Django Wexler

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Massachusetts

When her father is lost at sea shortly after meeting a very unusual visitor, Alice must leave her home to live with an "uncle" whose rural Pennsylvania estate includes a massive and mysterious library that holds much more than books.

The Forbidden Library

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Marie Benedict

Victoria Christopher Murray

Maine

The Instant New York Times Bestseller! A Good Morning America* Book Club Pick! "Historical fiction at its best!"* A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan's personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation, from New York Times bestselling authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps create a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and a well-known advocate for equality. Belle's complexion isn't dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white--her complexion is dark because she is African American. The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go to--for the protection of her family and her legacy--to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.

The Personal Librarian

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Deborah Bruss

Retired school library book. Previous owner’s information has been blackened out on the inside of the front and back cover. Interior pages are in like new condition. The jacket is covered in plastic.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Missouri

When the children go back to school, the animals on the farm have nothing to do. That is...until they discover the library. But when Cow, Pig, Horse, and Goat try to check out a book, they are met with a very puzzled librarian. Why can't she understand? It is only when Hen gives it a try - "book! Book! BOOK!" - that the animals finally get what they want! "Young kids...[will] love making all the animal noises and recognize how it feels when an adult doesn't understand." - Booklist

Book! Book! Book!

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South Carolina

The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

Traces the author's discovery of a half-frozen kitten in the drop-box of her small-community Iowa library and the feline's development into an affable library mascot whose intuitive nature prompted hundreds of abiding friendships, in a tale told against a backdrop of the town's struggles with the 1980s farm crisis.

Dewey

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Allison Varnes

New York

Property of the Rebel Librarian

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Texas

A Pictorial History of the Civil War Years 

Brand new, never read! Just had on a shelf.
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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Connecticut

Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was: a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive. Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous-it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but now that her little brother is gone too, Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall. In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hardwon redemption.

The Archived

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Michigan

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Georgia

Victoria Schwab

Goodwill find. Definitely some wear but pages are all super good. Free Bookish surprises with every order!! ❤️ (while supplies last)

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Kentucky

Louisiana

"With an iron fist, the Great Library controls the knowledge of the world, ruthlessly stamping out all rebellion and in the name of the greater good forbidding the personal ownership of books. Jess Brightwell has survived his introduction to the sinister, seductive world of the Library, but serving in its army is nothing like what he envisioned. His life and the lives of those he cares for have been altered forever. His best friend is lost, and Morgan, the girl he loves, is locked away in the Iron Tower, doomed to a life apart from everything she knows. Embarking on a mission to save one of their own, Jess and his band of allies make one wrong move and suddenly find themselves hunted by the Library's deadly automata and forced to flee Alexandria, all the way to London. But Jess's home isn't safe anymore. The Welsh army is coming, London is burning, and soon Jess must choose between his friends, his family, and the Library, which is willing to sacrifice anything and anyone in the search for ultimate control"--

Paper and Fire

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California

Colorado

New Hampshire

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Pennsylvania

Rachel Caine

Florida

Marilyn Johnson

Oregon

How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All

In This Book is Overdue!, acclaimed author Marilyn Johnson celebrates libraries and librarians, and, as she did in her popular first book, The Dead Beat, discovers offbeat and eloquent characters in the quietest corners. In defiance of doomsayers, Johnson finds librarians more vital and necessary than ever, as they fuse the tools of the digital age with love for the written word and the enduring values of truth, service to all, and free speech. This Book Is Overdue! is a romp through the ranks of information professionals who organize our messy world and offer old-fashioned human help through the maze.

This Book Is Overdue!

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Great condition exlibrary book.  Pages & binding are good.  May have library stamps, stickers & clear protective jacket (mostly on hardcovers).  

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Django Wexler

The Forbidden Library

Marie Benedict; Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Deborah Bruss

Book! Book! Book!

Vicki Myron

Dewey

Allison Varnes

Property of the Rebel Librarian

Paul M. Angle

A Pictorial History of the Civil War Years

Marie Benedict; Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Victoria Schwab

The Archived

Marie Benedict; Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Victoria Schwab

The Archived

Marie Benedict; Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Victoria Schwab

The Archived

Rachel Caine

Paper and Fire

Marie Benedict; Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Marie Benedict; Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Victoria Schwab

The Archived

Marie Benedict; Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Marie Benedict; Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Marie Benedict; Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Marie Benedict; Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Rachel Caine

Paper and Fire

Marilyn Johnson

This Book Is Overdue!

Marie Benedict; Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Victoria Schwab

The Archived