September is Library Card Sign-up Month, so we're celebrating the joy of libraries with a collection of books about librarians, reading, and the magic that happens between the shelves. Check out our
Featured Collection of adult, teen, and kids' reads, including:
Four strangers pass the time in conversation after security guards lock down the Boston Public Library. Each has their own reasons for being in the reading room that morning – it just happens that one is a murderer.
In 1986, a fire destroyed 400,000 books, damaged 700,000 more, and shut the Los Angeles Public Library down for seven years. The author re-opens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling homage to a beloved institution – our libraries.
A rare books department worker tries to sound the alarm about a missing priceless book, but is told repeatedly to keep quiet, to keep the doors open, and the donors happy. But then a librarian unexpectedly stops showing up to work, and she must investigate both disappearances.
A sweeping, unforgettable novel following two remarkable women moving between postwar and Cold War-era America, and a mysterious library filled with books containing the memories of those who bore witness to history.
The author takes us on a lively tour through the comforting world of literature, celebrating the books we love, the readers who love them, and the surprising ways in which literature can transform us for the better – making the case that we should read for pleasure above all else.
