Living the #ShelfLife

Welcome to #ShelfLife at the Forsyth County Public Library! Each week we'll feature a selection of new materials arriving at the library on Instagram. Not an Instagram user? No worries. We'll collect our #ShelfLife posts here on the Bookmarked Blog for you at the end of each week.

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.

Just in time for summer road trips, Stephen King (father) and Joe Hill (son) have new thrillers available on CD! END OF WATCH, narrated by Will Patton, concludes the Bill Hodges Trilogy (MR. MERCEDES and FINDERS KEEPERS). THE FIREMAN is a chilling novel about a worldwide pandemic of spontaneous combustion that threatens to reduce civilization to ashes. #loveaudiobooks

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Jun 14, 2016 at 7:29am PDT

Too young to read THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green? Try WHEN FRIENDSHIP FOLLOWED ME HOME by Paul Griffin. A boy's chance encounter with a scruffy dog leads to an unforgettable friendship in this deeply moving story about life, loss, and the meaning of family. #ShelfLife #forsythreads #FCPLstories #librariesofinstagram

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Jun 13, 2016 at 11:42am PDT

"If you have an older dog, or any dog, he or she is going to be licking plenty of eye rain off your face through the final chapters of this book. In his funny, ardent, and staunchly kooky way, Rowley expresses exactly what it's like to love a dog." - Kirkus Media review of LILY AND THE OCTOPUS #ShelfLife #adultfiction #forsythreads #librariesofinstagram #SummerReading #StevenRowley

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Jun 10, 2016 at 9:07am PDT

Art lovers: Take a summer vacation to Italy without leaving town! Go on a virtual trip through the pages of the over-sized and lavishly illustrated FLORENCE: THE PAINTINGS & FRESCOES, 1250-1743 by Ross King and Anja Grebe. #ShelfLife #Bookface #librariesofinstagram

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Jun 8, 2016 at 8:18am PDT

#ShelfLife BONUS:

June is audiobook month, so pack one (or several) for your next roadtrip!

Road trip? June is Audiobook Month at the library, so take a spin through our books on CD or cruise through our eLibrary and download an eAudiobook. #libraryinmyhand #loveaudiobooks #forsythreads

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Jun 2, 2016 at 11:23am PDT