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She persistedGlenn, Sharlee Mullins
Summary: "As librarian at the Washington County Free Library in Maryland, Mary Lemist Titcomb was concerned that the library was not reaching all the people it could. She was determined that everyone should have access to the library--not just adults and those who lived in town. Realizing its limitations and inability to reach the county's 25,000 rural residents, including farmers and their families,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TITCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 TITCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TITCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB TITCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT 921 TitcombMcDaniel, Breanna J.
Summary: "A luminous picture book biography about librarian and storyteller Augusta Baker, the first Black coordinator of children's services at all branches of the New York Public library"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BAKPinborough, Jan.
Summary: Examines the story of how librarian Ann Carroll Moore created the first children's room at the New York Public Library.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MOOO'Neill, Alexis
Summary: Learn how Melvil Dewey's love of organization and words drove him to develop and implement his Dewey Decimal system, leaving a significant and lasting impact in libraries across the country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC O'NEGrady, Cynthia
Summary: In 1942, children's librarian Clara Breed discovers that her young Japanese-American patrons are being relocated and gives them stamped and addressed postcards so they can write to her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 GRAClark, Karen Henry
Summary: "This is a non-fiction picture book biography of beloved Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl, focusing on her childhood"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PEAConrad, Vicki
Summary: "A beautifully illustrated children's biography of Beverly Cleary, from her roots in Portland to her years as a librarian and an eventual children's book writer. The debut book in Little Bigfoot's new Growing to Greatness series of notable people from the Pacific Northwest"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CLEDenise, Anika
Summary: "From the author of MONSTER TRUCK and STARRING CARMEN comes a gorgeous and lyrical story about Pura Belpré, a Puerto Rican librarian who changed the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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Summary: This inspiring chapter book biography introduces readers to Pura Belpré who brought Spanish and bilingual storytelling and books to libraries across the country, giving Spanish speakers the opportunity to read and find community in ways they never had before.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BELPimentel, Annette Bay
Summary: "A lyrical, vibrant tribute to the amazing life and legacy of Pura Belpré, a lauded storyteller, librarian, and pioneer of bilingual storytimes" -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BELHanagarne, Joshua
Summary: An inspiring story of how a Mormon kid with Tourette's found salvation in books and weight-lifting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HANAGARNE, JOSH HANWinter, Jeanette
Summary: "After amassing piles of books, Luis, a voracious reader, dreams up a way to share his collection with 'faraway villages.' He starts with two burros--one for himself, one for books--and heads off. Tough terrain and menacing bandits challenge him along the way, but at last he reaches a remote town, where he holds a story hour and loans titles to eager kids before returning home to his wife and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WLD Culture Winter 2010Winter, Jeanette.
Summary: Alia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for those who love books. Until now. Now war has come, and Alia fears that the library--along with the thirty thousand books within it--will be destroyed forever. In a war-stricken country where civilians--especially women--have little power, this true story about a librarian's struggle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt, Inc. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 020.92 WINCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 020.92 WINJohnson, Marilyn
Summary: Those who predicted the death of libraries forgot to consider that in the automated maze of contemporary life, none of us--neither the experts nor the hopelessly baffled--can get along without human help. And not just any help--we need librarians, who won't charge us by the question or roll their eyes, no matter what we ask. Who are they? What do they know? And how quickly can they save us from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 020.23 JOHBush, Laura Welch
Summary: The intimate and startlingly candid memoir from one of America's most beloved and private first ladies. In a captivating and compelling voice, Laura Bush tells the story of her unique journey from dusty Midland, Texas, to the world stage and the White House. Her compassion, her sense of humor, her grace, and her uncommon willingness to bare her heart makes Laura Bush's story deeply, revelatory...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 973.93 BUSGrunenwald, Jill A.
Summary: "In December 2008, twentysomething Jill Grunenwald graduated with her master's degree in library science, ready to start living her dream of becoming a librarian. But the economy had a different idea. As the Great Recession reared its ugly head, jobs were scarce. After some searching, however, Jill was lucky enough to snag one of the few librarian gigs left in her home state of Ohio. The catch?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 GRUNENWALD, JILL A GRUChavez, Julie
Summary: "For Julie, an elementary school librarian and mother of two boys, there was no time for debilitating anxiety. Yet, the aftershocks of her first panic attack left her grappling with questions about the causes of her mental health crisis and where it would lead next. What follows is a hopeful, honest account of love, loss, a husband who isn't a mindreader, disastrous family outings, and finding...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zibby Books 2024
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Summary: New York in the 1900s. A young girl fascinated by rare books defies all odds and becomes the director of one of the country's most prestigious private libraries. It belongs to the magnate J.P. Morgan, darling of the international aristocracy and one of the city's richest men. Flamboyant, brilliant, beautiful, Belle is among New York society's most sought after intellectuals. She also hides a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2022
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Contents: Libraries as sacred, secular institutions -- Librarians perform sacred functions -- Librarians and libraries organize chaos -- Librarians and libraries bestow immortality -- Librarians and libraries uplift individuals and society -- Libraries provide sacred, secular space -- Librarians and libraries promote community -- Librarians and libraries transmit culture to future generations --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Library Association 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 027 MAXTimpf, Kat
Summary: In a 2019 study, 40% of people reported censoring themselves out of fear that voicing their views would alienate them from the people they care about most. Timpf shows why much of the way we talk about sensitive subjects is wrong. We push ourselves into unnecessary conflicts when we should feel like we're all in this together. When someone says "you can't joke about that," what they really mean...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadside 2023
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Summary: A celebration of Langston Hughes and African American authors he inspired, told through the lens of the party held at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in 1991.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023