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• The Ten Thousand Doors of January

  Harrow, Alix E.

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  When a girl who is ward to a wealthy man finds a peculiar book in his sprawling mansion, she has more questions than answers about the freedom and possibility that she finds in it.

• Dear Fahrenheit 451

  Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks : a Librarian's Love Letters and Breakup Notes to the Books in Her Life

  Spence, Annie

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  A tale of the impact that books have on one librarian as she recounts the most influential books she has read throughout the years.

• The Book Collectors

  a Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War

  Minoui, Delphine

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  In the midst of the Syrian war, a group of young rebels searching for survivors start an underground library from books found hidden in the rubble. This true story shows the courage of those who collected the books and the power that books…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost Book of Bonn

  a Novel

  Labuskes, Brianna

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  Germany, 1946: Emmy Clarke is a librarian not a soldier. But that doesn't stop the Library of Congress from sending her overseas to Germany to help the Monuments Men retrieve and catalog precious literature that was plundered by the Nazis.

• The Lost Book of the Grail, Or, A Visitor's Guide to Barchester Cathedral

  Lovett, Charlie, 1962-

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  Arthur nurses a secret obsession with the Holy Grail and researches for his guidebook on the medieval cathedral where he works, but when the prospect of digitizing the manuscripts arrives, he finds an unexpected kindred spirit in Bethany…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

  a Novel

  Yagisawa, Satoshi,

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  Takako's life is in chaos when her distance uncle Satoru invites her to work for him at his second-hand bookstore. Just as she finds joy again, her troubles reappear but maybe together they can share their wisdom and move forward.

• The Library of the Unwritten

  Hackwith, A. J.

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  Claire was Head Librarian in the wing where all stories that were unfinished by their authors reside, but when a simple mission to retrieve a hero who escaped his story goes wrong, suddenly a devil emerges and causes tensions between…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Invisible Library

  Cogman, Genevieve

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  In order to stop the chaos that has been gaining strength and allowing creatures to travel between the different realities, a mysterious library must steal books from alternate realities where they are fact instead of fiction.

• The Library

  a Fragile History

  Pettegree, Andrew,

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  A cohesive history of the library as an institution, from the ancient world to modern times, and the scholars that shaped collections and trends.

• The Great When

  Moore, Alan, 1953-

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  One day, on an errand to acquire books for sale, 18-year old Dennis discovers a novel that simply does not exist. It is a fictitious book, a figment from another novel. Yet it is physically there in his hands. How? Dennis has stumbled on a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Summer Hours at the Robbers Library

  a Novel

  Halpern, Sue

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  The library is a space that means different things for different people, and this tells the tale of three people whose lives converge at the same library over one summer.

• The Library Book

  Orlean, Susan

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  A unique blend of narrative and non-fiction, the tale of the Los Angeles Public Library fire in 1989 is brought to life, alongside still unanswered questions about whether the fire that destroyed so many was intentional or accidental.

• Dewey

  the Small-town Library Cat Who Touched the World

  Myron, Vicki

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  A cat is found in the drop box of a library, and soon he becomes its mascot -- follow his life and journey through this heartfelt true story.

• Public Library and Other Stories

  Smith, Ali, 1962-

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  A collection of short stories about the power and necessity of books and libraries, and how they influence and impact those who read them.

• Books and Libraries

  Poems

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  A collection of famous and lesser-known poetry about books and reading from throughout the centuries are collected here, giving a different view on how important books and literature are for society.

• The Cat Who Saved Books

  Natsukawa, Sōsuke, 1978-

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  After his grandfather dies, a boy must make the used bookstore he ran with him ready to close when a talking cat comes in and asks for his assistance in saving books. A very introspective and philosophical book with lots of life lessons…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Starless Sea

  Morgenstern, Erin

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  A secret club protects an ancient library, which Zachary discovers after reading part of his past written in a mysterious book and he is now going on adventures in an attempt to find out what it all means.

• The Reading List

  a Novel

  Adams, Sara Nisha

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  A reading list that is found in the back of a book connects a bored student librarian and a grandfather wanting to find a connection to his bookworm granddaughter. These books help them work through their grief and find the joy of life…Read moreRead more of this annotation