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LIBRARIAN ON THE ROOF! A TRUE STORY by M. G. King, illustrated by Stephen Gilpin

October 22nd, 2010 by M. G. King · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
  • Release Date: September 1, 2010
  • ISBN (hardcover): 978-0-8075-4512-6
  • ISBN (paperback): n/a
Librarian on the Roof! tells the true story of RoseAleta Laurell, the gutsy librarian who climbed the fifty-foot roof of the oldest library in Texas. Braving heights and severe storms, Ms. Laurell refused to come down until she received $20,000 in donations to improve the children's section and to bring computers and public internet access into her rural, bilingual community. During her weeklong campout, the local community came together to raise nearly twice that amount… Continue reading

Categories: 2010 Fall · Action/Adventure · Albert Whitman · Community · Debut · Events · King, M. G. · Local · Picture Book · Rated G · Stand-alone · Texas