![]() from Ohio, used an actual branding iron to mark offensive books and kept meticulous records of his more than 50 extramarital affairs. In 1905, the board decided that it would be better for a completely unqualified man to take over, but nevertheless she persisted, setting off the Great Library War, which swelled to include thousands of protesters in Los Angeles and around the country. Hired in 1900, Jones was also a pioneer in the development of a racially diverse collection - and she recruited black librarians. library head to graduate from a library school. It tells the unsolved tragic story of the 1986 fire that decimated the Los Angeles Public More Library. ![]() ![]() With a great eye for telling and quirky detail, she presents a vast catalogue of remarkable characters, such as Mary Jones, the first L.A. Julys book is The Library Book by Susan Orlean. But what’s even more fascinating is her search through the L.A. Orlean takes us along as she interviews Peak’s relatives and friends, reads through newspaper stories and investigators’ reports, and sifts for truth among the ashes. ![]()
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