Karen Henry Clark
KarenHenryClark.com
2024
Karen Henry Clark became an author at age four by writing a story on the living room wall. Although her parents loved the story, they questioned the medium. Devoted to writing, she earned her MA in English from the University of Tulsa. Eventually working as a teacher, administrator, and advertising copywriter, she never forgot that early ambition. Her first published picture book, SWEET MOON BABY, was about adopting a daughter from China. Next, LIBRARY GIRL, was inspired by her friend and internationally acclaimed librarian Nancy Pearl. Karen lives in Milan, Ohio, and blogs about the magic in life's simple moments in "Margin Notes" at her website karenhenryclark.com
Library Girl
How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian
Nancy Pearl loved books and spent so much time in her school library that her grade school classmates teased her, calling her “library girl.” When she discovers her neighborhood public library is open on Saturday, she begins the adventure of her lifetime. There, an inspiring librarian recognizes her abilities, recommends books that ignite her vivid imagination, and provides experiences to bolster her burgeoning self-confidence. As she loses herself in the books she finds herself in their pages and comes to recognize her strengths. Her self-discovery brings a realization at a young age that she wants to become a librarian so she can help children discover their dreams.
This young girl, Nancy Pearl, grows up to become “America’s Most Celebrated Librarian,” devoting her life to talking about books up and down library aisles, on radio and television, at conferences and colleges around the world. Ultimately, she authors books about books, believing that reading allows people to find dreams of their own . . . with the turn of every page.