
Morris Lessmore loves words, stories and books, and after a tornado carries him to another land, dreary and colorless, he finds a single book in color that leads him to an amazing library where, he learns, the books need him as much as he needs them.Ĥ. Using the lyrics to Tom Chapin and Michael Mark’s “The Library Song,” this picture book celebrates the magic of reading and of libraries.ģ. The Library Book by Tom Chapin and Michael Mark If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don’t! by Elise ParsleyĪ latest cautionary tale by the best-selling creator of If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t! finds young Magnolia’s efforts to set up a circus big top at the local library hampered by narrow bookshelves and other wacky challenges.Ģ. If your kids love the Library they will surely enjoy reading the picture books in this blog post featuring books and libraries.Įnjoy! 10 Library-Themed Picture Books for Children 1.
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Kids know what they like and are always excited to tell you all about whatever it is in full detail (so endearing - soak it up while it lasts - they grow up too fast!). Just this past summer, my husband took our little ones to a marionette puppet show featuring the Wizard of Oz (my oldest is still talking about this program and it took place quite a while ago). They love the interactive touch screens, the fun play & learn areas and the variety of programs offered throughout the system. My kids absolutely love the Library! They get excited at the very mention of the Library because they know it’s a fun place to visit. However, I’m also a parent and our family regularly visits the Library, so this isn’t just an insider’s opinion. And yes, I’m a little biased when it comes to singing the praises of the Library.

After all, they have an incredible selection of books to spark little imaginations. Libraries are fascinating places for children. As a matter of fact, public libraries across the United States welcomed 1.4 billion in-person visitors in 2016 alone, which equates to about 4 million visits per day or 2,664 per minute. "Binhai's library design is beautiful, but it's hard to tell which books are real and which are fake," said one user.A lot of people visit the Library every day. People on Chinese social media website Weibo weren't very impressed either.

"There's quite a big difference between the photos and reality," Jiang Xue, a medical student, was quoted by AFP as saying. The main atrium is only approved for "circulation, sitting, reading and discussion," not book storage, authorities have decided. He told AFP that even the books that were on display in pictures were temporary, and soon had to be removed. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR / To go with AFP story China-library-architecture, FOCUS by Becky Davis (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images) Credit: AFP/Getty ImagesĪccording to the library's deputy director Liu Xiufeng, the library has other rooms in which there are traditional bookshelves (and are actually filled with books), but authorities didn't allow Binhai to put books in the main hall. Those rows upon rows of book spines are mostly images printed on the aluminium plates that make up the backs of shelves.

A futuristic Chinese library has wowed book lovers around the world with its white, undulating shelves rising from floor to ceiling, but if you read between the lines you'll spot one problem. This picture taken on Novemshows a woman looking at books at the Tianjin Binhai Library.
