![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Like a library itself, Orlean’s book allows readers to meander and muse over just about everything. As you may well imagine, fire, water, smoke and library books are a devastating combination. In the end, the fire involved 60 firefighter companies, 350 firefighters-that’s more than half the fire department resources for the entire city of Los Angeles. Leaving almost twice that many more books water-soaked and badly damaged. It raged for seven and a half hours, with temperatures reaching 2000 degrees, consuming 400,000 books. Instead, they stood in stunned silence to witness what would become the largest library fire in American history. But this time, they weren’t going back inside. Accustomed to false alarms, patrons and employees shuffled out and waited impatiently on the sidewalk. Summit County Library’s Youth Services Librarian, Kirsten Nilsson has this month’s book review.įire alarms blared at the Los Angeles Central Library on the morning of April 29, 1986. Set against the backdrop of the devastating Los Angeles Central Library fire in 1986, Orlean’s non-fiction narrative explores all kinds of things from the essential role of libraries in today’s world to the cultural history of Los Angeles. Whether you visit the library weekly, with toddlers in tow for story time, or you haven’t set foot in a library in who knows how long, Susan Orlean’s The Library Book will captivate and enthrall you. ![]()
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