| 单词 | librarian |
| 例句 | “Absolutely nothing,” said the voice of the Russian librarian. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Ms. Mary, the librarian, waves at me and I nod at her. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Simple,” the librarian’s voice echoed under the dome. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z When a librarian at the George Bruce commented that I probably wasn’t reading all the books I took out, I began to space out my visits. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z But the librarian had other things on her mind. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Selling falcons to Arabian sheiks,” the librarian goes on, “has always been a big business, even when Jesus lived.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex went over to the shelf that the librarian had shown him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I close my eyes, place my hands over the muffs again, and fly in my mind to the Boston Public Library, where librarians catalog all sounds. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “Only after the second week. I asked the librarian. You applied for membership once, but did not take out a card.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She never does tell me what the point is but Devon says sometimes you just have to do what a teacher or librarian says even if you think it’s stupid. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked the librarian, who was staring down at something. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “All the librarians like you better than me!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She stood at the desk a long time before the librarian deigned to attend to her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Lemoncello sprinted to the center of the Rotunda Reading Room, leapt up, and somersaulted over the librarian’s desk. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “That’s right. If my mother’s brother, Uncle Jimmy, the top librarian in all of America, can’t help me find the one book I’m looking for, nobody can!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z As this method was clumsy, , Euergetes—very possibly at the advice of his new librarian— proposed a simpler four-year cycle with three years consisting of 365 days each, plus a leap year of 366 days. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Members of the community can add stuff to it, as long as they ask the librarians first. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I try to explain to the librarian, but I keep stuttering and nothing comes out right. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z A librarian recommended some John R. Tunis books, mostly about baseball, which I liked. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Did the librarian really think seventh graders weren’t toilet trained? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z That lady librarian had ruined my day, and I was determined to ruin someone—or something—else’s day. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z In California, where all sixteen finalists were library whizzes, Sarah Trager Logan, the librarian in charge, knew teamwork would be crucial for victory inside the Lemoncello Library. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z But the more time I spend with her at school, the more I realize that pretty much everyone gets inarticulate around her—guys, girls, teachers, administrators, janitors, librarians, classroom pets. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The librarian stands near the computer table, watching them. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I was the very last librarian at the old Alexandriaville Public Library—the one they bulldozed down so they could build a parking garage.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Would you like to take the book out?” asks the librarian, a scholarly looking man who is settling down in his chair to work. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “That one time, you confessed to stealing a book from the school library just as Mom came home—” “And I had to go to the librarian and apologize!” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Madam Pince, the librarian, was . a thin, irritable woman who looked like an underfed vulture. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z In 245 bce, Eratosthenes of Cyrene left Athens to take up his position as head librarian at the Museum in Alexandria. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “I do want to help a great man do great things,” he told the librarian. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “No. I went upstairs around two. But there was a new stack of books on the librarian’s desk when I came down.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The librarian broke out into a wide grin. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But I think Ellie and the librarian in the tower of stone were in real love. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “The librarian found me a book about playing in the symphony and another about Berklee!” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I turn to see Mr. Herd, the librarian, standing on a chair next to a bulletin board for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an open stapler in his hand. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z TV shows and movies and books always have angry librarians following loud kids up and down, telling them to hush, but our school librarian doesn’t care a single lick. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z After learning about the challenge, the school librarian assembled a cart of books related to ciphers and codes and made a temporary “no checkout” rule for them, to ensure they stayed available for everyone’s use. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I started eating the cheese sandwich the librarian gave me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “You guys have done a great job,” said the school librarian. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z In the old days of his librarians’ slippers his toes would have been crushed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Today, for game number ten of the duodecimalthon, we’ll do a little role-playing. You Olympians will play librarians, and I will play the patron who has come here seeking a very particular, very special book.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The school librarian popped out from behind a bookshelf. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “No, but maybe we could ask one of the librarians. Or maybe my granddad knows.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The nice librarian, with glasses dangling from her neck, comes toward us, stops, her face puzzled, then steps around me and squeezes Sarah’s shoulders. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z A former schoolteacher and librarian, she’d used her platform as First Lady to promote education and advocate for teachers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Condition number three?” he asked with a glance back to the librarian. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “No. His nephew. If you could just tell me—” “Do I look like a librarian?” he snapped. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “What? You haven’t read those guys? You call yourself a librarian?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z They talked to the librarian and she talked to them. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z They were shocked to see that Mr. Lemoncello himself was seated behind the librarian’s desk at the center of the circular room. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Social workers, businesswomen, and librarians were to wear blue; artists, actresses, and musicians were to wear rose; and so forth; so that the marchers would form a kaleidoscope of color and professions. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “There are so many children,” said the librarian fretfully. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Zinchenko pointed and clicked a miniature remote at the wailing librarian. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Francie had an idea that the librarian was seeing the brown bowl for the first time, also. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She directed them first to the children’s room, but when the librarian there found out what they wanted to know, she advised them to go to the Donnell Branch Library on Fifty-third Street. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z As she folded up chairs, the librarian said she’d heard the town policemen had enjoyed my presentation. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The holographic librarian from when the old library was torn down?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The librarian gave us a gardening tutorial the other day. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “That librarian was awful. She always called everyone ‘young lady’ or ‘young man.’ Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “The head librarian for the Library of Congress? James F. Willoughby the third?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The holographic Mrs. Tobin appeared behind the young adult librarian’s desk. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Before long, with the help of a sympathetic librarian, they had found and read just about everything the library had to offer on Egypt—both fact and fiction. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the scholars didn’t even know it was there, but the librarians did, because they used it as a shortcut between the stacks and the reading rooms in the base of the tower. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He reached under the librarian’s desk and pulled outa purple flower-petal swim cap, which he tugged down snugly over his curly white hair. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The librarian—Ms. Penny, her name tag says—encourages Sarah to sit. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z They were followed by thousands of women marching in groups representing college students, doctors, nurses, lawyers, business leaders, artists, educators, librarians, actresses, and musicians. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes she chose her own books; sometimes Mom or Emma’s favorite librarian, Mrs. Quinn, slipped them into her hands saying, “What about this one?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And if marriage was not achieved, there were alternative roles: teacher, librarian, or . . . well, something intelligent and public-spirited. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I add another Langston Hughes book on top of the magnolia book and pull my card out of my satchel and wait for the librarian to thunk a stamp in my books. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z They were grouped by occupation and wore identifying clothing—doctors, nurses, farmers, pharmacists, housemakers, actresses, librarians, college students in academic gowns. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z My seventh-grade language arts teacher, Ms. Patterson, and the school librarian, Ms. Minerva, chatted excitedly by the model of the town. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The hazy holographic image of the 1960s librarian flickered into view. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The book was there because his beloved librarian gave it to the old fool when he was the same age as all the library lock-in contestants. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z No one was there except for the librarian, ancient Edward Pocket, who sat behind his desk writing something with a tiny pencil clutched in his gnarled hand. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The librarians always suggested books that were too young for me, but I still went on a regular basis. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Of course she continued to take out books, without telling the librarian that they were meant for me, and I was tempted to kiss every page of them for good measure before she returned them. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The librarian said, “Oh, yes, and I must tell you, she was radiating happiness.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She made out a slip for the books she wanted and then started reading a magazine article that the librarian gave her about the Civil War. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z True to her heritage, the head librarian talked a mile a minute. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Both Robert and Charlotte Serber had held security clearances at Los Alamos, where Charlotte served as the lab’s indispensable librarian. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The scholars craned their necks to see who among them had spoken, and were startled—even astonished—to see the soft-spoken, dreamy-eyed junior librarian cutting his way through the crowd. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “This is librarian One,” said Dr. Zinchenko, loud enough for the microphones hidden in the ceiling to pick up her voice. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z My mother was a librarian at Baptist College and sometimes taught classes at other schools. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The librarian and I both got teary when I said goodbye. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He was found days later by a senior librarian, but only because the man was looking for him, a letter from the abbot in the pocket of his robes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Gran twitters on for another five minutes, filling me in on mundane news: Heather has decided she wants to become a librarian. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “That librarian might telephone you,” I warned him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In exchange for the office space, I help the librarian shelve books. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It was, in fact, the lady next door to my parents—a librarian—who first mentioned seeing my essay seven years ago. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, the librarian was unpacking the last crate. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z To earn money, she took a job as an assistant librarian in Huntington. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Let’s go get our room assignments,” said Mrs. Yunghans, the middle school librarian. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Thank goodness the librarians weren’t there; they would’ve been screaming in their frozen states. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The third reason is Mrs. Belle, the librarian. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “You, an interview? I hardly think he’s recruiting librarians, boy.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And pardon her mouth, she thinks, pardon the mouths of the golf-course lady and the librarian and lots of other people who are angry about violence. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They must be the two men the librarian suspected would be back to see if their note on the bulletin board had been read and initialed. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “The bead librarian of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., is your uncle?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z "Ah, I do, I do! I am the librarian at the monastery where the boy called William grew up. I know him rather well." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He—Strange the dreamer, junior librarian—had marched into the Chrysopoesium, brandishing a book of fairy tales, and presumed to share his insights on the deepest mystery of alchemy. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Lazlo’s skin hadn’t been gray since he was a baby, but his librarian’s robes were, and his eyes, too, as though that color were his fate. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Even the friendly librarians downtown have banned them from story time unless they come with two escorts—and harnesses. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The hologram librarian appeared and advised Akimi that Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was the book located right underneath the holographic image of Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z They walked up to the librarian and Joseph with that slow, big walk police have. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The librarian looked at me, and I thought she was going to cry—just like Reverend Ballou again. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Zora made me sit at the kitchen table while she brought it out like a librarian with a Shakespeare folio. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Oh, says the librarian, he reads hundreds of books about English officers fishing in Ireland. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The librarian picked it up and was about to tear it in two, when Francie took it back from her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell the librarian Fib gonna turn my papers in tomorrow. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z As she clipped on my microphone, the head librarian told me that some of the officers had arrived two hours early. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Others had become law librarians, journalists, and gardeners. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I recognized a few others: the librarian, the owner of a nearby hotel, and several men I had seen Papa speaking with on the street. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The librarian was shorter than me and stocky. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When she arrived, she introduced herself to the librarian, Mrs Phelps. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “Kindly invite your network of crackerjack librarians all across this country to organize regional competitions.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “But Alice camped near those hackers and the librarian saw them going up Tenmile Creek a little while ago. I’m going back to find her.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced around—I only saw one other student and a couple of librarians. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The school librarian lets me hang there whenever I want. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z So I turn around, walk back to the library, and talk to the librarian. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The librarian was a tall, dark-skinned man who whizzed around the marble floors in his wheelchair. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Jule walked past men in sports jerseys, pensioners, party girls, and a large group of librarians wearing conference badges. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Immediately the school librarian lowered her pointy glasses and shushed me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I crashed on the floor at the end of one of the stacks and was just sitting there, balled up inside my hoodie, when Ms. Banks, the librarian, tripped over me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Shucks, she talked strange like this and she wasn’t even a librarian. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Paranoid got tacked on about a year later, after I verbally attacked a librarian for trying to hand me propaganda pamphlets for an underground Communist force operating out of the basement of the public library. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z A librarian can bring you back the right one.’ Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z And there, behind the last row of books,you find the “friend” the librarian was talking about. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z When we get downstairs she says, “My name is Mrs. Kimble. I am the adult librarian, but Miss Cook at the desk will help you with your selections.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Perched on a stool behind the librarian’s desk, Mr. Lemoncello looked completely dumbfounded. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z A librarian is someone who lets you borrow books in a library. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Miss Esther came out of retirement to train the new middle school librarian, and she’d been glaring into classrooms and eyeballing teachers for weeks. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Ask your librarian to help you find a copy of a book that includes the lyrics and story of Hamilton: A Musical. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I giggled a little when I found out the librarian I’d accused of being a Communist five years ago still worked at the library. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Downstairs in the library I plop my book on the librarian’s desk. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z The librarian says that over one hundred kids have entered this contest. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The librarian catches us walking back in, but doesn’t say a word. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z A librarian stood at a podium and read from a note card. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I held my finger to my lips the way librarians do, but she didn’t get it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Books are often touted by librarians as vehicles to carry you far away. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He took them to the library, then scrapped that idea after their shenanigans left the librarian blubbering and blue-faced. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shake it off, you guys,” coached Margaret Miles, the librarian who was one of the Midwest team’s chaperones. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Because when I was your age, Mrs. Tobin, my local librarian, gave it to me.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z It’s funny, but the Water fountain Is cooled by a motor, And the librarian reads Books with her Glasses hanging From her neck. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I slam the book shut so loud that I hear the librarian clear her throat behind me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Langston Hughes will be looking for a new librarian, too. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I went back up to the librarian at the lending desk. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “The category is ‘famous quotes,’” said Cynthia Alaniz, the librarian who would be coaching the Southwest team. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z In the downstairs Art Room the librarian helped them find the books which Claudia selected from the card catalogue. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Or the librarian might look at him funny. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z After learning about the challenge, the school librarian assembled a cart of books related to ciphers and codes and made a temporary “no checkout” rule for them, to ensure they stayed available for everyone’s use. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Chiltington didn’t wait for the librarian to tell him to roll the dice. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z We pedaled to the Civic Center, which had a library where the librarians recognized us because we went there so much. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He was known in Delhi to a few people—Miss Turner, the librarian; Leon Longbridge; and some of the kids. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She lived in Silver Spring, Maryland, now, the librarian at the same elementary school she had been a teacher at for many years. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “What’s he doing in Brunswick?” the second librarian asked, not even looking at me. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Option looked too young and uncertain to be a librarian. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z In 224, when Eratosthenes was head librarian, Ptolemy III Euergetes made an enormous donation to the people of Rhodes after an earthquake. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The librarian drove us back to Maine Street, where my parents were standing and looking around, waiting. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The librarian knows me, though, and knows where I’m coming from. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “I’m going to have to ask you to use your inside voice,” the librarian says sternly. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “Been twelve years since they tore down the old one. Listen to this, boys: Dr. Yanina Zinchenko, the new public library’s head librarian, promises that ‘patrons will be surprised’ by what they find inside.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The librarian grabbed the man’s suitcase, but before she could run to him, he had disappeared into the crowd. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Find everything you wanted?” the librarian at checkout asks me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The old librarian expressed this wish more often than was seemly, undaunted that the answer was always no. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In the main reading room, she chats with the reference librarian, who helps her find a cache of books on Irish history and immigration in the 1920s. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Miss Dewey, Seven’s favorite librarian, had done the best she could, considering nearly every book Seven might need had been checked out—including every book on the Nightbeast. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Pushing away the pangs of guilt, I approached the librarian at the welcome desk. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z There’s not enough time for a nap, so I check out a stack of books to make the librarian happy. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t a junior librarian at the golden godson’s mercy anymore, and whatever awe he had felt for him was gone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I concentrate and, like a librarian, sort sounds like they’re books on shelves. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I went down to the library and asked the librarian if they had a Barron's guide to colleges. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He was then working at Howard University as a research librarian in the Moorland- Spingarn Research Center, one of the largest collections of Africana in the world. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The librarians just shrugged when I mentioned the apparent theft problem. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z "Oh, what a lovely accent," the librarian says, handing me a form. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I carry the stack of books to a table at the very back of the room, and the librarian stares at me suspiciously from her desk. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The librarians had trained the children to present the books that way. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Still confounded, the old librarian just held out the request form. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The video screens switched to a close-up of the librarian with the red hair and glasses. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Patients, with accompanying nurses, made their rounds of the stocked shelves, conversing in low tones, with the asylum librarian, an alumna of the asylum herself. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She looked at the other librarian, who shrugged, and she sighed again. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The librarian won’t let you take the Physicians’ Desk Reference home even if you hide it in the middle of thirty-two books. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Each week Francie made the same request and each week the librarian asked the same question. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A frequent visitor to the Library of Congress, Garfield asked the librarians for book recommendations, which he borrowed or purchased to expand his knowledge of history, philosophy, and other subjects. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The librarian did not bother to look up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can I help you?” says the librarian as soon as we walk in. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Scholars had been summoned, not librarians, and he didn’t want to risk being told to leave. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Anyway, in the library tower of the wibbly-wobbly village dug into the rocks, there might have been a librarian. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They’re the other two student volunteers who come here on Thursdays to help the librarians process returned materials, reshelve books, and sharpen pencils. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They tackled their respective heaps of homework, whispering, laughing, and joking till the librarian stood over their table, saying, “You will please keep your silence or I will be forced to ask you to leave.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The librarian said, “There’s no need for you to look so stricken. It’s not bad news, young man.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The librarian turned through the picture book, reading with an animated voice. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It was the semi-transparent holographic image of Mrs. Tobin, the librarian from the 1960s. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z When she arrived, casserole in hand, she’d found the lovely librarian pacing the sidewalk in front of my place. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Keep it down, Connor,” a librarian said as she walked by with a stack of books. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The golf lady and the librarian and the commenters in the USA Today article—the rock lifts, and the worm wriggles out, and the fury stirs. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z When I took the cities book back the librarian was still smiling. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z By now, Siobhan had moved from the classroom and was now serving as a second-year school librarian. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And finally Thyon understood what had brought this junior librarian to his door in the earliest hours of dawn. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z On that day she asked the librarian to recommend a book. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I thanked the librarian for the bad news and went to sit at one of the big heavy tables so I could think what to do next. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t you know, Ellemire? Strange isn’t just a librarian. He’s practically a scholar himself. Of fairy tales.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Their apprenticeship was their education, and, depending on the librarian, it might surpass a scholar’s own. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “The make-believe librarian is correct, Charles,” said Mrs. Chiltington as she came out of the Book Nook Cafe, sipping a cup of tea with her pinky finger extended. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z All of the librarians knew who Bobby was, but they never revealed his presence. