Hands Around The Library

Author : Karen Leggett Abouraya
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101647248
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hands Around the Library written by Karen Leggett Abouraya and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring true story of demonstrators standing up for the love of a library, from a New York Times bestselling illustrator In January 2011, in a moment that captured the hearts of people all over the world, thousands of Egypt's students, library workers, and demonstrators surrounded the great Library of Alexandria and joined hands, forming a human chain to protect the building. They chanted "We love you, Egypt!" as they stood together for the freedom the library represented. Illustrated with Susan L. Roth's stunning collages, this amazing true story demonstrates how the love of books and libraries can unite a country, even in the midst of turmoil.

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Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Roxburghe Library of Classics written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Terry Husband
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9463005854
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book But I Don’t See Color written by Terry Husband and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-25 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Racism is still very prevalent and pervasive in all aspects of the P-12 educational experience in the United States. Far too many teachers and administrators continue to respond to this challenge by applying colorblind perspectives and approaches. This edited volume provides a broad and comprehensive critique of colorblindness in various educational contexts. In an attempt to advocate for a more color-conscious approach to education, this book deals with a wide range of issues related to teaching, learning, curriculum, creativity, assessment, discipline, implicit bias, and teacher education. There are three distinct features that make this book so important and relevant given the current social and racial climate in U.S. schools today. First, each chapter in this book draws from a plethora of different theoretical perspectives related to race and racism. In this sense, readers are equipped with variety of robust theoretical perspectives to better understand this complicated issue of racism in schools. Second, this book communicates issues of race and racism through multiple voices. Unlike other books on race and racism where the central voice is that of a researcher or scholar, this book centralizes the voices and perspectives of researchers, teachers, and teacher educators alike. As a result, readers are better able to understand issues of race and racism in schools from a more nuanced perspective. Finally, unlike other books related to race and racism in schools, this book provides readers with practical strategies for combating racism in their respective educational contexts.

Author : Forrest Morgan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bibliophile Library of Literature, Art and Rare Manuscripts written by Forrest Morgan and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Susan Orlean
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476740208
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Library Book written by Susan Orlean and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK A WASHINGTON POST TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR * A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018 “A constant pleasure to read…Everybody who loves books should check out The Library Book.” —The Washington Post “CAPTIVATING…DELIGHTFUL.” —Christian Science Monitor * “EXQUISITELY WRITTEN, CONSISTENTLY ENTERTAINING.” —The New York Times * “MESMERIZING…RIVETING.” —Booklist (starred review) A dazzling love letter to a beloved institution—and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries—from the bestselling author hailed as a “national treasure” by The Washington Post. On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had been cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual fire alarm. As one fireman recounted, “Once that first stack got going, it was ‘Goodbye, Charlie.’” The fire was disastrous: it reached 2000 degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. Investigators descended on the scene, but more than thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the library—and if so, who? Weaving her lifelong love of books and reading into an investigation of the fire, award-winning New Yorker reporter and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean delivers a mesmerizing and uniquely compelling book that manages to tell the broader story of libraries and librarians in a way that has never been done before. In The Library Book, Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from their humble beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to their current status as a cornerstone of national identity; brings each department of the library to vivid life through on-the-ground reporting; studies arson and attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; reflects on her own experiences in libraries; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago. Along the way, Orlean introduces us to an unforgettable cast of characters from libraries past and present—from Mary Foy, who in 1880 at eighteen years old was named the head of the Los Angeles Public Library at a time when men still dominated the role, to Dr. C.J.K. Jones, a pastor, citrus farmer, and polymath known as “The Human Encyclopedia” who roamed the library dispensing information; from Charles Lummis, a wildly eccentric journalist and adventurer who was determined to make the L.A. library one of the best in the world, to the current staff, who do heroic work every day to ensure that their institution remains a vital part of the city it serves. Brimming with her signature wit, insight, compassion, and talent for deep research, The Library Book is Susan Orlean’s thrilling journey through the stacks that reveals how these beloved institutions provide much more than just books—and why they remain an essential part of the heart, mind, and soul of our country. It is also a master journalist’s reminder that, perhaps especially in the digital era, they are more necessary than ever.

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Total Pages : 744 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Libraries written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selected Articles on School Library Experience written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Iowa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bulletin of the Iowa Masonic Library written by Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Iowa and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Iowa
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Occasional Bulletin of the Iowa Masonic Library written by Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Iowa and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harry Thurston Peck
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The International Library of Masterpieces Literature Art and Rare Manuscripts written by Harry Thurston Peck and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: