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stephsbooktalk 's review for:
The Library Book
by Susan Orlean
Mini Audiobook Review: Thank you so much to Simon & Schuster for the complimentary book!
If you are a fan of libraries, are a librarian, want to be a librarian or going to school to be a librarian you should read this book.
The main storyline throughout the book is about a fire that burned over 7 hours in April of 1986 destroying 400,000 books and damaging 700,000 books. But it was so much more. It talked about the history of libraries, the value of libraries and notable figures throughout the history of libraries.
This book was very fact heavy and I was reading it in small chunks as it was a lot to take in. So be prepared for that if you do decide to read. But I suppose that comes with the territory of a non fiction book.
I recently started working part time at a library and this game me such appreciation for the history of libraries. And I get so happy to see people come in and out on the days I work. I am also still amazed at how people are still getting new library cards and then there are those who do not use any of the services the libraries offer. The book does talk about at the end how much the library does for their communities and I know I see it at the one I work with and those I follow.
I paired my reading with the audio and the author was the narrator. I thought her narration was really well done. You could tell how much research and work Orlean put into crafting this book.
A quote that I found memorable:
"The idea of being forgotten is terrifying. I fear not just that I, personally will be forgotten, but that we are all doomed to being, forgotten - that the sum of life is ultimately nothing; that we experience joy and disappointment and aches and delights and loss, make our little mark on the world, and then we vanish, and the mark is erased, and it is as if never existed."
Note: I do not rate non fiction books.
If you are a fan of libraries, are a librarian, want to be a librarian or going to school to be a librarian you should read this book.
The main storyline throughout the book is about a fire that burned over 7 hours in April of 1986 destroying 400,000 books and damaging 700,000 books. But it was so much more. It talked about the history of libraries, the value of libraries and notable figures throughout the history of libraries.
This book was very fact heavy and I was reading it in small chunks as it was a lot to take in. So be prepared for that if you do decide to read. But I suppose that comes with the territory of a non fiction book.
I recently started working part time at a library and this game me such appreciation for the history of libraries. And I get so happy to see people come in and out on the days I work. I am also still amazed at how people are still getting new library cards and then there are those who do not use any of the services the libraries offer. The book does talk about at the end how much the library does for their communities and I know I see it at the one I work with and those I follow.
I paired my reading with the audio and the author was the narrator. I thought her narration was really well done. You could tell how much research and work Orlean put into crafting this book.
A quote that I found memorable:
"The idea of being forgotten is terrifying. I fear not just that I, personally will be forgotten, but that we are all doomed to being, forgotten - that the sum of life is ultimately nothing; that we experience joy and disappointment and aches and delights and loss, make our little mark on the world, and then we vanish, and the mark is erased, and it is as if never existed."
Note: I do not rate non fiction books.