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An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner.

An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner.

Posts Tagged «Jeanette Winter»

Apr 10 2008

The Librarian of Basra

Posted by: Alan in Book Reviews, Books, Easy Non-Fiction, Libraries

While I posted an Easy Books roundup just yesterday I felt this Easy Non-Fiction title I stumbled upon last week rated a post of its own. The Librarian of Basra is a true story about Alia Muhammad Baker who is the librarian in Basra, Iraq. When war comes Alia fears that her library and its 30,000 books may be destroyed. She begins taking the books home and storing them safely and arranges for other library staff members to do the same. While the library does end up getting burned and destroyed Alia and her colleagues are able to save fully seventy percent of the library’s collection.