Another example that the public library was not always free and open to all

Reviewed in The Library Fire That Ignited an Author’s Imagination, by Michael Lewis.  (The New York Times, 10/15/2018)

The Library Book is currently #48 on Amazon's list of best sellers.

216 holds in the South Central Library System's LINKcat, up from 34 a week ago.

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About the Los Angeles Central Library,
Susan Orlean.

Mark your calendar!  Susan Orlean will be at the Wisconsin Book Festival on Monday, November 12, 7 pm, at the Madison Central Library.

Related posts:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson: “And how do you live — how do I live — without a library card?”  (10/20/2018)
Susan Orlean tells us about her favorite library.  (10/14/2018)
50 years of integration at the Greenville Public Library.  (7/15/2010)
A time when public libraries weren't open and free to all.  (4/25/2018)