Need more summer reading ideas? Here are the 10 most-requested books at Los Angeles County libraries this year: The Times’ Reading by 9 fund is matching all donations up to $100,000. The Los Angeles nonprofit is transforming school libraries and bringing desperately needed books to underserved communities. Susan Orlean writes, “Books are the last things that any human being can afford to do without.” That spirit embodies the work of Access Books, our book club’s community partner. “And another reason the book connected with me is because I was married in a library - in nonfiction.” Lopez told the audience he connected to the book because the homeless violinist featured in his book “The Soloist” used to read sheet music and scores at the Central Library. Orlean says they remain the best one-stop portal to knowledge and information.Ĭolumnist Steve Lopez shared a passage from Orlean’s book” about libraries as de facto community centers for the homeless. Also, libraries offer multiple ways of getting information - books, film, music, the internet, historical archives. Local libraries will continue to thrive by embracing their “placeness.” Libraries are increasingly essential in the sharing economy, Orlean says, noting that many young adults and others work from home and value communal spaces. Here are three takeaways from the evening: Last week, we kicked off our community book club at a sold-out event with Susan Orlean, author of “The Library Book.”
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