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Off the Shelf September 2017
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The invisible library by Genevieve CogmanAn undercover librarian who works for an occult organization that collects books from different realities must determine what happened to a particularly dangerous book that has been stolen and becomes mired in a mystery infused with peril and conflicting clues.
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Ink and bone : The Great Library by Rachel CaineWorking in an alternate universe where the Great Library of Alexandria survived destruction, Jess is torn between his employers and his family's black-market book ring before an illegal innovation leads to a terrible discovery.
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Labyrinths : selected stories & other writings by Jorge Luis BorgesA new edition of a classic work by the late Argentinean writer features the 1964 augmented original text and is complemented by a biographical essay, a tribute to the writer's body of work, and a chronology of his life. Contains the classic short story "Library of Babel."
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The library : an illustrated history by Stuart MurrayThe history of libraries from the ancient times to today is presented through a review of the types of documents stored, the structures themselves, the way they have been managed, and the important part they have played in every culture around the world.
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The public library : A Photographic Essay by Robert DawsonA collection of photographs of public libraries throughout the United States is accompanied by essays, letters, and poems by distinguished writers and librarians honoring this beloved institution.
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Free for all : oddballs, geeks, and gangstas in the public library by Don BorchertThe author recounts his experiences working as an assistant librarian in a public library in suburban Los Angeles, as he encounters patrons who range from bored latchkey kids left there for the afternoon, to rowdy teenagers, to Internet-obsessed adults, to drug-dealers.
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Dewey : the small-town library cat who touched the world by Vicki MyronTraces 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.
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West Slope Community Library 3678 SW 78th Ave. Portland, Oregon 97225 503-292-6416
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