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"After the tragic death his beloved musician father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house-a sneaker, a broken Christmas ornament, a piece of wilted lettuce. Although Benny doesn't understand what these things are saying, he can sense their emotional tone; some are pleasant, a gentle hum or coo, but others are snide, angry and full of pain. When his mother, Annabelle, develops a hoarding problem,...
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When Oliver began work as a school librarian she felt qualified for the job. What she learned was that librarians are expected to serve as mediators and mental-health-crisis-support professionals, customer service reps and administrators of overdose treatment, fierce loyalists to institutionalized mythology and enforced silence, and arms of state surveillance. Here she highlights the national problems that have existed in library since they were founded:...
4) The world's strongest librarian: a memoir of Tourette's, faith, strength, and the power of family
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English
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An inspiring story of how a Mormon kid with Tourette's found salvation in books and weight-lifting.
Publisher
Library Video Network
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Leading the Change: Libraries Breaking New Ground is a training program that highlights libraries that are using innovative methods to better serve their communities. The 57-minute program features the "Tower of Books Library" in Spijkenisse, The Netherlands, the DOK Library in Delft, The Netherlands, The San Diego County Library, and the Darien Public Library. In the Netherlands, the DOK Library uses creative thinking, multimedia displays, marketing...
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Temas de Hoy
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Primera edición impresa en México.
Language
Español
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"La historia de cualquier incendio es la historia de un olvido, por eso casi nadie recuerda lo que ocurrió el 29 de abril de 1986. Aquel día la Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles amaneció consumida por el fuego, cuatrocientos mil libros se convirtieron en cenizas y otros setecientos mil quedaron irremediablemente dañados. Siete horas ardieron las estanterías y las mesas y los ficheros, pero ningún periódico cubrió la noticia porque al otro...
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ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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"As Baby Boomers continue to swell their ranks, the behavior, interests, and information needs of older adults have changed dramatically, and Schull s new book offers the keys to reshaping library services for the new generations of active older adults. A must-read for library educators, library directors, and any information professional working in a community or academic setting."--www.Amazon.com.
10) The public
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
When the weather turns bitterly cold, several homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to have shelter for the night.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Use the appeal characteristics to help your patrons find the book that is most appropriate for them. You will also learn how to use the "Quick Dip" in order to learn about a book without reading it. “People love to talk about the books that they read,” according to this excellent readers - advisory instructional. Recommended for professional library collections.”- Booklist.
14) Brute-cake
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Series
Binder of Doom volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Beginning Chapter Books: Characters Who Make Great Friends
Beginning Chapter Books: Fantasy
Beginning Chapter Books: Just for Laughs
Beginning Chapter Books: Fantasy
Beginning Chapter Books: Just for Laughs
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It has been several months since monsters last plagued the town of Stermont, and frankly Alexander Bopp (leader of the Super Secret Monster Patrol) is bored, and misses his friends Rip (immersed in video games) and Nikki (soccer camp), so when his father signs him up for a summer maker program at the library he is happy to go--but soon he starts finding weird old-timey objects, and monster trading cards, and it starts to look like maybe monsters are...
16) The library book
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2018.
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English
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"In The Library Book, Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from their humble beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to their current status as a cornerstone of national identity; brings each department of the library to vivid life through on-the-ground reporting; studies arson...
17) Hydrant-hydra
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Series
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
It has been a busy summer of makerspace projects at the library and monster hunting for the three members of the Super Secret Monster Patrol, and the puddles that are appearing all over town are a clue to the identity of another monster--an angry hydra water monster who is obsessed with cleaning up (literally) the town of Stermont, even if it means drowning all the messy children who live there.
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Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Many of us have vivid recollections of childhood visits to the public library: the unmistakable, slightly musty scent, the excitement of checking out a stack of newly-discovered books. Today's libraries also function as de facto community centers, and offer free access to the Internet, job-hunting assistance, or a warm place to take shelter along with the endless possibilities that spark your imagination the moment you open the cover of a book. There...
19) Boa constructor
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Series
Binder of Doom volume 2
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Something is stealing machine parts from all over Stermont, including a wrecking ball from a local construction site, and Alexander and his fellow monster hunters, Rip, and Nikki, fear that it is building a Stermont-smashing machine--so the friends must use the resources of the summer maker program at the library to stop this monster, and perhaps even solve the mystery of who is leaving monster trading cards where the Super Secret Monster Patrol can...
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"In the summer of 1932, Americans are coming to realize that the financial crash of 1929 was only the beginning of hard times. May Marshall has returned from Paris to settle at her family home in rural Keswick, Virginia. She struggles to keep her family farm and market afloat through the economic downturn. May finds herself juggling her marriage with a tempting opportunity to revamp the family business to adapt to changing times. In a cold-water West...
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