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Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 1
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"Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape"--
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Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
390 pages ; 25 cm
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After she and a dozen other children found them being raised by "Father," a cruel man with mysterious powers, Carolyn and her "siblings" begin to think he might be God. When Father disappears, they square off against each other to determine who will inherit his library, which may hold the power to all Creation. As Carolyn gathers the tools she needs for the battle to come she has a play. The only trouble is that in the war to make a new God, she's...
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UpstartBooks
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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The mayor visits Ms. Reade's school library, and when he decides it is too noisy, he turns off the computers and dvd players, locks up all the books, and sends the students and teachers away, but soon realizes that a library is no good if it is not being used.
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Library mouse books volume 1
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Sam, a shy but creative mouse who lives in a library, decides to write and illustrate his own stories which he places on the shelves with the other library books but when children find the tales, they all want to meet the author.
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Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2021].
Physical Desc
518 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
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"Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes or filled with bean bags and children's drawings- the history of the library is rich, varied and stuffed full of incident. In this, the first major history of its kind, Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen explore the contested and dramatic history of the library, from the famous collections...
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Drawing on first-hand experiences from six years of professional work as a librarian in high-poverty neighborhoods of Washington, DC, as well as interviews and research, the author highlights the national problems that have existed in libraries since theywere founded-racism, segregation and class inequalities.
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
628 pages
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"The epic fantasy that's taking the world by storm--a bewitching story about a revenge killing, a mysterious scroll box that has survived centuries of fires, and the book that changed everything Taryn Cornick believes that the past--her sister's violent death, and her own ill-conceived revenge--is behind her, and she can get on with her life. She has written a successful book about the dangers that threaten libraries...but not all of the attention...
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Madeline Finn volume 1
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Reluctant reader Madeline really wants to earn a star at school, so when Mrs. Dimple, the librarian, suggests she read to a dog, Madeline gives it a try.
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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...
15) Brute-cake
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Binder of Doom volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
90 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
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) A library
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In this ode to libraries where everyone who loves stories is welcome, a world-renowned poet captures the magic of these places for imagination, exploration and escape.
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Magnolia says don't! volume 3
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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"Magnolia returns to explain the many downsides to bringing a circus to a local library"--
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Kit the wizard volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
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Their school is to get a new library, with a new wizard librarian and an as-yet-unhatched protective dragon, but when their precious dragon egg is stolen, Kit and her friends must stop a group of evil wizards from changing the magical world forever with the help of old allies.
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"Anneliese and her little brother Peter have been forever changed by the war that took their father's life. One day, while wandering the ruined streets of Munich in search of food, they stumble upon a book exhibit. The great hall is filled with more books than Anneliese can count! Here, Anneliese and Peter meet the lady with the books, who will have a greater impact on their lives than they could ever imagine.The Lady with the Books is based on the...
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Great library volume 1
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
355 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly, but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden ... When his friend inadvertently commits heresy by creating a device that could change the world, Jess discovers that those who control the Great Library believe...
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