Discovering Today's Library

This nifty, up-to-date book about libraries is chock full of information. Each page has clear, interesting pictures (though many are obviously posed, and you see the same kids over and over) with descriptive captions. There are sidebars of neat facts and websites (did you know there are over 16,000 public libraries in the United States?) on every page, and key words are in bold. At the end there is a brief timeline of libraries, a glossary of those bold words, and a "to learn more" page, along with an index. The topics covered are: types of libraries, what libraries do, the different shelving systems, and activities at the library that you could attend. "The one thing all libraries have in common is that they exist to serve people." (pg 5)