#ShelfLife - September 30, 2016

It's finally starting to feel like fall! You know what that means, right?

#PumpkinSpiceEverything

It's a running joke around the stacks that as soon as the first leaf falls, we've all got to put on a scarf and drink a pumpkin spice latte.

At least this week we had an excuse to drink coffee: Thursday was National Coffee Day! Check out the photo below for a book dedicated to your favorite drink. We're pretty "perked" up about reading A History of the World in 6 Glasses (in print or hoopla eAudiobook).

On Tuesday, we took our Instagram feed behind-the-scenes at An Evening with Dennis Lehane. We had a great time listening to him explain how he learned to tell a good story (from his father's lying friends, down at the corner bar) and watching our patrons meet Mr. Lehane to have their copies of Mystic River signed. More photos from the event are on Facebook.

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

It's a lovely fall day in Georgia and we're celebrating #nationalcoffeeday with a #pumpkinspicelatte and a stack of books about the elixir of life...well, at least the elixir of better mornings...COFFEE! #librariesofinstagram #forsythreads #shelflife

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Sep 29, 2016 at 11:30am PDT

Behind the scenes at An Evening with Dennis Lehane. He's here! We're so excited to hear his talk! Seats are still available and doors open at 6:00 p.m. #librariesofinstagram #dennislehane #forsythreads

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Sep 27, 2016 at 2:23pm PDT

Be among the first to check out THE LOST AND FOUND by Katrina Leno. Forging a friendship through an online support group, Frannie and Louis, teens whose losses are tied to mysterious disappearances, search for answers during a road trip to Austin, where they find magical things that the other has lost. #yabooks #ShelfLife #teenreads #fridayreads

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Sep 30, 2016 at 8:20am PDT

We're just over here enjoying #MagazineMonday with @womansdaymag on @zinio and thinking about all things pumpkin. #libraryinmyhand #zinio #pumpkinspiceeverything #librariesofinstagram

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Sep 26, 2016 at 11:48am PDT

Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read. See how helped others read with their fingers in SIX DOTS by Jen Bryant. #nonfiction #ShelfLife #braille

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Sep 26, 2016 at 5:29am PDT