A Day With Librarians

by Jodie Shephard

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a police officer or a firefighter? Turn to the Rookie Read-About Community series to find out! Simple, engaging text and vivid photographs show you what various workers in our communities do€”and the contributions they make to our daily lives. In this book, readers will discover the ever-changing role of librarians and the varied tasks they perform every day.

Genres: Nonfiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2012

Reviews

[Readersaurus]

Kind of lame and not inspiring. For a low-level book, there are quite a few unexplained terms, such as research and catalog. The kids in the pictures could not look more bored. It might have been more fun to meet a real librarian and go through the day with him or her. (Sorry to be such a crab.)

P.S. Where's the 'show the enormous drunken gentleman the men's room'?

[Rose Rosetree]

Meet a Librarian. Thus starts the first chapter of a very reader-friendly look at how libraries work.

Cleverly written, these easy-to-read pages focus on how a librarian can help kids, like those whose photos illustrate this book. How exactly can librarians help kids? Examples here include:

* Teach you how to play a math game on the library's computer.
* Ditto, a reading game.
* Help you do your homework after school.
* Assisting immigrants to become U.S. citizens
* And just about everyone's favorite, story hour.

FIVE STARS for this delightful, accessible introduction to libraries.

[Ali Book&Seaglasshunter]

Nonfiction for early readers. Librarian do lots of things, from helping people study or find a good book, to order materials and leading story time. Good for a community or job related social studies unit. Some of the pictures/tasks were a little dated but ok overall.