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05918cam a2200877 i 4500 001 2C9246ECAC3311EB98A411E3203FDB2A 003 SILO 005 20210503121523 008 180512s2018 nyua b 000 0 eng c 010 $a 2018022454 020 $a 1782392262 020 $a 9781782392262 020 $a 9781476740201 020 $a 1476740208 020 $a 9781476740195 020 $a 1476740194 020 $a 1476740186 020 $a 9781476740188 035 $a (OCoLC)1029886122 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d JDP $d SSH $d CPL $d TCH $d WIM $d PCX $d YDX $d LW1 $d XZ9 $d JUH $d TXWBR $d KLP $d MNE $d QX9 $d TNH $d OCLCO $d S#L $d TXM $d TXMAL $d VP@ $d CGP $d OCLCO $d BUR $d TXCAN $d NZD $d EAU $d CIA $d ITD $d DMOPL $d OCLCF $d CHVBK $d OCLCQ $d COO $d JAI $d OCLCO $d WUO $d OCLCO $d TXMBL $d XFF $d OCLCO $d CPS $d CNO $d CSA $d T7R $d OKX $d CSO $d TFH $d FDA $d UIU $d DF$ $d OCLCO $d CUY $d PZQ $d TXSPI $d MOU $d OCLCO $d NVQ $d MWS $d NQN $d GZN $d TXLMP $d SADPL $d MOQ $d OCLCO $d ROB $d T3D $d TXNPS $d OCLCO $d GYG $d XXWGB $d VT2 $d FNP $d OCLCO $d TXQ $d FPJ $d YS@ $d LMJ $d OCLCO $d MNX $d OCLCO $d AZZPT $d OCLCO $d B@L $d KFH $d OCLCO $d BV1 $d OCLCO $d I3U $d OCLCO $d TNX $d SXQ $d W8A $d OCLCO $d VRC $d UTP $d OCLCO $d KMS $d OCLCO $d PLS $d OCLCO $d NJT $d IGP $d OCLCO $d PZG $d OCLCO $d PZX $d OCLCO $d MQS $d OCLCO $d TY2 $d TXSVP $d KSU $d OCLCO $d TME $d NJT $d OCLCQ $d UJA $d OCLCA $d ALECL $d OCLCO $d BUF $d OCLCO $d OCL $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d MIR $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d CSG $d T3Q $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-ca 050 00 $a Z733.L8742 $b O75 2018 082 00 $a 027.4794/94 $2 23 084 $a HIS054000 $a HIS054000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Orlean, Susan, $e author. 245 14 $a The library book / $c Susan Orlean. 250 $a First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Simon and Schuster, $c 2018. 300 $a 319 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 490 1 $a Hello Sunshine Book Club 500 $a Added to Reese Witherspoon's book club Hello Sunshine after publication. 520 $a The author reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history. This book chronicles the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) fire, and its aftermath, to showcase the crucial role that libraries play in our lives. The author delves into the evolution of libraries around the world, from their humble beginnings to their status as a cornerstone of the community; brings the departments of the library to life through on-the-ground reporting; reflects on her own experiences in libraries; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL. The fire was disastrous: it reached 2000 degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. Investigators descended on the scene, but more than thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the library? In addition to examining the circumstances of the fire, the author delves into the history of the LAPL. The book introduces us to a cast of characters from libraries past and present - from Mary Foy; who in 1880 at eighteen years old was named the head of the LAPL at a time when men still dominated the role, to Dr. C.J.K. Jones, "The Human Encyclopedia," who roamed the library dispensing information. The book introduces readers to Charles Lummis, an eccentric journalist and adventurer who was determined to make the L.A. library one of the best in the world, and to the staff in the twenty-first century, who work every day to ensure that their institution remains a vital part of the city it serves.--adapted from publisher's description and end-papers 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-319). 610 20 $a Los Angeles Public Library. $b Central Library $x Fire, 1986. 610 20 $a Los Angeles Public Library. $b Central Library $x History. 650 0 $a Public libraries $z Los Angeles $z Los Angeles $x History. 650 0 $a Arson investigation. 650 0 $a Books. 650 0 $a Library materials. 650 0 $a Libraries $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Fires $z Los Angeles. $z Los Angeles. 650 1 $a Fires $z Los Angeles. $z Los Angeles. 650 2 $a Library Materials. $0 (DNLM)D018966 650 7 $a HISTORY $z United States $x 20th Century. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY $x Social History. $2 bisacsh 610 27 $a Los Angeles Public Library. $b Central Library. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01979911 650 7 $a Fires. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00925697 650 7 $a Arson investigation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00815173 650 7 $a Books. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00836401 650 7 $a Libraries $x Social aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00997445 650 7 $a Library materials. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00997799 650 7 $a Public libraries. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01082640 651 7 $a California $z Los Angeles. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204540 610 27 $a BibliotheÌque Municipale $g MuÌlhausen $2 gnd $0 (DE-588)1087337-5 650 7 $a Brandkatastrophe $2 gnd $0 (DE-588)4146460-6 651 7 $a Los Angeles, Calif. $2 gnd $0 (DE-588)4036361-2 610 27 $a Los Angeles Public Library. $b Central Library $x History. $2 sears 650 7 $a Public libraries $z Los Angeles (Calif.) $x History. $x History. $2 sears 650 7 $a Public libraries $z Los Angeles (Calif.) $x History. $2 sears 655 0 $a History. 655 4 $a True crime stories. 655 4 $a History. 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a True crime stories. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919985 655 7 $a True crime stories. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a History. $2 lcgft 830 0 $a Hello Sunshine Book Club. 941 $a 5 $n 1 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20230111135121.0 $n 1 952 $l GYPE631 $d 20220415155639.0 $m 027.4 ORL $n 12 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20220415155417.0 $n 10 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20210818155742.0 $m 027.4 ORL $n 19 $p 3 Large print, 2 Playaways 952 $l KHPB566 $d 20210603154112.0 $n 16 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2C9246ECAC3311EB98A411E3203FDB2A 994 $a C0 $b IOZInitiate Another SILO Locator Search