#ShelfLife - March 24, 2017

This week in the #ShelfLife we announced that Patrick Phillips, author of Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America, will speak and sign copies of his book at an event co-sponsored by Forsyth County Public Library and the Cumming First United Methodist Church on Saturday, April 8 at 4:00 p.m.

The event will be held at the church, located at 770 Canton Highway, Cumming. The book is available for check out at the library in print, eBook, CD Audiobook, and eAudiobook formats. Barnes & Noble will have copies of the book available for purchase at the event.

Other books in our #ShelfLife feed this week took us on a trip to Havana, Cuba and back in time to ancient Rome. But the most fun we had this week came during storytimes at the Cumming Library, where our youngest patrons enjoyed "horsing around" with our youth services staff. We had so much fun reading horse-themed books that we wanted to share a list of ten books for pony-loving patrons on our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten blog.

We hope you've found a good book to read this weekend; but, if you haven't, we'll be here waiting for you at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday morning. Happy Friday, friends!

BLOOD AT THE ROOT: A RACIAL CLEANSING IN AMERICA provides a gripping look at the racial history of Forsyth County. Atlanta-born author Patrick Phillips returns to the Forsyth community on Saturday, April 8 to talk about his book with library patrons and local residents. . Mr. Phillips will speak at the Cumming First United Methodist Church at 4:00 p.m., then answer questions and sign books at a reception immediately following his presentation. @bnthecollection will have copies of the book available for purchase at the event. . #ShelfLife #bloodattheroot #patrickphillips #history #localhistory #forsythcounty #georgia #nonfiction #librariesofinstagram

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Susan Wilson, New York Times Bestselling author of ONE GOOD DOG, tells a story of loss, love, and the creation of family in TWO GOOD DOGS. Be among the first to check it out as it hits library shelves this week! #ShelfLife #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram #dogsofinstagram #dogs #fiction #spring

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You might be tempted to think of Margaret George’s THE CONFESSIONS OF A YOUNG NERO as the ancient Roman equivalent of HOUSE OF CARDS. After all, young Nero has learned a harsh lesson about controlling the empire: it is better to be cruel than dead. #ShelfLife #margaretgeorge #ancientrome #nero #historicalfiction #houseofcards #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram

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Once the only country Americans couldn't visit, Cuba is now opening to us, as is Havana, not only by plane or boat but also through this portrait of the long-elusive city. Part cultural history, part travelogue, with recipes, historic engravings, photographs, and Kurlansky's own pen-and-ink drawings, you could take a mini-vacation without leaving your couch when you check out HAVANA: A SUBTROPICAL DELIRIUM by Mark Kurlansky, on library shelves now. #ShelfLife #nonfiction #minivacation #tropical #cuba #havana #librariesofinstagram #bookstagram

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Children at the Cumming Library enjoyed two horse-themed storytimes this week. We hope you enjoy reading these books at home as much as we enjoyed reading them to you at the library. Get the list at goo.gl/42o6sw. #ShelfLife #1000booksbeforekindergarten #1000books #1KB4K #librariesofinstagram #fridayreads #amreading #horses #storytime #forsythreads #kidlit #preschool #toddlers

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