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Reading still matters : what the research reveals about reading, libraries, and community / by Ross, Catherine Sheldrick,author.(CARDINAL)186234; McKechnie, Lynne,author.(CARDINAL)278758; Rothbauer, Paulette M.,author.(CARDINAL)278757;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.The company of readers / Catherine Sheldrick Ross -- Becoming a reader : childhood years / Lynne (E.F.) McKechnie -- Young adults and reading / Paulette M. Rothbauer -- Adult readers / Catherine Sheldrick Ross -- Coda: reading becomes you.Drawing on scholarly research findings, this book presents a cogent case that librarians can use to work towards prioritization of reading in libraries and in schools, provides proof of the library's vital role in readers'lives and information that may be used to justify services and collections, compiles current research on reading from diverse sources and presents it intuitively, saving librarians time and energy when searching for research findings and offers a clear rationale for making pleasure reading a priority in libraries and in schools.
Subjects: Books and reading.; Reading promotion.; Reading; Reading interests.; Popular literature.; Public services (Libraries); Libraries and community.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A to Z of women in world history / by Kuhlman, Erika A.,1961-(CARDINAL)641081;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-418) and index.Adventurers and athletes -- Amazons, heroines, and military leaders -- Business leaders and lawyers -- Fashion designers and trendsetters -- Journalists, diarists, and historians -- Performers -- Political activists -- Religious leaders -- Rulers -- Scholars and educators -- Science and health practitioners -- Visual artists -- Women's rights activists -- Writers.
Subjects: Biographies.; Dictionaries.; Women; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Grolier library of North American biographies.
V1 - Activists /V10 - Writers /V2 - Athletes /V3 - Entrepreneurs and inventors /V4 - Explorers /V5 - Performing artists /V6 - Political and military leaders /V7 - Scholars and educators /V8 - Scientists /V9 - Visual artists /
Subjects: Biographies.; Bibliographies.; Dictionaries.; Biography; Biography;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 22
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The Grolier library of international biographies / by Brodman, Jonathon.(CARDINAL)643640;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.v. 1. Activists / written and researched by Howard Jacobson -- v. 2. Athletes / written and researched by Robert Schnakenberg -- v. 3. Entrepreneurs, inventors, and discoverers / written and researched by Robert DeLaurentis, Stephanie Girard, Jay Stevenson -- v. 4. Explorers / written and researched by Robert Miller -- v. 5. Performing artists / written and researched by Stephen Cole -- v. 6. Political and military leaders / written and researched by Robert Miller -- v. 7. Scholars and educators -- v. 8. Scientists / written and researched by Robert Miller -- v. 9. Visual artists / written and researched by Robert Coleman, Jay Stevenson -- v. 10. Writers [& general index] / written and researched by George Robinson.
Subjects: Biographies.; Bibliographies.; Biography; Biography;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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Laos: war and revolution. / by Adams, Nina S.(CARDINAL)190799; McCoy, Alfred W.(CARDINAL)171848; Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars.(CARDINAL)134514;
Bibliography: pages 463-466.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Child life in colonial days / by Earle, Alice Morse,1851-1911.(CARDINAL)152899;
Babyhood -- Children's dress -- Schools and school life -- Women teachers and girl scholars -- Hornbook and primer -- School-books -- Penmanship and letters -- Diaries and commonplace books -- Childish precocity -- Oldtime discipline -- Manners and courtesy -- Religious thought and training -- Religious books -- Story and picture books -- Children's diligence -- Needlecraft and decorative arts -- Games and pastimes -- Children's toys -- Flower lore of children.This book contains many topics of interest: babyhood, dress, school life, hornbook, primers, penmanship, diaries, discipline, maners and courtesy, relgious thought and training, books, needlecraft, decorative arts, games, toys and flower lore.
Subjects: Children; Children; Old State Library Collection.; Children.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Introduction to public librarianship / by McCook, Kathleen de la Peña,author.(CARDINAL)206790; Bossaller, Jenny S.,1972-author.(CARDINAL)787763;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The American public library: democracy's hope and the community's commons -- Development of the public library in America: Colonial times to the 1960's -- People, not institutions: toward equity of access (1960 to the present) -- The public library journey to accountability: metrics and outcomes to demonstrate value -- "More and better libraries": political, legal and financial aspects of the public library -- The public library's people: work life and commitment -- The public library building: emblem of community heritage and embodiment of community courage -- Youth services in public libraries: history, core services, challenges, and opportunities -- Reader and adult services: to survive, to flourish, to create -- Collaboration and consortia -- Technology in public libraries: an overview of the past, present, and future -- Global perspectives on public libraries."Put simply, there is no text about public librarianship more rigorous or comprehensive than McCook's survey. Now, the REFORMA Lifetime Achievement Award-winning author has teamed up with noted public library scholar and advocate Bossaller to update and expand her work to incorporate the field's renewed emphasis on outcomes and transformation. This essential tool (Library Journal) remains the definitive handbook on this branch of the profession." -- Worldcat
Subjects: Public libraries;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Area 51 : the mission / by Doherty, Robert,author.(CARDINAL)528676; Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)(CARDINAL)376993;
Caught in the middle of an alien conspiracy, a government agency, and Area 51, Scientist Lisa Duncan and Special Forces officer Mike Turcotte, along with a special group of soldiers and scholars located in China and Antarctica, race against time to save the world from "Black Death"--A biological weapon to be used as an instrument for war.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Space ships; Unidentified flying objects;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Smoke and iron / by Caine, Rachel,author.(CARDINAL)546063;
To save the Great Library, the unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone, Paper and Fire, and Ash and Quill put themselves in danger in the next thrilling adventure in the New York Times bestselling series. The opening moves of a deadly game have begun. Jess Brightwell has put himself in direct peril, with only his wits and skill to aid him in a game of cat and mouse with the Archivist Magister of the Great Library. With the world catching fire, and words printed on paper the spark that lights rebellion, it falls to smugglers, thieves, and scholars to save a library thousands of years in the making ... if they can stay alive long enough to outwit their enemies.HL750LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Alternative histories (Fiction); Dystopian fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Alexandrian Library; Libraries; Intellectual freedom; Book burning; Insurgency;
Available copies: 24 / Total copies: 26
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Cave of wonders / by Kirby, Matthew J.,1976-(CARDINAL)498566;
"Europe is in the grip of the Dark Ages, but there is a light in the dark: Baghdad. The great city has become a center of learning, populated by scholars, merchants, and explorers from all across the known world. But danger lurks in the desert ... and Dak, Sera, and Riq must act fast to save the world's greatest library from utter destruction."--620LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Children's stories.; Fiction.; Time travel; Conspiracies; Best friends;
Available copies: 24 / Total copies: 28
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