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Emily decides that the town of Pitchfork needs a library, and comes up with a plan to make it happen.

Simple text and photographs describe what librarians do. Concludes with a question and answer section.

Based on the real story of Texas librarian RoseAleta Laurell who demonstrated the importance of libraries--and librarians!.

Presents a survey of eleven major book banning incidents, a look at laws regarding bookbanning, interviews with the authors of banned books, and an annotated listing of the fifty most challenged books from 1996 through 2000.

Tells the story of Dewey Readmore Books, the resident cat at Spencer Public Library in Spencer, Iowa, who was found in the book return in December 1988, adopted by the library staff, and immediately became a loving member of the community.

Describes libraries, the functions that they perform, and the role these institutions play in the community.

The features and functions of a public library are described in simple text for emerging readers and speakers of the English language, with vivid supporting photographic illustrations.

Explores partnership opportunities for schools and public libraries, and provides advice on connecting and collaborating to improve youth programs.

Biography of nineteenth-century philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, tracing his path from poverty to great wealth, providing information about some of the important historical events that occurred during his lifetime, and discussing how he used his money to support education through a library building program.

Guide for school and public librarians for developing and updating policies regarding intellectual freedom, explaining why it is essential, and demonstrating how to ensure the protections guaranteed by the First Amendment survive in the library.

Provides headings for topics, literary and organizational forms, and names of individuals, corporate bodies, places, works, and so on, that might be needed to catalog a general collection used at least in part by children and readers or viewers interested in popular topics.

The kitten huddled in the front left corner of the box. It was tucked up in a little space underneath a book, so all I could see at first was its head.

A cataloging guide for librarians and media specialists that covers the Anglo-American cataloging rules, description, access, special applications of AACR2-2005, subject authorities, the Sears list, Library of Congress subject headings, classification systems, the MARC formats, and other related topics.

A guide to booktalking, discussing the needs of reluctant teen readers, explaining techniques for finding and discussing books that might grab the attention of teens, presenting fifty examples of booktalks, and including a list of Internet resources, and a bibliography of other sources.

Librarian Joshua Hanagarne chronicles his life and career and discusses how lifting weights helped him control his constant battle with Tourette syndrome.