Episode 67 - Read Across America - Library / Book related reading selections

The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted by Robert Hillman and The Library Book by Susan Orlean

This entire month is National Reading Month and the first week in March is Read Across America - celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday. Read Across America was launched in 1998 by the National Education Association (NEA) and guided by a committee of educators; NEA's Read Across America is the nation's largest celebration of reading. While it is a year-round initiative, every month in March has special programming to encourage children to read. Here is an example of week one this year:

8 non-Seuss ideas for celebrate Read Across America

1. Monday: Read a book about families.
2. Tuesday: Read a funny book.
3. Wednesday: Read a book about an inspiring leader.
4. Thursday: Read an #ownvoices book.
5. Friday: Read a book that celebrates books.

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Tami Read

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

Amie Read

The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted by Robert Hillman

Central Library Los Angeles, California

The Richard J. Riordan Central Library in downtown Los Angeles is both a leading public research library and a major architectural landmark. Comprised of the original 1926 library now called the Goodhue Building and a 1993 addition named for former mayor Tom Bradley, it ranks with the Bradbury Building and Union Station as a treasure of the city's historic downtown. The library has been designated a Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument (#46) and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The images on our website are of the exterior, highlighting the tiled pyramid with the light of learning at its apex. Next are three images of the fire both internal and external. Susan Orlean is pictured displaying one of the damaged books that was kept in the library and the final two images are interiors after the building was restored.

Click HERE for a link to a YouTube video interview with two librarians that worked at Central Library at the time of the fire.

Books Mentioned

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado-Perez

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

Mr. Penumbra's 24 hour Bookstore by Robin Sloane

The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins

Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Crime and Punishment by Fydor Dostoyevsky

Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

1984 by George Orwell

Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

Sites Mentioned

The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles, California - this place looks PHENOMENAL (Road Trip!) The UCLA Library - Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 at this library

Media Mentioned

Ray Bradbury video from THE BIG READ - great video!

Read Across America - National Education Association - FAQ's here Dr. Seuss's Birthday

Bookmarks on Etsy

Silver Spoon Book Mark

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