Letter To Libraries

Author : Tiffany Rose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781499814125

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Dear Reader by Tiffany Rose Pdf

"A rousing call to action for more racially diverse children's literature." -Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW In this book a young girl pens a love letter to libraries and books, and powerfully expresses the need for diversity and the importance of representation in stories! There was just this one thing, this nagging suspicion, that I didn't meet the criteria for a heroine's condition. In the books that I read, an absence of melanin was a clear omission. A voracious young reader loves nothing more than going to the library and poring through books all day, making friends with characters and going off on exciting adventures with them. However, the more she reads, the more she notices that most of the books don't have characters that look like her, and the only ones that do tell about the most painful parts of their history. Where are the heroines with Afros exploring other planets and the superheroes with 'locs saving the day?

Author : Ander Monson
Publisher : Graywolf Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781555973384

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Letter to a Future Lover by Ander Monson Pdf

An exuberant, expansive cataloging of the intimate physical relationship between a reader and a book A way to leave a trace of us, who we were or wanted to be, what we read and could imagine, what we did and what we left for you. 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. Letter to a Future Lover collects several dozen brief pieces written in response to library ephemera—with "library" defined broadly, ranging from university institutions to friends' shelves, from a seed library to a KGB prison library—and addressed to readers past, present, and future. Through these witty, idiosyncratic essays, Ander Monson reflects on the human need to catalog, preserve, and annotate; the private and public pleasures of reading; the nature of libraries; and how the self can be formed through reading and writing.

Author : John Lanchester
Publisher : Picador
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781743536544

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The Debt To Pleasure by John Lanchester Pdf

Tarquin Winot, voluptuary and supercivilized ironist (and snob), sets out on a journey of the senses from the Hotel Splendide, Portsmouth, to his cottage in Provence, his spiritual home. With his head newly shaved and his well-thumbed copy of the Mossad Manual of Surveillance Techniques safely stowed, Tarquin elegantly introduces his life, itself a work of art, through the medium of seasonal menus.

Author : Bill Konigsberg
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781338325058

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The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg Pdf

Two teenagers, strangers to each other, have decided to jump from the same bridge at the same time. But what results is far from straightforward in this absorbing, honest lifesaver from acclaimed author Bill Konigsberg. Aaron and Tillie don't know each other, but they are both feeling suicidal, and arrive at the George Washington Bridge at the same time, intending to jump. Aaron is a gay misfit struggling with depression and loneliness. Tillie isn't sure what her problem is -- only that she will never be good enough.On the bridge, there are four things that could happen:Aaron jumps and Tillie doesn't.Tillie jumps and Aaron doesn't.They both jump.Neither of them jumps.Or maybe all four things happen, in this astonishing and insightful novel from Bill Konigsberg.

Author : Jorge Luis Borges
Publisher : Pocket Paragon
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015049977229

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The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges Pdf

"Not many living artists would be sufficiently brave or inspired to attempt reflecting in art what Borges constructs in words. But the detailed, evocative etchings by Erik Desmazieres provide a perfect counterpoint to the visionary prose. Like Borges, Desmazieres has created his own universe, his own definition of the meaning, topography and geography of the Library of Babel. Printed together, with the etchings reproduced in fine-line duotone, text and art unite to present an artist's book that belongs in the circle of Borges's sacrosanct Crimson Hexagon - "books smaller than natural books, books omnipotent, illustrated, and magical.""--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Sarah Brannen
Publisher : Hodder Children's Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1444960938

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Uncle Bobby's Wedding by Sarah Brannen Pdf

Chloe loves, loves, LOVES her special uncle Bobby. So when she learns that Uncle Bobby is going to be getting married to his boyfriend Jamie she's not at all pleased. What if Uncle Bobby doesn't have time to play with Chloe anymore? But after spending a fun-filled day with Bobby and Jamie, she soon realises she's not losing an uncle, but gaining a whole new one! An uplifting celebration of love in all its forms, this book is perfect for any child who has a special grown-up in their life.

