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Community Helpers

Non-Fiction

J 020.23 Ame. Ames, Michelle. Librarians in Our Community.

J 020.23 Mon. Peterson, Judy Monroe. A Day in the Life of a Librarian.

J 027 Mar. Marsico, Katie. Working at the Library.

J 027 Mei. Meister, Cari. Librarians.

J 027.4 Swe. Sweeney, Alyse. Welcome to the Library.

J 027.8 Gar. Garrett, Winston. What Does A Library Media Specialist Do?

J 363.2 Ame. Ames, Michelle. Police Officers in our Community.

J 363.2 Lie. Liebman, Daniel. I Want to be a Police Officer.

J 363.2 Low. Niven, Felicia Lowenstein. What Does a Police Officer Do?

J 363.2 Mul. Mullenbach, Cheryl. Women in Blue: 16 Brave Officers, Forensics Experts, Police Chiefs, and more.

J 363.2 Par. Parks, Peggy J. Police Officer.

J 363.2 Rea. Ready, Dee. Police Officers.

J 363.2 Sch. Schaefer, Lola M. Police Station.

J 363.22 Gor. Gorman, Jacqueline Laks. Police Officer.

J 371.1 Ame. Ames, Michelle. Teachers in our Community.

J 371.201 Cap. Capici, Gaetano. What Do They Do? Principals.

J 383.145 Mac. Macken, JoAnn Early. Mail Carrier.

J 383.145 Mei. Meister, Cari. Mail Carriers.

J 383.145 Tru. Trumbauer, Lisa. What Does a Mail Carrier Do?

J 590.73 Swe. Sweeney, Alyse. Who Works at the Zoo?

J 610.6 Jor. Jordan, Anna Louise. What Does an EMT Do?

J 363.34 Ger. Gersh, Camilla. Emergency Rescue.

J 610.6 She. Shepherd, Jodie. A Day With Paramedics.

J 610.69 Ada. Adamson, Heather. A Day in the Life of a Doctor.

J 610.69 Hea. Heath, Erin. Doctors in our Community.

J 610.69 Low. Niven, Felicia Lowenstein. What Does a Doctor Do?

J 610.69 Mei, Meister, Cari. Doctors.

J 610.73 Flu. Fluet, Connie. A Day in the Life of a Nurse.

J 610.73 Rea. Ready, Dee. Nurses.

J 615.1 Fro. Frost, Helen. We Need Pharmacists.

J 615.1 Gib. Gibson, Karen Bush. Pharmacists.

J 617.6 Ada. Adamson, Heather. A Day in the Life of a Dentist.

J 617.6 Cra. Crabtree, Marc. Meet My Neighbor, The Dentist.

J 617.6 Sch. Schaefer, Lola M. Dental Office.

J 621.9 McF. McFadden, Jesse. A Construction Worker’s Tools.

J 628.4 Mil. Miller, Heather. What Does a Sanitation Worker Do?

J 628.925 Ame. Ames, Michelle. Firefighters in our Community.

J 363.37 Bou. Bourgeois, Paulette. Fire Fighters.

J 510 Cle. Clemson, Wendy. Firefighters to the Rescue (Math Adventures).

J 363.37 For. Fortney, Mary T. Fire Station Number 4: the Daily Life of Firefighters.

J 363.37 Gol. Goldish, Meish. City Firefighters.

J 363.37 Gol. Goldish, Meish. Smoke Jumpers.

J 628.925 Gor. Gordon, Sharon. What’s Inside a Firehouse?

J 628.92 Sch. Schmidt, Erin. What Does a Firefighter Do?

J 628.925 Kal. Clemson, Wendy. Firefighters to the Rescue!

J 363.37 Pet. Petersen, Justin. Smokejumpers: Fighting Fires from the Sky.

J 628.925 Rea. Ready, Dee. Fire Fighters.

J 363.37 Sch. Schaefer, Lola M. Fire Station.

J 363.37 Sch. Schomp, Virginia. If You Were a: Firefighter.

J 628.92 Sch. Schmidt, Erin. What Does a Firefighter Do?

J 628.925 Swe. Sweeney, Alyse. A Very Busy Firehouse.

J 629.224 Tru. Trumbauer, Lisa. What Does a Truck Driver Do?

J 629.2844 Sch. Schomp, Virginia. If You Were a…Truck Driver.

J 630 Jef. Jeffries, Joyce. Farmers.

J 635.0484 Orr. Orr, Tamra. Organic Farmer.

J 636.089 Ada. Adamson, Heather. A Day in the Life of a Veterinarian.

J 636.089 Ame. Ames, Michelle. Veterinarians in our Community.

J 636.089 Low. Niven, Felicia Lowenstein. What Does a Veterinarian Do?

J 641.5 Tur. Turnbull, Stephanie. How to be… a Chef.

J 641.5092 Kle. Klein, Hilary Dole. A Day with a Chef.

J 647.2 Yan. Yanuck, Debbie L. Custodians.

J 690 Sch. Schaefer, Lola M. Who Works Here? Construction Site.

Beginning Readers

Askew, Amanda. Chef. Rory the chef demonstrates to young readers the work that he does to run his restaurant and prepare meals for his customers.

Askew, Amanda. Doctor. Meet Amar the doctor. Find out what he does every day and how he helps sick people to get better.

Askew, Amanda. Firefighter. Learn all about the job of a firefighter.

Askew, Amanda. Police Officer. Meet Anita the police officer. Find out what she does every day and how she fights crime.

