LEADER 00000nam a22005291i 4500 001 frd00045100 003 CtWfDGI 005 20211104032859.0 006 m o d 007 cr un ---auuuu 008 211104t20212021xx o 000 m eng d 020 9781636090276|q(epub) 020 |z9781636090252|q(print) 024 3 9781636090276 040 CtWfDGI|beng|erda|cCtWfDGI 043 n-us--- 050 4 PS648.C4 082 04 813/.6|223 100 1 Hall, Patty Smith,|eauthor. 245 14 The Librarian's Journey :|b4 Historical Romances /|cPatty Smith Hall. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bBarbour Publishing, Inc.,|c[2021] 264 4 |c©2021 300 1 online resource (352 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rdaft 347 |b(epub) 506 Access limited to subscribing institutions. 520 "A brave fight for literacy during the Great Depression Four women set out on horseback to bring the library to remote communities Part of FDR's New Deal was the Works Progress Administration, which funded the Pack Horse Library Initiative. Ride along with four book-loving women who bravely fight for literacy in remote communities during the Great Depression by carrying library books via horseback. Will their efforts be rewarded by finding love in the process? Love's Turning Page by Cynthia Hickey 1935, Ozark Mountains Grace Billings jumped at the chance to be a traveling librarian, but she didn't anticipate the long days of work, the intense poverty, or the handsome new schoolteacher whose love for the mountain people surpasses even her own. For Such a Time by Patty Smith Hall 1936, Pine Mountain, Georgia Forced out of her nursing job due to budget cuts, Ruth Sims applies for a position with the Pack Horse Library incentive, only to discover she must go to the one place she swore never to return. The children instantly steal her heart with their thirst for books, and she's happy in her post until she meets their teacher, Will Munroe -- the man who broke her heart. Book Lady of the Bayou by Marilyn Turk 1936, Mississippi Forced out of her comfort zone, Lily Bee Davis travels by horse or boat taking books to remote areas. When she meets little Evie and her reclusive father at a dilapidated plantation house, she is drawn by their losses and longs to draw them out into life again. The Librarian and the Lawman by Kathleen Y'Barbo 1936, Kentucky Lottie Trent connects with a backwoods bully's wife by secretly carrying messages for her in exchange for books. FBI agent Clayton Turnbow is on the trail of a criminal gang and discovers the packhorse librarian maybe a key member."--|cProvided by Freading. 588 0 Publisher metadata. 650 0 Packhorse librarians|vFiction. 650 0 Depressions|y1929|vFiction. 650 0 Man-woman relationships|vFiction. 650 7 FICTION / Christian / Romance / General.|2bisacsh 651 1 United States|xRural conditions|vFiction. 655 0 Historical fiction. 655 0 Electronic books. 655 7 Historical fiction.|2lcgft 655 7 Historical fiction.|2gsafd 700 12 |iContainer of (work):|aHickey, Cynthia.|tLove's turning page. 700 12 |iContainer of (work):|aHall, Patty Smith.|tFor such a time. 700 12 |iContainer of (work):|aTurk, Marilyn.|tBook lady of the bayou. 700 12 |iContainer of (work):|aY'Barbo, Kathleen.|tLibrarian and the lawman. 914 frd00045100
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