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• The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu

  and Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts

  Hammer, Joshua, 1957-

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  The true story of a mild-mannered archivist and historian who became an expert smugglers. Artfully sneaking over 350,000 manuscripts out of Timbuktu in the face of the 2012 takeover of Al-Queda militants. A small but important piece of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Midnight Library

  Haig, Matt, 1975-

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  Beyond the edge of the universe lies a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one telling the story of another reality. One of these books contains the story of your life and the others maps out how your life could have…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Paris Library

  Skeslien Charles, Janet,

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  Based on a true story, a lonely teenager from the 1980's meets an elderly neighbour who tells her the story of how she became a librarian at the American Library in Paris. Later, when the Nazis arrived, the neighbour joined the Resistance.

• The Woman in the Library

  Gentill, Sulari,

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  Freddie is at the Boston Public Library when a woman suddenly starts screaming. After it is determined that a murder has taken place, Freddie makes three new friends in the aftermath. But could one of these friends be the murderer?

• Dark Archives

  a Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

  Rosenbloom, Megan, 1981-

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  Anthropodermic bibliopegy is the practice of binding books in human skin. Dozens of books like this are found in the world's most famous libraries and museums. Megan Rosenbloom recounts the history of these strange books and the lives that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Invisible Library

  Cogman, Genevieve

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  Irene is a professional spy for the a mysterious organization called the Library. Their goal is to collect mysterious works of fiction from different realities. But something is amiss during Irene's current mission: her assistant is acting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Librarian of Burned Books

  A Novel

  Labuskes, Brianna

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  Set in World War II and inspired by the true events surrounding the Council of Books in Wartime, this story follows three women whose lives intersect through their belief in the power of books through a period of darkness. The book touches…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Overdue

  Reckoning With the Public Library

  Oliver, Amanda,

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  Drawing from six years of first-hand experience as a public and school librarian working in an impoverished area of Washington D.C., Amanda Oliver highlights the national problems that exist in libraries casting a light on racism,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lending Library

  a Novel

  Fogelson, Aliza

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  When the Chatsworth library closes for repairs, art teacher Dodie Fairisle turns her small sunroom into a lending library for the community. This decision leads Dodie towards new friendships, romance and a chance for her to realize her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Body in the Library

  a Miss Marple Mystery

  Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976,

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  An intricately plotted mystery starring Miss Marple, who investigates the corpse of a beautiful girl found in her friend's library.

• The Writer's Library

  the Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives

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  This book contains interviews with twenty-three successful authors, where they reflect candidly on what books have inspired them the most in their literary careers.

• The Librarian Spy

  a Novel of World War II

  Martin, Madeline,

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  Ava, a librarian at the Library of Congress, is recruited as a spy to gather intelligence for the U.S. military during World War II. Meanwhile, a woman named Elaine has started an apprenticeship at a printing press that is run by members…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Library at Mount Char

  Hawkins, Scott

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  Twelve children orphaned by a mysterious disaster are taken in by a cruel librarian with strange powers named "Father". When he suddenly dies, the group squares off against each other to determine who will inherit his godly library, which…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Chance Library

  Sampson, Freya,

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  June Jones lives a quiet life as a library assistant. When the library is at risk for closing down she uses her voice to stand up for her beloved workplace. Through the efforts and support of a group of patrons, June also meets some…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Library Book

  Orlean, Susan

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  An investigation into the 1986 Los Angeles Public Library fire, which was the most catastrophic library fire in American history.