The Library Book
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
From Alan Bennett's Baffled at a Bookcase, to Lucy Mangan's Library Rules, famous writers tell us all about how libraries are used and why they're important. Tom Holland writes about libraries in the ancient world, while Seth Godin describes what a library will look like in the future. Lionel Shriver thinks books are the best investment, Hardeep Singh Kohli makes a confession and Julie Myerson remembers how her career began beside the shelves.
Using memoir, history, polemic and some short stories too, The Library Book celebrates 'that place where they lend you books for free' and the people who work there.
All royalties go to The Reading Agency, to help their work supporting libraries.
Customer Reviews
A must for anyone who loves libraries and books
I found this book quite by chance and loved it. For anyone who has fond memories of childhood hours spent in their local library, this is a must. It brought back memories of the librarian who would save special SciFi books for me as a child, when I was completely enamored with the genre. Also memories of the wonderful librarian who gave my son a card for the “adult” library because he’d swept through nearly everything in the children’s section. I now have the joy of knowing that my grandson’s two favorite places (besides school and home) are the local library and the local bookstore. He’s following in the family footsteps and has his own private library already. We MUST save our libraries! Get involved in yours in some way. And read this book. You won’t regret it.