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z One of the librarians—a woman named Birdie, who has blue streaks in her hair, square-rimmed black glasses, and tattoos of red roses down the length of her arms—looks up from her computer monitor. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It had always been made clear that the expertise of librarians was unworthy of the term scholarship. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Any librarian worth her salt would not approve of the activities taking place inside. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The school librarian popped out from behind a bookshelf. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But she let the librarian call to arrange an interview. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She went to a public library and asked the librarian how she could get a Shakespeare and a Bible for keeps. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They were Mr. Tanner, the principal; Mrs. Seeger, the librarian; Mr. Costa, the custodian; and Room 5’s room mother, who brought twenty-six little bags of popcorn for a treat. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z But a vague hunger would come over me for books, books that opened up new avenues of feeling and seeing, and again I would forge another note to the white librarian. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “A man should have squint lines from looking at the horizon,” the old librarian had said, “not just from reading in dim light.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A search through the directory turned up nothing, and I was empty-handed until I visited the town library in Suffolk and a librarian handed me a slip of paper with a phone number on it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately, I asked the librarian for something on stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I showed the picture to one of the librarians. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Twice already, the head librarian, Dr. Zinchenko, had said, “The library staff is here to help you find whatever it is you are looking for.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z You ask the librarian where you can find The Giver. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Shucks, this is one of the bad things about talking to librarians, I asked one question and already she had us digging through three different books. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Some in the crowd tossed copies of Ladybird’s book into the fire while a librarian pleaded with them not to do that and grabbed a fire extinguisher. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Sierra was just some kid from around the way; why was a Columbia librarian wasting so much time to dig up papers on some vanished anthropologist for her? Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The librarian held up a hand, which Sierra was grateful for because she really had no idea how she was going to explain. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The Arab sheiks prize falcons,” the librarian continues. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you kidding me? They’re out there confessing right now. It’s a secret librarian trick to mention cameras,” he says, holding up his fist for dap. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Dad and I walked up to the librarian’s desk. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “You know. A librarian. I mean, do you think I’m here to answer your questions? Like a librarian.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z On the first floor, Charles was at long last video chatting with his uncle, James Willoughby III, the librarian of Congress, who had finally shown up for the Ask an Expert call. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z After a round of handshaking with the other librarians, and my promise to acknowledge the department’s help, a porter was called to see me down. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When she looked up, I realized she wasn’t an actual librarian. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The librarian got up from her desk and put a Kleenex in my hand. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see people. Bea Booker, librarian. Robert Johnson, bus driver. I have...I see people.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The librarian couldn’t help her out on the Bible but said there was a worn-out copy of Shakespeare in the files, about to be discarded, which Sissy could have. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now then, children,” said the librarian, “if you will all follow me into the Rotunda Reading Room.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Eratosthenes was a foreigner in Egypt, appointed as only the third head librarian since the founding of the Museum in Alexandria. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Nothing gray, he thought, and remembered the sense of finality he’d felt throwing away his librarian’s robes after joining Eril-Fane—and the regret, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The librarian recommended these two books over and over again. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Yardley, the librarian, has spotted us and is headed our way, looking disapproving. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Even with the lovely librarian lurking, I kept to myself so I wouldn’t have to engage in any taxing conversation or answer any probing questions. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I said, “Thank you, ma’am,” but I didn’t get too excited ’cause I know the kind of things librarians think are special. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I walked up to the counter where the elderly lady librarian was handing some books to a fat man in a white linen suit. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "I'm the royal librarian. Can I help you with your selections?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Which is reason #1 why he left the music business at age twenty-nine, to become, get this, a librarian?! Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z "What can I do for you?" the librarian asks. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You needn’t trouble yourself. He’s only a librarian.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Now he was the protector of the books and the knowledge, He was the scholar/librarian. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was the librarian from near Gran’s house, Tickled Pink, who’d helped me find “The Silent Cat Killer” article! Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Think of me as...Earth’s last librarian, made to look like...someone you trust.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z If the animal scientist thing doesn’t work out, I might become a librarian too. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And finally, one of the Alexandriaville reference librarians, Mrs. Maria Simon, carrying a crumpled copy of Time magazine. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “This is horrible,” shrieked the holographic librarian Mrs. Gause, as once again she flickered to frazzled life behind the circulation desk. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Must have moved on,” says the librarian, though the doubt in his voice is only partially disguised. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Moving on to game six,” said Dr. Zinchenko, still stationed behind the circular librarian’s desk at the center of the room. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The librarian locks the door behind them the second they leave. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z After that, Robin decided she was going to be a librarian when she grew up. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The librarian pointed to a stack of mimeographed sheets at the end of the counter. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She returned the box of microfilm to the front desk, thanked the librarian, and walked home in the April sunshine. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Then she borrowed a nicely sharpened pencil from the blue mason jar on the librarian’s desk. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Despite its turbulent start, Euergetes’ reign—and Eratosthenes’ tenure as head librarian—was on a secure footing. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z When Jesse and a few friends started playing computer games in the Middleton High library at lunchtime, nervous parents forced the librarian to make them stop. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, she and a librarian bonded over a discussion of Shakespeare. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Every auctioneer, every librarian, was on the lookout for it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When Dill got to the library, he saw Lydia and Travis sitting at the table farthest from the ever-vigilant eye of the librarian, Ms. White, who was quick to shush. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Leaving Starry chatting with the librarian, I decide to browse the teen shelves first. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She had worked at an elementary school in Maryland for over thirty years, first as a math teacher, then as a librarian. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Through a posting on a school librarians’ Web site she sought out family reunions, where she imagined she would encounter interesting frictions between prosperous siblings and relatives still mired at the bottom. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The librarian walked down a row of videos, pulled a white box from the shelf, and handed it to her. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Was she going to be a schoolteacher or a librarian or maybe open a beauty parlor down there on Black Mountain Road? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The librarian slid the knot from her scarf as well, and Miss Grybas dug in her bag. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The librarian in the children’s department even shared her sandwich with Robin and me. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He kissed her again, on her right cheek only, delicately as a feather’s touch, and the librarian pushed a cart past their aisle, not even glancing in their direction. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He read it in a couple of days and, after a conversation with the school librarian, moved on to Tolstoy’s War and Peace, a thousand-page novel. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The librarian gave us a picture to color. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z When I stepped out to the sidewalk, the librarians were waiting with balloons and cake. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Within these walls, scholars were the aristocracy, and everyone else their servants—especially the librarians, whose directive was to support them in their important work. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The librarian looked at me kind of funny and said she didn’t have one, so I realized I’d have to figure things out as I went along. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid I couldn’t help him,” the librarian continued. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The librarian peers over her glasses at me and then at Starry. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I went to the library at the Baptist College and asked the librarian about the Jim Crow laws. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He writes a note to the librarian to say his legs are killing him from digging holes for the Electricity Supply Board and from now on Frank McCourt will be getting his books. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I walked to the library and showed the librarian my note. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Charles hurried to the librarian’s desk at the center of the Rotunda Reading Room. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The librarian brought up a book from under the desk. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When Elizebeth explained that she needed a job, the librarian told her about a millionaire who needed help with a mystery about Shakespeare. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They were waiting, trying unsuccessfully to get the librarian’s attention. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Yunghans, the librarian, just confirmed that Mr. Lemoncello is the top-secret benefactor who donated all the money to build the new public library. Five hundred million dollars!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z What Joseph did want to hear, though, was anything about Jupiter—and the librarian kept her promise: she wrote to Joseph every week. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Like I told you, she’s the librarian at Franklin and is letting us type this thing on her quiet typewriter, which isn’t quiet at all. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Before I give her my address I ask, “Are you a librarian?” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z The librarian stamped her card and shoved it back to her without, as was usual, looking up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is Rebecca,” she told the librarian, bouncing on her toes again. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Lazlo descended the ladder and walked out with them, not even hearing the call of his name from the librarian behind the Enquiries desk. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The other librarians suspected he somehow read while he slept, or perhaps didn’t sleep at all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He took a huge chance then and pushed one side of his ear gear up so he could chat up the librarian. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It’s just about the saddest story I’ve ever read, and I have to wipe my eyes quickly so that the librarian doesn’t ask me why I’m crying. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She headed into the stacks, jingling her ear with her finger, tuning in her internal Dewey decimal system, another sign she was a born librarian. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Really, being a librarian is a much more dangerous job than you realize. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I waved at the librarian, Ms. Spooner, who sat behind the front desk of an otherwise pretty dead building. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He smiled at the librarian, then barked at her. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We wait until the librarian is distracted, then sneak out the door. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “I think you’re a jolly useful chap whatever happens. You just stay and teach me, or be the librarian or something. Don’t you leave an old man alone, after the children have flown.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z After the librarian faded to a flicker, Akimi said, “By the way, Kyle, before we leave, you need to check out that room I slept in last night.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “It’s as quiet as Alabama. The librarian, Miss Cook, she’s real nice. She picks out books for me too.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z They stared at each other, the alchemist and the librarian. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The librarian sprang out from behind a bookcase and shushed me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “And I wanted to be the first librarian on Mars. Ask me how that’s working out. Now go play something else.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Okay. Let’s go ask that antique librarian a question.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z There’s no use trying to talk to librarians when they’re in that state. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Dad talks with the librarian and says it’s okay for me to use his card too so I can check out a lot of books. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw that the librarian asked her to repeat her question. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The scientists and librarians still collect their keys in the mornings, still study their ancient elephants’ teeth, their exotic jellyfish, their herbarium sheets. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The librarian shakes her head as she scans my application. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The librarian says,You have to go home now, the rain is stopped, and when I’m going out the door she calls me back. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “This contest will include an immediate elimination factor,” announced Dr. Zinchenko from her swivel stool behind the central librarian’s desk. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Miguel was also near the librarian’s desk, apparently waiting his turn for a consultation. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z My wife, Margot, who knew nothing about the threat received by the librarian, stopped me as I was about to sit down. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I'd been browsing the stacks, when suddenly there were Jilly and Deidre following close behind me, talking loudly enough for me to hear, but not loudly enough to be shushed by the librarian. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Exiting the rotunda, the librarian entered the Children’s Room. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I take pictures of the librarian pushing a cart of books down the stacks at the library. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The librarian looked like a tossed handful of jewels: bright coral scarf, gold silk blouse, sapphire blue skirt. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The Muse of Nightmares, tormentor of Weep, spooked from a dream by a sweet librarian? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The librarian—a despicable woman named Peggy—was behind the desk reading a copy of Woman’s Day, and didn’t look up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Once they were librarians, but that is a subject they will only discuss if heavily intoxicated. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Especially since last year, I’d spent a week building up my courage to ask the librarian for a book on magic squares, and when I did, she said they didn’t carry books about witchcraft. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Godslayer hadn’t come halfway around the world to grant a junior librarian’s dream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A hologram of the old lady bunny from Goodnight Moon hopped on top of the librarian’s desk. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “But why did the Godslayer bring you? What is your part in this? The others are scientists, builders. What does the Godslayer need with a librarian?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He handed back the rolls of microfilm and asked the librarian, “Do you know the address of the Institute of Archaeology, please?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The librarian pursed her lips and raised a single eyebrow. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Our school librarian likes to say you can’t judge a book by its cover. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The library—where Annabelle eats sandwiches from Hixter’s Bar and Grill with six members of the Warren Township High School track and field team and the Warren Township librarians—sits across from the railroad track. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The librarian at the University of Chicago was happy to tell him all she knew. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “Fortunately, we are in a library, where librarians may not know everything but they certainly know how to find it. Dr. Zinchenko?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z One of the librarians, whose name was Esther, insisted on driving them personally. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She laughed when I asked how librarians can remember titles, writers, and numbers too. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “The children’s librarian downstairs can help you with that.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Glancing over his shoulder, he watched Miguel place a slip of paper on the table in front of the semi-translucent librarian. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Then he talks to the librarian for a minute before walking over to us and collapsing into the chair next to mine. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I looked like a librarian, and that was fine with me. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He was class treasurer, an assistant librarian, a member of the radio club, and he appeared on the honor roll every year that he attended the school. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Asher was the head librarian at the local high school, so he had summers off. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Just the most famous librarian in the whole wide world!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z So when Molly left the building that day through what she hadn’t even realized was a theft-detection gate, a loud, insistent beeping brought the head librarian, Susan LeBlanc, swooping over like a homing pigeon. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Greetings, heroes!” called Mrs. Yunghans, the middle school librarian, who absolutely loved having the most famous library card holders in America checking out books in her library. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z My language arts class had library orientation, and in the last few minutes we got to check out books from Mr. Baca, our school librarian. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z When the librarian informed them their 15 minutes were up, the women embraced. ‘I’m not just one thing’: At the Human Library, labels and tears are shed as people open up about their life stories 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z I retired from a public library many years ago, but even in the 20th century I knew hip librarians and hippie librarians, chic librarians and messy librarians. Review: ‘What We’re Up Against,’ a Sexism Story More Timely Than Ever 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The book is also a horrible warning to all librarians of the perils of disposal. Bodleian's battered Shakespeare First Folio to be put on internet 2012-08-01T23:01:04Z Which, until now, I had avoided with the mild disdain of the librarian who finds herself stamping withdrawal slips for the football team. Learning to Love Airport Lit 2012-02-17T20:39:16Z I am waiting for a selfless librarian to knock! Rebecca Solnit: By the Book 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Shaking, I turned to one of the librarians and asked, "Did the kids hear them say this?" Drag queen story hour doesn't traumatize my kids — but the anti-LGBTQ protesters certainly could 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Its reviewers looked at books well in advance of release; Kirkus was one of the sources librarians and booksellers relied upon to evaluate forthcoming titles. Kirkus Media announces new $50,000 literary prizes 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Editor's note: for the third installment of our summer reads series, this one on adventure books, we've passed the microphone to David Wright, a Seattle Public Library librarian who works in readers' services. Armchair adventures: books filled with heart-pounding thrills 2011-07-15T20:15:09Z Whether it was requests for beach reads or help with homework, librarians relied on the books on the shelves. How to order books for an award-winning library 2011-06-10T19:19:04Z Marianne Philipp, the school librarian, also spoke because, she said, “It’s my job to champion intellectual freedom. It’s disturbing to me that this is under discussion.” These High School Murals Depict an Ugly History. Should They Go? 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Hayden was the deputy commissioner and chief librarian of the Chicago Public Library, in the early nineties. The Librarian of Congress and the Greatness of Humility 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Grossman's father was first a bus driver, then a librarian, and it was thanks to him that his small son – "a reading child" – was able to indulge his love of books. David Grossman: 'I cannot afford the luxury of despair' 2010-08-28T23:03:00Z The librarian would play children’s music on an iPod and pass out maracas and jingle bells. Perspective | Covid-19 took away our family’s second home: The library 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z The Global Reading Challenge is one of my absolute favorite things about the Seattle Public Library — and I felt this way long before I became a librarian here. Shelf Talk | And here are the 10 children's books selected for Global Reading Challenge! 2011-11-01T20:02:48Z But I have never seen anyone — musician, librarian, staff — be in the slightest way resistant to what he’s demanding, or resentful of his demands. ‘A very not normal life’: Gianandrea Noseda, the NSO’s next music director 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Paulsen especially remembers the public library, with its “golden light” and the kind librarian who first shared books with him when he was 13 years old. Gary Paulsen tells his own survival story in ‘Gone to the Woods’ 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Fred Shapiro, associate librarian and lecturer in legal research at Yale Law School, is releasing his fourth annual list of The Yale Book of Quotations. 2009-12-16T08:01:00Z When I was a public librarian, I worked in circulation, so I saw all the new books coming back from their travels. Elizabeth McCracken: By the Book 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z In one timeline told through flashbacks, Naoufel, a pizza delivery driver, works to change his life after meeting a librarian named Gabrielle. What’s on TV Sunday: Kacey Musgraves’s Christmas Show and ‘Apollo 11’ 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Linderman, a librarian and archivist by profession, collects, researches and writes about the marginal, the forgotten and the not quite seemly in American folk art and popular culture. Art: Jim Linderman Collects It All, Vintage Sleaze to Baptism Photos 2012-02-12T15:28:58Z It was here where the librarian asked a 4-year-old Ramona what kind of work his father did. Ramona Quimby’s Portland: A self-guided walking tour through sites in Beverly Cleary’s books 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z “One of the best things about the virtual story time is that we still get pieces of that community-building,” says Langsam, who has been a children’s librarian in Washington for six years. Librarians find creative ways to serve kids when buildings are closed for browsing 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z It has also prompted a search by librarians at Washington University to determine whether any other books in the Coolidge collection had been Jefferson’s. Books From Jefferson?s Library Turn Up After More Than a Century 2011-02-22T00:25:15Z Zoe’s mother, a librarian who vibrates with strength, brought her up alone. The ugly truth about body dysmorphia 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Across town Anne Stone, the local librarian, was one of the people I spoke with who did take real umbrage on hearing the podcast. 'Pretty accurate': S-Towners are proud to be podcasted – except for a few things 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z The former librarian — and librarian action-figure model — speaks on "Good Choices for Holiday Giving" by recommending books for young and old alike. Nancy Pearl suggests books for holiday gifts 2011-11-09T21:01:09Z Some booksellers and librarians say that the story’s format could introduce young readers to the pleasures of reading drama for entertainment. ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Goes From Stage to Page on Saturday at the Witching Hour 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z As The New Yorker’s librarians, we’ve spent countless hours delving into the archive, enjoying classic pieces, and discovering forgotten ones. A Summer in the New Yorker Archive 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z “As a children’s and school librarian for the past 25 years, I thank you for showing the incredible humanity of our work and spaces.” ‘Libraries, You Are My Heroes’: Readers Share Memories of a Favorite Haven 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Read on for a few tips and suggested reads from the people who get it: a children’s author, a middle school librarian and the book buyer at a favorite local toy store. Worried about kids and summer reading? Three experts are here to help. 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Then-first lady Laura Bush, a librarian who had previously started the Texas Book Festival, collaborated with the Library of Congress to host the event that now attracts more than 200,000 readers annually. ‘The end of an innocent world’: An oral history of the first National Book Festival, which debuted three days before 9/11 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z You need the tenacity of a librarian to master them. Perspective | How to solve common pandemic travel problems 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z “City of Ink” is the third installment in Elsa Hart’s first-rate series starring Li Du, erstwhile imperial librarian and now, in 1711, assistant to a chief inspector in Beijing’s Outer City. Review | The best audiobooks to listen to this month 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z But summertime actually is a perfect — and crucial — time to experiment with some of the following strategies, recommended by children’s librarians and reading experts. Perspective | Yes, parents, there is a magic formula to keep your kids reading through the summer 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z In addition to being a writer I'm a librarian — professionally trained and everything. Theresa Breslin's top 10 books about the Spanish inquisition 2010-03-24T12:48:00Z A group of librarians established the New Academy Prize as a one-time stopgap, and Condé was voted the winner from a small group of illustrious finalists. 