Frank Carlson Library

An alphabetical look at some different places and things to read, from an atlas at the airport to a zodiac at the zoo.

Describes the benefits that libraries bring to communities and how lending libraries can help conserve trees and explains how to build a neighborhood library.

"[In this sweet and adventurous picture book, an unusually literary fish leaves the safety of her bowl to explore her library home for the first time. When Mr. Hughes finds a fish all alone in the library and names her Library Fish, she knows she's found her true home. Library Fish makes friends in the library and on the bookmobile, checks that books are returned, and absolutely loves story time, when she can listen to all kinds of stories and poems,...

Mr. Wiggle explores the reference section of the library, exploring dictionaries, thesauri, almanacs, encyclopedias, and atlases.

Presents the life and career of the African-American author who grew up listening to stories and who carries on the storytelling tradition in his numerous and award-winning books.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text encourage the reader to explore how books can engage all five senses--and why books prefer that they do so.

"Carter G. Woodson was born ten years after the end of the Civil War, to parents who had both been enslaved. Their stories were not the ones written about in history books, but Carter learned them and kept them in his heart. Carter's father could not read or write, but he believed in being an informed citizen. So Carter read the newspaper to him every day, and from this practice, he learned about the world and how to find out what he didn't know....