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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;
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Celebrating the magic of public libraries : the best stories from the 2006 Telling our stories contest. by Kinsman, Iris; Federation of Ontario Public Libraries;
Subjects: Libraries; Libraries and community;
© c2007., Federation of Ontario Public Libraries,
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Homer, the Library Cat / by Lindbergh, Reeve.; Wilsdorf, Anne.;
A cat's quiet life is disrupted one day when a window is broken, and after several frustrating attempts to find a suitable place, he winds up in the perfect spot.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Library cats; Cats; Public libraries; Libraries;
© 2011., Candlewick Press,
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Township of Innisfil Public Library community needs assessment study : a final report / by Fox Jones and Associates.;
Subjects: Innisfil (Ontario : Township). Library; Public libraries;
© 1989., Fox Jones and Associates,
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Hydrant-hydra / by Cummings, Troy.;
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.Ages 6-8.Grades 2-3.LSC
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Monsters; Makerspaces in libraries; Public libraries; Best friends;
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Brute-cake / by Cummings, Troy.;
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 back in Stermont.Appeals to 1st-3rd graders.Reading level Grade 2.LSC
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Best friends; Monsters; Public libraries; Makerspaces; Friendship;
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Boa constructor / by Cummings, Troy.;
Appeals to 1st-3rd graders.Reading level Grade 2.LSC
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Best friends; Monsters; Construction equipment; Public libraries; Makerspaces;
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The public [videorecording] / by Estevez, Emilio,1962-film director,film producer,actor,screenwriter.; Niedenthal, Lisa,film producer.; Malone, Jena,1984-actor.; Schilling, Taylor,1984-actor.; Slater, Christian,actor.; Baldwin, Alec,1958-actor.; Williams, Michael Kenneth,actor.; Union, Gabrielle,actor.; Rhymefest,1977-actor.; Wright, Jeffrey,actor.; Jones, Richard T.,1972-actor.; Thompson, Susanna,1958-actor.; Vargas, Jacob,actor.; Lee, Ki Hong,1986-actor.; Garrett, Spencer,actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Emilio Estevez, Jena Malone, Taylor Schilling, Christian Slater, Alec Baldwin, Michael Kenneth Williams, Gabrielle Union, Jeffrey Wright, Richard T. Jones, Susanna Thompson, Jacob Vargas, Ki Hong Lee, Spencer Garrett.An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13, for thematic material, nudity, language and some suggestive content.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Library users; Civil rights demonstrations; Homeless persons; Public libraries;
For private home use only.
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Lula Dean's little library of banned books : a novel / by Miller, Kirsten,1973-author.;
When Lula Dean, trying to rid public libraries of "pornographic" books, starts her own lending library in front of her home, Lindsay, the daughter of Lula's arch nemesis, sneaks in nightly, secretly filling it with banned books wrapped in "wholesome" dust jackets, changing the lives of those who borrow them in unexpected ways.
Subjects: Satirical fiction.; Novels.; Books and reading; Enemies; Prohibited books; Public libraries; Small libraries;
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The woman in the library : a novel / by Gentill, Sulari,author.;
"The beautifully ornate reading room at the Boston Public Library is completely silent one weekday morning, until a woman's terrified scream echoes through the room. Security guards immediately appear and instruct everyone inside to stay put until they determine there is no threat. While they wait for the all-clear, four strangers who had been sitting in the reading room get to chatting and quickly become friendly. Harriet, Marigold, Whit, and Caine each have their own reasons for being in the reading room that morning--and it just happens that one of them may turn out to be a murderer. For readers of Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore, with shades of The Secret History, THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY is an unexpectedly twisty literary adventure that examines the complicated nature of friendship and shows us that words can be the most dangerous weapons of all"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Boston Public Library; Friendship; Murder;
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