UUFM Book Discussion Group will discuss The Library Book by Susan Orlean on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Zoom check-in 6:45-7:00 pm. Discussion begins at 7:00 and ends at 8:30. All are welcome. Book Discussion Group’s Zoom ID 91900847278
For information: Karen Knox (507) 387-6599 or kareneknox@gmail.com, Barbara Keating at (507) 345-6839 or bkeating@hickorytech.net or Liz Kipp at 382-0399 or kipp.elizabeth086@gmail.com
Orlean weaves the mystery of the 1986 devastating fire that destroyed or damaged over a million books in the Los Angeles Central Library with the library’s history, architecture, librarian biographies and the ever-present culture of loving books, reading, knowledge and libraries. Excerpts from various reviews: “A constant pleasure to read.” … “A delightful love letter to public libraries” … “A riveting mix of true crime, history, biography, and immersion journalism.” … “ambitiously researched, elegantly written book that serves as a portal into a place of history, drama, culture and stories…. “a particularly beautiful and soul-expanding book” …“Weaving her life-long love of books and reading with the fascinating history of libraries and the sometimes-eccentric characters who run them.”
