From stories he has heard about the librarian, a young boy imagines the worst when his class visits the school library for the first time.

Amelia Bedelia helps out at the library with her classmates and wonders what kind of book she should borrow when she receives her first library card.

"Oskar and and his bear Theodore must save the day when an angry monster barges into the library ... and thinks it's an all-you-can-eat buffet!"--

Miss Lotta Scales is a dragon who believes her job is to protect the school's library books from the children, but when she finally realizes that books are meant to be read, the dragon turns into Miss Lotty, librarian and storyteller.

"Five-year-old Pari accompanies her mother on her library bus rounds for the first time, stopping at a village and a refugee camp so that girls there can exchange books and have a lesson in English. Talking with her mother as they drive, Pari learns that she is lucky that she can attend school the next year. Pari's mother had to learn in secret when it was forbidden to teach girls to read, and the young women the bus visits weekly have no other access...

On the third afternoon of going to the library with her brother Henry, Beatrice finally finds something she enjoys doing.

When Lola's favorite book is not on the library's shelf, her older brother, Charlie, tries to find another book she will enjoy.

As his grandfather gives him hints about all the exciting things they will see, Jack tries to guess where they are going.

After a tragic death at Fairview Public Library, frequent patron Mallory and community service volunteer Spencer discover they are not as alone, or as safe, as they thought. Spencer volunteers at the library. Well, it's community service, but he likes his work. Mallory is sixteen and homeless. She spends a lot of time keeping her head down, trying to stay anonymous. When mysterious symbols and terrifying warnings begin to appear at the library, management...