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• Improbable Libraries

  a Visual Journey to the World's Most Unusual Libraries

  Johnson, Alex, 1969-

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  Did you know that some librarians often make a point of visiting libraries when they go on vacation? We really love seeing what libraries look like and are doing in different parts of the country and world!

• Torn From Their Bindings

  a Story of Art, Science, and the Pillaging of American University Libraries

  McDade, Travis

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  I bet you don't automatically think of libraries when you think of heists! Well, check out this book and take a peek at the seedy side of deliberate library theft (the horror).

• Ex Libris

  Stories of Librarians, Libraries & Lore

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  A collection of fantasy and sci-fi stories about libraries.

• Syria's Secret Library

  Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege

  Thomson, Mike editor

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  The true story of an underground, secret library created by people trying to save books in a war zone. Readers unite!

• Unpacking My Library

  Artists and Their Books

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  Whenever I stay at other people's houses, one of my favorite things to do is look at their bookshelves. Here's a book that allows you to do just that for some pre-eminent artists in the US, Canada, and the UK. They discuss how important other media…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• American Libraries, 1730-1950

  Breisch, Kenneth A

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  Photos and floorplans of libraries in the US prior to 1950. These are libraries from before we had to ask "where are all of the electrical outlets??"

• The Library

  a Catalogue of Wonders

  Kells, Stuart

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  A bookseller visits libraries around the world, throughout time, and in fiction; hey, that's like this list! Get your love for libraries fix in this book.

• Summer Hours at the Robbers Library

  a Novel

  Halpern, Sue

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  A fictional story about volunteering at the library. We miss our volunteers!

• Lirael

  Nix, Garth

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  Technically this novel is less about the library and more about the titular character's mysterious past. HOWEVER, the library as described in the book is both amazing and terrifying. I don't know if I'd be brave enough to work there.

• Cozy Mysteries Part 2: Library Mysteries

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  Want to explore a library with a little mystery and/or romance thrown in? A colleague here at Pima County Public Libraries has already created a list of library-themed cozy mystery books.