Build-A-Book at Post Road Library

A custom made version of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

Have you seen people ripping the covers off of their paperback books, just to reattach the most beautiful hardback cover to it? Do you ever have the urge to buy books with sprayed edges, but they just haven’t come out with a version of your favorite book with them yet? Are you creative and like repurposing things? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Post Road Library’s Build-A-Book program series is right for you!

Build-A-Book is a series consisting of four separate programs throughout the month of August that will take you through all of the steps of rebinding a book into your dream creation. 

Week one will teach you how to make endpapers and DIY book cloth.  

The second week will help you learn how to construct the hardback case with your book cloth and attach it to a text block using the endpapers from week one. 

For week three you can bring back your freshly bound book with a blank cover to decorate and add embellishments. 

During the final program in this series, you will be creating a custom splashed edge to match your book.

Bring your own book to customize, or if you don't have that special book yet, use a library-provided book for practice. 

Coming to each session is recommended for the full learning experience, but not required. 

This program series will be held on every Thursday of the month of August, from 6:30–8:30 p.m. at the Post Road Library. View the entire series with all of the details on our website.

Please note: this event will require event passes. Event passes are free and available to interested participants on the day of the program. They will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis starting 30 minutes before the event start time. 

Look ahead for a sneak peek at some of the parts of this project!

Construction of the hardback case for your book.

Painting the edges of your book.

After learning how to rebind a paperback, the sky is the limit! Rebind your favorites at home, but leave the library books as they are! If you do rebind one of your books, we would love to see it. Tag us on social media at @FoCoLibrary on Facebook, Instagram, or Threads.

Sarah Spiller
Information Specialist
Post Road Library

Dino Art Giveaway!

This summer, paleoartist Daniel Eskridge displayed his artwork at the Denmark Library, perfectly complementing our dinosaur theme. He also presented a program explaining paleoart and how artists collaborate with scientists. Following this, he generously offered to share his work with Forsyth County Public Library patrons.

Beginning Friday, July 24, each branch will offer patrons a chance to win a stretched canvas of one of Daniel’s pieces. Every time a patron visits a library branch, they can enter the drawing for the specific artwork displayed at that location. Winners will be notified on August 6.

Thank you to Daniel for sharing his talents with FCPL and our community.

Sarah Reynolds
Branch Manager
Denmark Library

30 Years of the Forsyth County Public Library Card

What does your Forsyth County Public Library card look like? 

Is it mostly white or teal? Does it have the old FCPL logo with stars and an open book on it or the current, stylized FC book logo? Or is it one of our special, limited-edition cards? 

In honor of FCPL's 30th Anniversary in 2026 of being our very own single-county, independent library system (July 1st is our Independence Day!), I thought I'd share what our library card designs have looked like over the years. 

1996

The very first Forsyth County Public Library card design was teal with all our contact information on the front of the card. Behold, a rare view of an O.G. teal key tag spotted in the wild. Very few of these teal key tags survive today.

2001 

Around 2001, the renewal line phone number changed. We must have had a large inventory of these cards because for the next few years, new patrons received the original card, but with a sticker over the outdated information. I'm not sure what glue was used, but this is my card (below) and the sticker hasn't peeled in 25 years! 

2005

White became the new teal, and a new card with our first logo and an updated web address was born in 2005! 

2015

As often happens, time passes and logos are updated. It had been 10 years since our last card design, and during that time period we had also built and opened two new branches (Hampton Park Library in 2010 and Post Road Library in 2013)! The new card featured our new logo and tagline on the front and all 4 library branches on the back. 

2017

Macaroni Kid partnered with FCPL in 2017 to sponsor the "My First Library Card" art contest where kids were encouraged to submit their designs for a new library card. Two winners, Samantha and Kavya, created the winning designs.

2020 

When it was time for our next library card order in 2020, we added our updated mission statement to the front: "FCPL champions literacy, lifelong learning, and personalized service to all patrons." 

2021

FCPL celebrated our 25th anniversary as an independent library system in 2021! New, limited-edition  library cards commemorated this milestone and we saw a record-breaking 700 new registrations that year!

2024 

For our next library card order in 2024, FCPL created three new card designs and asked our patrons to vote for their favorite. The voting was intense and patron opinions were shared with each and every one of us, but the majority spoke. Our current colorful collage with the smiling face of one of our staff was voted the clear winner.

2026

Celebrating the 250th anniversary of America's founding, Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) sponsored a commemorative, limited-edition Georgia Reads for America 250 library card and provided all libraries in Georgia with 2500 of them. These are currently available now—while supplies last—for no replacement fee! Visit your local branch to get yours before they're all gone. 

Do you have a favorite design? Which of these cards do you currently have in your wallet? 

Jennifer 

Information Specialist

Hampton Park Library