![]() ![]() The Library Book is available in several formats from the Santa Monica Public Library or can be purchased at a local or online bookseller. Access free e-books and e-audiobooks through the Libby app, with a Santa Monica Public Library card. For more information, go to SMPL Online. Santa Monica Reads is sponsored by the Santa Monica Public Library and the Friends of the Santa Monica Public Library. We will be hosting special events and discussions virtually on topics that The Library Book brings to the fore: local history, civil service, democracy, and wellbeing. Sign up for the Library’s annual Santa Monica Reads All Summer program to join a community of readers. It destroyed 400,000 books and damaged 700,000 more, shutting the library down for seven years. To this day, the mystery of whether the fire was arson still remains. An award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author, Orlean presents a uniquely engaging story. The Library Book re-opens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history while paying homage to all public libraries. The book presents an intriguing history of the city of Los Angeles, as well as the Central Library fire. In 1986, the fire reached 2,000 degrees and burned for more than seven hours. Santa Monica Reads is part of Santa Monica Reads All Summer and runs from Monday, June 22 through Monday, September 7. ![]() We are pleased to announce The Library Book by Susan Orlean as the 2020 selection. This year, all Santa Monica Reads events will be held virtually. The need for libraries and community connection is more important than ever. Popular with local residents and visitors, the program invites everyone to read and discuss the same book at special events and book discussions. During COVID-19, we are living in unprecedented times. 2020 marks the eighteenth anniversary of Santa Monica Public Library’s annual community reading program, Santa Monica Reads. ![]()
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