Librarian on the Roof! A True Story
By M. G. King and Stephen Gilpin
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2012-2013 Show Me Readers Nominee List (Missouri)
When RoseAleta Laurell begins her new job at the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, Texas, she is surprised that the children of the town think the library is for adults. She vows to raise the money for a children's section and spends a week living and working on the library roof, even surviving a dangerous storm. With the help of the entire town, RoseAleta raises over $39,000 from within the community and across the country.
Today if you look through the front window of the Eugene Clark Library, you will see shelves stacked full with children's books and tables and chairs just the right size. You will see artwork on the walls, and a row of busy computers. Best of all, you will always find crowds of children who love to read and learn inside the walls of the oldest library in Texas.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Beautifully and colorfully illustrated and based on a true story, Librarian on the Roof is an interesting tale of one woman's determination to raise money for her library. RoseAlita Laurell spends an entire week camped out on the library's roof and she refuses to come down until enough money is raised to make a children's area. Her determination and spirit not only brings the people of Lockhart together, but also changes the oldest library in Texas into a place that new young readers love to vis...moreBeautifully and colorfully illustrated and based on a true story, Librarian on the Roof is an interesting tale of one woman's determination to raise money for her library. RoseAlita Laurell spends an entire week camped out on the library's roof and she refuses to come down until enough money is raised to make a children's area. Her determination and spirit not only brings the people of Lockhart together, but also changes the oldest library in Texas into a place that new young readers love to visit. While I enjoyed this story, my six year old daughter did not; so I split the difference and gave it three stars.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Full disclosure - I know the author via GoodReads, because she hosts the group Great Middle Grade Reads. However, I would have wanted to read this book anyway, because libraries are my favorite places and librarians are my favorite people.
The book did not disappoint. Pictures, story, and book design work together to make Miss RoseAleta's point that Respectable towns have libraries filled with children." It's a serious message, presented lightly, and will probably motivate readers to dare to make a change. That is to say, it'd be a funny and cute enough adventure if it were fiction, but the fact that it is a true story gives it real impact." - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5"Library on the Roof" is a book about what happens when a new librarian, RoseAleta, comes to the small, quiet town of Lockhart, TX. She wants to update the quiet library and make it more inviting for children. To do this, she feels she needs to get the whole town involved. In order to do this, she climbs to the roof of the library to get everyone's attention and says she is going to camp out there until the library raises enough money to fund the children's area of the library. The town pulls together and raises double what RoseAleta had originally aimed for. This story is an excellent example of how a community can come together and do the impossible!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Librarians are modern day heroes and champions who create spaces for people to gather and find information. We never stop fighting for equality, equal access, and a place in this world!