Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer's Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery -- magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. She hopes to become a warden, charged with protecting the kingdom from their power. Then an act of sabotage...
2) The public
Language
English
Description
When a brutal blast of cold hits Cincinnati, the public library transforms from a safe haven for the homeless into a potential war zone. Those who have no place of retreat to evade the cold stage a sit-in in the library where they are tended by members of the library's staff. Soon the police arrive and a stand-off threatens to bring tragedy to the homeless individuals and those who care about their well-being. An eye-opening exploration of the basic...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Suzunaan, your humble book rental shop and purveyor of knowledge on our fantastic world of Gensokyo. If the texts you seek are on the more... forbidden side, try asking our resident expert, Kosuzu Motoori. Demonic books are her passion! But borrower beware-- they're taboo for a reason" -- Page [4] of cover.
6) Alexandria
Author
Language
English
Description
In A.D. 77, Marcus Didius Falco, agent to the Emperor Vespasian, investigates the mysterious death of the head librarian of the world-famous library of Alexandria, bringing him into immediate conflict with the darker side of academic life.
Author
Language
English
Description
Readers of physical books leave traces: marginalia, slips of paper, fingerprints, highlighting, inscriptions. All books have histories, and libraries are not just collections of books and databases but a medium of long-distance communication with other writers and readers.
8) The Internet
Language
English
Description
Examines the perceived and actual legal rights of teens as pertain to internet use both on and off campus, and in the public library.