The Resource The library book, Susan Orlean
The library book, Susan Orlean
Resource Information
The item The library book, Susan Orlean represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Gleason Public Library (Carlisle).This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item The library book, Susan Orlean represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Gleason Public Library (Carlisle).
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Weaving her life-long love of books and reading with the fascinating history of libraries and the sometimes-eccentric characters who run them, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean presents a mesmerizing and uniquely compelling story as only she can. With her signature wit, insight, compassion, and talent for deep research, she investigates the legendary Los Angeles Public Library fire to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives. To truly understand what happens behind the stacks, Orlean visits the different departments of the LAPL, encountering an engaging cast of employees and patrons and experiencing alongside them the victories and struggles they face in today’s climate. She also delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from a metropolitan charitable initiative to a cornerstone of national identity. She reflects on her childhood experiences in libraries; studies arson and the long history of library fires; attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; and she re-examines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the library over thirty years ago. Along the way, she reveals how these buildings provide much more than just books—and that they are needed now more than ever
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 317 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476740188
- Label
- The library book
- Title
- The library book
- Statement of responsibility
- Susan Orlean
- Subject
-
- HISTORY / Social History
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Library buildings -- Fires and fire prevention -- California | Los Angeles
- Arson -- California | Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century
- Los Angeles Public Library, Central Library -- History
- Public libraries -- California | Los Angeles -- History
- Los Angeles Public Library, Central Library -- Fire, 1986
- Fires -- California | Los Angeles
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Weaving her life-long love of books and reading with the fascinating history of libraries and the sometimes-eccentric characters who run them, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean presents a mesmerizing and uniquely compelling story as only she can. With her signature wit, insight, compassion, and talent for deep research, she investigates the legendary Los Angeles Public Library fire to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives. To truly understand what happens behind the stacks, Orlean visits the different departments of the LAPL, encountering an engaging cast of employees and patrons and experiencing alongside them the victories and struggles they face in today’s climate. She also delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from a metropolitan charitable initiative to a cornerstone of national identity. She reflects on her childhood experiences in libraries; studies arson and the long history of library fires; attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; and she re-examines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the library over thirty years ago. Along the way, she reveals how these buildings provide much more than just books—and that they are needed now more than ever
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Orlean, Susan
- Dewey number
- 973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
-
- E
- Z733.L8742
- LC item number
- O75 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Los Angeles Public Library
- Los Angeles Public Library
- Public libraries
- Library buildings
- Fires
- Arson
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- HISTORY / Social History
- Label
- The library book, Susan Orlean
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1029886122
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 317 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476740188
- Lccn
- 2018022454
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1029886122
- Label
- The library book, Susan Orlean
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1029886122
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 317 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476740188
- Lccn
- 2018022454
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1029886122
Subject
- HISTORY / Social History
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Library buildings -- Fires and fire prevention -- California | Los Angeles
- Arson -- California | Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century
- Los Angeles Public Library, Central Library -- History
- Public libraries -- California | Los Angeles -- History
- Los Angeles Public Library, Central Library -- Fire, 1986
- Fires -- California | Los Angeles
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