#ShelfLife - May 19, 2017

We're going back in the day with some old school posts on our #ShelfLife feed this week.

First, a brown-haired version of the classic Barbie doll appeared with Kimberley Tait's debut novel, Fake Plastic Love.

Then, we unearthed a filmstrip and cassette tape copy of Max's Chocolate Chicken by Rosemary Wells as we were reorganizing the programming workroom for Summer Reading. We bet you haven't seen that unless you were in elementary school or sitting in a library storytime in the late 1980s.

Since we're having such fun, let's keep going! What books or stories do you remember most from childhood? We'd especially like to hear what 80s and 90s kids remember about visiting the library. Leave a comment below or use the #fcplstories hashtag to tell us all about it on Instagram.

Until next week, enjoy living the #ShelfLife!

Library Journal describes FAKE PLASTIC LOVE by @theladygatsby as a “painfully accurate portrayal of the disillusionment and disappointment that many twentysomethings experience after college.” Follow two friends to Manhattan and see how one spends long hours in a cubicle doing ambitious work while the other fabricates a life designed to impress strangers on the internet when this debut novel from Kimberley Tait arrives on library shelves this week. #ShelfLife #amreading #debutnovel #womensfiction #millenials #friendship #librariesofinstagram #bookstagram #kimberleytait #fakeplasticlove @flatiron_books #flatironbooks

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Calling all children of the 70s and 80s! You knew it was going to be a good day when you walked into a dark classroom and saw a filmstrip projector. We found the cassette audio recording and filmstrip for MAX'S CHOCOLATE CHICKEN by Rosemary Wells while we were reorganizing the programming workroom to prepare for Summer Reading. Come back next Thursday and see what else we found! #tbt #ShelfLife #storytime #1970s #1980s #rosemarywells #maxschocolatechicken #1989 #fcplstories #kidlit #childrensbooks #elementaryschool #filmstrip #cassettetape

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No one's ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine. She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions, with weekends punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy. Then everything changes, and the only way for Eleanor to survive is to open her heart. Be among the first to check out ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman as it arrives on library shelves this week! #ShelfLife #amreading #womensfiction #chicklit #literaryfiction #romance #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram #gailhoneyman #debutnovel

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Today is #NationalWalnutDay and we’re celebrating with some fascinating non-fiction books and cookbooks! Pictured here are THE TRIUMPH OF SEEDS: HOW GRAINS, NUTS, KERNELS, PULSES, & PIPS CONQUERED THE PLANT KINGDOM AND SHAPED HUMAN HISTORY by Thor Hanson, HOW TO EAT IN THE WOODS by Bradford Angier, and EAT LIKE A DINOSAUR by The Paleo Parents. #ShelfLife #thetriumphofseeds #thorhanson #howtoeatinthewoods @bdlev #bradfordangier #eatlikeadinosaur @realeverythingblog #walnuts #seeds #paleo #glutenfree #cookbook #nonfiction

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Wedding season is almost here! Check out TOSS THE BOUQUET: THREE SPRING LOVE STORIES, including ALL DRESSED UP IN LOVE by Ruth Logan Herne, IN TUNE WITH LOVE by @amymatayo.author, and NEVER A BRIDESMAID by Janice Thompson. #ShelfLife #amreading #weddings #weddingseason #tossthebouquet #fiction #inspirationalfiction #largetype #librariesofinstagram

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