The Library Book

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I have always supported libraries, and I try to remind people that although Netgalley, Edelweiss, KU, and Scribd, provide thousands of books right there at your fingertips,( and I am as addicted to these services as anyone else), the library will never reject you ‘based on the information you provided in your profile’, and it doesn’t cost you a dime for a library card. It has given me countless hours of pleasure over the years and allowed me to visit extraordinary places and meet remarkable individuals. I did wonder how the fate of the library would be decided and could not foresee how Osborne would resolve this, especially as it appeared inevitable that the actions of the community cannot prevent its closure. When I read the summary of this book, there was a lot of emphasis placed on the library fire, which really drew me in.

The Library Book is a 2018 non-fiction book by Susan Orlean about the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library.Once words and thoughts are poured into them, books are no longer just paper and ink and glue: They take on a kind of human vitality.

When the village library is threatened with closure, Maggie and Tom are crucial in bringing the community together in an initiative to save their library. This is a contemporary fiction by English author Bella Osborne, featuring 16 year-old Tom Harris who seeks refuge from the difficulties of his life in the Compton Mallow Library where he meets the quirky 72 year-old Maggie Mann.

Since losing her family, Maggie has built a fortress of walls around her and hardly allows anyone to get close to her.

Books mean so much, contain so much, as do libraries, readers, authors, they are the benchmark and the means of holding and spreading ideas, knowledge and yes of course entertainment.They're closing us down,' said Christine, followed by a dramatic sob as she clutched the podium for support. After falling out with his father over the time he spends in his room on his XBox, Tom discovered that the library could offer him some respite from the hours he spends at home alone. The changes that libraries have undergone over the years, the introduction of technology, and the initiatives to keep them a vital part of our communities also kept me glued to the page.