The lives of four young people in different circumstances are changed by their encounters with books. Four humorous, poignant stories about how books changed the lives of several youngsters.

Jodie Broom, a 12-year-old girl (almost 13!), is like most girls her age. She loves her friends, music, and is always up for a good adventure. What she treasures above all else are books and she is consumed by them, reading and collecting whatever she can to satisfy her voracious appetite for stories, facts, and history. But Jodie lives in the year 2075, and more than fifty years have passed since the banning of books and paper; it's a time when no one can own a printed book, or even print photographs. In this E-world, experiences are largely simulated, from the reconstituted food to the zoo that only shows films of all the extinct species. With her student library card, which gives her the ability to time travel, Jodie discovers that she and her friends can experience historical events and meet legendary characters, and can also find and bring home her precious books to keep safe in her secret hiding place.

Meet Millie Jacobson. A delightful, caring child growing up in a metropolitan city with her Mother, Father, and twin brother, TJ. The Jacobsons have family values that are not uncommon to those times. Love, respect, and trust are critical to their family unit. This story is a focus on that love. Millie and TJ get their first independent library cards, today! The joy of knowing you can borrow books on your own merit is a goal for many of the children in their neighborhood, but much more so for Millie and TJ. In the excitement of traveling through the fantasies of each book, Millie looses her library card. She overcomes the embarrassment through the love and Friendship displayed by TJ. You will enjoy meeting Millie and TJ as much as I enjoy presenting them!

The fast-paced and complex PR role is becoming increasingly important as libraries need to respond quickly to the changing media landscape and the country's demographic shifts. Written by high-profile experts in the PR field, The Library PR Handbook is the essential reader for those looking to spice up their library's message and get the word out.

Marketing of library services has now been recognised as an essential agenda item for almost all kinds of libraries all over the world. As the term "marketing" has different meanings for different colleagues, the bundling of dozens of contributions from a truly international group of librarians is presented in this book, provides a broad scala on the topic. Therefore this book offers a useful tool for both working librarians and future librarians to understand vital issues relating to marketing of library and information services at the local, national and international level. The book is divided into six sections: Marketing concept: a changing perspective; Marketing in libraries around the world; Role of library associations; Education, training and research; Excellence in marketing; Databases and other marketing literature.