Format:
Book
Author:
Orlean, Susan, author.
Title:
The library book / Susan Orlean.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018.
Description:
317 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:
"Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from their humble beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to their current status as a cornerstone of national identity; brings each department of the library to vivid life through on-the-ground reporting; studies arson attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; reflects on her own experiences in libraries; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Los Angeles Public Library. Central Library -- Fire, 1986.
Los Angeles Public Library. Central Library -- History.
Los Angeles Public Library -- History -- 20th century.
Public libraries -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
Arson -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317).
ISBN:
1476740186
9781476740188
Other Number:
1029886122
System Availability:
7
Current Holds:
0
# Local items:
7
Control Number:
380777
Call Number:
027.4794 ORL 2018
Course Reserves:
0
# Local items in:
6
# System items in:
6