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The public library : a photographic essay / by Dawson, Robert,1950-photographer.; Dawson, Robert,1950-Photographs.Selections.;: "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 are more than 17,000 public libraries in America. Over the last eighteen years, photographer Robert Dawson has traveled the nation, documenting hundreds of these institutions--from Alaska to Florida, New England to the West Coast. The Public Library presents a wide selection of Dawson's photographs, revealing a vibrant, essential, yet seriously threatened system. Essays, letters, and poetry by a collection of America's most celebrated writers--including E. B. White, Isaac Asimov, Anne Lamott, Amy Tan, Charles Simic, Dr. Seuss, and Philip Levine, as well as the voices of dedicated librarians working today--are woven with photographs of the majestic reading room at the New York Public Library; the one-room Tulare County Free Library built by former slaves, in Allensworth, California; the architectural wonder of Seattle's glass and steel Central Library; and the Berkeley, California tool lending library; among many others. A foreword by Bill Moyers and an afterword by Ann Patchett bookend this important survey of a treasured American institution"--; Subjects: Libraries and community; Libraries and society; Library users; Public libraries; Public libraries;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The untold story / by Cogman, Genevieve,author.;: "Time-traveling Librarian spy Irene has faced unimaginable challenges across a multitude of worlds, but to keep her friends safe, Irene will have to do what has never been attempted and cut through the tangled web of power at the heart of the Library. Irene is trying to learn the truth about Alberich-and the possibility that he is her father. When the Library orders her to kill him, and then Alberich himself offers to sign a truce, she has to discover why he originally betrayed the Library. With her allies endangered and her strongest loyalties under threat, she will have to trace his past across multiple worlds and into the depths of mythology and folklore, to find the truth and uncover why the Library was first created"--; Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Imaginary books and libraries; Librarians; Secret societies; Spies; Time travel;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The dark archive / by Cogman, Genevieve,author.;: "A professional spy for a mysterious Library that harvests fiction from different realities, Irene faces a series of assassination attempts that threaten to destroy her and everything for which she has worked. Irene is teaching her new assistant the fundamentals of a Librarian's job, and she is finding that training a young Fae is more difficult than she expected. But when they are the targets of kidnapping and assassination attempts, she decides that learning by doing is the only option they have left. In order to protect themselves, Irene and her friends must do what they do best: search for information to defeat the overwhelming threat they face and identify their unseen enemy. To do that, Irene will have to delve deeper into her own history than she ever has before, face an ancient foe, and uncover secrets that will change her life and the course of the Library forever"--; Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Librarians; Imaginary books and libraries; Kidnapping; Assassination; Secret societies; Rare books;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Letters. by Sacks, Oliver.;: This book is a collection of letters written by Oliver Sacks, one of the greatest observers of the human species, revealing his intimate thoughts on life and work, friendship and art, medicine and society, and the richness of his relationships with friends, family, and scientists over the decades.Library Bound Incorporated; Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs; PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience;; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Metro Society: Mode of access: Internet.; Subjects: Business & Current Affairs; Fashion; Travel & Culture;; © , Creative Programs (Philippines); unAPI
Tommy Douglas : building the new society / by Margoshes, Dave,1941-;: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-180) and index.Filmography: p. 180.; Subjects: Douglas, T. C. (Thomas Clement), 1904-1986.; Co-operative Commonwealth Federation; New Democratic Party; Prime ministers; Social legislation;; © c1999., XYZ Pub.; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The Treasure Hunters Club. by Ryan, Tom.;: 'The Treasure Hunters Club' is a rollicking mystery about a secret society, nautical charts, cryptic clues, and a fabulous treasure to die for. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Benjamin Stevenson. Tom Ryan lives in Halifax, NS.Library Bound Incorporated; Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime;; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Every Time We Say Goodbye A Novel [electronic resource] : by Jenner, Natalie.aut; cloudLibrary;: The bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society and Bloomsbury Girls returns with a brilliant novel of love and art, of grief and memory, of confronting the past and facing the future. In 1955, Vivien Lowry is facing the greatest challenge of her life. Her latest play, the only female-authored play on the London stage that season, has opened in the West End to rapturous applause from the audience. The reviewers, however, are not as impressed as the playgoers and their savage notices not only shut down the play but ruin Lowry's last chance for a dramatic career. With her future in London not looking bright, at the suggestion of her friend, Peggy Guggenheim, Vivien takes a job in as a script doctor on a major film shooting in Rome’s Cinecitta Studios. There she finds a vibrant movie making scene filled with rising stars, acclaimed directors, and famous actors in a country that is torn between its past and its potentially bright future, between the liberation of the post-war cinema and the restrictions of the Catholic Church that permeates the very soul of Italy. As Vivien tries to forge a new future for herself, she also must face the long-buried truth of the recent World War and the mystery of what really happened to her deceased fiancé. Every Time We Say Goodbye is a brilliant exploration of trauma and tragedy, hope and renewal, filled with dazzling characters both real and imaginary, from the incomparable author who charmed the world with her novels The Jane Austen Society and Bloomsbury Girls.General adult.; Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary Women;; © 2024., St. Martin's Publishing Group,; unAPI

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