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History by the Book Club

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

A 2018 non-fiction best seller about the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library.

On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. The fire was disastrous: it reached 2000 degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. Did someone purposefully set fire to the library, and if so, who?

*Registration required. Registration for this event opens Monday, April 18th.

*Books for registered patrons will be available for pick up starting on Thursday, April 21st. 

*History by the Book Club will be meeting at Words of Windsor in the loft for our May discussion.

History by the Book meets to discuss historical fiction and non-fiction books. We explore the deeper stories behind historical events and periods in the past.

*Please contact the library by phone (970-686-5603 ex. 323) or email to cancel your reservation if you are no longer able to participate in a registered event. Failure to attend the event without providing a cancellation notice will result in a $5 fine being added to your library account.

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