2 Novels by ‘Alternative Nobel’ Winner Take On Power and Its Abuses 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z “What elements characterize the best writing for children?” librarians are asked. A Library?s Treasures, From Gutenberg to Malcolm X 2011-05-17T12:00:00Z Her mother is a librarian at Downtown High School in San Francisco. Kyla Burke-Lazarus, Christopher Peck 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z The nominees are determined via a survey of about 200 industry professionals, librarians, educators and creators who submit candidates for the categories. Comic Book Hall of Fame to Induct New Members 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z The suit argued that the law, which requires any material that might be “harmful” to minors to be shelved in a separate, “adults only” area, is unconstitutional and could send booksellers and librarians to prison. Authors and Students Sue Over Florida Law Driving Book Bans 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Voting opened on the prize’s website this week with a 46-strong list of nominees, selected by Swedish librarians. An Alternative to the Nobel Prize in Literature, Judged by You 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Her mother is a retired librarian in the Albany public school system. Betsy Gwin, Michael Firestone 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Ten days later the librarian, Patrick Le Boeuf, sent me a startling e-mail. Unlocking the Mystery of Honegger 2010-08-29T02:30:00Z She had a smallish role, as the relatively normal character of a librarian on the remote island of Summerisle, although time was found for a shot of her lying naked in a bath. Ingrid Pitt obituary 2010-11-24T14:40:00Z The negatives have passed through the hands of family members, neighborhood activists, local photographers, librarians, archivists, and scholars. The Democratic Vision of a Lost and Found Early-Twentieth-Century Portrait Photographer 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Think of every female-centered fairy tale, makeover show and sitcom in which a skittish librarian type finally ditches her glasses and lets her hair down. Look at him: Why can’t straight guys acknowledge male beauty without freaking out? 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Booksellers, librarians and educators offer their tips on the best ways to explore new genres. Podcasts Hit the Books 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z The Sorcerer Supreme, Master of the Mystic Arts, leader and former librarian of Kamar-Taj. We all love Wongers, who brings the real magic to the MCU 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z Speak with your librarian and check the Scholastic Web site at scholastic.com for age-appropriate recommendations. Ask Amy: Custody battle leaves lonely son in its wake 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Every year around this time, as spring surges into summer, the publishing industry flocks to BookExpo America, the big New York convention that draws authors, booksellers, librarians and publishers like flies to honey. Lit Life: Books by local authors have Expo publishers excited 2012-05-25T22:12:03Z In the back corner was my favorite part of the press room: the librarians’ table, where the Academy librarians are on hand to answer questions. Scenes from the Oscar-Night Implosion 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Clicking through the hyperlinks is like eavesdropping on a seminar of librarians. Review | Picking apart the Internet: An exhibition that addresses the elephant in the room 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z In the 1940s, she taught high school and then worked as a librarian in the Central Children's Room in the New York Public Library. Caldecott-winning illustrator Marcia Brown, 96, has died 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z In some key respects, China’s current situation mirrors that of the United States in that now distant time when our librarians so wisely grasped the need for an awards program aimed at incentivizing native-born talent. The Caldecott Medal Needs an International Makeover 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z We will not speak until our librarian finishes the story. Net neutrality, sex, falconry: In one week, I crashed as many D.C. conferences as possible. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Other characters include Flo, the librarian who wears a first world war German spiked helmet. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis – review 2013-04-13T07:31:01Z He graduated from Brooklyn College in 1944 and got a job as a medical librarian. Tuli Kupferberg, Bohemian and Fug, Dies at 86 2010-07-13T00:43:00Z So my grandmother returned to the library – and this proves there must have been a decent librarian – and came home with Quiller-Couch's Oxford Book of Ballads. David Harsent: A life in writing 2011-02-21T08:00:00Z “My friends think because I’m a librarian, I know everything,” another librarian says. The Library Fire That Ignited an Author’s Imagination 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z She entrusted a few copies to friends, family members and librarians, and this month, her well-preserved stream of consciousness is finally going on public view. Over There: Daughters of Liberty 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z On the weekly show, hosts Gwen Glazer and Frank Collerius engage in a wide-ranging — and often lighthearted — conversation about books, pop culture and the librarian life. Review | Book nerds, grab your ear buds: Here are 8 of the best literary podcasts 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Several librarians also said that the platform can be helpful in dispelling stereotypes and giving people a realistic view of what libraries and librarians are like in 2022. Librarians Are Meeting Younger Readers Where They Are: TikTok 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Independent sellers and superstores will gather this week along with thousands of publishers, writers, agents and librarians for the industry's annual national convention, BookExpo America. Book industry gathers for annual convention 2013-05-28T12:27:09Z The woman in charge of this session, a librarian, has chosen for us a dark story: A man home alone is surprised by an intruder, and tragedy ensues. Net neutrality, sex, falconry: In one week, I crashed as many D.C. conferences as possible. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z "The librarian is not simply a checkout clerk whose simple task could be done by anyone and need not be paid for," he said. Library cuts and job losses condemned by leading authors 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z Voted for by UK librarians, the medals are the oldest children's book awards. The Bunker Diary wins book prize 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z There’s a Subway manager with the “perpetual throat rattle of a blown woofer,” a librarian with a “Stonehenge smile” and a movie-ticket taker who looks like a pteranodon. Jungle Mold, Ornithology and Lawn Care: 3 New Novels Find Hilarity in Unexpected Places 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z His father was a purchasing agent for a lumber company, and his mother was a school librarian. Rodney Graham, Conceptual Artist Who Starred in His Work, Dies at 73 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z As far as the librarians were concerned, I was just another customer, and I was treated with a level of respect that I don’t recall getting anywhere else, even at school. 12 Authors Write About the Libraries They Love 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z After she put on the cardigan, she added: “I look like a librarian now.” Meteorologist Who Was Told to Cover Up Says It Wasn’t Sexism 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Among the other festival highlights, Texan singer-songwriter Brennan Leigh dresses like a county librarian but has a snappishly literate way with words. Summertyne festival – review 2013-07-22T17:49:14Z He became a campaigner to promote the conservation of the orangutan and the librarian in Pratchett's Unseen University found being the shape of an orangutan ideal for his work. Obituary: Sir Terry Pratchett 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Beth Yoke, librarian Reading books they enjoy helps students excel. Room for Debate: The Power of Young Adult Fiction 2012-03-29T03:10:39Z Sherlock meets Scrooge — a holiday mystery story by a retired Washington reference librarian. Review | A reading list just right for Christmas 2020: A little Dickens, a little Wilde, a little Donald Duck 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Alexander plays Nancy, a retired librarian who decides to leave her 50-year marriage despite the sense of chaos this prompts in her grown sons. Don’t Tell, but Jane Alexander Is Also a Comedian 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z But that’s not all that concerns North Carolina native Jamie Lamkin, 50, a former librarian, who said the new law invites discrimination and harassment against women like herself and her daughter. ‘Bathroom bills’ focus on the trans community but could affect another group more 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z And it was why, as a commentator for the Voice of America, a librarian, a professor and a researcher, she challenged stereotypes of Chinese immigrants. Betty Lee Sung, Scholar of Chinese in America, Dies at 98 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z For the librarian, it was a kind of delectable torture. In a rapidly growing state, La Conner’s pace of change is just right 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z From the mid-70s until her death in 2012, Stokes, a reclusive communist activist and former librarian, was obsessed with recording television 24 hours a day. New this week: Neil Young, ‘Miss Juneteenth,’ Padma Lakshmi 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z By then, McDade’s bibliography was well known by collectors and well loved by librarians. The Indispensable Guide to Early American Murder 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z The renovation effort was led by Karen Trivette, the archivist and special collections librarian. Fashion Institute of Technology’s Library Gets a Makeover 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Author and librarian James Klise, meanwhile, has spoken out about the withdrawal of his invitation to speak at a Kansas library – ironically enough during Banned Books Week itself. No sex please, we're American – Banned Books Week turns 30 2012-09-28T15:36:14Z Last week I waited in line for espresso with America's favorite librarian; when Pearl ordered coffee, the woman next to us swiveled left and lasered in on Pearl's warm, low-pitched voice. Q&A: Nancy Pearl on travel writing and books to go 2010-12-03T22:40:00Z She was working as a school librarian, aged 30, when she first met George Bush. Laura Bush memoir claims president was poisoned at G8 summit 2010-04-28T18:16:00Z Librarians in Texas formed Freadom Fighters, an organization that offers guidance to librarians on handling book challenges. A Fast-Growing Network of Conservative Groups Is Fueling a Surge in Book Bans 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z We both thought that all the librarians at the Bertram Woods branch were beautiful. Growing Up in the Library 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Or try out a game called “Spoilers,” created by children’s librarian Kendra Wight, who works at Sno-Isle’s Library on Wheels in Washington state. Perspective | Yes, parents, there is a magic formula to keep your kids reading through the summer 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z The women of the title are a magician and a librarian. The films that time forgot 2010-08-19T20:59:00Z The New Academy Prize in Literature differs from the Nobel in several ways: Instead of the Nobel’s cloistered deliberations, the New Academy prize was selected by a mix of librarians, readers and judges. Maryse Condé Wins an Alternative to the Literature Nobel in a Scandal-Plagued Year 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z “We are currently negotiating with somebody, that’s why we’ve asked the archive to take it off; it’s hard to sell it to librarians if a version already exists online.” Claiming a Copyright on Marx? How Uncomradely 2014-05-01T02:53:35Z A city librarian might be able to manage the budget and repair relations with library staff. Library of Congress’s leader retires, finding a successor for its next chapter 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z “People don’t know that the Library of Congress has something for them,” said Hayden, who became the 14th librarian of Congress in 2016. The Library of Congress wants to attract more visitors. Will that undermine its mission? 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z It seemed like one, anyway, to some of the librarians in attendance, many of them his fans. Tomi Ungerer’s Triumphant Return 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Crucially, the law also ends a protection for librarians and educators that shields them from prosecution if they use educational materials or provide books that some might find objectionable. Group Challenges Arkansas Law That Would Criminalize Access to Some Books 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Some librarians and parents are concerned it will have a chilling effect. A Fast-Growing Network of Conservative Groups Is Fueling a Surge in Book Bans 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z "It's a huge honor," said Pearl, adding that its unusual the award would go to a retired librarian. Seattle's Nancy Pearl named 'Librarian of the Year' 2011-01-04T21:01:33Z The girl became so attached to Sarah that her parents would invite the librarian over for dinner. This Life: An existence she loves, under a growing cloud of student debt 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Cleary graduated from the University of Washington’s School of Librarianship and worked as a children’s librarian in Yakima. Ramona Quimby’s Portland: A self-guided walking tour through sites in Beverly Cleary’s books 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Gaiman said librarians were there to "help these people navigate that world". Gaiman: No bad books for children 2013-10-14T20:57:24Z Ms. Dyer, 29, is a research and instruction librarian at the Maine Maritime Academy, a public college of engineering, management, science and transportation in Castine, Maine. Ann Dyer, James Hiers 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z She most recently worked as a secondary school librarian. Penelope Harper's top 10 great grandpa books 2012-06-19T10:41:26Z Hayden did: in 1993, after working as a museum librarian in Chicago and an assistant professor of library science in Pittsburgh, she became director of the public-library system of Baltimore, Maryland. Carla Hayden Takes Charge of the World’s Largest Library 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z There’s something as well in her librarian glasses, and I think she never expected to be on the wrong side. When we all smelled like teen spirit 2013-04-21T19:00:00Z But, she said, she didn’t feel emotional about music until she was 12, when a school librarian lent her a recording of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” A Conductor on a Mission to Help Ukraine 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z There are plenty of retired librarians and archivists who could be happily employed to do this work. Authors and poets call halt to book pulping at Manchester Central Library 2012-06-22T14:26:53Z It takes about 100 hours, says Elizabeth Schnobrick, the National Symphony Orchestra’s principal librarian, to prepare the music for a single subscription program. Putting the NSO in scoring position 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The librarian responsible for the Elia Kazan archives told me she was sorry, but there was nothing in his papers about his second wife. Barbara Loden: “A Woman Telling Her Own Story Through That of Another Woman” 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Cleary studied library science at the University of Washington and worked as the children’s librarian at Yakima, Wash., and post librarian at the Oakland Army Hospital during World War II. Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary dies at 104 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z These books were part of sensational heist engineered by Anders Burius, a senior librarian dubbed the “Royal Library Man,” who committed suicide shortly after his arrest nine years ago. ArtsBeat: National Library of Sweden to Recover Stolen Books 2013-07-23T23:36:17Z Sophia, a professional librarian and one of just a few black characters, is conveniently placid about her status as a third-class citizen. Fiction That Takes You Back in Time 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z She’s now a librarian married to a white guy in the New Jersey suburbs, her middle-class transformation so complete that she’s seeing a fertility doctor. Newly Released Books 2011-03-16T21:19:35Z The photographer Weegee My mom, for a time, was a research librarian so she had a lot of great photography books, like Robert Frank’s “The Americans.” Martha Plimpton Can’t Say Enough About Pamela Adlon, the Tate Modern and Abortion Rights 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z While he is there, in a little town called Jodie, he falls enchantingly in love with the local librarian, Sadie, in ways that make this an unusually romantic novel for its author. Books of The Times: Stephen King?s ?11/23/63? - Review 2011-10-30T22:44:25Z Orlean finds old records, kept by librarians, of the hundreds of questions put to them every day, by people from all over the country: The Library Fire That Ignited an Author’s Imagination 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z If "The Sandman" graphic novels were favored by emo and goth kids, The Dreaming's chief librarian Lucien was the patron hero of the extreme bookish. How the conscientious casting of women in "The Sandman" defies the gender-swapping trope 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z The highlights include: , who lived in the city for 30 years and found fame as a poet while working as a librarian at the University of Hull. A beginner's guide to culture in Hull 2013-11-20T16:20:25Z And in my case, the humanities are a Westwood-bred writer-turned-lending librarian, getting to meet each of these astonishing apprentice adults, watching their thoughts and vocabularies take turns outracing each other, figuring out where they belong. Where do art and the humanities belong? David Kipen on the new American Writers Museum 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z The former medical librarian is helping mobilize Hazleton’s sizable Latino vote in bellwether Luzerne County, which went for Obama twice before voting for Trump. Older voters may turn out to be the Democrats’ 2020 heroes 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z I discovered that the librarians could, through the wonder of the interlibrary loan, get me books they did not have, and that they would. 12 Authors Write About the Libraries They Love 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Weeks later, James H. Billington, who was appointed librarian of Congress by Ronald Reagan in 1987, announced that he will retire at the end of the year. Copyright Office’s online registration hasn’t worked for almost a week 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Fred Shapiro, a Yale law librarian, asked, “So I guess there is no real distinction between ‘word of the year’ and ‘quotation of the year’?” At the Super Bowl of Linguistics, May the Best Word Win 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Named best novel of the 20th century by American librarians, it has sold more than 30m copies around the world and has been translated into more than 40 languages, according to its publisher. Harper Lee 2010-06-28T14:03:00Z The librarian helps them browse and recommends the latest cool reads. The library: beating heart of the school 2013-03-22T09:00:00Z Often, though, the history of the book is actually the history of the people who work with books—publishers, editors, reviewers, booksellers, librarians, and so on. The Bizarre, Complicated Formula for Literary Fame 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z From there, librarians say, parents ask their schools if those books are available to their children. Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S. 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z In his writing, Marc was generous with his praise and charming in his take-downs, and he was an unfailingly idiosyncratic librarian of details. Saying goodbye to Marc Spitz: Author, critic, playwright and true believer in rock & roll 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z She inherited some of them from her grandmother, a children’s librarian with a vast collection. Who Is Still Buying VHS Tapes? 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z Some librarians have quit after being harassed online. With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z David Ratzan, the head librarian at N.Y.U.’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, said that no one is certain how soot and other charred ingredients in black inks were made and harvested. Solving the Mystery of Ancient Ink Origins 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z A brilliant young librarian recognised the Bodleian library binding and the scars of the chains: it cost them £3,000, also raised by a public appeal, to get the book back. Bodleian's battered Shakespeare First Folio to be put on internet 2012-08-01T23:01:04Z Several librarian friends warn not to waltz into your local library with a box of books. Five ways to recycle your unwanted books 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z My wife Rachel worked as a librarian across all the branches in Newport. 'If you tolerate this ...': Nicky Wire on library closures 2011-02-07T22:00:01Z Free speech organizations and many librarians, however, say that by pushing to remove these books from libraries, those parents are trampling on the rights of others who want the books to be available. Attempts to Ban Books Are Accelerating and Becoming More Divisive 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The angst among parents, teachers and librarians has been met by a steady stream of sports and historical nonfiction, potty humor, bloodthirsty vampires and action-packed graphic novels, fantasy and sleuthing. Boys trail girls in reading; can fart jokes help? 2010-07-20T22:22:00Z J. Arthur Freed, a former librarian at the lab, plans to go, as well. Bringing ‘Doctor Atomic’ to the Birthplace of the Bomb 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Jillian Heise, an elementary school librarian in Wisconsin who organized the petition, said that the original author’s note was something that young children — many of whom experience racism in their daily lives — could grapple with. Asked to Delete References to Racism From Her Book, an Author Refused 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z I am a librarian, looking for poetry recommendations for my stepdaughter, a senior in high school. Poems to Uplift and Inspire Young Adults 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z “Even in these unprecedented times, our nation’s librarians continue to empower their patrons, promote inclusion in their space and collections, and provide essential services for their communities,” ALA President Patty Wong said in a statement. 10 winners announced for I Love My Librarian award 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z With so many different forms of media competing for the attention of children, however, teachers and librarians are increasingly eager to embrace comics in the schools. Françoise Mouly’s Toon Graphics Takes Comics to Classrooms 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Traditionally, when individual parents had concerns about books their children were reading, they would approach a teacher or librarian directly to discuss it. Advocacy Groups Are Helping Drive a Rise in Book Bans 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z On a square coffee table sat a short stack of original issues of the magazine that a librarian had brought from the college’s collection to show the class. Humanities 2.0: Giving Literature Virtual Life 2011-03-21T22:33:37Z After working for several years as a librarian in France, she couldn’t decide between cooking and reading so she decided to write a cookbook based on fantastical worlds. These chocolate chip cookies are inspired by the hit film "Ghostbusters" 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z But children, their parents, teachers and librarians had found something endearing about the story — perhaps Clifford’s loyalty to his owner, Emily Elizabeth, or her faithfulness to him. Norman Bridwell, writer and illustrator who created Clifford the Big Red Dog, dies at 86 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Brian Gambles, assistant director of culture – effectively chief librarian – insisted: "Books will always be at the heart of what we do." Super library arrives as hundreds of others face closure 2011-02-06T20:13:20Z The librarian’s gift of a little notebook and a sharpened pencil began his writer’s journey. Gary Paulsen tells his own survival story in ‘Gone to the Woods’ 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z “And one of my favorite things in the record store was putting all the records in alphanumerical order. I thought maybe I’d become a music librarian. Maybe I’d end up in Podunk.” From Woody to Lead Belly, the master of Smithsonian Folkways 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Raised in poverty, Stokes became a librarian in Philadelphia. ‘Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project’ Review: A VCR Obsession 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z In fact, many of the characters—including a lovable librarian and a tough coal-miner—love to read. Deliver me from “Deliverance”: Finally, a Hollywood movie gets Appalachian people right 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z Johnson sees this as affirmation that "librarians will always be at odds to bring books to readers." 'Improbable Libraries' a fascinating trek among the stacks 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Librarians, including elementary school librarians, are under fire and being persecuted. "I have no particular power": Don't blame sensitivity readers for the latest censored books 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Usually when librarians come across lost items in books, they will leave them in the library’s lost and found, she said, so it was curious that the card was still in the book. A Child’s Drawing Tucked in an Agatha Christie Book Is Its Own Mystery 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z The librarian remains polite, but you can see her increasingly bristle beneath the veneer. Review | An ‘Alabama Story’ that has national relevance 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Sandison became the librarian because he was a book aficionado par excellence. A Q&A with author Ivan Doig, whose latest novel is 'Work Song' 2010-07-16T23:02:00Z Corey Louviere, who teaches photography, and librarian Janet Woodward led the student photography project, which focused on the idea that through photography the students could learn about the history and diversity of the neighborhood. Fresh eyes focus on familiar territory 2011-03-31T02:35:04Z The stacks behind Room 100 contain rows of recently acquired books and periodicals that will soon be clipped by librarians to supplement the folders. Hands Off the Library’s Picture Collection! 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Tell me, what exactly does a librarian dress like? have you ever even looked at a librarian? Review: ‘What We’re Up Against,’ a Sexism Story More Timely Than Ever 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Charlotte works as a librarian and parties like, well, someone with no children, having apparently traded in Dr. Spock for Dr. Feelgood. Review: In ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl,’ a Hormone Bomb Waiting to Explode 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z I suggested talking to a garbage collector or a police officer, but he said that he wanted to interview a librarian. Growing Up in the Library 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Swedes Find Stolen Atlas in New York He was entrusted to guard Sweden’s cultural heritage, but instead this senior librarian spent years surreptitiously stealing and selling scores of its rare and precious books. Swedish Royal Library Recovers Stolen 1597 Atlas in New York 2012-06-27T01:20:09Z His mother served as a social worker and librarian at Children’s Medical Center Dallas. Lauren Katzberg, Noah Einstein 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z Having relatives who were school librarians is part of it, as was his library job as a youngster in his hometown, Piscataway, N.J. What is Paul Rudnick Doing Writing Young Adult Fiction? 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z She expressed hope that the New Academy might continue its work, particularly because the organization involved librarians in choosing nominees. Not-the-Nobel Prize in Literature Is Announced 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Our school librarian used to suggest things for me to read, too. Bill Gates Has Always Sought Out New Reading Recommendations 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z He’s heard them before, but he answers my questions with the patience and clarity of a good librarian — which he once was. Perspective | Do we really still need Banned Books Week? 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Born in New York and later a student at the city's Brooklyn College, Kupferberg got a job as a medical librarian, but submitted poetry and prose to publications including the Village Voice. Tuli Kupferberg obituary 2010-07-26T17:38:00Z His stories generally feature scholars, librarians or collectors of curious rare art and books. The BBC's MR James adaptation could be the ghost at the Christmas feast 2010-12-24T10:52:42Z At least a dozen of you had a dentist offering to fill the person’s cavity, and a librarian “checking out” the desired one. Style Invitational Week 1371: The Tile Invitational VII 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Like many librarians, Hayden is a big believer in the rights of all people to educate themselves, and in the importance of open access to information online. The Librarian of Congress and the Greatness of Humility 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z And there's a lot of love and a lot of care given to humanizing these individuals who oftentimes are overlooked, including librarians. Emilio Estevez on making "The Public," a film about dignity, homelessness and libraries 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Stephen Sears, an academic librarian who lives on Capitol Hill, calls it “ghost weed syndrome” — that lingering sense of a scent, unmistakable but often untraceable. It’s summer, and Washington smells like weed. Everywhere, all the time. 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z When Sarah was a home-schooled kid in rural Ohio, one of her heroes was the local librarian, who steered her toward Madeleine L’Engle and put aside new arrivals she thought Sarah might like. This Life: An existence she loves, under a growing cloud of student debt 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z This is a book that takes just about every Wild West cliché and gives it a shake – Wilbur ends up as a librarian. Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011-01-01T00:05:32Z The Northwest's celebrity librarian discusses her books "Book Lust," "More Book Lust," "Book Crush" and her most recent, "Book Lust to Go." The Week Ahead: Morcheeba's on The Seattle Times' list of A&E highlights 2011-02-24T00:39:04Z Following college, she moved to New York to pursue a career in the art world, taking a job as an art librarian at the Frick Collection. Mimi Kilgore, Arts Patron and de Kooning Muse, Dies at 87 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z For starters, there’s the zingy premise: Over dinner one night, Nancy, a retired librarian approaching 80, turns to Bill, her husband of 50 years, and calmly announces that she wants a divorce. Review: In ‘Grand Horizons,’ Marriage Is a Long-Running Farce 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The proposal calls for a youth center on the Jefferson Building’s ground level, with interactive exhibitions as well as creative spaces for young people to learn about the library and the work of librarians. The Library of Congress wants to attract more visitors. Will that undermine its mission? 