Askew, Amanda. Teacher. Meet Kimi the teacher. Find out what she does every day and how she helps children learn.

Askew, Amanda. Vet. Meet Beth the vet. Find out what she does every day and how she helps sick animals get better.

Bennett, Leonie. A Day with an Airplane Pilot. Prepare for takeoff! Follow a pilot as he takes control of a huge jumbo jet during a busy day flying from London to New York.

Catala, Ellen. Who Keeps Us Safe? Simple text and photos present many people in the community that work to keep others safe.

Mann, Rachel. Race to a Fire! Shows firefighters rushing to a store fire in an easy-to-read text that incorporates phonics instruction and rebuses.

Mayer, Mercer. This Is My Town. Little Critter invites readers to explore his town and discover where everyone works and plays.

Meltzer Kleinhenz, Sydnie. Work and Play. A girl looks at different jobs as she thinks about what she might do someday.

Rau, Dana Meachen. Firefighter. Easy to read text with rebuses explores the job of a firefighter.

Thomas, Mark. A Day with a Plumber. Explains in simple terms some of the work that a plumber does.

Picture Books

Cronin, Doreen. Rescue Bunnies. Newbie struggles to pass her field test to become a full-fledged Rescue Bunny.

Demarest, Chris L. Firefighters A to Z. An alphabetic look at a firefighter’s day.

George, Lucy M. Doctor. Explains all the important things that Doctor Miranda does each day as she helps her patients.

George, Lucy M. Firefighter. Frank the fire fighter and his crew help save a school and a guinea pig when a fire starts in the library.

George, Lucy M. Librarian. Explains all the important things that Rita the librarian does each day at the library.

George, Lucy M. Police Officer. Explains all the important things that Seth and his fellow police officers do each day.

George, Lucy M. Teacher. Explains all the important things that Ms. Betts does each day as she educates her students.

Grambling, Lois G. My Mom is a Firefighter. Billy spends time with his “second family” at the Floral Avenue firehouse where his mother works, and dreams of growing up to be a firefighter just like her.

Hartland, Jessie. Night Shift. Late at night after children have gone to bed, people who work the night shift, like street sweepers, window dressers, newspaper printers, road workers, and donut bakers, are doing their jobs.

Lloyd-Jones, Sally. How to Get a Job, by Me, the Boss. A young girl describes in detail how to decide on an interesting job and then tells exactly how to go about getting it.

Markes, Julie. Shhhhh! Everybody’s Sleeping. A young child is encouraged to go to sleep by the thought of everyone else sleeping, from teacher to baker to postman.

McMullen, Kate. Bulldog’s Big Day. While looking for a job, Bulldog tries being a firefighter, a window washer, a sign painter, and a bookseller before finding just the right job for himself.

Muir, Leslie. The Little Bitty Bakery. When an elephant pastry chef works straight through her birthday with no time for birthday cake, some industrious mice make good use of her kitchen and bake a delicious surprise.

Parr, Todd. Teachers Rock! A celebration of the ways in which teachers change the world, from encouraging creativity, to making students laugh, to helping them form friendships, always wanting everyone to succeed and making the classroom a great place to be.

Ransome, James. My Teacher. A student wonders why her teacher has chosen to teach in her school for so long, and highlights all the special things her teacher does for her class.

Rathmann, Peggy. Officer Buckle and Gloria. The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle’s safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches. (Caldecott shelf).

Rockwell, Anne F. Library Day. While visiting the library for the first time, a young boy listens to stories, reads books and magazines, and learns that there is something for everyone at the library.

Stoeke, Janet Morgan. It’s Library Day. The children walk down the hall in a nice straight line with big grins on their faces on library day.

Watts, Bernadette. Harvey Hare, Postman Extraordinaire. To show their appreciation for the reliability and hard work of their postman Harvey Hare, the other animals plan to give him a perfect present.

Illustrated Literature

Loy, Jessica. When I Grow Up: A Young Person’s Guide to Interesting & Unusual Occupations.

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    • About Westfield
    • History of the Library
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    • Library Board of Trustees
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    • Mission Statement
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  • Circulation
    • Catalog Resources
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        • Loan Periods
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        • Books From Other Libraries
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        • Books on Wheels
        • Back
      • Reserve & Renew Items
      • Search The Catalog
      • Back
    • Devices
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        • Adult Book Clubs
        • Children’s Book Clubs
        • Back
      • Kill-A-Watt Devices
      • Mobile Hot Spots
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  • Books & Media
    • Book Recommendations
    • Downloadable Audiobooks
    • Downloadable eBooks
    • Digital Magazines
    • Digital Music
    • Library Apps
    • Local History
    • Movies and Videos
    • Museum Passes
    • Online Book Club
    • Back
  • Events
  • Library Services
    • Adult Services
      • Adult Book Club Kits
      • Adult Events
      • Ask a Librarian
      • Book Match for Adults
      • Book Recommendations
      • Books on Wheels
      • Health Literacy Tote Kits
      • Meeting Room Policy
      • Museum Passes
      • Online Book Club
      • Remote Printing
      • What to Read Next (Novelist)
      • Back
    • Teen Services
      • Book Genie
      • Booklists for Teens
      • Brainfuse: Help Now
      • DMV Practice Test
      • Online Book Club
      • Teen Volunteering
      • Back
    • Youth Services
      • 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
      • Book Genie
      • Booklists for Kids
      • Brainfuse: Help Now
      • Children’s Events
      • Tumblebooks
      • Back
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