Author : Ander Monson
Publisher : Graywolf Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1555977065

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Letter to a Future Lover by Ander Monson Pdf

An exuberant, expansive cataloging of the intimate physical relationship between a reader and a book A way to leave a trace of us, who we were or wanted to be, what we read and could imagine, what we did and what we left for you. 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. Letter to a Future Lover collects several dozen brief pieces written in response to library ephemera—with "library" defined broadly, ranging from university institutions to friends' shelves, from a seed library to a KGB prison library—and addressed to readers past, present, and future. Through these witty, idiosyncratic essays, Ander Monson reflects on the human need to catalog, preserve, and annotate; the private and public pleasures of reading; the nature of libraries; and how the self can be formed through reading and writing.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018257010

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The University Library. [A Letter to the Graduates of Harvard University, Signed: A Graduate.] by Anonim Pdf

Author : William Dougal Christie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : Books and reading
ISBN : BL:A0019380392

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An Explanation of the Scheme of the London Library, in a Letter to the Earl of Clarendon by William Dougal Christie Pdf

Author : Carol Smallwood
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838990117

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Writing and Publishing by Carol Smallwood Pdf

"Writing and Publishing" will serve as a great resource, whether in taking the anxiety out of writing or refining your style, you’ll use this book as much as your pen or keyboard!

Author : New York Society Library,Harriet Shapiro,Sylvia Jukes Morris,Mark C. Bartlett,Wallace Finley Dailey,Alice Gore King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Exhibition catalogs
ISBN : 0981961908

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The President's Wife and the Librarian by New York Society Library,Harriet Shapiro,Sylvia Jukes Morris,Mark C. Bartlett,Wallace Finley Dailey,Alice Gore King Pdf

Author : Bonnie Farmer
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781458796585

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ABC Letters in the Library by Bonnie Farmer Pdf

A single lovingly written, playfully illustrated book introduces children to both the alphabetthe library, through wonderfully descriptive, alliterative language. ABC Letters in the Library puts a fresh new spin on the traditional ABC lesson, is an ideal tool for teachers & librarians. It's ABC's for Bookworms-to-Be. What better place to introduce young ones to the alphabet than in the library? Whimsical illustrated letters come alivespark young readers' imaginations. Lively poetic text is perfect for reading aloud! Authors prance down aisles alphabetically. Browsing bookworms read beautiful books. Children discover new worlds around every corner! Delightful drawings will develop their vocabulary. From humming computers to the snug story nook, every spot of the library is explored in this exhilarating, eye-popping, but most importantly educational book.

Author : Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780194632034

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The Scarlet Letter - With Audio Level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library by Nathaniel Hawthorne Pdf

A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by John Escott. Scarlet is the colour of sin, and the letter ‘A’ stands for ‘Adultery’. In the 1600s, in Boston, Massachusetts, love was allowed only between a husband and a wife. A child born outside marriage was a child of sin. Hester Prynne must wear the scarlet letter on her dress for the rest of her life. How can she ever escape from this public shame? What will happen to her child, growing up in the shadow of the scarlet letter? The future holds no joy for Hester Prynne. And what will happen to her sinful lover – the father of her child?

Author : Mary Eileen Ahern
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Libraries
ISBN : UCAL:$B776658

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Libraries by Mary Eileen Ahern Pdf

Author : Patricia Demers,Toni Samek
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781487505271

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Minds Alive by Patricia Demers,Toni Samek Pdf

Minds Alive explores the enduring role and intrinsic value of libraries, archives, and public institutions in the digital age. Featuring international contributors, this volume delves into libraries and archives as institutions and institutional partners, the professional responsibilities of librarians and archivists, and the ways in which librarians and archivists continue to respond to the networked age, digital culture, and digitization. The endless possibilities and robust importance of libraries and archives are at the heart of this optimistic collection. Topics include transformations in the networked digital age; Indigenous issues and challenges in custodianship, ownership, and access; the importance of the harmonization of memory institutions today; and the overarching significance of libraries and archives in the public sphere. Libraries and archives - at once public institutions providing both communal and private havens of discovery - are being repurposed and transformed in intercultural contexts. Only by keeping pace with users' changing needs can they continue to provide the richest resources for an informed citizenry.