#ShelfLife - July 29, 2016

This week in the #ShelfLife, a curious orange butterfly showed up at our photo shoot for an art book in The Secret Garden. The late morning light was lovely, and when the butterfly landed on some nearby orange blooms, we snapped a photo of that, too!

Among other selections this week, young readers who aren't very interested in getting back into their school-year bedtime routines might like to read A Whale in the Bathtub. Fans of historical fiction should also take a look at The Castaway's War.

Visit our online catalog at www.forsythpl.org and be among the first to place a request for these new materials. When you pick up your book, we hope you'll join the conversation by posting a picture of your own #ShelfLife on Instagram.

After all this time, these books are still flying off our shelves. Which book will you be reading to celebrate Harry's birthday this weekend? #HarryPotter #librariesofinstagram #ShelfLife #ForsythReads #fridayreads

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Jul 29, 2016 at 7:27am PDT

Do you enjoy journaling, art, nature? Try combining all three! THE LAWS GUIDE TO NATURE DRAWING AND JOURNALING, written and illustrated by John Muir Laws, helps you explore creative ways to connect with nature and practice your artistic skills. #ShelfLife #nofilter

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Jul 28, 2016 at 11:17am PDT

Look closely…do you see it? This beautiful butterfly flittered, fluttered, and flew all around our #ShelfLife photo shoot in The Secret Garden at the Cumming Library. Come back to Instagram this afternoon and see which book we were photographing. #butterfly #orange #librariesofinstagram #nofilter

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Jul 28, 2016 at 6:09am PDT

Fans of UNBROKEN and THE SANDS OF IWO JIMA: Be among the first to check out THE CASTAWAY'S WAR: ONE MAN's BATTLE AGAINST IMPERIAL JAPAN.

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Jul 27, 2016 at 9:03am PDT

Every kid who puts off bathtime can sympathize with Bruno in A WHALE IN THE BATHTUB. Parents, what's the craziest excuse your kid ever used for not wanting to get in the tub? #kyliewestaway #tomjellett #ShelfLife #forsythreads

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Jul 26, 2016 at 10:20am PDT

THE BONES OF GRACE is a deeply moving modern love story about belonging, migration, tragedy, survival, and the mysteries of origins from the award-winning, bestselling author of A GOLDEN AGE and THE GOOD MUSLIM. #ForsythReads #ShelfLife #librariesofinstagram

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Jul 25, 2016 at 9:24am PDT