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Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
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Kyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids (if not the teachers), and an ardent fan of all games: board games, word games, and particularly video games. His hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative gamemaker in the world, just so happens to be the genius behind the building of the new town library. Lucky Kyle wins a coveted spot to be one of the first 12 kids in the library for an overnight of fun, food, and lots and lots...
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"Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind, her skin the color of a blue damselfly in these dusty hills. But that doesn't mean she's got nothing to offer. As a member of the Pack Horse Library Project, Cussy delivers books to the hill folk of Troublesome, hoping to spread learning in these desperate times. But not everyone is so keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and the hardscrabble Kentuckians are quick to blame a Blue for any trouble...
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Pub. Date
2001.
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The Counting on Results (COR) goals were to develop and demonstrate the potential utility of new tools for outcome-based evaluation of public library services. The project developed these tools and demonstrated their use by 45 public libraries representing 20 states and all four major regions of the United States (i.e., Northeast, South, Midwest, West). In addition to reporting data on conventional library service outputs, the project generated data...
7) Ink and bone
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Great library volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 17
Description
In a world where the Great Library of Alexandria governs the flow of information to the people, Jess discovers that those who control the Library believe that knowledge is more valuable than human life after his friend commits heresy.
13) Ash and quill
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Great library volume 3
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16
Description
Jess Brightwell and his group of exiles are imprisoned in Philadelphia, but have discovered the plans for a machine that will break the Great Library's hold on society.
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2018.
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The state of Colorado developed the Colorado Resiliency Framework - a plan that represents Colorado's longterm investment and commitment toward a more resilient future. The plan identifies strategies and strengths to increase resiliency and reduce risks and vulnerabilities throughout the state to ensure a more vibrant Colorado. In keeping with the state's focus on community resiliency, The Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries, in partnership...
19) Paper and fire
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Great library volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 18
Description
"In Ink and Bone, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine introduced a world where knowledge is power, and power corrupts absolutely. Now she continues the story of those who dare to defy the Great Library--and rewrite history ... With an iron fist, the Great Library controls the knowledge of the world, ruthlessly stamping out all rebellion and in the name of the greater good forbidding the personal ownership of books. Jess Brightwell has survived...
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Quick response research report volume 231
Pub. Date
[2012?]
Description
In a disaster, decisions have to be made regarding where to go, what to do, and how to locate supplies, help clean up, contact and locate family, file insurance claims, and apply for federal aid. Public libraries are uniquely primed to provide important community information and referral services. Libraries are also the primary provider of free computer and Internet access and serve as community anchor institutions, where people can gather informally...