Noel, Melvina
Summary: Mama takes her two daughters to the library every summer to pick out books about Black people so they can see the struggles, strength, and hope of people who look like them. Mama's Library Summers is a moving picture book tribute to a strong Black mother, libraries, and the power of reading and of seeing oneself in books. Every summer, Mama takes her two daughters to the library to pick out...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron Kids, an imprint of Abrams 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NOEHalpern, Sue
Summary: A head librarian trying to forget the painful realities of her suburban past unexpectedly bonds with a teenager performing community service, a disgruntled former Wall Street high flyer, and other offbeat regulars who encourage her out of her self-imposed isolation.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC HALLessing, Doris May
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LESMorris, Carla D.
Summary: Melvin discovers that the public library is the place where he can find just about anything--including three librarians who help in his quest for knowledge.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION MorrisDavis, Fiona
Summary: "It's 1913, and on the surface, Laura Lyons couldn't ask for more out of life-her husband is the superintendent of the New York Public Library, allowing their family to live in an apartment within the grand building, and they are blessed with two children. But headstrong, passionate Laura wants more, and when she takes a leap of faith and applies to the Columbia Journalism School, her world is...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2020