Library, Please! Books About Libraries

Library, Please! Books About Libraries

By Laura Raphael, MA, MLIS, Children's Services Coordinator, Tulsa City-County Library

This summer, we want children to request of their parents: “Library, please!” (Well, we want them to request this year-round, but especially in the summer!)

Here are a few fun library-based books to explore after visiting the library:

• Lola at the Library – STREAMING VIDEO ON HOOPLA!

In this gentle picture book, beloved character Lola loves the library and all of its magical ways. Watch the video, then read the book together!

• Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein

The original 2014 chapter book, in which children stay overnight in a library and solve puzzles by a gamemaster (Mr. Lemoncello, of course) in order to escape the building, has been followed by additional books, including graphic novels.

• I Want to Read All the Books by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

This is the rallying cry of most librarians! In this colorful picture book, a young girl discovers the place where all the books live: the library.

• The Not So Quiet Library by Zachariah Ohora

What happens when a monster visits a library and starts trying to eat the readers? Hint: it’s loud! And one child decides to fight back.

• Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library by Julie Gassman

Dragons and libraries do not mix in this hilarious romp of a picture book!