The Library Book by Susan Orlean

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Top contender for my favorite book of the year!

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Greg Ruben5mo ago

I can't recommend this one enough. It tells the story of the Central Library and the 1980s fire that nearly destroyed it. But it also uses that as a jumping off point to tell the history of libraries in LA and explore the changing role of libraries in the 21st century

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The Library Book

Greg Ruben

“I can't recommend this one enough. It tells the story of the Central Library and the 1980s fire that nearly destroyed it. But it also uses that as a jumping off point to tell the history of libraries in LA and explore the changing role of libraries in the 21st century”