Library Celebrates National Friends of the Library Week 2024

The staff of Forsyth County Public Library (FCPL) would like to recognize and thank the FCPL Friends and Advocates as part of the 19th annual National Friends of Libraries Week, October 20-26, 2024.

Since the FCPL Friends and Advocates were established in 1995, they have raised nearly $750,000 through used book sales, membership fees, and other donations to fund special programs, materials, and resources beyond the library's budget. 

The Friends are an all-volunteer organization with over 100 volunteers and they provide an important service to the Forsyth County Community by accepting and selling gently used books and media at all four of our locations, seven days a week. In addition to providing one of the lowest cost options for used books in our area, the Friends’ work diverts over 50,000 books from entering Forsyth County’s waste stream each year through their partnership with Better World Books. 

Library Announces Sole Finalist for Director Position

CUMMING, Georgia (October 16, 2024) – The Forsyth County Public Library (FCPL) Board of Trustees has selected Adrianne Junius as the sole finalist for the Library Director position. 

The Board will vote to make an official appointment of the new Director at a called Library Board meeting on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at the Cumming Library located at 585 Dahlonega Street in Cumming. 

Staff Picks: The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

 

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

Racial injustice undermines every aspect of life for African Americans living in Gracetown, Florida in 1950 and spirits, visible only to children often linger long after passings in the form of “haints”.  

When his mother passes away from cancer and his civil right activist father flees the state amid accusations and threats, twelve-year-old Robbie Stevens is left in the care of his older sister, Gloria. Defending his sister from the son of a powerful landowner earns Robbie a six-month sentence at the Gracetown School for Boys where his ability to see haints reveals a disturbing history. 

The Reformatoy is a spellbinding historical fiction novel based on the true story of the infamous Dozier School for Boys which operated from 1900 to 2011 in Marianna, Florida. Despite the dark subject matter, I really enjoyed this multi-layered and suspenseful story. 

Alicia Cavitt

Information Specialist

Staff Picks: Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima

Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima

He was sick of being blamed for things that could be fixed,
with a little more understanding. The Devil told them about
the brain, but they only ended up with the abomination of
lobotomy. 

 From Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima

After meeting the devil at a Halloween party in 1999, the main character in Ananda Lima’s debut short story collection feels the presence of the fallen angel at key moments in her life for the following two decades. 

Nonfiction Book Recommendations: My Organic Life by Nora Pouillon

 

My Organic Life: How a Pioneering Chef Helped Shape the Way We Eat Today by Nora Pouillon

Did you know that sales of organic goods still represent only six percent of all food sold in U.S?  Have you ever wondered why organic foods are less popular than other food choices? Are these foods better for our bodies and environment? There is an ongoing debate about whether these foods are healthy or not. 

If you want to explore the history of organic foods with a personal touch, then this book is a must read as it is a personal memoir of an author who is quite expressive about her love for organic foods. 

HollowFest at the Cumming Library

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If you're looking for a hauntingly good time, then the Cumming Library is just the place for you! Join us for HollowFest, an adult program series all about Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Don't worry - we won't have headless phantoms roaming about (unless you count a paper horseman), but we will have an abundance of creepy stories and crafts.