The Library Book by Susan Orlean is a fantastic story about Public Libraries. This is a non-fiction book about the fire that destroyed the Los Angeles Public Library in 1986, yet it reads like a mystery or a detective story, uncovering the truth bit by bit.

Written as only Susan Orlean could, this is a love song to Libraries, an ode to our last free public community spaces that do so much more than just check out books! It made me want to go back to school to become a librarian. Highly recommended.