Ready, Set, Read! It's National Library Week.

Starting with books of course:

Biblioburro by Jeanette Winter

Yay! One of our favorite books - the inspiring story of Luia who loves books so much he loads them up on his burro and travels with them to remote areas of Columbia to share them with children. Better yet, this book is based on the real-life story of Luis Soriano and his mission to share books. 

Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora

Grandfather tells wonderful stories and Tomas and his family gather around to hear them after long days working in the fields. Tomas has heard them so many times, he knows them by heart. But then Grandfather tells him there are even more stories in the library. So Tomas meets the library lady who opens up a whole new world of stories to him.

Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

Luigi Lemoncello, a creative, not to mention notorius gamemaker, is building the town's new library. Find out what adventures are in store at the library for Kyle, a huge video gamer and a class clown.

Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children

by Jan Pinborough

This is the true story of Miss Moore creating the first children's room at the New York Public Library. She filled it with artwork, window seats for curling up with a good book and many, many books in many languages. But it's borrowing privileges that makes this collection so important!

The Library by Sarah Stewart

Elizabeth Brown loves books so much they've filled up the house and blocked the front door. What to do with so many books? Start a public library! Check out Elizabeth's story.

Amelia Bedelia Bookwork by Herman Parish

Knitting jackets for books? Confusing a stegasaurus with a thesaurus? Amelia Bedelia volunteers at the library and that's when the fun begins!

Pipistrelli in Biblioteca by Brian Lies

Ever wonder what happens at the library after dark? This tale of bats reading their favorite stories and making mischief in the drinking fountain will delight you. It's written in rhyme so if you're working on rhyme, it's perfect!

Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk

Library Mouse loves books so much that he decides to become a writer. Through his story, he inspires children everywhere to write.

The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter

In this story, librarian Alia Muhammed Baker braves the threat of war to save the library's books. 

Moving on to videos because modern libraries have all types of resources:

Biblioburro - the traveling library

This is the video version of Columbian grade-school teacher Luis Soriano's story. He and his hard-working burros bring books to children in a remote area. Watch him travel with a collection of books strapped to his donkey, set up the books and share them with local children. Very inspiring true life story! (5 minutes long)