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Q: In “Minority Leader,” you write that your mother, who was a librarian for much of your childhood, taught you that books shape our “sense of the possible.” How Stacey Abrams turned heartbreak into a career plan — and romance novels 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z On Wednesday she appeared before booksellers and librarians at a New York trade show to promote children's books. Ferguson to talk about scandal to Oprah Winfrey 2010-05-27T15:22:00Z But soon, the bibliophiles, librarians and book dealers are told to evacuate because the winds are changing direction, making the blaze’s path increasingly unpredictable. When Climate Change Is Stranger Than Fiction 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z Poet Archibald MacLeish, appointed librarian on the eve of the Second World War, took custody of the Lincoln Cathedral copy of the Magna Carta from the British during the Battle of Britain. Review | The Library of Congress: ‘The book Palace of the American People’ 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Banned Books Week, an annual event that teachers and librarians across the U.S. mark with a combination of distress and defiance, is here again. Book bans reflect outdated beliefs about how children read 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z For Sarah O’Holla, 29, a librarian at the Village Community School in Manhattan, “my British obsession started last year when I woke up at 4 a.m. to watch the royal wedding,” she said. ?Downton Abbey? Inspires Themed Viewing Parties 2012-01-18T22:56:54Z His father was a librarian who read in sixteen or seventeen languages; his mother read in seven or eight. Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Encouraged by librarians at the United States Embassy, Mr. Oliver won a grant from the State Department and received financing from the BBC to travel to the United States and record blues artists. Paul Oliver, Pre-eminent Authority on the Blues, Dies at 90 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z When the book won a young-adult award from librarians, he was peeved. Books of The Times: ?MetaMaus? by Art Spiegelman - Review 2011-10-12T21:57:21Z Later, a school librarian suggested she might someday write children’s books, and the idea was appealing. Beverly Cleary: 100 years surrounded by books 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z The book, whose title page and introductory material were worn off, was discovered by librarians at a public library in St.-Omer near Calais, reports the New York Times. Someone Discovered a Shakespeare Folio in a Small Library in France 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z A book worth millions - that I'm going to walk into such a place with such a book and ask to see the head librarian? Raymond Scott guilty of handling stolen folio of Shakespeare's plays 2010-07-09T17:08:00Z In 1978, after librarians in New York caught him with stolen goods and he was arrested, Mr. Szajkowski committed suicide at a Manhattan hotel. The Man Who Stole Nazi-Era History From the Streets 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z There are not specific services for those users, but librarians say they are determined to teach the nuances of 3-D scanning and printing, laser cutting and the like to anyone who asks. As libraries embrace maker rooms, are the poorest users being left behind? 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z My mother began her career as a college librarian before becoming a United Methodist minister. The One Book Stacey Abrams Would Require the President to Read 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Ms. Kleinhans, whose mother was the legendary New York real estate investor Sarah Korein, is a lawyer and former librarian who still looks after her family’s real estate interests, along with her theater. Connoisseurs in the Theatrical Import Business 2011-08-02T22:02:35Z At the University of California, Los Angeles, librarians are developing ways to discover marginalia digitally – and quickly — across large digital collections. What we can learn from reading Sylvia Plath’s copy of "The Great Gatsby" 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z In 2015, for the first time, the book fair will also be a trade event, Schulz said, with librarians, book agents and others taking part. LeaLA, Los Angeles' Spanish language book fair, to return in 2015 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z In a Publishers Weekly poll of librarians, teachers, publishers and authors it was ranked as the best children's book ever published in the United States. 'The Story of Charlotte's Web:' How E.B. White conceived and wrote a children's classic 2011-06-29T23:01:06Z Five years ago, librarians in Prague started sorting through about 4,400 images that the Czech photographer Rudolf Hulka took in Europe and North Africa, mostly in the 1920s. Rudolf Hulka Photos Show Europe and North Africa in the 1920s 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z She received vicious messages on her school email, she said, and ultimately left her job as a high school librarian in Round Rock in March. With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Sure enough, when the librarians checked their holdings they found all 14 volumes of the Commons debates bar volume 12. Fine owed by George Washington for overdue library books now $300,000 2010-04-18T22:48:00Z “Nostalgia is too thin a reed for librarians to cling to in a time of such transition,” Palfrey writes. The Internet can’t replace libraries: Why they matter more than ever in the age of Google 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z But one highly informed contingent has been notably silent: former curators, department heads and librarians. Ex-Employees Mum on New York Public Library Project 2012-05-23T18:56:17Z George is a librarian who, until recently, sported a thin gray ponytail; he enjoys earnest discussions about “the power of information, the marketplace of ideas, the future of the book.” Two Novels About Frustrated White Men, Thirty-five Years Apart 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Her mom is the librarian, and the 10-year-old loves the place, even though it’s run down. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘Discovering Secrets’ 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z David Wright is a reader-services librarian with the Seattle Public Library. Vintage crime reprints: mysterious tales that never die 2013-06-05T22:27:56Z I know librarians, teachers, writers and publishers all want to share emotionally complex books like “El Deafo” with boys as well as girls. Beyond Battles, Boogers and Pranks 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Sarah Thomas, the Bodley librarian, said they were delighted to have the records of an organisation so linked with Oxford. Oxfam donates archive to Bodleian Library 2013-02-25T13:25:56Z But she added that she did not expect the Swedish Academy to start involving librarians, let alone the public, in its decisions. An Alternative to the Nobel Prize in Literature, Judged by You 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z You have to set up an appointment, and when you get there, you hit the metal handicap button that is the secret buzzer for a librarian a few levels up. Animal penises’ amazing evolution 2012-06-12T15:40:00Z The actual total for last year is likely much higher — the ALA collects data through media accounts and through cases it learns about from librarians and educators and other community members. Library study finds ‘challenged’ books soared in 2021 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Some librarians even wore white cotton gloves to handle books. On the Physical Abuse of Books 2012-11-14T13:00:14Z And because McCoy is a special collections librarian in the Peabody Room of the Georgetown branch who happens to be rather invested in unusual manhole covers. ‘History right under our feet’: Decorative manhole covers are a window on Washington’s past 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Chan’s book was already a LibraryReads and Indie Next selection — lists of upcoming books to watch chosen by librarians and by independent book store owners. How to Get Published: A Book’s Journey From ‘Very Messy’ Draft to Best Seller 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Instead, the chief librarian, a civilian who asks to be identified as “Milton” for security reasons, or an aide fills plastic bins with about 50 books and takes them to each cellblock once a week. Photo Essay: Prison Library at Guantánamo 2013-06-11T15:28:38Z The librarian spread the word the old-fashioned way, through notes stuck in students’ backpacks. Ask Amy: This year, put a ‘Book on Every Bed’ 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Both veteran librarians wondered why the police union's first reaction was to ban or to remove the books, rather than read and discuss them with the students. South Carolina cops vs. “The Hate U Give”: Police challenge books over police brutality content 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z “Lummis’s life wasn’t on a course that would lead naturally to becoming a librarian,” Orlean writes, and yet a librarian he became. The Library Fire That Ignited an Author’s Imagination 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z In it a young government librarian gets into trouble when he shows a pretty girl where the president privately studies classified documents. Television Review: Searching for Clues in History?s Nooks 2010-12-01T22:28:00Z I should add that the Kansas librarian was extremely torn about rescinding the invitation. No sex please, we're American – Banned Books Week turns 30 2012-09-28T15:36:14Z It wrote about people — the teachers, doctors, librarians and artists who lived down the street. The end comes for another local newspaper, 165 years after it began 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z The association has long believed that for every complaint registered, four or five go unreported by libraries, and that some librarians may restrict access in anticipation of objections. Fifty Shades of Grey and Captain Underpants head US library complaints 2013-04-15T08:32:26Z An infectious book booster, Fershleiser manages Tumblr's literary communities by reaching out to readers, librarians and booksellers, meeting with publishers, setting up contests and networking with authors and teaching them how to use Tumblr. Tumblr a place for readers and favorite authors to connect 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Early in the novel, on a business trip to New York, he romances a good-hearted librarian named Eileen. Book World: ‘Midnight in Europe,’ by Alan Furst A librarian with a knack for helping family members through personal crises must confront global issues when she begins working for a climate change podcast. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Many states have laws that shield teachers, researchers and librarians from prosecution so they can use educational materials that some might consider objectionable. With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Both women—they are referred to as Ms. and Mrs., like the good librarian types they appear to be—are of bourgeois bearing. The Madness of Queen Jane 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z As librarians, we see how so many kids readily connect to comics and how this connection to books is helping to create lifelong readers. Perspective | Don’t be afraid to let children read graphic novels. They’re real books. 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z His father was a minister in the Royal Air Force and his mother a librarian. Lemmy, Singer and Bassist for Motörhead, Dies at 70 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z Authors who wanted to artificially inflate their book’s popularity could buy satisfied reader reviews, circumventing the tedious business of building relationships with readers, librarians and booksellers like those squares in traditional publishing insist you must. Can self-publishing win respect? 2012-08-27T16:26:00Z At the heart of the book, which covers four generations, is a collection of more than a thousand cookbooks left to Ms. Williams by her grandmother, a Nashville librarian who read cookbooks like novels. A Mother’s Cookbook Shares More Than Recipes 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z She worked as a librarian in London while recording a string of acclaimed albums. Singer Tabor sweeps folk awards 2012-02-08T23:14:10Z The librarian, Sherman recalls, was openly homophobic, "but she was a terrific librarian." 'Bent' at Mark Taper lets defiant love shine amid the Holocaust 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z The artist’s mother was a librarian, and his father taught him calligraphy at an early age. Inside Art: Chinese Characters and Matisse at the Morgan; ?Hide/Seek? Heads to the Brooklyn 2011-05-19T20:51:21Z I had a recent conversation with a librarian concerned at the number of year 10 and 11 pupils reading EL James's erotic bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey. James Dawson: why teens in books can't swear 2012-07-11T08:03:27Z One librarian called the Protocols “incompatible with our basic professional tenets of open and equitable access to information.” The Passamaquoddy Reclaim Their Culture Through Digital Repatriation 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Residents are now looking to find at least 50 volunteers to help run the library, and will continue to push the council for a paid librarian. Library campaigners save Friern Barnet branch for community 2013-02-05T13:35:04Z I’m a lapsed public librarian, and I can’t imagine it any other way. Elizabeth McCracken: By the Book 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z And there’s grief at home, too, as he mourns his missing mother and his father, a librarian, struggles in a country where books are pulped and turned into toilet paper. 15 New Books Coming in October 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Editor's note: The fourth and last installment of Lit Life's summer reading series features guest columnist Linda Johns, a Seattle Public Library reader services librarian. Best summer reading picks: women's fiction favorites 2011-08-05T21:59:03Z This lifetime achievement award, announced Tuesday by acting librarian of Congress David S. Mao, will be presented to Robinson at the 16th annual National Book Festival in Washington on Sept. 24. Marilynne Robinson talks about her new literary award — and politics 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Every year I hear from teachers, librarians, church groups, parents and grandparents who tell me they have adopted the “book on every bed” tradition in their homes. Perspective | Ask Amy: It’s time to put ‘a book on every bed’ 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The work was performed once in 1909, but was lost until this year, when a librarian discovered it at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Concerts and Dance Tuned to the Season: Global Arts Guide 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z "We're asking people to read a lot of books, but some of these librarians and booksellers we hope to bring in are reading a lot of books anyway," Entrekin said. AP NewsBreak: Rewrite for National Book Awards 2013-01-15T14:49:12Z “By preserving these films, we protect a crucial element of American creativity, culture and history,” said James H. Billington, the librarian of Congress. National Film Registry Adds 25 Movies in 2014 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Or you're a newspaper group, wondering how a solid revenue stream from classified ads could suddenly have vaporised; or a university librarian wondering why students use only Google nowadays. Everything you need to know about the internet 2010-06-19T23:14:00Z He is from West Palm Beach, Fla., the only child of a retired public school librarian and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War who owned a carpet-cleaning business. Meet Joshua Johnson, Diane Rehm’s successor — and a bold move for WAMU 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z “It is a whole new level of fear,” said Kathleen Daniels, the president of the Florida Association for Media in Education, a professional organization for school librarians and media educators. Florida at Center of Debate as School Book Bans Surge Nationally 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z And the pool of judges will be expanded beyond writers to include critics, booksellers and librarians. AP NewsBreak: Rewrite for National Book Awards 2013-01-15T14:49:12Z “You get there and it’s full of librarians from Glasgow trying to find themselves,” he said. Footsteps: Poetry Made Me Do It: My Trip to the Hebrides 2011-10-07T18:55:00Z Early in the film, a foreshadowing librarian tells Ros, “No one’s too old for wishes.” ‘Four Kids and It’ Review: A Family-Friendly Magical Beach Troll 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Amid sober timetables and budget figures, stories of individual librarians and donors shine out in this book. Review | The Library of Congress: ‘The book Palace of the American People’ 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Jake becomes a teacher in a small town near Dallas, where he finds a tall, lovably gawky librarian named Sadie to fall in love with. In Stephen King?s Latest, Trying to Stop Lee Harvey Oswald 2011-11-02T15:57:51Z It wasn’t long before she was hired as a children’s librarian. ‘Rock star’ Baltimore librarian makes history at Library of Congress 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z I happen to be heading a library, but I’m not a librarian. Books? The director of the National Library of Medicine talks virtual reality. 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z “Many operas are puzzles that we librarians have to put together, which is one of the things I love most about our work,” Wendy Skoczen, the Met’s chief librarian, said in an email. Verdi’s ‘Don Carlos’ arrives at Met Opera in original French 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z He observes that librarians seem to hate books, eager as they are to perforate and stamp them. Love the Smell of Old Books? This Bookseller Would Like You to Leave. 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z A key part of the proposals is that skilled librarians should be replaced by volunteers. Author, author: Kate Mosse 2010-12-11T00:07:00Z The award was founded in 1980 by author and librarian Pat Thompson. Authors vie for children's award 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z In later years, he served as the librarian of Durham Cathedral and passed many happy months at the Vatican Library poring over its medieval English missals and breviaries. Review | Looking back to a time when leaders and millionaires were also men of letters 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Years later, Susan Chute, the former supervising librarian of the Mid-Manhattan Library Picture Collection, realized that more drawings may exist, somewhere. On the Runway Blog: Fashion History, Just a Click Away 2012-03-08T23:04:55Z Arana sat at the librarian’s desk, in her pink dress, pink bow, and pink glasses. The Librarian of Congress and the Greatness of Humility 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z The role of the librarian is almost being ignored by these cuts. Library closures inquiry begins 2012-02-07T15:01:21Z The incoming librarian will have the final say, because the group serves at the pleasure of the office, according to council chairman David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chief executive of the Carlyle Group. Librarian’s trips abroad, posh hotels all paid for by James Madison Council 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z Last summer, in Berkeley, California, librarians pulled roughly forty thousand books off the shelves of the public library and carted them away. Weeding the Worst Library Books 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z But she dutifully donned the oversized cardigan nonetheless, like a chastised middle schooler whose dad is disapproving of her school attire, before cracking, “I look like a librarian now.” Women at work can’t win: Meteorologist’s bare-shoulder brouhaha reveals frustrating realities 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z After college, she became a librarian, a job that kept her in touch with young readers. Beverly Cleary: 100 years surrounded by books 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z I didn’t believe it, but asked a librarian if there was a way to find out. We were breast-fed really late 2012-05-21T00:00:00Z And the local librarian, who has allegedly corrupted both boys by offering them a copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, is arraigned in the front parlour in a gruesome parody of the McCarthy witch-hunt. Personal Enemy 2010-06-29T22:20:00Z Though unconfirmed, the popular tale behind the origin of the name holds that academy librarian Margaret Herrick said the statuette looked like her Uncle Oscar. Happy 90th birthday, Oscar. You must remember this? 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Pallante’s removal is part of a larger reorganization at the Library of Congress that includes promotions of several key members of former librarian of Congress James H. Billington’s inner circle. Songwriters say this federal bureaucrat championed their rights. Now she’s lost her job. 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Curious, I asked a librarian to look for a draft of Zimmer’s text. Unlocking the Mystery of Honegger 2010-08-29T02:30:00Z Many children’s librarians also recommend adding a “game” aspect to reading. Perspective | Yes, parents, there is a magic formula to keep your kids reading through the summer 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z He was born in Decatur, Illinois, his father a doctor and his mother a teacher and librarian. James W. Loewen, wrote ‘Lies My Teacher Told Me,’ dead at 79 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Later they settled in Sydney, Australia, where her father worked as a bookseller and her mother as a librarian. Conversation Across Centuries With the Father of All Bloggers 2010-12-18T00:33:20Z “I was stumped and went to this librarian and he said, ‘That’s a hard one.’ Hands Off the Library’s Picture Collection! 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z “Starter films,” David Callahan, the principal librarian of the Reserve Film and Video Collection, said. The Magnificent New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Pupil librarians gain invaluable experience helping the library manager. The library: beating heart of the school 2013-03-22T09:00:00Z If you're interested in books from the "coffee & cigarettes" category from Paris, for instance, the librarians enter the search term and hand you a book in less than a minute. Fun between the covers: Sketchbook Project in Seattle 2011-06-09T20:45:17Z The groom’s mother was a librarian aide in the Vancouver Community College system. Nancy Han, Simon Yoo 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z Perhaps she would work at the town library, a building of river stone where Lulu, the children’s librarian, directs my boys to perfect-for-them books. The First (and Last) Time She Didn’t Come Home 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z I’m guessing the person you are imagining doesn’t look like Daphne Oram, with her cat-eye glasses, demure dresses and respectable 1950s librarian haircut. Amplifying the Women Who Pushed Synthesizers Into the Future 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z They accused the librarians of allowing child molestation. Drag queen story hour doesn't traumatize my kids — but the anti-LGBTQ protesters certainly could 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z One more possibility: Is the monster really tight with the librarian who Hopper ghosted in season 1? Our Biggest Questions After the 'Stranger Things' Season 2 Finale 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z A later congressional librarian believed it was a military tune of obscure origins; others attributed it to Samuel Arnold, who had published a volume of Anacreontic melodies. ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ Has Changed a Lot in 200 Years 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z In “librarian on the cusp of courage” she encounters a librarian who can’t risk her job by ordering “Speak.” In a Memoir, Laurie Halse Anderson Gets Personal About Rape 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z In addition to their work with patrons, librarians in public institutions support the social fabric of their communities by serving as de facto social workers, teachers and parents. Does Chamberlain’s Appeasement Contain Lessons for Today? 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Between editors, authors, librarians, booksellers and young readers themselves all filtering the content of fiction, I cannot possibly see what benefit there could be to introducing a formal age rating system. James Dawson: why teens in books can't swear 2012-07-11T08:03:27Z The helpful librarian guided me to a shelf of books on Nevada history, but none of them mentioned Gold Butte in their indexes. In Gold Butte in Nevada, Ancient Rock Art and Rugged Beauty 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Brown, the librarian, said it’s surprising that the original pledge didn’t include the words. The short pledge we recite has a long story 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Both were liberal intellectuals: his mother, a librarian, and his father, the novelist Frederick Busch. 'Dust to Dust': born to be a soldier 2012-03-28T19:26:05Z A dissolute, flaky, noisy persona may have made Amy famous, but underneath are fierce loyalty and enviable discipline, conveyed in a librarian’s hush. Amy Schumer and Carol Burnett Tell Their Stories 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Most prominent, though, are the songs – top-heavy lyrical odysseys from this self-styled "Aryan librarian at the word Smithsonian", whacked out on a poor, abused keyboard. Bo Burnham 2010-08-11T20:30:00Z Some of the conflicts have gotten so heated that community members have tried to seek criminal charges against librarians. With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z “An electric charge of grief went through my entire body,” Ms. Dubansky, the longtime preservation librarian at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, recalled. A Secret in Every Tome (No Text Required) 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z In 2010, as students, faculty members and alumni sounded an alarm over Moorland’s state, the university hosted a conference with archivists, scholars and librarians from around the country to focus attention on the center. A Plan for Howard University?s Moorland-Spingarn Center 2012-03-14T22:25:09Z George’s old friends are now alcoholics and misers; his wife is a lonely librarian; his mother is the spinster proprietor of a boarding house. “It’s a Wonderful Life”: Occupy Bedford Falls! 2012-12-08T00:30:00Z His mother, Charlene, a librarian, is driven frantic by the degree to which Radar's skin color signifies his difference from his parents. Reif Larsen's 'I Am Radar' transmits narrative magic 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z When I stepped into line with the librarians, wondering what was happening with my husband and daughter inside, I felt angry. Drag queen story hour doesn't traumatize my kids — but the anti-LGBTQ protesters certainly could 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z She attended graduate school and worked as a children's librarian in Washington state, before later moving to Carmel with her husband. Happy 100th birthday, Beverly Cleary! 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z "There are a lot of booksellers and librarians and women in our 30s who like to read that stuff," Fershleiser says proudly. Tumblr a place for readers and favorite authors to connect 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z The New Academy Prize was set up as a substitute for last year’s Nobel Prize and gained global attention by involving the public and Swedish librarians in choosing its winner, the Guadeloupean writer Maryse Condé. Two Nobel Prizes in Literature to Be Awarded This Year After Scandal 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z He started a website called ReadKiddoRead, which helps teachers and librarians and features book reviews, author contributions and book giveaways. James Patterson want you to read. And you and you and you. He gets our Innovator's Award April 9. 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z As one character, a sort of cosmic librarian, puts it, she didn’t dress for a funeral. Review: In ‘Duat,’ the Here and Now and the Hereafter 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z After checking with a local librarian to make sure there was nothing too inappropriate for a rising high school freshman, I borrowed it and lent it to James. English teacher: I was wrong about “Hunger Games” 2012-07-19T18:30:00Z “You can imagine our librarians feel scared,” she said, “like their character was in question.” With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z “The Lavender Palette” took decades of research to assemble — Martin had to wait until one “grumpy” head librarian died before he could get access to some male nudes in a Tacoma archive. ‘I wanted to avenge them’: From mug shots to works of art, this exhibit explores Northwest culture through the lens of gay artists 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z A local librarian has been murdered in her apartment, by someone who put her severed head atop someone else’s body. ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3, Episodes 1-2: Back in Style 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z His mother was a librarian and his father was a teacher for students with emotional and behavioral difficulties. Alicia Christoff, Adam Hinds 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Her mother was a member of the Tri-State Community Concert Band, for which she played French horn and served as a librarian. Kathleen McCann, Frank Scaturro 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z Still, Moyes paints an engrossing picture of life in rural America, and it’s easy to root for the enterprising librarians. Fiction That Takes You Back in Time 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Not everyone is on board with the idea of librarians posting on TikTok. Librarians Are Meeting Younger Readers Where They Are: TikTok 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z He ousted top librarians and eventually the director of the Library Foundation. In New Orleans, scandal tarnishes a jazz star and the libraries he was asked to help 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z She stows away with a group of librarians, hoping to be taken in by the only women allowed to live independently, distributing state-approved reading materials to scattered towns across the Southwest. 