the loveliest librarian

“This is one of my favorites,” said Mrs. Chinca in a muffled voice.

“Oh, I have that one at home!” Carlo said excitedly.

Carlo was beginning to think that Mrs. Chinca wasn’t so scary after all. She was being such a good and helpful librarian. [p. 13-14]

Title: Carlo and the Really Nice Librarian
Creator: Spanyol, Jessica
Publisher: Candlewick
Date: 2004
Type: Text
Type: Still image

Andy had many good times at the library.

Sometimes the children were invited to look at a movie.

Sometimes the librarian gave a puppet show.

Andy thought of the librarian as his good friend.

She was always willing to answer questions.

She showed him where to look up things for his homework.

She helped him find books about his hobbies. [p. 44-45]

Title: I Know a Librarian
Creator: Voight, Virginia
Creator: Petie, Haris
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Date: 1966
Type: Text
Type: Still image

Aside from a good education, librarians need many things to do their jobs well. First of all, they need to like books. Most librarians are people who love books. They enjoy library work because it gives them a chance to be near books all the time. Then a librarian has to be curious and interested in everything around him. The best librarians have a little extra feeling about how to go about finding information that nobody else can find.

A librarian also has to be neat in his work. He has to want to get things right. He cannot just shrug his shoulders if a name on a catalog card is misspelled or a typewritten date is wrong. One misspelled name might make it impossible for anyone to ever find that book in the library. [p. 52-53]

Title: Read About the Librarian
Creator: Flagsbrun, Francine
Creator: Nevins, Dan
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Date: 1970
Type: Text
Type: Still image

Miss Brown put a date on a card in each book.

“Bring the books back on this date,” she said. “Don’t be late. You must pay a fine for late books.”

“I will take good care of the books and bring them back on time,” said Jane.

“This is a wonderful book,” said Joe. “It tells me what I want to know about sailing. I want to be a good sailor. What do you want to be, Jane?”

“I want to be a good librarian, someday,” said Jane. “I will help people find good books.” [p. 17-18]

Title: I Want to Be a Librarian
Creator: Greene, Carla, 1916-
Creator: Eckart, Frances
Publisher: Childrens Press
Date: 1960
Type: Text
Type: Still image