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"When Kyle learns that the world's most famous game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, has designed the town's new library and is having an invitation-only lock-in on opening night, he's determined to be there! But the tricky part isn't getting into the library--it's getting out. Because when morning comes, the doors stay locked! Kyle and the other kids must solve every clue and figure out every secret puzzle to find the hidden escape route! Will there be laughs?...
2) Librarians
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An introduction to librarians, discussing what their job is, how to become a librarian and what a librarian does in a community.
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"Briar Creek Library director Lindsey Norris and her husband, Sully, are at a popular library conference in Chicago to hear book restoration specialist Brooklyn Wainwright give a keynote address. After the lecture, Lindsey looks under her seat and finds a tote bag containing a first edition of Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train, inscribed to Alfred Hitchcock. Brooklyn determines the novel is one of a kind and quite valuable, so Lindsey and...
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"In America, censorship surges in periods of demographic and political change. Its primary purpose is to silence challenges to an established elite or norm. Today, censorship is part of a larger assault on such American institutions as schools, public libraries, and universities, the better to establish more control over the people--while also pilfering their wallets. In this concise look at censorship, author James LaRue explores the topic through...
6) Banned books
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A collection of essays offering opposing viewpoints related to banned books in education and society. Includes text-related questions, sidebars, and organizations to contact.
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"A library with a deadly enchantment. A Fae lord who wants in. A human woman willing to risk it all for a taste of power. In a land ruled by ruthless Fae, twenty-one-year-old Lore Alemeyu's village is trapped in a forested prison. Lore knows that any escape attempt is futile-her scars are a testament to her past failures. But when her village is threatened, Lore makes a desperate deal with a Fae lord. She will leave her home to catalog/organize an...
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"The Library of Alexandria died in fire. Others fade away with less drama, ignored, forgotten, left to dust. To the athenaeum though, the great library of which all others are echoes, fires are merely a temporary inconvenience. The only true threat to the library's existence is a book--the one Livira wrote. Livira's book also brought her together with Evar, a young man who was raised in the library itself, and they discovered secrets that no one else...
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Arguing that school libraries, just as any business or celebrity, are also brands, the author explores how librarians and library administrators can begin to think of their libraries as their brands, and market their features and benefits accordingly. Offers lessons for learning to market one's library, defining to stakeholders why libraries matter. Offers templates, worksheets, and checklists for defining and showcasing one's school library branding,...
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"On the day Juliet Lansdown reports to work for the first time at Bethnal Green Library, it isn't the bustling hub she's been expecting. But in the face of German attacks, she's determined to make it a place where all of their neighbors feel safe and welcome. Katie Upwood is thrilled to be working at the library too, though she's only there until she heads off to university in the fall. But after the death of her beau on the front lines and unexpected...
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"It's Halloween. Around the school, everyone is preparing for the costume party. Among them is a myling, a girl ghost. She has chosen her victims and is determined to seek revenge. How can Alrik and Viggo stop her? When they try and find out the truth about the spirit, they uncover a horrible secret. At the same time, a new girl comes to town. Her name is Iris and there is something odd about her..."--Amazon.com.
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A beast is wreaking havoc in Mariefred, attacking the townspeople at night. Brothers Viggo and Alrik must stop the creature before more people are hurt, but is it a werewolf? How do they fight such a creature? They search the secret library for information and ask Damir's advice, but they are unsure if they can trust the sorcerer.
15) Tesauro Rex
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Lizzy borrows a "The Saurus" from the library to help her write her report on dinosaurs--but when a colossal paper Tyrannosaurus unfolds itself from the pages of the book, it requires the Librarian to contain the monster and reclaim the book for the Library of Doom.
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When Rose and Anna stop to investigate a strange lending library that has suddenly appeared, they find themselves trapped by the monstrous Digest Bird--and only Rose's quick thinking, a copy of Rose Red and Snow White, and the Red Librarian can save them and the other children trapped in the nest.
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Slate is a Cliffhanger, a page who retrieves books from the skyscraper tall shelves of the Library of Doom, but when he opens a particular book located in the forbidden Black Shelves he releases the evil Scrawler, who defaces him--and only with the help of the blind Blue Librarian can he correct his mistake.
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"Descended from a long line of book collectors, high school student Mifuyu is surrounded by books in every aspect of her life. Her great-grandfather established the famous Mikura Hall, a library in the heart of town, and even the townspeople are all avid readers. There's just one problem -- Mifuyu hates books! But when a tief in Mikura Hall triggers an ancient curse, she's left with no choice but to reclaim the stolen books herself . . . by entering...