7 must-read novels to transport you in February 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Daddy thinks Layla could learn a lot from holding down a job, and she finds employment through the Federal Writers’ Project, which created jobs for historians, librarians and writers during the Depression. A sizzling summer story: ‘The Truth According to Us,’ by Annie Barrows 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Ms. Hewitt also marked milestones as a librarian: She was the first Black person to hold that position in the Pittsburgh library system, and later the first Black president of the Special Libraries Association. Vivian Hewitt, Who Amassed a Major Collection of Black Art, Dies at 102 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Constitution marked up by George Washington and a 1939 letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to the librarian of Congress, Archibald MacLeish, detailing plans to bring Magna Carta to the Library of Congress. Two Magna Cartas in D.C. Controversy or not, very little gets in the way of the retail politics of bookselling at BookExpo America, a yearly gathering of 30,000 publishers, booksellers, authors, librarians, agents and publicists. At BookExpo America, Anxiety Amid the Chatter 2010-05-26T22:38:00Z It is only the death of a lonely librarian, beautifully played by Anna Tolputt, that reminds us of the sadness beneath the civic comedy. Beyond the Horizon / Spring Storm 2010-04-08T10:21:00Z In a statement, Carla Hayden, the librarian of Congress, said the choice of Dr. Allen would further a “timely national conversation” on how to strengthen American democracy. Danielle Allen Wins Re-envisioned Kluge Humanities Prize 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z He was a postal clerk and she was a librarian. An everyday couple, their valuable art and how SAM got it 2013-05-29T23:40:33Z Like many children’s librarians, I’m a fan of wordless books. Review | Books don’t always need words. Here’s why some stories are better without them. 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Bond’s parents — his mother a librarian, his father a civil rights leader and president of Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University — filled their home with activists, artists and intellectuals such as Robeson and W.E.B. Julian Bond had the long view of this journey toward justice 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z It was the creation of a librarian named Faith Bradford, a serious collector of miniatures. I was obsessed with the Dolls’ House. The Smithsonian almost tossed it out. 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The librarians mentioned the last class in a few weeks. She’s a children’s librarian, but you might be surprised where her job takes her 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Dylan is an archivist and a librarian in addition to being an artist. Bob Dylan, Fanboy 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z David Wright is a reader services librarian with the Seattle Public Library, and he loves spy fiction. A maze of danger and deception in newly reissued spy novels 2013-12-06T22:54:24Z “We have a really rich Reformation collection,” with more than 3,700 rare books, pamphlets, manuscripts and documents, said Rebekah Bedard, the library’s reference librarian and outreach coordinator. Long Before Twitter, Martin Luther Was a Media Pioneer 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z I asked the librarian about it and she was like, 'This is middle school. Books with gay themes for young readers take off 2010-06-23T16:58:00Z "It's lovely to see people relax," says Fahey, the librarian, who says it is her favourite part of the job. Wandsworth jail reading group: 'Here, they don't have to be prisoners' 2013-01-15T15:30:01Z “One of the things about periodicals is that they’re very of the moment,” said Karen Gisonny, a librarian at the New York Public Library, which added Street Dreams to its periodical archives last year. Street Dreams Magazine Flips the Script, Bringing Instagram to Print 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Love and literature transcend hatred and incarceration in this picture book about the author’s maternal grandmother, who was the librarian at the Japanese internment camp where she met and married her husband. Newly Published, From Art Criminals to Sentient Fungi 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Hayden is the first person of color, and the first woman, to lead the Library of Congress; she is also the first actual librarian to lead it since 1974. The Librarian of Congress and the Greatness of Humility 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Swedish librarians nominated the first round of contenders, a public poll the next, and the ultimate winner was selected from three finalists by a panel of judges led by the editor Ann Palsson. Maryse Condé Wins an Alternative to the Literature Nobel in a Scandal-Plagued Year 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The prison’s mobile librarian, Anna — Miss Anna, to many of the inmates — is a young woman who takes pride in the way she can link a prisoner with exactly the right title. Review | George Pelecanos has helped make TV great again. His new book reminds us why. 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Teachers and librarians across the country have embraced the new body of children’s literature dealing with racial bias and injustice. New Crop of Young Adult Novels Explores Race and Police Brutality 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z The event, which ends on Saturday, drew a crowd of 20,000 publishers, authors, agents, bookstore owners and librarians to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. BookExpo America Draws 20,000 to Javits Center 2013-05-31T22:00:22Z Recently, when I checked out Palahniuk’s novel from my local library, the librarian, a woman in her thirties, visibly struggled to hide her displeasure. The Men Who Still Love “Fight Club” 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z On library TikTok, there is chatter about books, but librarians also post about resources and events, showcasing libraries as welcoming places for diverse communities. Librarians Are Meeting Younger Readers Where They Are: TikTok 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z My husband died, I would tell the librarian, and thought she might forgive the fine. Meeting my husband’s killer 2014-01-21T12:45:00Z The guys in the general population at the Washington, D.C., jail also go for lady authors, thanks to Anna Kaplan, a roaming librarian the inmates call “Miss Anna.” War Wounds: Crime Novels From All Kinds of Battlefields 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z The 13th librarian of Congress, he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington to retire Sept. 30 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Adam Webb, the executive director of the Garland County Library in Hot Springs, Ark., said on Friday that the law puts librarians in an impossible situation. Group Challenges Arkansas Law That Would Criminalize Access to Some Books 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z During the Great Depression, horseback librarians hauled loads of books for hundreds of miles to remote areas of Kentucky. The 18 books to read this fall - The Washington Post 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z If the organization were to continue, Ms. Pascalidou said, she would work to make it more diverse, seeking nominations from librarians across the world and not only Sweden. Not-the-Nobel Prize in Literature Is Announced 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z There is a dusty little bowl of chewy, sugary orange slices at the librarian’s desk next to a sign that says “Just Say No.” 12 Authors Write About the Libraries They Love 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Kirkus is one of a handful of industry standard publications that provide advance reviews to bookstores and librarians making choices about what books to stock. Kirkus Prizes, worth $50,000, go to Roz Chast and Lily King 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z That would explain the fleeting return of the Buckhorn, S.D., murder case, in which the local medical examiner has determined that the random body found with the librarian Ruth Davenport’s head had Maj. ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3, Episode 5: Vegas Baby 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Taking a deep breath, I joined the line with the librarians. Drag queen story hour doesn't traumatize my kids — but the anti-LGBTQ protesters certainly could 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z You don’t need to be a librarian to appreciate that. Review | An ‘Alabama Story’ that has national relevance 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z There’s no formal training program or degree for orchestra librarians. Putting the NSO in scoring position 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Alas, even with the help of skilled librarians in our Central Library, we did not find it in the paper itself. Takin’ it to the streets: Depression-era protesters in Seattle, 1937 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Instead, with nary a peep, the Web site’s author — Bradley E. Wilber, a college librarian in upstate New York, film buff and crossword puzzle constructor — graciously agreed to discontinue that page. Web Page About the Met Closes at Opera?s Request 2011-08-17T22:15:27Z The books were selected by 11 librarians from across New York City’s boroughs, and the committee members — of Colombian, Dominican, Honduran and Mexican descent — held their meetings in both English and Spanish. N.Y. Public Library Selects 10 Best Books for Children en Español 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z I'm sad for the librarian who instigated it as well as the superintendent, I feel for them too. Authors' boycott cancels Teen Lit festival after Ellen Hopkins 'disinvited' 2010-09-07T15:37:00Z So I read this article, it's printed in the Times, it's about how libraries have become de facto homeless shelters and librarians are now first responders. Emilio Estevez on making "The Public," a film about dignity, homelessness and libraries 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z In becoming the “rebel librarian,” June is turning away from the groups that defined her in the past, which she had hoped would define her in the future. Surviving, and Thriving, in Middle School Hell? Three New Novels Say It’s Possible 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Her official title is children’s librarian, but that barely describes the range of her duties. She’s a children’s librarian, but you might be surprised where her job takes her 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z “The Librarians,” 10+, TNT A goofy adventure with an Indiana Jones vibe, this series follows a group of librarians tasked with caring for the world’s magical objects. 10 TV shows like “Game of Thrones” for teens 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z “One is the expansion of American capitalism on the backs of enslaved human beings,” said Mr. Baptist, who grew up in Durham, N.C., the son of a librarian mother and a biochemist father. 'The Half Has Never Been Told' Follows the Money of Slavery 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z You can’t call yourself a librarian by nature of your job, but by your training. Books? The director of the National Library of Medicine talks virtual reality. 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z In this ingeniously plotted short novel by a two-time Edgar winner, a young librarian is killed and an Army Ranger confesses to the crime. Review | Looking for a seasonal tale of mystery, murder and ghosts? Here are 9 books just for you. 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z I was listening to a librarian, and she was talking about how they wanted to ban this book that had something about a gay teenager. Comedian Tom Papa on the McCarthyism of the Left: "It's a terrifying moment" 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z “Yet prior to my bill, teachers and librarians, who are the closest to our children, were 100 percent legally free to provide children obscene material at their jobs.” Group Challenges Arkansas Law That Would Criminalize Access to Some Books 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z An Alabama man held onto a library book for 63 years; when he returned it last week, he told the librarian, "I'm a slow reader." 63 years overdue: Alabama man returns library book checked out in 1952 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z That afternoon, an American University librarian named Laura Neal, who makes a habit of noticing lost-pet fliers, was taking a restorative walk around the neighborhood when she saw Finn’s flier for the first time. Her dog went missing in the middle of the pandemic — and a neighborhood of strangers found a mission 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Our male Spanish teacher dresses in exuberant drag as Queen Vashti, our librarian is the forthright Esther, my friends are Mordecai and the villainous Haman. Surviving 8th grade: How a shy Irish Catholic girl found refuge in Yiddish Club 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Luis Herrera, San Francisco's chief librarian, said the library hasn't decided whether to return the book to circulation, but he recognizes that there will be some interest in the long-missing volume. The name of this library book returned 100 years late couldn't get any better 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z This year, Washington librarians decided to extend their annual D.C. Librarians find creative ways to serve kids when buildings are closed for browsing 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z The 9-year-old aspiring astronaut wanted to check out a calculus book, but a librarian threatened to call the police if he didn’t leave. ‘Black in Space’ looks at final frontier of civil rights 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The web archive team has grown from one librarian who used to read newspapers and circle mentions of websites to a staff of five, along with employees from other departments who pitch in. Meet Your Meme Lords 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z I received a second email from the librarian. No sex please, we're American – Banned Books Week turns 30 2012-09-28T15:36:14Z It’s a kick to watch Ms. Taylor come off as a demented librarian in schoolmarm frames and a hair bun, cajoling and then debilitating street kids before dumping them in a basement. 'Gotham' Recap: Batman as a Goth Boy, the Butler as an Angry Young Man 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z And librarians say it's possible more of Jefferson's books will be found in the school's collection. Jefferson's books found in Mo. university library 2011-02-22T17:30:26Z You know, we forget the role of librarians these days. Emilio Estevez on making "The Public," a film about dignity, homelessness and libraries 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z A British woman, disappointed by her life in rural Kentucky, is reinvigorated when she joins a group of female librarians on horseback. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z In her book, Rosenbloom takes us from library to library, recounting her conversations with other librarians, as well as with historians, collectors and medical students in the act of dissecting cadavers. Yes, Books Were Bound in Human Skin. An Intrepid Librarian Finds the Proof. 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Women played some roles written for men and, perhaps most significantly, the librarian, Marian Paroo, was played by Elizabeth Thomas, a black actor. In the Berkshires, Musicals With Ambitions Not Always Realized 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z The association has long believed that for every complaint registered, 4-5 go unreported by libraries, and that some librarians may restrict access in anticipation of objections. 'Fifty Shades' makes list of challenged books 2013-04-15T04:26:08Z Federation of Musicians, the orchestra — which includes 96 musicians and two orchestra librarians — would see pay cuts amounting to 35 percent of the total payroll until early September. Kennedy Center Drops Furlough of Musicians as They Accept Pay Cuts 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z While Professor Buehler believes other factors contribute to the book’s endurance — the universal title and the seemingly genderless author — she credits librarians and teachers for supporting the book from the start. Why ‘The Outsiders’ Lives On: A Teenage Novel Turns 50 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z Those are the types of questions librarians are starting to field. One Way to Encourage Checking-Out at the Library 2011-03-02T22:32:49Z He's certainly done better than the librarian who, last month, discovered an antique gun inside a donated book. A man found $20,000 in a secondhand book. Can you top that? 2012-11-16T16:07:55Z A perky Betty White, guest starring as a crotchety librarian, got a touch up from a makeup artist. Television: Peculiar on and Off Set: Atticus Shaffer of ?The Middle? 2010-05-08T03:09:00Z She explained through a frown that if I couldn't quickly get back to heaving around 50-pound canvas bags of books, some sweet 60-year-old librarian might have to step in. Panic! At the vasectomy table 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z The Book Show, which will be held virtually May 25-27, is aimed at librarians, independent booksellers and book buyers from major chain stores. Oprah Winfrey, Keanu Reeves to Participate in New Book Show 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z MacLeish roused his fellow librarians by telling them they “must become active and not passive agents of the democratic process.” Review | The Library of Congress: ‘The book Palace of the American People’ 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z “Meet them where they are,” said Sara Day, a teen services librarian at the Woodland Public Library in Woodland, Calif. And that, she said, is on TikTok. Librarians Are Meeting Younger Readers Where They Are: TikTok 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z As conflicts over book bans escalate across the country, some librarians have also come under attack. Librarians Are Meeting Younger Readers Where They Are: TikTok 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z When a grumpy music librarian asked him what, exactly, were his credentials for writing a book about jazz, Dyer replied that he had only one: “I like listening to it.” In ‘The Last Days of Roger Federer,’ Geoff Dyer Ponders the Twilight 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z “It took so long to write ‘The Goldfinch’ that I went through three different research librarians,” Tartt said with a laugh during a recent telephone interview from her home in Virginia. Tartt, Goodwin awarded Carnegie medals 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Their selections are tallied and pulled into a ballot, which is then open to a vote by all industry professionals, creators and librarians. Comic Book Hall of Fame to Induct New Members 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z They also directed me to their work with librarian Karen Jensen on the SVYALit Project, a website dedicated to using young adult literature to talk to teens about sexual violence and consent. Writing affirmative consent into YA novels: Teens need healthy models in fiction, too 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z “The librarian wants free content, and the copyright office is there to protect creators of content. They are diametrically opposed ideologies,” Henley said. Songwriters say this federal bureaucrat championed their rights. Now she’s lost her job. 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z She worked for a time as a librarian in the San Francisco public library system and with a colleague opened Minerva’s Owl, a bookstore on Union Street, in 1962. Carol Field, Italian Food Expert, Dies at 76 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z If you have a favorite teacher, librarian or counselor at school, it could really help to talk this out, and receive supportive guidance from an adult. Perspective | Ask Amy: Teen girl worries about family’s future 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z When the Newbery Medal winner was announced, there were audible gasps of surprise in the room filled with several hundred children's librarians and children's-literature experts. Kids' books: Laurels for " Sick Day for Amos McGee,' 'Moon Over Manifest' 2011-01-15T01:38:03Z Earlier this month, a group of librarians, bookstores and publishers sued to prevent a new law aimed at libraries and booksellers from taking effect in Arkansas. Authors and Students Sue Over Florida Law Driving Book Bans 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z That The Emperor of Atlantis survives at all is thanks to Emil Utiz, a Prague professor who was Theresienstadt's librarian and took the score out of the camp when it was liberated. Viktor Ullmann's opera written in Nazi concentration camp revived in Berlin 2013-05-24T12:08:41Z Regina Townsend is a librarian and the founder of The Broken Brown Egg. Motherlode Blog: I Was Taught That Getting Pregnant Is Easy for Black Girls — Too Easy. But It Wasn’t for Me 2014-04-25T23:35:51Z But historically, she said, librarians are often on the forefront of engaging with new technologies. Librarians Are Meeting Younger Readers Where They Are: TikTok 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z After spending five years with the Pittsburgh public library, she took a job as a teaching librarian at Atlanta University, today Clark Atlanta University. Vivian Hewitt, Who Amassed a Major Collection of Black Art, Dies at 102 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z In return, the librarian handed over one of Ash's volumes and Roland retreated to one of the dustier recesses of the London Library. Digested classic: Possession by AS Byatt 2010-07-09T13:17:00Z Taking a job as a librarian, she finds herself devouring exactly the kind of books Hadley describes, in a sense anaesthetising herself against present pain. Tessa Hadley: A life in writing 2011-02-28T00:04:00Z Family historians are a whole new group of people who have had to discover how to use libraries, and librarians have responded to their demands, not as all-singing, all-dancing social entrepreneurs, but as librarians. Germaine Greer: Reading rooms are an oasis 2010-09-05T21:29:00Z Kristen Wiig as Erin Gilbert confronts a female librarian apparition in a library, only to have said apparition vomit buckets and buckets of green goo all over her. Ghostbusters reboot: who you gonna call for slimy sex with a spectre? 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z For the opposite side, after a bit of puzzling, and given my physical and mental state, I shakily wrote: “Of course it’s all right for librarians to smell of drink. — Barbara Pym.” A Critic Sells Books Down by the Seashore 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z But in film, the librarians were slowly winning out. “Fast Times” and “Risky Business” created the ’80s: How these iconic teen films led the way to “Heathers” and John Hughes 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z They said that the resources being used for testing should instead be redirected "towards libraries, the training of librarians and book provision". Children's authors back teachers' Sats boycott 2010-04-27T10:39:00Z “Why would someone call here and ask, ‘Which is more evil, grasshoppers or crickets?’” a librarian asks, as she puts down the phone, in earshot of the author. The Library Fire That Ignited an Author’s Imagination 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z “My favorite disapproving comments from parents and librarians refer to my use of what they call ‘the F-bomb,’” he said. What is Paul Rudnick Doing Writing Young Adult Fiction? 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Does he think that all a librarian does is to tidy the shelves? Library defender 2011-01-27T12:05:29Z Along the way, she and the hunky librarian helping her search begin to fall under the book’s spell. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z OK, so Buffy's Watcher was more of a librarian than a teacher. Six to watch: TV teachers 2011-03-02T12:29:00Z He returned to Suffolk, took a job as a reference librarian in Colchester and dreamed of a career as a writer. Ronald Blythe, Scribe of the English Countryside, Dies at 100 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Protesters, already active in local areas where major cuts are threatened, including Doncaster, Lewisham and Gloucestershire, will hold "read-ins" at selected branches, with speeches by concerned readers, authors, trade unionists, librarians and councillors. Day of protest planned against library closures 2010-12-21T09:51:48Z Ms. Bradford, who in 2016 was named librarian of the year by the Romance Writers of America, said she frequently asks editors and publishers how they decided which books to acquire. In Love With Romance Novels, but Not Their Lack of Diversity 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z For most librarians, she said, the issue is not one of politics but of professional ethics. With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z “This is the constant binary issue,” said Philip Hallman, a film studies librarian at the University of Michigan. Weekend Scrambles Top Oscar Prospects 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z In her 20 years as a librarian, Sharon McKellar has unearthed all kinds of left-behind personal items — from doodles to recipes to old photographs — nestled between the pages of returned library books. Librarian finds love notes, doodles in books and shares them with a grateful public 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z She was the young adult librarian at New York's Mount Vernon Library throughout the early 1960s; and she became the head librarian at Manhattan's Town School later that decade. 11 things you should know about Audre Lorde 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Anne Bogel isn’t a librarian, a teacher or a book critic — and yet hundreds of thousands of people seek her advice on what to read. Review | What should you read next? For thousands, the person to ask is Anne Bogel. 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, librarians say that just the threat of having to defend against charges is enough to get many educators to censor themselves by not stocking the books to begin with. Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S. 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z As sales accelerated faster than a speeding bullet, publishers, teachers, librarians and especially Hollywood took notice. Analysis | 11 trends that changed the way we read this decade 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z My guess is that actual librarians find this a load of @#^%ing @#$%&. Style Invitational Week 1355: The inside word — our ‘air quotes’ contest 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z A charming intellectual with a dangerous secret, Morrie endears himself to Grace, a young widow who runs a boardinghouse, and to a rancher turned librarian, Sam Sandison. New Books by Ivan Doig, Ayelet Waldman and Lily King 2010-07-14T22:50:00Z Other characters include a reporter, a real estate agent, a male stripper and a librarian, along with three witches from “Macbeth.” Review: ‘NewYorknewyork @Astor Place,’ a Multilayered Production 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z We had a picture librarian at Magnum who happened to be an amateur trapeze artist. “I’m an Outsider on the Inside”: An Interview with Bruce Davidson 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Staffed by full-time librarians, the collection holds a wide variety of materials, including bestsellers, classics and travel guides. Which cruise ship library is right for you? 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z The collection evolved as a collaboration between the investigations of the librarians and the demands of the public. Hands Off the Library’s Picture Collection! 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z They used his salary as a U.S. postal clerk to purchase art while living on what she earned as a librarian at the Brooklyn Public Library. Art collector Herbert Vogel dies at 89 2012-07-22T23:01:04Z But the main characters are not fighters or politicians, but scholars, book hunters, librarians. Meet ‘The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu’ 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z And then there are the ideas that are still being batted around: spinoffs for sports and pop culture trivia, a tournament for librarians, and a masters league featuring the show’s most successful players. Celebrities Are Just the Start of the Expanding ‘Jeopardy!’-verse 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z As every good librarian knows, public libraries are not about sitting back and passively waiting for people to borrow your books. Key to saving libraries: free internet access and Sunday opening 2010-03-22T06:00:00Z Established in 1936, the Carnegie medal is chosen by librarians and comes with no money but much prestige. Roddy Doyle in the Carnegie running with Greyhound of a Girl 2013-03-12T11:54:00Z Your local booksellers and librarians will have their own worthy titles to recommend. The 10 books to read in March 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Props to our aptly named author, a librarian who purées factual information into her story without a hint of spinach aftertaste. Ostriches Don’t Actually Bury Their Heads in the Sand 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z YouGov notes that "Instead of actors and musicians, it seems that an aura of prestige still surrounds the quiet, intellectual life enjoyed by authors, librarians and academics." Dream job? Author tops new UK poll 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Debbie Chavez, who worked as a librarian for 18 years, decided to leave the profession after a parent who met with her to discuss his objections to “Lawn Boy” recorded their conversation without her knowledge. With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Whether you’re a student, academic or librarian yourself, we want to see the libraries you work and study in – and how you use them. University libraries: share your photos 2013-07-24T11:36:00Z Chapin librarians are now digitizing pages and creating online indexes for French’s 270 linear feet of files, and scholars are already poring through them. Antiques: Restoring the Studio of a Meticulous Sculptor 2010-08-26T22:27:00Z As “Matilda” celebrates its heroine’s resilience and smarts, it also honors the value of a caring teacher or librarian. Glitz, girl power vie for 2013 Tonys in a bumpy season 2013-06-08T15:42:35Z The selections are tallied and pulled into a ballot, which is then open to a vote by all industry professionals, creators and librarians. Harvey Awards to Induct New Hall of Fame Members 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z On a square coffee table sat a short stack of original issues of the magazine that a librarian had brought from the college's collection to show the class. Giving literature virtual life 2011-03-22T17:48:29Z What they do, in 2017, is a far cry from the idea of shushing patrons and shelving books; librarians are advocates for books and readers and digital literacy and more. Librarians, librarians, librarians! 