Discovering Today's Library

By Alice K. Flanagan and Emily J. Dolbear

This new, revised edition of Discovering Today's Library is not only bigger, it's better! We've expanded the book to 64 pages and revised and updated the content throughout. It's the perfect way for students to discover how to use and enjoy all the services a library has to offer, including online resources. With an increased emphasis on school libraries, this new edition is one no school should be without.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0836874269
• ISBN13: 9780836874266
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.9" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6

Customer Reviews

How well do you know libraries?

This nifty, up-to-date book about libraries is chock full of information. Each page has clear, interesting pictures (though many are obviously posed, and you see the same kids over and over) with descriptive captions. There are sidebars of neat facts and websites (did you know there are over 16,000 public libraries in the United States?) on every page, and key words are in bold. At the end there is a brief timeline of libraries, a glossary of those bold words, and a "to learn more" page, along with an index. The topics covered are: types of libraries, what libraries do, the different shelving systems, and activities at the library that you could attend. "The one thing all libraries have in common is that they exist to serve people." (pg 5)