#ShelfLife - September 29, 2017

We're wrapping up Banned Books Week and our patrons seemed really "fired up" about the banned books display at the Hampton Park Library! But, not to worry, no actual books were harmed in the making of this display.

Though it (still!) doesn't feel like it, fall is here and we're looking forward to camping trips and reading by campfires with great books by author Mark Warren, who will visit the Cumming Library next week. We also enjoyed "leafing" through several non-fiction books, along with the October Book Sleuths book club selection, Little Deaths.

So, tell us: what's on your to-be-read pile this weekend? Leave a comment below and your book could be featured on Instagram next week!

The American Library Association recognizes September 24 – 30, 2017 as Banned Books Week. Take a look at these books on display at the Hampton Park Library and check one out for yourself! #ShelfLife #BannedBooksWeek #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram #readersofinstagram #amreading #georgialibraries #ForsythReads

A post shared by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Sep 25, 2017 at 7:08am PDT

“Taylor’s resplendent prose evokes the emotional journey of making peace with the past, the sanctuary that is driving in a car with the windows down, radio at full blast and the sense of timelessness inherent in days measured only by fuel and miles.” – Atlanta Journal Constitution If you’re hitting the road for fall break this week, be sure to pack a copy of THE LAURAS by Sara Taylor, critically-acclaimed author of THE SHORE. Reserve your copy at catalog.forsythpl.org today! #ShelfLife #amreading #roadtrip #roadtripreads #travelreads #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram #readersofinstagram #booksofinstagram #theshore #thelauras #sarataylor @hogarthbooks

A post shared by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Sep 27, 2017 at 7:45am PDT

We’re so excited about author and naturalist Mark Warren coming to speak at the Cumming Library next week and we’ve been combing the shelves for books about enjoying the great outdoors. Look what just arrived in the stacks: KIDS’ GUIDE TO CAMPING by Cherie Winner and CAMPFIRE CHEF by Tyler Omoth. Use your library card to place a hold on these books at catalog.forsythpl.org and take them hiking or camping with your kids! #ShelfLife #nonfiction #cookbook #naturewalk #kids #tweens #camping #getoutside #amreading #readersofinstagram #librariesofinstagram #FCPLstories #forsythreads

A post shared by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Sep 27, 2017 at 10:27am PDT

Get ready to laugh out loud with behind-the-scenes stories about your favorite audiobook recordings as RBdigital presents The Johnny Heller Audiobook Experience at the Post Road Library on Sunday, October 8 at 3:00 p.m. Mr. Heller narrated over 600 titles for adults, young adults and children, including several in our RBdigital collection, as well as the forthcoming audiobook THE IMPROV: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE COMEDY CLUB THAT REVOLUTIONIZED STAND-UP by Budd Friedman with Tripp Whetsell and foreword by Jay Leno. BONUS: The RBdigital team will show the audience awesome features and secret shortcuts for the new RBdigital website and mobile app at the event! @recordedbooks @johnny_heller #RBdigital #ShelfLife #audiobooks #loveaudiobooks #lovebooks #johnnyheller #voiceover #narrator #FCPLstories #ForsythReads #readersofinstagram #librariesofinstagram

A post shared by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Sep 28, 2017 at 5:23am PDT

We've got two reasons to celebrate: it's North Carolina Day and National Drink Beer Day, so we're toasting our friends at @fcpubliclibrary in Winston-Salem, NC with this collection of books about beer (including a non-fiction graphic novel for grown-ups), North Carolina history, and stories set in the mountains of that beautiful state. If you'd like to "leaf" through a good book, place a hold on one of these titles at catalog.forsythpl.org: NORTH CAROLINA: THE OLD NORTH STATE by John Hamilton NORTH CAROLINA'S AMAZING COAST: NATURAL WONDERS FROM ALLIGATORS TO ZOEAS by David Bryant A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES by Diana Gabaldon ALONG THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL: GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND TENNESSEE by Leonard M. Adkins THE COMIC BOOK STORY OF BEER: THE WORLD'S FAVORITE BEVERAGE FROM 7000 BC TO TODAY'S CRAFT BREWING REVOLUTION by Jonathan Hennessey and Mike Smith BEER MONEY: A MEMOIR OF PRIVILEGE AND LOSS by Frances Stroh TRUE BREWS: HOW TO CRAFT FERMENTED CIDER, BEER, WINE, SAKE, SODA, MEAD, KEFIR, AND KOMBUCHA AT HOME by Emma Christensen THE COMPLETE HOMEBREW BEER BOOK by George Hummel THE WORLD ATLAS OF BEER: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE BEERS OF THE WORLD by Tim Webb and Stephen Beaumont #ShelfLife #NorthCarolinaDay #DrinkBeerDay #nonfiction #history #geography #fiction #historicalfiction #graphicnovel #memoir #howto #homebrewing #librariesofinstagram #bookstagram #amreading #FCPLstories

A post shared by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Sep 28, 2017 at 7:34am PDT

It’s the selection for October’s Book Sleuths book club, and you’ll want to get it now….reserve your copy of LITTLE DEATHS by Emma Flint at catalog.forsythpl.org and come share your reaction to the story at the Post Road Library on October 24. About the book: A gripping suspense tale set in 1960's New York and inspired by true events follows the investigation of a cocktail waitress whose two young children have been brutally murdered and a rookie tabloid reporter who would uncover the truth. Reserve your copy at catalog.forsythpl.org. #ShelfLife #crimefiction #fiction #mystery #thriller #suspense #booksleuths #bookclub #EmmaFlint #LittleDeaths #amreading #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #librariesofinstagram #ForsythReads @picadorbooks #FridayReads

A post shared by Forsyth County Public Library (@forsythpubliclibrary) on Sep 29, 2017 at 5:23am PDT