#ShelfLife - October 28, 2016

This week our photography team made the Cumming Library staff drool as we set up for the American Cake photo shoot. Several staffers stopped by on their way through the stacks and volunteered to eat the leftovers. Way to take one for the team, guys!

But, you know what was really sweet about that day? The author, The Cake Mix Doctor herself, Anne Byrn, left a kind comment on our post.

What else is happening in the #ShelfLife this week? Check it out:

Celebrate the joys of self-expression experienced when a child begins learning to read and write with A SQUIGGLY STORY by Andrew Larsen, illustrated by Mike Lowery. #childrenslit #kidlit #writing #reading #ShelfLife #asquigglystory #andrewlarsen #mikelowery #kidscanpress

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Oct 26, 2016 at 7:43am PDT

As the city editor of his hometown paper, Ned Ayres exposes a small-town fugitive living quietly among them. Years later, Ned has reason to return to the question of privacy and its many violations in THE EASTERN SHORE by Ward Just. #ShelfLife #wardjust #forsythreads #orange

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Oct 27, 2016 at 6:55am PDT

“The girls call her Little Nothing as though there are descending versions of nothingness.” LITTLE NOTHING by Marisa Silver (@marisasliver) explores the depth of loneliness, the bravery required to escape persecution, and the brutal and brilliant sides of love. #ShelfLife #allegory #fable #lovestory #fridayreads #ShelfLife

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Oct 25, 2016 at 5:50am PDT

Looks like one of our staff claimed a stake on this piece of #cake! Take a tour through American culinary history, from early settlers to the present day, with AMERICAN CAKE by @annebyrn. Martha Washington Great Cake, Moravian Sugar Cake, Shoofly Pie, Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Appalachian Apple Stack Cake, Brooklyn Blackout Cake, Delta Caramel Cake, Hummingbird Cake, Tunnel of Fudge Cake, Beet Red Velvet Cake, and more…..yum! #ShelfLife #librariesofinstagram #americancake

A photo posted by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Oct 26, 2016 at 1:17pm PDT

We invite you to 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.