#ShelfLife - June 16, 2017

This week in the #ShelfLife we're letting patrons know that cookbooks absolutely count toward your Reading Without Walls goals, especially when you choose recipes from around the world. Check out Vibrant India on library shelves this week to learn the basics of tempering spices and working with unfamiliar ingredients.

Fans of Georgia Public Broadcasting will be pleased to know that two more DVD titles are arriving at all four of our branches this month. Be sure to check out The Georgia Stories and The Green Tree Frog in our DVD collections.

Please remember that our social media team will be offline and all FCPL branches will be closed in observance of Father's Day on Sunday, June 18. If you're looking for something to read while we're away, please check out the FCPL Goodreads Group to see our latest book club selections or browse the eLibrary at www.forsythpl.org.

Cookbooks absolutely count toward your Reading Without Walls goal this summer! If you’re looking for fresh and fantastic recipes to try this season, check out VIBRANT INDIA by Chitra Agrawal, chef and owner of Brooklyn Dehli. Focusing on classic dishes based around lentils, rice, and fresh produce, Agrawal helps home cooks learn the fundamentals of Indian cooking, from tempering spices to working with unusual ingredients. VIBRANT INDIA shows readers that Indian food goes beyond heavy curries to include food that is vibrant, bright, and beautiful. #FCPLstories #ReadingWithoutWalls #cookbook #plantbasednutrition #yogadiet #bangalorecookbook #india #vegetarian #vegan #glutenfree #amreading #amcooking #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram #brooklyndelhi @chitra @brooklyndelhi @penguinrandomhouse

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Teens: get the scoop on scripts at the Summer Teen Writers Workshop! Aaron Levy, author, playwright, and Director of Academics at Georgia Film Academy, will lead a workshop on script writing at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June 26 at the Post Road Library. The program is free for teens in middle school and high school. Want to read some of Aaron's work before you come? Check out his book BLOOD DON'T LIE or his play, PIZZA WITH SHRIMP ON TOP. #ShelfLife #summerreading #scriptwriting #amwriting #teenwriter #playwright #fcplstories #authortalk #aaronlevy #georgiafilmacademy

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We are grateful to Georgia Public Broadcasting (@gpbmedia) for providing each of our branches a copy of THE GREEN TREE FROG: HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW, a short animated film inspired by the true story of how a Georgia fourth grade class proposed that the green tree frog become the Georgia State Amphibian. Look for it in the Juvenile DVD collection this month and stay tuned to Instagram for information on additional DVDs from Georgia Public Broadcasting. #ShelfLife #georgiapublicbroadcasting #dvd #tv #howabillbecomesalaw #kidlit #summerreading #fcplstories

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We are grateful to Georgia Public Broadcasting (@gpbmedia) for providing each of our branches a set of the two-part series THE GEORGIA STORIES. The series was designed to support the learning of Georgia history through archival film and photographs, interviews with Georgia residents, historians and authors, documentary footage, and dramatic recreation of events. GEORGIA STORIES I contains stories about Georgia’s political and cultural history. GEORGIA STORIES II contains stories about Georgia’s economic history. The DVDs are shelved in the Adult DVD collection at each FCPL branch. #ShelfLife #georgiapublicbroadcasting #dvd #tv #history #georgiahistory #localhistory #nonfiction #summerreading #FCPLstories

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