The Alexandria Library invites its community to read The Library Book by Susan Orlean.
ABOUT ALL ALEXANDRIA READS
Facilitated by the Alexandria Library, this program is designed to create shared experiences through reading. Everyone is invited to read the featured title and selected books for younger readers. Join the events and discussions that relate to the themes of The Library Book.
ABOUT THE LIBRARY BOOK
In The Library Book, Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from their humble beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to their current status as a cornerstone of national identity; brings each department of the library to vivid life through on-the-ground reporting; studies arson and attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; reflects on her own experiences in libraries; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago.
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2020 The Library BookSusan Orlean |
2019 It's All RelativeA. J. Jacobs |
2018 Sergeant StubbyAnn Bausum |
2017 PricelessRobert Wittman |
2016 The Astronaut Wives ClubLily Koppel |
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2014 When WashingtonWas in VogueEdward Williams |
2013 Listening iS an Act of LoveStoryCorps Project |
2012 Boy Who Harnessed the WindWilliam Kamkwamba |
2011 The Shadow of the WindCarlos Ruiz Zafón |
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2010 The Geography of BlissEric Weiner |
2009 Animal, Vegetable, MiracleBarbara Kingsolver |
2008Marley and MeJohn Grogan |
All Alexandria Reads is made possible through a generous grant from the JAMES M. DUNCAN, JR. LIBRARY FOUNDATION, INC.
Additional sponsors and partners include the Friends of the Alexandria Library groups, Alexandria City Public Schools, and the following local businesses and organizations:
