Manners in the Library

Way to Be!: Manners

by Carrie Finn, Chris Lensch (Illustrator)

Why do you have to whisper in the library? Find out how good manners make the library a pleasant place for everyone to visit.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Nonfiction, School

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can we please hand out copies of this book to everyone who passes through our doors? So many seemingly obvious manners are a daily ordeal for us. Adults, too, often need to be reminded not to eat in the library, to return their books on time, and to treat the librarians with a modicum of human decency.

Really, a book published in this decade should have included cell phone etiquette as well—which is, once again, another daily issue at our library.

[Krista the Krazy Kataloguer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book like this is certainly needed, and it was ok, and I liked the illustrations, but... I thought some of the manners needed a bit more of an explanation than was given in the book. For example, I think a sentence or two needs to be added to explain why Kyle shouldn't eat the apple in the library (food isn't allowed in libraries because something might get spilled or slopped on the books or furniture or floor). A sentence or two needs to be added to further explain why it's good manners not to take out every book the library owns on a particular subject (leave some for others). I would also liked to have seen something on cell phone/iPod manners (even little kids have 'em) and on walking rather than running inside the library. Nevertheless, this book is a good place to start teaching library manners. Recommended.

[Frankie S · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great review of manners at the library. Would be good to read something like this at the beginning of storytime for each season. We'll see if they are remembered tomorrow at storytime!?!

[Lizanell · Rating 3 out of 5]

straightforward, no frills book about how to behave in the library. I agree with other reviewers that some behaviors needed more explanation. since it's aimed at kids, I don't think cell phone etiquette needs to be added but something about computer use would have been nice. Kids playing a game on the computer and yelling/exclaiming when their characters die or, level up etc., are a common problem in the library where I work.

[Sandybear76]

We use this book every year with the younger grades during their first visit of the new school year. Cute pictures. Easy book to read aloud and talk about while reading.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this would be a good book to use as a springboard for discussion about library manners. Nope! The students didn't like it at all!

Sept. 2016 -- This year's students liked it better.

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading with Kindergarten and my self contained class

[Emily Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very repetitive with the "[child's name] is practicing good manners in the library" with every example. I don't think this would be fun for children. Plus, a lot of the manners are a bit outdated for some libraries -- food is allowed in certain areas, we don't shush children, patrons aren't restricted to whispering, and various other things of library days gone by. Some parts would work well for teaching library rules, but other pages would need to be omitted.

[Sahel · Rating 4 out of 5]

تصویرسازی کتاب زیبا و دوست داشتنی بود، اینکه توش از کاراکترهایی با نژادها و شمایل مختلف استفاده شده بود، زیباییش رو بیشتر هم میکرد. فقط به نظرم کتاب با توجه به اینکه نثر زیادی نداشت و بصری بود، بیشتر برای گروه سنی ب مناسب بود، هر چند که توی توضیحاتش نوشته بود برای ب و ج!

[Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book to teach about manners and appropriate behavior in the library

[Marilyn Showalter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informational
K-2nd grade reading level
In my opinion, this book would be best suited to read to children before going to a library. It could work for a school library, but I thought it was more directed towards a public library. However, I think it’s a good book for teaching kids basic manners of how to behave in a public setting.

[Dannie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Awful. Way to shame parents into not taking their young children to the library! Our library has "book babies" and "toddler stories" sessions, so at least I know our county is more tolerant and inclusive. I was hoping for explanations to back up my rules to "use walking feet" and "inside voices." But no.

[Jnase1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

More about manners in a public library than a school library, but still a good book to use about how to behave in most libraries.

I actually use this book every year for our library orientations with kindergarten and first grade.

[Heather Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

megan summer reading 2016, children's book, picture book, nonfiction, non-fiction, manners, library, behavior, prek, kindergarten, first grade, second grade

[Vayda Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

As far as books about manners and behaving go, this one is a winner. I really enjoyed this nice and colorful way to explain to my monster that he needs to behave in the library. The facts and the back of the book were my favorite part though. So many new things to learn.