My First Love Was A Library!
I fell in love with Willard Library in Evansville, Indiana when I was six-years-old.
I began reading simple books when I was three-years-old, the usual Dick, Jane and Spot kind of books. I loved the feeling of the paper on my fingers, loved the smell of books, and began to love where books could take me. Then when I was around six-years-old, someone told my Mom that the library in Willard Park had a children's room, where a child could just sit and read as long as they wanted. It was in the basement of the adult Willard Library, and had a separate entrance so you didn't have ...

Transportation Storytime Ideas
Do you get a lot of requests for Thomas the Tank Engine, pirates or fire engines? Wow your storytime kids with a fun transportation themed storytime. Storytime favorites such as Trashy Town and Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus are sure to please. Set out additional copies and parents will thank you that they won't have to read Thomas the Tank Engine again tonight for the thousandth time.

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Libraries
This lens pays tribute to many great libraries around the world, as well as giving links to many great online resources for librarians, students and anyone else interested in learning on the internet. Libraries have been kept by people for thousands of years, and as many of us have heard , knowledge is power. Libraries continue to be an unheralded but vital aspect of any thriving community. I still remember being taken to the summer reading programs and other events at my local library. This ...

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Libraries "The Cathedrals of Knowledge"
I worked at the Goethals Indian Library for over eleven years in India. I have always loved books and so it was just natural for me to work in a library. I am now very interested in the ebook and in information marketing. Libraries are The Cathedrals of Knowledge.I hope that this site will help you to appreciate your books and the libraries you are privileged to have at your service. There are so many types of libraries, each with its own Niche. Some libraries only have books on nature, some ...