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Mouly credits librarians with helping to shift the public’s thinking about comics, as libraries, rather than comic book shops, have become the go-to place to find the genre. Perspective | Don’t be afraid to let children read graphic novels. They’re real books. 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z On a recent Saturday night, three raucous 30-something librarians in thick glasses and cherry-red lipstick swapped tales of conventions gone wild. A Brooklyn Bar With Inspiration From Marie Antoinette 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z If you don’t believe librarians, take it from C-3PO: “There is simply no scientific evidence that handling paper or parchment with bare hands causes damage.” For Rare Book Librarians, It’s Gloves Off. Seriously. 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Bigelow’s mother was a librarian and her father wanted to be a painter but ended up managing a paint factory. Kathryn Bigelow on Detroit: ‘There’s a radical desire not to face the reality of race’ 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Reese greeted the librarians’ reappraisal of the Wilder Award with elation, calling it “a momentous day.” Perspective | Yes, ‘Little House on the Prairie’ is racially insensitive — but we should still read it 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Hammer’s book tells the story of the librarian who oversaw a plot to smuggle ancient manuscripts out of Timbuktu, Mali, to save them from war. Notable nonfiction books in 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z He announced that Mayor DiBlasio had increased city funding for the libraries, allowing for the hiring of a hundred more librarians. The Magnificent New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z “I’m a librarian by training, so it was attractive to me that people were interested.” Spare Times for Children for Aug. 7-13 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Open the book and you may learn that the original statutes of the Bodleian Library at Oxford required that the librarian be unmarried — because “marriage is too full of domestical impeachements.” Codices, Termites and Floral Notes: The Wondrous Life of ‘The Library’ 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Author Joy M. Kiser, now a federal librarian, resurrected Jones’ story through this book. 15 books for the readers on your list 2012-12-13T00:35:33Z The trove will be scanned and made available at the library's Web site by early next winter, according to Virginia Danielson, the Loeb's librarian. Freeman bids fond farewell to diverse Sinfonietta 2011-05-18T15:28:00Z I’m not a teacher, I’m not a librarian, but I was a kid, and I learned to read from comics. Why a Picture Book Now for Young Kids? Let’s Just Say He Could Feel It in His Bones 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Maya’s boss and lover, a librarian, asks her, just as she’s pulling on her tights. Review: ‘Single, Carefree, Mellow,’ Except for That Illicit Affair 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Róisín seems at once meek and terrifying, like a bespectacled librarian who spends her off-hours tending to a large collection of voodoo dolls. Source Festival: ‘The Thrush and the Woodpecker’ review A library and a librarian “were concepts foreign to Egypt,” Mr. Brier writes, making no mention of the Library of Alexandria, one of the world’s great wonders until it was destroyed by fire. Books of The Times: ‘Egyptomania,’ by Bob Brier, Tells of the Mummy’s Lure 2013-12-15T21:11:48Z The other is whether student Danny will be able to score with Luke, a shy librarian, whom he has inveigled into playing. Jumpers for Goalposts – review 2013-04-10T17:13:15Z In the gallery showing the history of the library, we can read part of a 1944 librarian exam. A Library?s Treasures, From Gutenberg to Malcolm X 2011-05-17T12:00:00Z Doig introduces Sam Sandison, a fearsome former ranch baron with a penchant for expensive rare books — and easily the most unforgettable librarian in all of American fiction. Ivan Doig's 'Work Song' is epic novel of miners, strikes and hardship 2010-06-23T23:37:00Z The exhibit’s “Ask a Librarian” station shows kids how librarians do research. For Rosa Parks, standing up to injustice started when she was a kid 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Given time and space constraints, I’ve had to leave out many wonderful books, so head to your local public library and seek out children’s librarians, experts eager to help you find just the right title. 19 books to help children find hope and strength in stressful times: A librarian’s list 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z It follows dysfunctional high school teachers joined in their immature exploits by the school's new librarian, played by Maria Thayer. TruTV makeover continues with first scripted comedy 'Those Who Can't' 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The squatters entered the building through an open window in September, restocking shelves with donated books and acting as librarians with the backing of the local community. Library campaigners save Friern Barnet branch for community 2013-02-05T13:35:04Z Re: Law school: As a law librarian, I would like to add: Seek help from the reference librarians when you need research assistance. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A freaked-out law student’s plea: HELP! 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z “My hero is Albert Schweitzer,” one of the librarians tells her, after she asks him if he likes his job. The Library Fire That Ignited an Author’s Imagination 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z I felt either rocker chic or a librarian. What I Wore: From Retro Glamour to the Librarian Look 2011-06-17T19:58:29Z To some librarians, the moment has been especially jarring because when pandemic restrictions were in place, they were hailed as heroes for delivering books and laptops to students at home. With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z As an inveterate bibliophile, I naturally turn to books in times of stress, and because I’m a children’s librarian, those books tend to be ones written for kids. 19 books to help children find hope and strength in stressful times: A librarian’s list 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z His mother was a librarian, and his father was a professor at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, which remains the only historically black public college in Florida. Farewell to the Tambourine Man 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z What he says happened was—and a librarian who knew others at the event confirms his story—he got angry. Tomi Ungerer’s Triumphant Return 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z I went immediately to the librarian and asked her to buy the sheet music. Igor Levit on Frederic Rzewski: ‘The People’s Composer’ 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z The librarian encouraged his budding passion, although his family did not share his newfound enthusiasm for Beethoven. Classical: The Sad Beauty in Schubert’s Last Sonatas 2012-10-14T02:00:41Z A recent professional study predicted 2,000 fewer librarian posts nationwide. Authors face royalty threat from volunteer libraries 2012-07-22T16:02:14Z The librarian of Congress, James Billington, named Trethewey as the nation's 19th poet laureate in June, and she began the one-year position in September. AP Interview: Trethewey a 'cheerleader' for poetry 2012-11-21T13:16:14Z As one might expect from a good librarian, she didn’t mark her books. A Mother’s Cookbook Shares More Than Recipes 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z “I needed to look less like a nerdy librarian and dress cooler. So I started wearing sleeker clothes and more black.” The Bob and the Pixie Become the Spring Haircuts of Choice for Some Women 2014-04-30T22:07:46Z For many years I was a school librarian. Fahrenheit 2023: Even in Mississippi’s segregation academies, we learned about Emmett Till 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z The key question, for librarians who prefer to avoid scandal, is which books are weeds. Weeding the Worst Library Books 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z I am, however, and since I’ve become his personal librarian over the years, he reads more than he might otherwise. Books for Left-Brained Readers 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Patterson says it will also provide resources for the country’s librarians, booksellers, teachers, and parents. Author James Patterson To Launch Children's Book Imprint 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z His father was a librarian and archivist, and his mother was a homemaker. René Girard, French Theorist of the Social Sciences, Dies at 91 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Parents and caregivers should be the guides, but not the dictators, here, say teachers, librarians and, yes, this author. Worried about kids and summer reading? Three experts are here to help. 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z A deep dive into the history and importance of libraries and librarians. Washington Post paperback bestsellers 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The librarian asked what I was looking for. My search for the Nazi who saved my mother’s life 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z The volunteers were protesting over proposed funding cuts that librarians say would lead to the closure of 40 libraries in the city, 30% staff lay-offs and limited hours for many branches. New York librarians read authorities riot act 2010-06-16T07:49:00Z "The destruction has been going on behind closed doors for over 18 months already," the open letter to Neil MacInnes, Manchester's head librarian, says. Authors and poets call halt to book pulping at Manchester Central Library 2012-06-22T14:26:53Z “To see a librarian exalted and appreciated is very touching.” ‘Rock star’ Baltimore librarian makes history at Library of Congress 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Shooting a separate scene, we see Wiig dressed in a scholarly plaid skirt and matching blazer – an outfit vaguely reminiscent of the traumatized librarian in the opening scene of the first film. Here Are First Photos of Melissa McCarthy From 'Ghostbusters' Reboot Set 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The recipient is chosen by the librarian of Congress — currently Carla Hayden — who receives advice from scholars, producers, songwriters and other music specialists. Joni Mitchell to Be Honored With Gershwin Prize and Tribute Concert 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Until this occurs, retailers, librarians, educators, consumers and the press have to ask whether they want to support a system that does not provide significant opportunities for Black people to write about their own music. Review | A new biography depicts B.B. King as ‘the first guitar hero.’ But does it truly see him? 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z “I know why those librarians read the old stories to you,” Rex tells him. From Anthony Doerr, an Ode to Storytelling That Shows How It’s Done 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Dear Carolyn: This summer, my mom retired from her long career as a librarian because she wanted to spend more time with her grandchildren — my small kids and my older nieces and nephews. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Retired grandma wants more time with her grandchildren 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z “It’s being driven by legislation, it’s being driven by politicians aligning with one side or the other. And in the end, the librarian, teacher or educator is getting caught in the middle.” Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S. 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z One reviewer called the book "too good for the Booker", but thanks to its nomination by a Norwegian librarian it won the €100,000 Impac prize and changed her life. A life in writing: Nicola Barker 2010-04-30T23:13:00Z I entered college as a lifelong avid reader, encouraged by excellent teachers and librarians, and I still didn't really know anything, because I'd only existed for 17 years. Have we forgotten how to read critically? 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z In addition to movie trailers and TV ads, the publisher has put together a website, www.theodoreboone.com, which offers further information about the characters, plus instructional materials for teachers and librarians. 'Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer' proves that John Grisham can write for kids 2010-05-27T21:59:00Z The librarian displays rare objects relevant to each guest’s family or interests. In Windsor, England, a look at Harry and Meghan’s (relatively) low-key wedding site 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Under a sign that said “REFERENCE,” a librarian named Lucia Schultz had a thick binder of Oscar history and another of credits for the nominated films. Scenes from the Oscar-Night Implosion 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z While there, Kraus became the secret camp “librarian,” guarding eight books that were smuggled in by Jewish prisoners and whose existence became a hidden source of solace for inmates. These books can help build strong girls — and boys — for today’s world 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z "We're not actively pursuing the overdue fines," the head librarian Mark Bartlett said. Fine owed by George Washington for overdue library books now $300,000 2010-04-18T22:48:00Z The first selection committee will be chaired by NPR commentator and former librarian Nancy Pearl. ALA announces awards for adult fiction, nonfiction 2012-03-05T15:23:08Z The silence in the Quiet Car on Amtrak is more strictly governed by ordinary passengers than the stereotypical librarian of old who rode herd on unruly students a century ago. How to act in public spaces in a digital age 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z As we drove over to meet the librarian, I felt a gut-level recollection of this journey, of parent and child on their way to the library. Growing Up in the Library 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z So when Emma Boettcher triumphed over the most dominant contestant ever, it was both a tremendous win for propriety — the librarian topples the gambler! — and a crushing end to a literal game-changing era. The Best TV Episodes of 2019 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z It has library shelves, library lighting — everything except a librarian, Mr. Roth said recently on the phone from his New York apartment. A Scene Right Out of Philip Roth: His Books Come Home to Newark’s Library 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Throughout, Tanselle underscores that these academics, librarians, collectors and writers exemplify, in their varying ways, the civilized values formed by humane learning. Paper, books and the art of collecting 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Thomas consulted social media, where she’d been tagged by teachers and librarians and was able to see a video clip of the moment. Books Are Back in the White House — And One of Them Is by Angie Thomas 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z A library spokeswoman said the acting librarian, David Mao, initiated the survey during the leadership transition to create a baseline for planning. ‘Rock star’ Baltimore librarian makes history at Library of Congress 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z My son and daughter will be thrilled to be let loose in the stacks again, choosing their own books, and I’ll probably catch up with the librarians, my arms full of poetry and movies. Perspective | Covid-19 took away our family’s second home: The library 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Still, even a dry-seeming nonfiction category like “books about books” — a librarian might label them “studies of print culture”— can be dangerously fascinating. Perspective | When I find fiction too draining, I turn to books about books. They can be as thrilling as a whodunit. 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z The fur begins to fly when a retired librarian, grieving the loss of his wife, receives an electronic folder via e-mail. The fur flies in Lynne Truss’s witty novel ‘Cat Out of Hell’ 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The cast of characters that accumulates, from the other librarians to the townspeople to the hard-up families they serve, soon brings color to Alice’s life. Fiction That Takes You Back in Time 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, a gentile librarian, Antanas Ulpis, who was assembling the remnants of the national library in a former church, St. George’s, stashed stacks of Jewish materials in basement rooms to hide them from Stalin’s enforcers. A Trove of Yiddish Artifacts Rescued From the Nazis, and Oblivion 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z At one point a librarian gets her ears shot off. What travel writers are reading right now 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z In addition to being a librarian myself, I am a queer woman. Drag queen story hour doesn't traumatize my kids — but the anti-LGBTQ protesters certainly could 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z The Schneider Family Book Award is administered by the American Library Association, and is given annually to three books chosen by a committee of librarians. Award-winning books about kids with disabilities 2011-03-12T01:02:49Z A librarian, a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, told me to put my bag and coat in the locker room and bring back only what was ‘absolutely necessary’ in the white plastic bag. My search for the Nazi who saved my mother’s life 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z The development is worrisome for educators and librarians, who have increasingly come under fire for the books in their collections. Attempts to Ban Books Doubled in 2022 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z “So I became a children’s librarian — the next best thing.” Beverly Cleary on turning 100: Kids today ‘don’t have the freedom’ I had 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z They play two women – a magician and a librarian – who meet one balmy Paris summer and throw themselves into a joyfully free-associative adventure, trying to save the young prisoner of a haunted house. Europe in 25 films: the critics’ choice 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z But librarians read excerpts to him over the phone, and Pierce consulted Paul’s twin brother’s memoir. David Hyde Pierce shines behind the chef star in ‘Julia’ 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Moving to London and getting a job as a librarian in Haringey meant she could tape folk albums as they came in. June Tabor: watery, not grave 2011-02-10T22:30:01Z As the town librarian who sees through him immediately, Foster does not have that problem; her take on Marian is witty and front-facing throughout. Review: Even With Hugh Jackman, ‘The Music Man’ Goes Flat 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Kevin Starr, who as state librarian became California’s most influential chronicler, signaled the state’s symbolic role by calling his multivolume history “Americans and the California Dream.” How California Turned Into a ‘State of Resistance’ 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The nominees, six each in the three categories, were chosen by panels of writers, critics, booksellers and librarians. Ferrante, Wilkerson among nominees for Kirkus Prize 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Her poems tell of coming-of-age in the Watts neighborhood, her childhood victories over racist librarians and the joys and tribulations of single motherhood. Read Your Way Around Los Angeles 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Unlike traditional libraries, these typically small structures aren’t buildings where people check out books from a librarian. In 10 years, Little Free Libraries have made a big impact 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Zech won a Bavarian Film Prize as best actress for her performance as a German librarian living in Alaska who becomes the object of the Lang character’s affection. Rosel Zech, German Actress Favored by Fassbinder, Dies at 69 2011-09-04T23:41:52Z “If a book is offensive, it seems best to discuss it rationally, learn from the experience, and give attention to books they want young people to read,” Karen Yingling, a middle-school librarian, said. In Y.A., Where Is the Line Between Criticism and Cancel Culture? 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Once rare-book dealers and librarians would have been loathe to report a theft, for fear of being thought careless in securing their inventory. Thief stole rare books for love, says author 2010-10-01T19:38:00Z Ms. Clayton, a former teacher and librarian, maintains that infancy is a fine place to start. Children’s Primers Court the Littlest Radicals 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z “Every room we enter is immediately haunted,” exclaims Charlotte, a librarian and occult enthusiast, in the opening line. Hell House 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z The kids are on board with comics, and so are many publishers, librarians, teachers and literary award givers. Perspective | Don’t be afraid to let children read graphic novels. They’re real books. 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z If you’ve ever mistakenly left a note or a to-do list — or worse, a love letter — behind in a library book, and figured your personal item was tossed by the librarian, you might be wrong. Librarian finds love notes, doodles in books and shares them with a grateful public 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z With the rise in the wealth of the aristocracy in the 18th and 19th centuries, the libraries became such an important massing of fine books that some owners employed librarians. The most beautiful libraries you’ve never seen 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Jody Allen, the executor of her brother’s estate, said she and Paul grew up in a creative household — their father was a librarian, their mother a teacher. Opening Paul Allen’s Treasure Chest 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The librarian in me wished for a little less of the first-person Miller; the novelist in me wanted a little more. ‘American Cornball: A Laffopedic Guide to the Formerly Funny,’ by Christopher Miller 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z In an email to The Associated Press Thursday, Lamb said he learned about DOC’s original decision to ban the book from a prison librarian who was directed to remove and secure it. Conn. Prison Officials Reverse Ban of Lamb Book 2013-08-23T14:50:15Z The letter addresses some of the recent lawsuits against libraries as well as "smear campaigns" leveled against those who work there, which have falsely painted librarians as "'mouthpieces' for Big Tech." "A danger to democracy itself": Authors fight back against limiting libraries 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Though she shares the screen with Weaver and with the Australian star Asher Keddie, who plays a sympathetic but self-righteous local librarian, Browne draws you right to her. ‘The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart’ Review: The Right Kind of Melodrama 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The idea of using printing presses to mold public opinion “was very new, very modern at the time,” said Renate Evers, the institute’s head librarian. Antiques: Museum Resurrects Tiffany?s Laurelton Hall 2010-08-05T20:35:00Z Anne Jarvis, university librarian, said they were hopeful of raising the money before a 28 February deadline. Rare biblical manuscript bid 'hope' 2014-01-14T15:49:17Z Orlean explores the ongoing challenge that homelessness poses for all libraries, and she profiles inspiring librarians determined to help the most desperate and disenfranchised people in America. Review | Everybody who loves books should check out ‘The Library Book’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z “Kids have so many questions, and they want to engage on these topics,” said Deborah Taylor, a youth librarian in Baltimore. New Crop of Young Adult Novels Explores Race and Police Brutality 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Now that Billington will retire at year’s end, it is unclear whether the organization he created will continue to exist under a new librarian. Librarian’s trips abroad, posh hotels all paid for by James Madison Council 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z “I said, ‘Hey, this is as pertinent today as it was then,’ so I brought it to the librarians,” said Mr. Gullerud, 83. Arts, Briefly: Carl Sandburg Poem Discovered 2013-01-19T01:29:53Z “He was not somebody who loved delving deeply into the metacognition of a children’s book,” says her older sister, Polly Stone, a teacher and school librarian in Vermont. 50 years later, ‘The Monster at the End of This Book’ is still selling — and inspiring authors 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z The two previous librarians were scholars and authors. Obama nominates African American woman to be Librarian of Congress 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Bush, a former librarian, said neither she nor her husband - who both wrote books after leaving the White House in 2009 - are currently working on any new books, but it is something they've thought about. Laura Bush announces Texas Book Festival lineup 2012-09-12T21:49:09Z In this world, the people are constantly fooled by the librarians and restricted from real knowledge, mostly consisting of magic and spectacles. Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson - review 2013-05-14T08:00:00Z Books preemptively pulled by librarians — out of fear of community protest or concern for their jobs — and challenges never reported by libraries are not included. Library study finds ‘challenged’ books soared in 2021 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The job would require Pallante to file weekly reports to a deputy librarian, Hayden wrote; it would “not require any communications with Members of Congress.” Songwriters say this federal bureaucrat championed their rights. Now she’s lost her job. 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z She then recalled the importance of libraries during her childhood - whether it was the librarians who recommended books to her, or the books she recommended to patrons. Tartt, Goodwin awarded Carnegie medals 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Sexual trauma is personified in school librarian Claudine Shepherd, who was educated and abused at Stonebridge and carries on the school’s dark legacy with severe consequences. Review | Can a thriller also be a feminist social critique? Lisa Lutz gives it a try in ‘The Swallows’ 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z I’m not sure how we started doing this; I have a penchant for volunteer work, and I probably also irrationally hoped to catch a glance of Madeleine L’engle, the Cathedral’s librarian. Paul Ryan’s poverty tourism 2012-10-16T17:05:00Z But when a mother starts censoring her 10-year-old son’s books, Lucy Hull, the watchful children’s librarian in Hannibal, Mo., slips “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” and other contraband to young Ian. Newly Released Books 2011-06-15T22:35:38Z The Library of Congress in Washington sent a group of librarians to tout a digital preservation project. Fans flock to Texas SXSW festival in record numbers 2010-03-22T19:55:00Z Skilled librarians don't simply say, 'Go to the third aisle on the right'. Library cuts and job losses condemned by leading authors 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z “Every single piece of paper that goes onstage, every page is looked at by the librarians before every program,” Schnobrick says. Putting the NSO in scoring position 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Until fairly recently, most book removals occurred when a parent raised concerns about a title with a teacher or librarian. Book Bans Rising Rapidly in the U.S., Free Speech Groups Find 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z For Reynolds and the other authors, librarians, readers, parents and educators commemorating Banned Books Week 2022, adults have a right to disagree with those ideas. Book bans reflect outdated beliefs about how children read 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z From his cluttered desk in the school office, Vincent negotiates expertly and discreetly between the college program, the principal, the prisoners, and the librarian. Reading Conrad with convicts: What I learned leading a book club inside a men’s prison 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Anja joined him shortly afterwards and continued her training as a librarian. How we met: ‘At the start he was too British to argue – I had to teach him’ 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z A growing number of librarians are joining her there. Librarians Are Meeting Younger Readers Where They Are: TikTok 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Let’s not forget that this new season started off with the mysterious murder of librarian Ruth Davenport in Buckhorn, South Dakota. Twin Peaks recap: episodes three and four – nobody said it would be easy viewing 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z The novel, which was published on Tuesday, has drawn glowing early reviews and has been embraced by some teachers and school librarians. A Wave of 9/11 Novels Seeks a New Audience: the Young Reader 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The response from the FOP, one of the largest police organizations in the country, raises concerns for school librarians about censorship and for members of the Charleston community. South Carolina cops vs. “The Hate U Give”: Police challenge books over police brutality content 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, a recent article in the Manchester Evening News highlighted the various wonderful "rare and valuable treasures" librarians have discovered, among them a 1946 Penguin first edition of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. Authors and poets call halt to book pulping at Manchester Central Library 2012-06-22T14:26:53Z Ask your librarian if there are designated quiet times or quiet spaces where silence will rule. Perspective | Ask Amy: Man wonders if he is a worthy rival to his GF’s phone 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z I met a woman, a librarian, and on our first date, I made her laugh and thought that smile is gonna be trouble. None of this was supposed to happen until I got thin 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z Underneath the Lintel: An Impressive Presentation of Lovely Evidences Arye Gross stars in Glen Berger’s solo drama about a reclusive librarian who undertakes a fantastical journey. