The Library Book

Description:

The Library Book alternates between a true-crime work on the suspicion of arson in the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library; and a broader history of that library and Orlean's personal devotion to libraries in general, especially as the site of fond memories she shared with her mother.

subjects: Libraries,  Los Angeles Public Library,  Arson,  History,  Libraries and society,  Libraries, united states,  Los angeles (calif.), history,  nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2018-11-04,  New York Times bestseller,  New York Times reviewed,  Fire, 1986,  Public libraries,  Arson investigation,  Books,  Library materials,  Social aspects,  HISTORY / United States / 20th Century,  HISTORY / Social History,  Los Angeles Public Library. Central Library,  Fires,  Large type books

Places: California,  Los Angeles

Times: 20th century