A Love Letter to Libraries: Susan Orlean’s The Library Book

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In her fascinating 2018 book, The Library Book (Amazon), Susan Orlean recounts the story of the Los Angeles Public Library and its remarkable journey from destruction to rebirth. On April 29th, 1986, a devastating fire consumed the Central Library of Los Angeles, destroying hundreds of thousands of books and leaving much of its infrastructure in ruins. Through extensive research and…