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Oct. 15-22: 'Bright Star,' 'In the Heights' and more 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z A librarian had recommended it, he explained, because she knew basketball was his life. Sports Stories That Transcend Sport 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z They emigrated to New York, and he began working as an assistant librarian at the seminary. Menahem Schmelzer, Jewish Theological Seminary Librarian, Dies at 88 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z As Final Jeopardy – the last round – approached, the librarian was ahead of Holzhauer, the professional gambler, by $3,200. How a Chicago librarian took down Jeopardy star James Holzhauer 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Her mother was a researcher for Life magazine and later a librarian in Puerto Rico. Elana Dykewomon, Author Who Explored Lesbian Lives, Dies at 72 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z So librarians wanted to jump-start American creativity by limiting Caldecott eligibility to American citizens and permanent residents just as they had done for their literature award, the Newbery, over a decade before. The Caldecott Medal Needs an International Makeover 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z There wasn't an authority figure he couldn't be cynical about: parents, the United States Army, academia, rich people, hotel managers, and librarians, just to name a small handful. From "Meatballs" to "Ghostbusters," Ivan Reitman was the anarchic boomer voice for Gen X nihilism 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z One of my favorite letters came from a school librarian who encouraged families to put a “book on every bed.” Ask Amy: This year, put a ‘Book on Every Bed’ 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z There are crocheted dinosaurs and smiling potted cactus by Charlotte Ryan, a retired librarian whose daughter, Sarah, sells her illustrations of cute critters here. For Women’s History Month, honoring the sisters in the City of Brotherly Love 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z It also makes it a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in prison, for librarians and booksellers to distribute a “harmful item” to a minor. Group Challenges Arkansas Law That Would Criminalize Access to Some Books 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z As a special collections librarian at the D.C. The voices of U Street’s ‘Black Broadway’ days are fading. Time to hit record. Jessamyn West is a Vermont-based rural librarian and technologist, who used to compost at home, but switched to a pickup service after repeated problems with bears. Gardeners share their tips and tricks for composting at home 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z She definitely would have been okay being a librarian. Cal Ripken’s favorite baseball movie, and 24 others on the best film about their profession 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z “If it really starts looking like it’s going to rain, one librarian will be on one side of the stage and one on the other,” the orchestra’s principal librarian, Lawrence Tarlow said. Celebrating 50 Years of New York Philharmonic Outdoor Concerts 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z “And what else?” said the librarian in a patient, gentle voice. Kate DiCamillo: ‘Reading aloud binds us together in unanticipated ways’ 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z She believes and says “librarians live and die by First Amendment rights.” 12 Authors Write About the Libraries They Love 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The librarians of Milan testified that he had ruined scores of their books.” Galileo Forgery’s Trail Leads to Web of Mistresses and Manuscripts 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z As a librarian who has dated both men and women, I couldn’t help but think of how my various loves would be categorized by the Dewey Decimal Classification. Oh, Dewey, Where Would You Put Me? 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Card, who works as a public librarian, delivers a novel overflowing with unadulterated humanity. Review | In Maisy Card’s ‘These Ghosts Are Family,’ resentments are passed down from one generation to the next 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z If you’re new to Carrère and troubled by this taxonomical mayhem, the best advice is to dive in without worrying about where a bewildered librarian is going to file the book. Love or Hate Emmanuel Carrère’s Forceful Tangents, They’re Back in ‘Yoga’ 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Publishers and librarians expressed new resolve to feature books and authors that look more like America as a whole. Analysis | 11 trends that changed the way we read this decade 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Part reference librarian, part gossip columnist, distinct from a concierge, the historian has become an increasingly popular figure in high-end hotels or inns with actual history. The Hotel Historian Is at Your Service 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z “It is a marvelous library admirably arranged,” Daudet writes, “open day and night to poets, and looked after by little librarians with cymbals who make music all the time for you.” Cicadas, Average Human Lifespan and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z The librarians didn’t answer, and the mom didn’t commit to going. She’s a children’s librarian, but you might be surprised where her job takes her 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z It precipitated irate letters to the editor, the resignation of several longtime writers and the forcible separation of ad from magazine by various college librarians. Art Review: Artful Commentary, Oozing From the Walls 2011-02-17T21:27:55Z Programming them to self-destruct after 26 checkouts is tantamount to asking librarians to embrace entropy. Ebooks: durability is a feature, not a bug 2011-03-08T11:41:18Z The two awards – which uniquely are judged by librarians – announced their shortlists today, with Ness's novel Monsters of Men among those in the running this year. Michael Gove should become 'champion for libraries', says Patrick Ness 2011-04-01T14:50:53Z Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians In this world, the people are constantly fooled by the librarians and restricted from real knowledge, mostly consisting of magic and spectacles. Alcatras Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson - review 2013-05-02T14:00:00Z A second-grader once asked me for ‘a really, really good book,’ and I asked him, as librarians do, what he considered a good book. The “Goosebumps” Conundrum: What Makes a Children’s Book Good? 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z These librarians try to round up the world’s magical powers so that they don’t fall into the wrong hands, especially the hands of the nefarious members of the Serpent Brotherhood. ‘The Librarians’ on TNT, Charged With a Special Collection 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Most readers who commented on the piece agreed that book borrowing is a good thing and that librarians are the versatile, resourceful and creative people we know them to be. ‘Libraries, You Are My Heroes’: Readers Share Memories of a Favorite Haven 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Teachers and librarians appreciate that too, knowing that parents tend to get more upset about books with bad language or premarital sex than hundreds of pages about what it’s like to die. Lurlene McDaniel has made a career of making people cry 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z But love — in the form of a certain librarian named Marian — intervenes. Spare Times for Children for Nov. 30-Dec. 6 2012-11-29T23:33:06Z Mary Kelly and Holly Hibner, two Michigan librarians, have answered that question in multiple ways. Weeding the Worst Library Books 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z The Carnegie medal, which is chosen by librarians, has been running since 1937. Patrick Ness wins Carnegie medal for second year running 2012-06-14T12:01:17Z And, after earning her degree and spending about a half a year job hunting, she learned that an “opera librarian” position had just been created in Seattle. Seattle Opera’s first librarian is a passionate millennial 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z The main story here is that of how librarians rallied to get the ball rolling. 'When Books Went to War’ by Molly Guptill Manning 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Eastburn’s students at Riverside Elementary School collaborated on the project with students at Community Park Elementary and their librarian, Bevan Jones. Students shine a light on a turtle and get a lesson in politics 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z In Tanga, a librarian sits at a desk that is overlooked by a bronze bust of the late British King George VI, still there after all these years. Life Along the Mosquito Coast 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Lori Birrell, the university’s historical manuscripts librarian, described Anthony’s nurturance of Avery as “a side of Anthony that we don’t really see in a lot of scholarly work on this movement.” Long Unseen, Treasures Have a New Spotlight 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z She still has that high-pitched librarian's voice that swoops and soars like an animated bird, and she spins stories with a breathless energy, as if she's reliving every moment. Hollywood's fickle; family ties endure 2011-03-16T21:28:00Z David’s dating life, on the other hand, was tough for me to watch, like when he started seeing a librarian who lived across the street from where we both worked. On (Not) Wasting My Time With a Younger Man 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian hides her true racial identity as her stature rises in New York’s social scene. Washington Post paperback bestsellers 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z His father is a senior librarian and branch manager with the Atlanta Fulton County Public Library System. Amanda Berntsen, Khamal Brown 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z And Mr. Kingsley — who here portrays a librarian trying to get bored students interested in what their teacher calls the “Dark Ages” — is transformed into the turbaned al-Jazari: 12th-century inventor, mechanical engineer, visionary. Exhibition Review: A Golden Age in Science, Full of Light and Shadow 2010-12-09T23:34:00Z Rev Canon Rosalind Brown Canon librarian, Durham Cathedral • We do not charge for entry to Gloucester Cathedral, but do ask visitors for donations. Letters: Cathedrals with a commitment to remain free for all visitors 2010-07-25T23:05:00Z By January of 2009, months before 's firing, the librarian was allegedly told by a school official to deny students access to copies of "Gabriel's Fire," according to the lawsuit. Ex-CPS teacher sues, says memoir led to firing 2012-01-04T08:38:00Z Last month, a Missouri lawmaker proposed legislation that would allow a group of parents to determine what books public libraries could carry for young people, and that would potentially jail librarians who violate the law. Why you shouldn’t censor your teen’s reading (even the sex and violence) 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Though unconfirmed, the popular tale behind the origin of the name holds that academy librarian Margaret Herrick said the statuette looked like her Uncle Oscar. Happy 90th birthday, Oscar. You must remember this? 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z A panel made up of a literature professor, two librarians and two literary editors will then choose the winner. An Alternative to the Nobel Prize in Literature, Judged by You 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Books are chosen by a panel of booksellers and librarians. James Patterson to help effort to donate books 2012-11-08T12:41:12Z “You’ll know their work already from ‘Antiques Roadshow’ or the V&A Museum,” a librarian explained, as he showed me a Wally Bird, an owl-shaped tobacco jar in the style known as “grotesque.” A Journey Across London on the Elizabeth Line 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z An army of chiding librarians seems to have arisen, tsk-tsk-ing the poor writer’s bawdy, outrageous imagination. “The House of God,” a Book as Sexist as It Was Influential, Gets a Sequel 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z Although Primary Colors and O would have to be positioned next to each other by a diligent librarian, it seems highly unlikely that the "Anonymous" on both dustjackets is the same writer. The story of O: A Presidential Novel 2011-01-21T12:15:40Z I use that scene when I talk about the false stereotypes of librarians. Cal Ripken’s favorite baseball movie, and 24 others on the best film about their profession 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z Those quieter confrontations continue today, librarians said, but conflicts around books have drastically escalated. With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z The awards are sponsored by the American Library Association, and the winning books are chosen annually by a group of librarians and children's-book experts. The latest kids' books to win the Coretta Scott King Awards 2012-02-25T07:42:04Z He called the librarian and asked for a copy. Unearthed Raymond Chandler Story Rebukes U.S. Health Care System 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Cleary held onto this wisdom when she became a children’s librarian in Yakima, Wash. — and, later, when she became an author. Beverly Cleary Wrote About Real Life, and Her Readers Loved Her for It 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z And some librarians are ambivalent about encouraging young people to use the platform. Librarians Are Meeting Younger Readers Where They Are: TikTok 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Here, in celebration of Black History Month, is a closer look at this year's winners, as chosen by a committee of librarians under the auspices of the American Library Association. Prize-winning children's books by African Americans 2011-02-19T00:39:28Z But Ann Ferguson, a librarian at the Seattle Room on the 10th floor, which is part of special collections, found the obituary in the Northwest card index. The Downtown Library at age 10: a haven for researchers 2014-05-11T04:00:00Z So far, efforts to bring criminal charges against librarians and educators have largely faltered, as law enforcement officials in Florida, Wyoming and elsewhere have found no basis for criminal investigations. Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S. 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z In person, though, he’s so soft-spoken and bookish he might pass for a librarian. Review | Michael Connelly reveals how ‘Bosch’ was born and other tales of his humble rise to fame 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Mosse said "frontline support for literacy" was being cut, while Pullman declared that the librarian "is not simply a checkout clerk", and Self condemned the "crude calculus of cost-benefit analysis" involved. Library cuts and job losses condemned by leading authors 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z This is my thank-you note to every librarian who’s ever helped a kid like me, nobody from nowhere, find her doorway through a library shelf into citizenship of the world. 12 Authors Write About the Libraries They Love 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Then the woman called out Ms. Hickson, who is the librarian there, by name, for allowing her 16-year-old son to check out the books. With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z At last he aged out of love and went off to Bohemia, living quietly as a librarian and writing the story of his life, in French. On the Trail of a Lover Boy in the Age of Enlightenment 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z So what’s a librarian hoping to engage children and teenagers with books and reading to do? Librarians Are Meeting Younger Readers Where They Are: TikTok 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Today’s teens are reading, both in print and online, according to education experts, librarians and teachers. Perspective | How to encourage teenagers — especially boys — to read this summer 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z That’s right: In an alternate reality in which half of Bedford Falls has been turned into a cemetery, the movie suggests that the saddest thing of all is that Mary Bailey became a librarian. Perspective | Mary Bailey is the true hero of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z His daughter Sharon, a librarian, says of alumni, “They all have stories to tell that are deep and beautiful and rich.” A black college closed in 1955, but its fading alumni fight to pass on a legacy 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z McDade, who was born in Brooklyn, sharpened his wit far from the stacks: he wasn’t a librarian or academic but a retired F.B.I. agent. The Indispensable Guide to Early American Murder 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z With close-cropped black hair, sideburns fading to gray, the 46-year-old became a librarian only after giving up his first ambition to be a writer. Meet the man who is turning D.C.’s library system into a national model 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Twenty-five movies were added to the register on Wednesday by the acting librarian of Congress, David Mao. Ghostbusters enshrined in cinematic immortality at Library of Congress 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Here are a few ideas from librarians and education experts: How to get kids to look away from their screens and take pleasure in books 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z He delivered the thank-you card he made with colored pencils to the librarians. Orange peels, love notes and deodorant: What gets tossed on the last day of middle school Parks’s letter, meanwhile, is now housed in the Library of Congress, in a yellowed folder marked with the neat handwriting of a librarian. Carla Hayden Takes Charge of the World’s Largest Library 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z More than eighty per cent of American librarians are women, but for two hundred years the role of Librarian of Congress was filled exclusively by white men. Carla Hayden Takes Charge of the World’s Largest Library 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Delgado viewed her as a “super librarian of the universe,” and her garments reflected this worldliness. How ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ designed the elaborate looks for Oprah, Reese and Mindy 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z He does not visit archives, instead culling numbers from far-flung secondary sources during off hours from his job as a librarian at the federal courthouse in Richmond. ?The Great Big Book of Horrible Things,? by Matthew White 2011-11-08T13:00:00Z "In a way it's very much a classic story of a child trying to find a family," said Liz Burns, a New Jersey regional librarian who reviewed the book for the School Library Journal. Minneapolis writer's secret: Tap inner 11-year-old 2012-11-17T11:01:06Z Hired in 1900, Jones was also a pioneer in the development of a racially diverse collection — and she recruited black librarians. Review | Everybody who loves books should check out ‘The Library Book’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Each year’s selections are officially made by the librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, though the National Recording Preservation Board supplies her with expert recommendations. Nina Simone and Ritchie Valens Songs Added to National Recording Registry 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z The prison librarian charged with watching him would be annoyed — until those moments when the solitary boy would stand quietly at the window, watching sparrows flutter outside the prison walls. ‘The Boy Who Shot the Sheriff’: to protect or punish 2013-05-30T19:47:16Z In 2008 he set up his ReadKiddoRead initiative to help parents, teachers and librarians find the best books for children of all ages. James Patterson donates 45,000 books 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z She began her career as a children’s librarian in the Chicago public library system, and in 1991, she was named its deputy commissioner and chief librarian. Obama nominates African American woman to be Librarian of Congress 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z The girls grew up in a rural Ohio college town where the librarian, in particular, remembers them well. Books of The Times: A Family Speaks in Someone Else?s Words, but at Least It Chooses the Best 2011-01-16T18:30:55Z Also altered is the central love story between Hill and Marian Paroo, a white woman who is the town’s librarian and piano teacher. Which Show Is Good, Clean Fun: ‘Rocky Horror’ or ‘The Music Man’? 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Finally, there’s Kit Jarvis, the reference librarian reluctantly saddled with Sunny’s rehabilitation. The Turbulent Life of the Small-Town Librarian 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z The scarred wooden checkout counters, and the librarians’ desks, as big as boats, and the bulletin board, with its fluttering, raggedy notices, were all the same. Growing Up in the Library 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Alexa Thompson, a retired librarian visiting from Washington State, said that she and her husband drove down from Acadia National Park when they found out that the house was open. The Pilgrims Who Visit the House in Andrew Wyeth’s “Christina’s World” 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z The adult and teen librarians at the Alma Reaves Woods library are teaming to host screenings of modern films inspired by the work of William Shakespeare. How Southern California is marking Shakespeare's death 400 years ago: Plays, talks, sonnet karaoke 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Oxford University said Wednesday that Nash was a postgraduate student working part-time as a librarian, but declined to confirm she was dismissed. Oxford librarian 'sacked' for Harlem Shake video 2013-03-20T15:22:08Z Anything that looks like a book but is not one interests Mindell Dubansky, a preservation librarian at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Collecting Books That Are Just Covers 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z At the State Library of Victoria, the librarian Sarah Ryan also nominates an atlas – albeit a rather bigger one – as a particularly treasured item. 'The perfect combination of art and science': mourning the end of paper maps 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z “If this law were to go into effect, librarians could face jail time for failing to take actions that flagrantly violate the U.S. Constitution and Arkansas Constitution.” Group Challenges Arkansas Law That Would Criminalize Access to Some Books 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Cabaniss has served as the opera librarian — and also the music assistant, a position in which she oversees the day-to-day functions of the orchestra and chorus — since 2014. Seattle Opera’s first librarian is a passionate millennial 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Many librarians have quit — or lost their jobs — after clashes over books. With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z "Billy Joel is a storyteller of the highest order," said James H. Billington, the librarian of Congress, in the statement. Billy Joel to receive Gershwin Prize from Library of Congress 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z Born into both comedy and politics, Elias grew up in the Catskills, where his parents — a doctor and a librarian — were active in a variety of left-wing causes. "Head of the Class" and the man behind the '80s comedy's progressive, even radical agenda 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Britain is to witness the biggest round of industrial action for three years as teachers and firefighters join care workers, refuse collectors, librarians and other civil servants at picket lines and rallies across the country. Strikes by public sector workers largest in three years 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z His best known books, “A Gentle Madness” and “Patience and Fortitude,” assemble compelling portraits of antiquarian book dealers, bibliophiles, librarians and literary scholars. Review | Beloved, patriotic, sentimental: A look at the life and poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Still, the legacy will endure at the Russian Library in Jerusalem, whose founder, Clara Elbert, 57, was once a Moscow librarian. Explorer: Israel With a Russian Accent (and Pork) 2010-02-27T04:22:00Z "What I try to do – and I think this is the former librarian in me – is to get primary source material," she explains. Theresa Breslin: bringing the past to life 2010-09-02T15:44:00Z In St. Louis and Washington, librarians have been putting together book bundles based on genre — such as mystery or science fiction — that are available for pickup. Librarians find creative ways to serve kids when buildings are closed for browsing 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Entry fees for the Book Show will also be more modest, starting at $35 for booksellers and librarians. Oprah Winfrey, Keanu Reeves to Participate in New Book Show 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Andrew Martin, a research librarian in the District, put his little girls on a seven-day no-screen challenge. Breaking up with your smartphone is really, really hard. Just ask these people. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Considered among the most prestigious prizes given for children’s literature, the awards are known to drive sales and spur librarian and teacher recommendations. Meg Medina Wins Newbery Medal and Sophie Blackall Is Awarded Her Second Caldecott 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z “My partner didn't read it until it was out in galley,” he says, referring to advance copies of books that are sent to journalists and librarians. Sex and Texas: Drew Nellins Smith on fiction, fact and his debut novel, 'Arcade' 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z The books were chosen via an independent panel of librarians, authors, booksellers and broadcasters - so no chance for publishers just to end up pushing authors they wish were more widely read than they are. World Book Night: Do you know 48 people who'd enjoy the same book? 2010-12-02T14:33:00Z A librarian said that at the Inauguration Trump had kept Lincoln’s Bible in a box—it was misting out—and had laid his own Bible on top of it. The Librarian of Congress and the Greatness of Humility 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z For some reason, her training in “verbal judo” — de-escalation techniques the system’s 344 librarians learn to neutralize potentially troublesome situations — wasn’t kicking in. She’s a children’s librarian, but you might be surprised where her job takes her 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Not just the members of his family but figures like the kind and sympathetic assistant librarian Miss Flushing, “with her magnificent conical breasts poking against a pale-blue angora jumper.” An Irish Flâneur, Greeting the Past on His Present Wanderings 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z They settled in Augusta, where Mrs. Shivers sold records at a Sears store and worked as a librarian. Louise Shivers, late-blooming author of ‘Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail,’ dies at 84 “We have operated primarily because of our relationship with the librarian and his staff,” said H.F. Librarian’s trips abroad, posh hotels all paid for by James Madison Council 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z Don’t miss the incredible photo gallery of packhorse librarians at the start of the piece. A beach house residency, literary happenings and the bookmobiles and book clubs of yore 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z In print: The daughter of a librarian, Speed is also a keen publisher, creating her own books-cum-artworks. Artist of the week 150: Emily Speed 2011-08-11T15:26:52Z In Fort Collins, Colo., librarians strung white lights and scattered rose petals for two date nights last fall. One Way to Encourage Checking-Out at the Library 2011-03-02T22:32:49Z Some librarians and free speech advocates are also alarmed by new legislation that aims to regulate the content of libraries, or the way librarians do their jobs. Attempts to Ban Books Doubled in 2022 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Fionnuala Browning, 51, a librarian in Greenwich, Conn., travels each year to Australia. How to Micro-Nest in Economy 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z She’s the prim, gracious librarian to Fisher’s raspy-voiced, irreverent wordsmith, and one appreciates and accepts the other’s mojo even if they don’t completely get why the other person does the things she does. HBO gives us one last postcard to treasure in “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds” 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Down among the empty, dusty stacks in the basement where the librarians once toiled, graffiti proclaims that "librarians make novel lovers". Shelf Life 2010-04-16T20:30:00Z A longtime librarian, she was at the time preparing for voluntary but reluctant retirement. Going to great lengths: Cycling Britain from Land’s End to John O’Groats 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z It was discovered by librarians planning an exhibition on the historic links between the region and England. Shakespeare Folio found in France 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z They also cited the growing number of state laws that limit the kinds of books that can be available in libraries and schools, and in some cases make librarians and teachers vulnerable to criminal prosecution. Group Challenges Arkansas Law That Would Criminalize Access to Some Books 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Which is why I am not a librarian. Books? The director of the National Library of Medicine talks virtual reality. 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z My mom was a librarian, so I grew up around books. Author Don Winslow: Trump's administration feels like it's "manifested itself" as the coronavirus 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Directed by Carl Forsman, “Alphabetical Order” pits the ramshackle eccentricity of a provincial clippings librarian against the determined efficiency of her new assistant. The Week Ahead: Sept. 26 ? Oct. 2 2010-09-24T16:00:00Z Main perpetrators: They are legion, but I am going to go with a librarian who worked at a newspaper for which I once worked. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Leading the fight against mispronunciations 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, after cake, she spent some hours rehearsing the role of Justice, a librarian, an anarchist, a would-be lover, a friend. She Won a Tony. But Deirdre O’Connell ‘Can’t Think About That.’ 