fifty examples of booktalks, and including a list of Internet resources, and a bibliography of other sources.

A cataloging guide for librarians and media specialists that covers the Anglo-American cataloging rules, description, access, special applications of AACR2-98, subject authorities, the Sears list, Library of Congress subject headings, classification systems, the MARC formats, and other related topics.

Provides headings for topics, literary and organizational forms, and names of individuals, corporate bodies, places, works, and so on, that might be needed to catalog a general collection used at least in part by children and readers or viewers interested in popular topics.

Guide for school and public librarians for developing and updating policies regarding intellectual freedom, explaining why it is essential, and demonstrating how to ensure the protections guaranteed by the First Amendment survive in the library.

Don Borchert, assistant librarian at a suburban Los Angeles library for twelve years, provides an inside look at what really goes on in a modern library, including fist-fights between moms, drug-dealing in the restroom, and other odd, unsavory, and humorous activities.

Biography of nineteenth-century philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, tracing his path from poverty to great wealth, providing information about some of the important historical events that occurred during his lifetime, and discussing how he used his money to support education through a library building program.