This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information
8 best books like This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information (Kyle Cassidy): This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, The Public Library: A Photographic Essay, The Hidden Witch, A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism, Library: An Unquiet History, Now We Are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse, The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures (Gifts for Book Lovers, Gifts for Librarians, Book Club Gift), BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google
This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All
| Author | Marilyn Johnson |
| ISBN | 0061431605 |
In This Book is Overdue!, acclaimed author Marilyn Johnson celebrates libraries and librarians, and, as she did in her popular first book, The Dead Beat, discovers offbeat and eloquent characters in the quietest corners. In defiance of doomsayers, Johnson finds librarians more vital and necessary...
A gorgeous visual celebration of America's public libraries including 150 photos, plus essays by Bill Moyers, Ann Patchett, Anne Lamott, Amy Tan, Barbara Kingsolver, and many more.
Many of us have vivid recollections of childhood visits to a public library: the unmistakable musty scent,...
Aster and his family are adjusting to his unconventional talent for witchery; unlike the other boys in his family, he isn't a shapeshifter. He's taking classes with his grandmother and helping to keep an eye on his great-uncle whose corrupted magic wreaked havoc on the family.
Meanwhile,...
| Author | John A. Buehrens |
| ISBN | 0807016179 |
For those contemplating religious choices, Unitarian Universalism offers an appealing alternative to religious denominations that stress theological creeds over individual conviction and belief. In this new edition of the classic introductory text on Unitarian Universalism, which includes...
| Author | Matthew Battles |
| ISBN | 0393351459 |
Through the ages, libraries have not only accumulated and preserved but also shaped, inspired, and obliterated knowledge. Now they are in crisis. Former rare books librarian and Harvard metaLAB visionary Matthew Battles takes us from Boston to Baghdad, from classical scriptoria to medieval monasteries...
| Author | Neil Gaiman |
| ISBN | 1892058103 |
Dans l’ensemble, c’est un recueil que j’ai vraiment bien aimé. Comme l’indique la couverture, ce sont de sales poèmes, une lecture parfaite pour se mettre dans l’ambiance d’Halloween comme ce fut mon cas, hier. Ils sont un peu glauques, un peu gores et malsains pour certains mais ça...
| Author | Library of Congress |
| ISBN | 1452145407 |
The Library of Congress brings booklovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books. Featuring more than 200 full-color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the library's magnificent archives, this...
BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google
| Author | John Palfrey |
| ISBN | 0465042996 |
Libraries today are more important than ever. More than just book repositories, libraries can become bulwarks against some of the most crucial challenges of our age: unequal access to education, jobs, and information.
In BiblioTech, educator and technology expert John Palfrey argues...
