"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs create an engaging narrative for young readers as they join a class on a visit to a public library. Includes picture glossary and index"--

"A decades-overdue book puts library director Lindsey Norris hot on the trail of a cold case when she discovers the book was checked out by a schoolteacher on the day she was murdered twenty years ago"-- When the Briar Creek Public Library holds its first overdue book amnesty day-- no fines for late returns-- the volume of incoming materials is more than Lindsey and her staff can handle. In a bind, Lindsey drafts the crafternoon ladies to help check...

"Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from their humble beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to their current status as a cornerstone of national identity; brings each department of the library to vivid life through on-the-ground reporting; studies arson attempts to burn a...