Her book is both a history of libaries as well as a love letter to them.ĭISCLAIMER: This book is intended as a companion to, not a replacement for, The Library Book ZIP Reads is wholly responsible for this content and is not associated with the original author in any way. Orlean finds old records, kept by librarians, of the hundreds of questions put to them every day, by people from all over the. For her part, Orlean sees the library as ever-evolving and able to adapt to modern needs rather than succumb to them. The search has not been entirely replaced by the search engine. Orlean shows the biggest threat to the Los Angeles Library System, like other public library systems, is the threat of irrelevance. However, the author is clear that libraries have endured all types of fires, both physical and metaphorical. In the end, there is no clear resolution about how and why the fire started. Susan Orlean uses the 1986 Great Fire at the Los Angeles Central Library as the backdrop to explore the history of libraries and librarianship in the United States. A history of the Los Angeles Central Library.What does this ZIP Reads Summary Include? Susan Orlean weaves a beautiful and insightful tale of the history, purpose, and heart of libraries as seen through the lens of the great Los Angeles library fire of 1986. PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book.
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