This picture book was adorable. I absolutely love the diversity. I have about 10 librarians in mind that I need to send this to! Oh, the rich love of a library is shown beautifully on these pages.

📚 As an advocate for literacy, I wholeheartedly endorse books that introduce children to the magic of libraries! Libraries are essential to a well-rounded childhood in my opinion.

📚 The illustrations in this book are a delightful tapestry of humanity. People of all races, ages, and backgrounds populate the library scenes, emphasizing that these spaces belong to everyone in a community. There is even a child in the book with vitiligo. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that in a book before.

📚 Each page of the book begins with a heartfelt “Thank you, library,” followed by reasons why libraries are extraordinary. From warm welcomes, books, story time, adventures, crafts, internet resources, and much, much more! There are so many things to love about a library!

📚 My only tiny quibble is that I wish the text was a little bit bigger on the pages. There was a lot of available space and larger text is easier for younger children to read.

📚 This book serves as a fantastic introduction to the wonders of libraries. It invites children to explore, learn, and dream within the wonderful library walls.

Thank you @Netgalley and @sourcebookskids for an eArc of this book, which I have read and reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

Book 088 of 300 ~ 2024

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As a former head librarian and Vice-president, President, and current Immediate Past President of the Library Association of Singapore, this warms my heart.

I love reading and seeing books that appreciate all the love that is out there for librarians and libraries. I hope it keeps coming.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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A cute book about all the services a library can provide! This is a cute book that will show kids the importance of the library.

So agenda heavy I couldn’t stand it. I get libraries are a public space but I’m so sick of seeing kids book push such major agendas, and now agendas towards libraries. Automatically not adding to our library. This book had so much potential.

This is a sweet, simple little book dedicated to libraries and why they’re great.
I love how inclusive the words and illustrations are, and how they go way beyond just books in terms of depicting what libraries do.
Thanks to Netgalley for the EARC! It’s out in June.

LOVED this book for kids! It is a great way to show kids all the different ways to be thankful for libraries. The illustartions are well done, and are very inclusive. It is a book that I cannot wait to add to our shelves and to share with others.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book provided by the publisher via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Brilliant reminder of all the things that libraries and librarians do for us!
The illustrations by Rob Sayegh Jr. (Illustrator) are fun, simple, brilliantly colorful, and delightful.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone who has a library available to them, but especially to a school or your local public library (I did!)!
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This is just a warm hug to a librarian. I think that this book does a fantastic job of showing all of the love that patrons and librarians have for each other. I think it is also a great book to showcase during National Library Week. I thought this was such a fun and cute story.

As a grandmother and former teacher, I am lucky to be able to take my grandchildren to the library on a weekly basis. This story brings back fond memories of all the fun activities and the hunt for the just right book. This is a perfect book to read to children before they visit the library for the first time or for veterans who go weekly.

A decent book that is sure to please adult audiences, but potentially not engage younger readers. I was hoping for a book appropriate for storytime, or perhaps class visits, and while beautiful, this book does not provide the context or information needed to resonate with audiences. A lovely read regardless that I would recommend adding to a library collection.

Lisa Katzenberger’s <i>A Love Letter to My Library</i> is just that.

This is the sort of book that I think every kid should read and experience all those good feels from. It’s very simple and it’s not the kind of book that you give to teach reading skills nor is it the type of book that immediately makes itself known to you as one with a message. A lot of children—and probably adults!—might have to sit with this one for a bit.

But the truth is that this book has one of the best messages that it ever could—that of encouraging learning and growth and gratitude for the opportunities, people, and communities that offer those things. Personally, those are values that I think should be instilled in everyone from a very young age and therefore I’m honestly of the mind that this should be required reading for just about any Pre-K, Kinder, and 1st-3rd grade class.

The artwork is beautiful and engaging and diverse—the story itself even comments briefly on the gratitude felt for a librarian who is able to help a child find a book with someone like them in it. This is also probably the first time I’ve ever seen a book include someone with vitiligo, so it’s definitely going to be one of the first that I think of should I ever meet a child who experiences that condition.

I loved <i>A Love Letter to My Library</i> and I think the rest of the world will, too.

What amazing illustrations that showcase many of the different library offerings, as well as the different patrons we see each and every day. I loved the representation, the message, and am so thankful for every library I've gotten to call a second home as well.

A Love Letter to My Library is a sweet book full of "thank you"s that any child could identify with if they have been to their library. Some of my oldest memories are library trips with my mom, and I know I felt the sentiments expressed in this book.

I received an ARC from SOURCEBOOKS Kids | Sourcebooks Explore via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A Love Letter to My Library is such a cute picture book!! Very good illustrations and I totally love the concept. I will definitely recommend this book!

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As a library lover myself, this a cute book to read with your little one. It perfectly captures what a visit to your local library holds she the wonders that await you when you select that perfect book. I love the illustrations

To anyone who seeks solace in the library, this book will make you feel connected. This shares many ways libraries fulfill needs of people and their importance. The illustrations are fun and colorful.

A bright and happy book that celebrates the joy that it is to visit and be involved in your local library. With simple language and clear illustrations, this book is great for younger readers and can grow with them.

This book is a thank you to all libraries for being there and for all they offer. It’s a great book for you readers because the words are easy to read and there are a lot of pictures. It can also spark a conversation with your little one on why they like the library or any other place.

Libraries are a safe haven for so many people. We can go to the library to fill up with positive feelings and interact with books and other materials. This picture book is a love letter to libraries, thanking libraries for all the ways they help. The pictures are adorable and bright. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this