The Tale of the Iraqi Librarian...

This story from the Christian Science Monitor discusses the new children's book about an Iraqi librarian who saves the books she loves.

And another heartwarming story about a small library in the United States. (from Jessamyn, famous library blogger)

And while we are on the topic, read how a Microsoft executive abandoned his lucrative career to found Room to Read, a charity responsible for creating libraries in remote corners of the world--beginning with a village in Nepal. (from Mesoj, education librarian blog)