Library Card Sign-Up Month Reading List
Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month in September! Unlock endless possibilities with a library card, granting access to books, resources, and knowledge. It’s your key to discovery, learning, and endless adventures.
Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents, their Books, and the Shaping of American History
Journalist provides an overview of books written by American presidents, beginning with Thomas Jefferson and continuing through Donald Trump. Discusses the motivations for these publications, their contents, and their impact on the lives of the authors and society at large.Commercial audiobook. 2020.
Book Length:
Digital Book Number: DB098626
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
"To be a bookseller or librarian... You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. An advocate. A visionary. A person who creates "book joy" by pulling a book from a shelf, handing it to someone and saying, "You've got to read this. You're going to love it." Step inside The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians and enter a world where you can feed your curiosities, discover new voices, find whatever you want or require. This place has the magic of rainbows and unicorns, but it's also a business. The book business. Meet the smart and talented people who live between the pages and who can't wait to help you find your next favorite book." -- Provided by publisher. -- Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
Book Length:
Digital Book Number: DB120263
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts
A journalist recounts the efforts of a small group of librarians and archivists in Mali to rescue thousands of rare manuscripts before they fell into the hands of the jihadists attacking the city of Timbuktu. Some strong language. 2016.
Book Length:
Digital Book Number: DB084705
My Reading Life
Bestselling author and South Carolinian Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profound effect reading has had on his life. Strong language.
Book Length:
Digital Book Number: DBC05157
A Delayed Life: The True Story of the Librarian of Auschwitz
A Jewish woman whose experiences were fictionalized in The Librarian of Auschwitz (DB 89356) recounts her experiences of Nazi-occupation in Prague, life in the Jewish ghetto at Terezín, her own imprisonment in Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, and life after liberation. She describes her role as librarian of books smuggled into Auschwitz. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.
Book Length:
Digital Book Number: DB102259
America's Library: The Story of the Library of Congress, 1800-2000
A history of this cultural institution--often considered the world's greatest library--and the thirteen Librarians of Congress who guided its development. Discusses its transformation from modest legislative resource to the vast national library of the United States. Describes some of the variety found in its diverse collection of over 115 million items. 2000.
Book Length:
Digital Book Number: DB050345