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z The page features live-streamed story times hosted by librarians across the city. Librarians find creative ways to serve kids when buildings are closed for browsing 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Reyes-Gavilan eventually rose to chief librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library, earning accolades for initiatives such as establishing career centers in libraries. Meet the man who is turning D.C.’s library system into a national model 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z That action sparked widespread condemnation from librarians and a boycott against Macmillan e-books by dozens of library systems across the country. Analysis | 11 trends that changed the way we read this decade 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z He worked as a librarian for several years and, during a stay of employment in Ohio, USA, he was called up to serve in Vietnam. Poet Douglas Dunn wins Queen's medal 2013-12-18T13:13:11Z Waters has been touring the show for nearly 15 years to crowds ranging from gay devotees to rock festivals, horror fans to law librarians. John Waters: why the auteur of outrage won't joke about the Manson murders 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z So what exactly is the point of stomping up to a librarian and lodging a protest? What Was the Most Complained-About Library Book of 2012? 2013-04-17T15:28:36Z When we lay off the librarians who could tell kids that photos, ideas, images, and passages of prose are created by someone and still belong to them until they choose to give them away? Comedians are calling out “The Fat Jew” for theft: Why the online backlash against stealing jokes is long overdue 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z The award brought “Gender Queer” to the attention of librarians across the country, who often look to such prizes when deciding what books to order. How a Debut Graphic Memoir Became the Most Banned Book in the Country 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z "It was mind-blowing to find a book that so perfectly captured the spirit of both awards," said Sutton librarian Rachel Levy, chair of the judging panel of 12 librarians. Patrick Ness wins Carnegie medal for second year running 2012-06-14T12:01:17Z A new agreement will let a librarian screen tapes in local schools and colleges. We Got ‘Hamilton.’ Why Can’t We Stream Every Broadway Show? 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z To be eligible for the award, books must be given a starred review in Kirkus, a magazine that provides advance independent book reviews to librarians and booksellers. Hanya Yanagihara and Ta-Nehisi Coates win Kirkus Prizes 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The ensuing outcry included political attacks on Reed, a high-level state librarian. Review | An ‘Alabama Story’ that has national relevance 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z “So even though ‘The Outsiders’ was 21 years old, and the movie had some life, there’s something about that literary award from the world of librarians and library service that helped teachers along their way.” Why ‘The Outsiders’ Lives On: A Teenage Novel Turns 50 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z That’s where writers can and should step in, along with anyone else who is in a position to place the right books in teenagers’ hands, whether they are parents, teachers, librarians, coaches or friends. Writing affirmative consent into YA novels: Teens need healthy models in fiction, too 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z President Obama’s historic choice to be the 14th librarian of Congress, Carla D. Hayden, is regarded as a smart, politically savvy leader and strong advocate for community engagement and access for all. Obama nominates African American woman to be Librarian of Congress 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z "Little Brother" was selected for the program by a school librarian and an English teacher, and was subsequently approved by school administration. Florida school pulls Cory Doctorow's book, he sends it to students 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z On TikTok, librarians don costumes, dance to viral songs, show off new books and bond with their co-workers. Librarians Are Meeting Younger Readers Where They Are: TikTok 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Comprised of librarians and other early-childhood experts, the group annually reads through hundreds of books before choosing the 10 best books for babies and toddlers. Top 10 books for babies 2012-05-26T03:53:36Z That reviewer — me, obviously — concluded that a smart librarian would categorize “Up in the Old Hotel” as wisdom literature. ‘Man in Profile’ stirs controversy over the work of a New Yorker great 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Some teachers and librarians say the policies are vague, with imprecise language and broad requirements, leading to some confusion. Florida at Center of Debate as School Book Bans Surge Nationally 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z The librarian held up the boots for us to see. On the trail of Thaddeus Stevens, Pennsylvania’s equal rights champion 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z College librarians are also hard at work on the topic. Colleges turn ‘fake news’ epidemic into a teachable moment 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Ninety-three-year-old Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. joined nearly 50 other descendants of presidents and more than 400 scholars, librarians and preservationists at the four-day summit, hosted by the White House Historical Association. ‘No one talks about that. No, no no!’ At a reunion of presidential descendants, don’t ask about Trump. 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Avi Steinberg’s memoir, “Running the Books,” about his job as a prison librarian at “the Bay” — the Suffolk County House of Correction in South Bay near Boston — gets off to an obnoxious start. Books of The Times: True Tales of a Prison Librarian 2010-10-19T16:13:00Z “What I really liked was that they were getting librarians involved in the process.” With No Nobel Prize in Literature This Year, Another Award Steps In 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z You’ve got the secretary who does the typing and the librarian who does the research. ‘There’s so many different things!’: How technology baffled an elderly Congress in 2018 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z So it's possible that the library robots will someday act like librarians and learn to say, "Shhhh!" I, library robot 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Topics: , Gossip, co-workers, , , bosses, slander, libel, malicious gossip, Dear Cary: Recently I left a librarian job that I loved in many ways and did very well in. Am I being slandered? 2013-06-12T00:00:00Z The nonprofit asked Sweden’s librarians to nominate authors. Not-the-Nobel Prize in Literature Is Announced 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z In the popular blog "Heavy Medal," the moderators — California librarians/children's book experts Nina Lindsay and Jonathan Hunt — annually lead a five-month online discussion of potential Newbery Medal winners. Kids' books: Caldecott, Newbery contenders emerge 2010-12-31T16:11:06Z Right now, librarians are being threatened with jail time all over this country to defend the First Amendment, so I know a bit about it. Drag queen story hour doesn't traumatize my kids — but the anti-LGBTQ protesters certainly could 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z He's a former librarian, so he's always been chatty about odd topics. Perspective | Ask Amy: Eccentric in-law is invited to shut up 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z There are, in addition to the librarians and engineers at the American Folklife Center, two academics who specialize in digital repatriation: Kim Christen, at Washington State University, and Jane Anderson, at New York University. The Passamaquoddy Reclaim Their Culture Through Digital Repatriation 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Dartmouth College special collections librarian Jay Satterfield, who estimated the value of the Frost documents for police, said Monday there is an active market for modern literary manuscripts by both institutions and private collectors. Vt. man pleads not guilty in Robert Frost theft 2012-02-13T21:30:48Z In a 1978 article called "Them's for the Infants, Miss", critic and librarian Elaine Moss wrote about the enormous value of picture books for children throughout primary school and even into secondary school. How to find picture books for older children 2013-02-25T16:59:44Z Marianne Owen is so hearty as a caring, wonder-struck librarian, she makes a stream of platitudes seem fresh. ‘Middletown’ at ACT: A little Thornton Wilder, a little Beckett 2013-09-09T21:26:13Z Alone in the teeming metropolis of Hong Kong, Nga-Yee is a quiet, unassuming librarian, driven by grief to investigate her little sister’s suicide. A Coke-Snorting Oligarch, a Gangrenous Finger and Other Noir Delights 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z He tolerates his boring job; she’s a librarian, and they have no children. David Bell’s ‘The Forgotten Girl’ is a mystery about a missing mom She spent much of her career working as a librarian for foundations, including the Rockefeller Foundation and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Vivian Hewitt, Who Amassed a Major Collection of Black Art, Dies at 102 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The character of Marian, the spinsterish librarian in 1962's "The Music Man," another smash hit for Jones, "wasn't me," she said firmly. Shirley Jones offers naked truth in new book 2013-07-22T16:48:08Z A career librarian, she shows how the Shakers lived, their daily routines and their commitment to their religion, as well as how others were often suspicious of them. Eleanor Kuhns' 'A Simple Murder': A Shaker mystery 2012-05-23T20:18:11Z Once I finished up with the event, I ran out to find a line of nervous-looking librarians and a few counter-protester allies standing in a line in front of the event space. Drag queen story hour doesn't traumatize my kids — but the anti-LGBTQ protesters certainly could 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Within 18 months she was promoted twice and is now a children’s librarian, presiding over toddler story times and teen reading groups. This Life: An existence she loves, under a growing cloud of student debt 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z “Natural Histories,” edited by the museum librarian Tom Baione, reproduces excerpts from early scholarship laced with travelogue and hype. Holiday Gift Guide: Antique Collections, From Royal Goblets to Buddhist Robes 2012-11-22T20:51:14Z Early on, Jacob loses his job as an auction agent and decides to become a librarian like his mother. An attack on a World War II photograph leads to revelations in ‘My Darling Detective’ 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z This novel is the first in Seattle librarian/bibliophile Nancy Pearl's "Book Lust Rediscoveries" series. Local Books: David Wagoner's poems, Nancy Pearl's 'rediscoveries' 2012-04-23T21:43:05Z Her mother was a librarian and her father a fur trader, whose business was ruined by the Depression. Judith Crist obituary 2012-08-10T11:55:04Z Instead of waiting tables in the taproom of an inn, Marcus works as a part-time librarian, like Neil in “Goodbye, Columbus,” Roth’s story about the fifties battle between earnestness and materialism. Philip Roth Versus the Movies 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Four of the top 10 are literary fiction, according to SPL librarians. What are the most-checked-out books at Seattle Public Library? 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z It was particularly cruel about a head librarian I remember. David Baddiel 2010-03-28T00:10:00Z If I couldn’t find them at my local library, she said to ask the librarian to borrow the books from another library. She Grew Up in a House Without Books. A Teacher Helped Her Realize She Could Write One Herself. 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z In 1973 she took a role as the island librarian in The Wicker Man, Robin Hardy's venerable pagan shocker. Ingrid Pitt: a career in bitesize clips 2010-11-24T16:02:00Z Normally, librarians wouldn’t have the staffing to extend the book club, but some staffers’ responsibilities have changed during the pandemic, making the extension possible. Librarians find creative ways to serve kids when buildings are closed for browsing 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z “That’s why they’re not pretty stacks,” said Karen Green, Butler’s librarian for ancient and medieval history and for religion and graphic novels. Still Life: Butler Library at Columbia Is a Haven for Body and Mind 2012-06-26T16:03:23Z In “Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts” Christopher de Hamel, fellow and librarian of the Parker Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, reminds readers why this was such a thrilling discovery. Patricians of parchment 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The nominees are determined via a survey of about 200 industry professionals, librarians, educators and creators who submit candidates for each of the categories. Harvey Awards to Induct New Hall of Fame Members 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Jake duly makes the journey, and finds himself meeting not only troubled loner Lee Harvey Oswald, but also a beautiful school librarian, Sadie Dunhill, set to become the love of his life. Stephen King pens 1,000-page JFK novel 2011-03-08T12:00:58Z Recent research in Texas, for instance, indicated a strong "I don't serve those teens" attitude among librarians. Books with gay themes for young readers take off 2010-06-23T16:58:00Z The awards, which were announced Monday at the association’s midwinter conference in Denver, are among the most prestigious prizes within children’s literature, and can drive sales and steer librarian and teacher recommendations. Top Awards Given Out for Young Adult and Children’s Literature 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z There was Barbara Dayton, a librarian, recreational pilot and parachutist, who claimed to have staged the hijacking two years after undergoing gender reassignment surgery in 1969. The 6 most surprising "D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!" revelations from Netflix's docuseries 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z If I weren’t so lucky, if the librarian didn’t have that logbook – it could be Nantucket, or Martha’s Vineyard, or Peabody or lost altogether – I would take another tack. Animal penises’ amazing evolution 2012-06-12T15:40:00Z Our mother was a college librarian, and I remember leaving school as a young child and sleeping in the stacks, surrounded by books. How Stacey Abrams turned heartbreak into a career plan — and romance novels 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z So has the beautiful young librarian, and the aging philosophy professor who has spent his life teaching the ruling doctrine of this isolated outpost of totalitarian socialism. Reading Gone with the Wind in Pyongyang 2012-10-25T17:00:12Z It’s a trope that extends from “Dangerous Liaisons” to the librarian who whips off her glasses and lets down her hair to reveal she is actually a hottie. Why Did We Fall for the Angels? 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z The librarians are not part of the administration, but an official part of the orchestra’s roster. Putting the NSO in scoring position 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Her mother, the former Helen Schoenberg, was a librarian and translator. Judith Crist, Film Critic, Dies at 90 2012-08-07T16:35:14Z Her mother, a high school librarian with a master’s degree, became the first African American woman elected to Selma’s City Council in 1993 and served 11 years. Rep. Terri Sewell, a daughter of Selma, rues her city’s lost promise 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z His major goals are to substantially increase the university’s financial investment in the library, put card-catalog information online and better train librarians to evaluate and use information, he said. ArtsBeat: Former Head of Schomburg Center to Run Howard University Libraries 2012-02-17T21:35:26Z When I was in second grade, I told my elementary school librarian that I had read “every book in the library.” Elin Hilderbrand: By the Book 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Lim, who works as a librarian at Hunter College High School, is the author of “Fog & Car” and “The Strangers,” novels that flexed his fragmentary and quietly unnerving style. Eugene Lim’s Uncanny Sense of What It’s Like to Be Alive Right Now 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Her mother retired as a librarian at the main library at the University of Warsaw. Hanna Golab, Frederick Shipley 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z “Children’s librarians and educators have been at the forefront of urging publishers to diversify the books we offer,” Pietsch says. Missteps lead publishing industry to review diversity effort 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z “But I don’t want them to sag,” I told him with all the vigor of a prim librarian. The sex-talking therapist I went to as a teen: “Do you want to learn how to be a woman, not a scared little girl?” 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Joe comic books my cousin loved to the Nancy Drew series promoted by my local librarian. Lisa Gardner, the Thriller Writer Who Loves Historical Romance 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Brozina, a single father and an elementary school librarian who reads aloud for a living, did not want the same thing to happen with his younger daughter, Kristen. Generation B: Generation B: Father and Daughter Bond by Years of Reading 2010-03-18T23:43:00Z “I came here in the seventies once, and this was all partitioned off—cubicles everywhere,” George Boziwick, the chief librarian of the Music Division, said, looking around. The Magnificent New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Long, who is the special collections librarian at the National Gallery of Art, began his project to observe the 50th anniversary of the 1969 moon landing. Review | In the galleries: Paintings reflect light’s luminous effects 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z After the librarians from Hopkins and nearby Loyola Notre Dame were finished selecting their donations, the remaining books were carted away by a dealer, so Dr. Macksey’s son could prepare the house to be sold. A Library the Internet Can’t Get Enough Of 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z It was also featured in a 1925 promotional silent film, which showed librarians opening the book to its New Testament title page, followed by an inter-title identifying it as “one of the library’s many treasures.” Rare King James Bible First Edition Discovered at Drew University 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z In a crisp, black-and-blue flannel, a nest of light-brown hair and olive librarian glasses he could have passed as an adjunct at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Paul Dano’s Cup Runneth Over (and Over) 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z After the librarian let me in, he pointed to the back, and called, “Michael!” Animal penises’ amazing evolution 2012-06-12T15:40:00Z He was a lifelong stammerer, and this challenge led him to leave Cambridge, where he had taught in the late 1940s and early ’50s, to work in London as a librarian and an editor. P. N. Furbank, Biographer of E. M. Forster, Dies at 94 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z As Carla Hayden, the librarian of Congress, noted in remarks before the performance, Harper Lee’s Pulitzer-winning book “was voted the Number One favorite novel of all time” in a poll last year. Perspective | Trump’s White House doesn’t support the arts. Nancy Pelosi is rallying the cause instead. 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z She described the depth of knowledge among the librarians: “You’ll say, ‘I’d like to see the original “Luke Cage,” ’ because of the TV show. The Librarian of Congress and the Greatness of Humility 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z The prize winners are both chosen by librarians, and Pinfold said he was "always amazed at the passion for reading, looking and understanding that libraries inspire in everyone". Carnegie medal winner Sally Gardner attacks Gove 2013-06-19T11:49:00Z Giles, her Watcher and librarian mentor, routinely questioned Buffy’s interest in school events, dating, shopping — all the “normal teenager” things she wanted to do. Slaying the patriarchy: Everything I need to know I learned 20 years ago from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Perhaps more than any other profession, librarians find themselves dealing with the reality of censorship on a day to day basis. Campaigners defend 'celebrated novels' from US censors 2010-09-27T10:55:00Z Librarians call it “weeding,” and the choice of words is important: a library that “hemorrhages” books loses its lifeblood; a librarian who “weeds” is helping the collection thrive. Weeding the Worst Library Books 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Instead of first looking into how current the news is, librarians tell students that the best place to start when evaluating a news item is to investigate the authority of the author or publisher. Colleges turn ‘fake news’ epidemic into a teachable moment 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z He did graduate work in English at Columbia University and worked as a librarian and editor in New York. Thomas Berger, author of ‘Little Big Man’ and other novels, dies at 89 Laura Deal, 30, is a librarian who is proud to live up to the “librarian stereotype” and tends to stay in a lot. Both love books and cats. But can a vegan and a cheese lover find romance? 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z While the sketch is a wonderful advertisement for little free libraries — which I, as a librarian, fully support — I do want to correct the statement “when public libraries are closed.” Public Libraries, Life Without Parole and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z In so many roles, he had this look that was both disapproving and bemused, like a librarian who was secretly glad you enjoyed the library so much even though you were being too loud. From "The Wire" to "John Wick," we trusted Lance Reddick as a voice of authority, empathy and comedy 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Because I had relatively easy access to ‘The Outer Limits’ and ‘The Twilight Zone’ and ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Star Trek’ and a librarian.” Wil Wheaton, lifelong fan of PBS and libraries, has one book he can’t recommend 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z “A lot of original collections of magazines like this don’t exist very much because the paper was so brittle,” said Megan Halsband, a reference librarian. G.I. Joe, Mickey Mouse and Captain America Walk Into … a Display 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z But her work remains no less seminal for that, Robert Darnton, a retired historian and librarian at Harvard, said on Tuesday. Elizabeth Eisenstein, Historian of Movable Type, Dies at 92 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z “I would say that the word-of-mouth support from independent booksellers, librarians and the Bookstagram community truly helped get ‘The Prophets’ into readers’ hands, heads and hearts,” Jones wrote in an email. Best-Selling Debut Novels Are the Bald Eagles of the Book World 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z A year later, she earned a degree from the University of Washington’s school of librarianship and went to work as a children’s librarian in Yakima, Wash. Beverly Cleary, Beloved Children’s Book Author, Dies at 104 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Apparently conductors do not have to pay their music librarians five cents a day. Battle of the Bands: At 175, New York and Vienna Face Off 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z They're the ones that I found most memorable as a reader, reviewer and children's/teen librarian at a public library. Kids' books that stand out from others on the shelf 2011-12-17T08:17:23Z My mother was many things — among them a librarian who loved Mozart and a parent who made her child eat her broccoli. The First (and Last) Time She Didn’t Come Home 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z “It caused us to rethink what is due diligence around contacting individuals, getting permissions and privacy issues,” Susan Gibbons, Yale’s university librarian, said. Life in a Japanese-American Internment Camp, via the Diary of a Young Man 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z At my reading at the Ann Arbor District Library, the librarian points out my three main constituencies as they gather in the room: “The Russians, the Jews, and the town’s intellectuals.” On the Road with “Little Failure,” Part III 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z When he returned to Groveland for a reading, the local librarian informed him that two threats had been phoned in. Gilbert King on His Pulitzer-Winning ‘Devil in the Grove’ 2013-04-24T21:49:56Z “She went over every part of my body,” says Leary, a retired librarian from Westford, Mass. “It took more than five minutes. Not fun.” The TSA’s new pat-downs get too personal for some 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z It isn't just that he has the support or encouragement of a good, albeit unusual librarian, and that he has the love of an unusually good stepfather. Irving explores bisexuality in latest best seller 2012-06-28T18:18:42Z Cox Gurdon's essay triggered an immediate and angry response by young-adult authors, as well as from librarians, booksellers and teen readers themselves. A new chapter in debate over suitable books for teens 2011-06-17T23:37:59Z Later, librarians would tally scorecards and connect any two people who indicated mutual interest. One Way to Encourage Checking-Out at the Library 2011-03-02T22:32:49Z Booksellers, book groups, librarians and bookshop buyers form this steely line of defence. James Dawson: why teens in books can't swear 2012-07-11T08:03:27Z Together with three other librarians, including Sophia Kenworth, an African American woman whose brother was injured in the mines, they find a room of their own: a library that provides inspiration and escape. Review | In Jojo Moyes’s ‘The Giver of Stars,’ the heroes are librarians on horseback 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z George Sr. accidentally lands the school librarian in the hospital. What to watch on Thursday: ‘Swamp People: Serpent Invasion’ on History 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z The librarian was waiting for me and she said, "Bobby, I know you like comic books. I have something else I think you'll like." R.L. Stine reveals how Netflix's bloody "Fear Street" trilogy "loosened me up" 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Because of the importance of the schools market and the influence of librarians, Burgess says this restraining impulse is felt in publishing too, that editors will warn authors off swearing, for example. Melvin Burgess: a life in writing 2013-04-11T06:00:03Z For Sarah O'Holla, 29, a librarian at the Village Community School in Manhattan, "my British obsession started last year when I woke up at 4 a.m. to watch the royal wedding," she said. Pass the tea and the remote: It's party time for 'Downton Abbey' 2012-01-20T02:19:11Z The groom’s mother is a librarian at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Thomas J. Watson Library in Manhattan. Jasmine Bernstein Yin, Richard Li 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Bob Hassett is the librarian at Luther Jackson Middle School in Falls Church, not to mention the father of two teen boys. Worried about kids and summer reading? Three experts are here to help. 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Film archivists have become experts in explosion risks, and librarians are digitizing Soviet-era photographs that were spirited out of Mariupol at the last minute. The War in Ukraine Is the True Culture War 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Yet “Heather Has Two Mommies” persisted, getting into the hands of welcoming readers, librarians and booksellers. Once controversial, 'Heather Has Two Mommies' is now collectible 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Again, as with the ranks of city librarians, there may be serious intellectual leaders among our new technocratic elites, but they are increasingly encumbered with a lamentable legacy of social dissolution. Library of Congress’s leader retires, finding a successor for its next chapter 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z You’re also a librarian in D.C., so do you ever direct readers to your books? For this young adult author, girls want more than to just have fun 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z After three and a half years as a prison librarian, he now is taking long-distance university classes and dreams of becoming a writer. From Behind Bars, Inmates Award France’s Latest Book Prize 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z They find that ghosts haunt the New York Public Library, traumatizing a librarian, whose salary is paid by the taxpayers, and that demons inhabit the frail frame of a penny-pinching accountant, played by Rick Moranis. Ghosts from Our Past: Both Literally and Figuratively 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Then I wanted the reviewers, and the librarians, and the teachers, and the bloggers, and the scholars. A writer's solitude vs. AWP: Viet Thanh Nguyen on what we share with others 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z And last year, the Farmville Town Council renamed the community’s public library in honor of Johns, who married the Rev. William Powell, had five children and became a librarian in Philadelphia’s public schools. New U.S. Civil Rights Trail leads to a little-known Virginia museum 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Michael, the retired librarian, says, “I told my wife I’d be happy if I got to see just one bear.” Meet the Jane Goodall of bears 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z My mother is retired, but used to be a librarian. Ted Chiang’s Soulful Science Fiction 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z As a longtime children’s and teen librarian, often I am asked when it’s time for a reader to move up — for instance, from picture books to chapter books or from middle-grade to young-adult books. Perspective | 23 adult books for teens who are ready to read beyond the YA shelf 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z This country's greatest ever poet and one of the biggest influences on my life and work, Philip Larkin, was – of course – a librarian. 'If you tolerate this ...': Nicky Wire on library closures 2011-02-07T22:00:01Z At Amiot’s sprawling “Rat Dale Country Club” on Gravenstein Highway, he works, displays salvaged treasures, stashes tons of junk organized by a paid “librarian” and leases cheap space to artists and start-ups. In Sebastopol, Calif., recycled junk sculptures with a Wine Country backdrop 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Obama’s nomination of Hayden unleashed partisan criticism that described her as an “activist librarian” who challenged parts of the Patriot Act for infringing on library users’ privacy. ‘Rock star’ Baltimore librarian makes history at Library of Congress 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z On sleepy summer Saturday afternoons, Mrs. Leahy, the glamorous librarian from Milwaukee who’d once been married to a rich Greek shipowner, would send me down to the cool mossy-smelling basement, supposedly to organize the periodicals. Colette’s Burgundy 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z |
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