Will a child's woolly mammoth create havoc if he is allowed in the library?

Introduces the many ways books are delivered to readers in different countries around the world, including by camel, bicycle, and wheelbarrow.

England, 1775. An ambitious American pushes his expedition onward despite dire warnings from the locals. But what Benjamin Franklin discovers on the Isle of Wight isn't just superstition. It's a secret with the power to save the world--or destroy it. In less than four hundred days, most of the world's population will be dead. Nobody knows why, only when: February 9, 2027. Retired FBI Special Agent Will Piper is one of the few who will live "Beyond...

"The Library Outreach Cookbook collects 110 recipes full of activities, strategies, plans, and tips designed for librarians of all stripes working within a variety of institutions, budgets, and needs. The Cookbook is divided into four sections: Getting Started with Outreach. Topics covered include marketing, planning, logos, slogans, spaces, mobile, visual media, newsletters, swag, displays, and assessment. The ideas and strategies here will work...

LEVEL 1. Tiny the dog is a big help at the library when his owner takes out too many books to carry home.

"While the terms "collection management" and "collection development" are used interchangeably by many people in the library profession, collection management can be seen as a somewhat broader term, encompassing maintenance of the physical collection, usage assessment, and policy development, as well as preservation and storage activities, planning for space reclamation, and the execution of other collections-focused projects within the library. While...

The Little Free Library Book tells the history of these charming libraries, gathers quirky and poignant firsthand stories from owners, and provides a resource guide for how to best use your Little Free Library.

Describes the duties of librarians, the skills and training they need, and their place in the community.