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    Louisiana Saves the Library
    Louisiana Saves the Library
    Louisiana Saves the Library
    Audiobook10 hours

    Louisiana Saves the Library

    Written by Emily Beck Cogburn

    Narrated by Kate Forbes

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    For Louisiana Richardson, desperate times call for crazy-like-a-fox measures. As the new librarian at Alligator Bayou Parish's struggling library, she's returning to her Southern roots and facing trouble hotter than fresh cornbread out of the oven. Somehow, she's got to draw readers back in and prove the library is still vital--even as domineering parish board head Mrs. Gunderson plans to shut it down for good. If that means Louise has to resort to some unconventional methods--like outrageous inter-library Zumba classes, and forming a book club that's anything but Oprah-approved--well, it wouldn't be the first time she went out on a limb. . . Soon Louise is doing everything she can to rally the whole community. Before she knows it, she's sparking welcome changes--and uncovering surprising secrets--throughout her new town. And between glasses of sweet tea, bowls of mouth-watering gumbo and the warmth of a tantalizing new love, the newly single Southern mom might find a life she never imagined--and a place to finally call home. Emily Beck Cogburn crafts a novel full of charm, delight and acres of heart about the enduring joys of storytelling and the ways hope can write life's most extraordinary moments.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJan 26, 2016
    ISBN9781501909771

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    • 3/5
      Convoluted book telling how things REALLY are in the library. Like the women working together.
    • 5/5
      Louise, short for Louisiana is a recently divorced single mother. She relocated from Minnesota to Louisiana for a job. She is presently a professor at A&M University in Library Sciences. When Louise and her best friend Sylvia lose their jobs in a downsizing, they get jobs working at a library in Alligator Bayou parish. The library is stagnant and the director is resistant to any changes. Louise and Sylvia get the other employees and the assistant director on their side and begin an ambitious revamping of the library. They add new programs, new resources and new hours. Up against a tyrant who wants to close the library and the unrelenting director, the women are able to get the parish on their side. Lots of fun and laughs occur.In Louise's private life, her ex-husband and new wife move to Louisiana and want to start spending time with the two children and she begins a relationship with the hunky strawberry farmer next door. This is a great little romance that has a wonderful story. Being a retired librarian, this book was enjoyed on two fronts. I loved the way they fought to make that little library viable and to promote reading with the kids and teenagers. A wonderful book.I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.