#ShelfLife - February 16, 2018

Happy Friday, fellow book lovers! School's out for a holiday break and we've seen lots of patrons visit the library today as they check out books to read over the rainy long weekend.

Please remember that all FCPL locations will be closed on Monday, February 19 in observance of Presidents' Day, but the eLibrary is always open at www.forsythpl.org.

Authors of Instagram were showing us some love on this Valentine week: Cookbook author Elettra Wiedemann stopped by to comment on our photo of her book Impatient Foodie: 100 Delicious Recipes for a Hectic, Time-Starved World. On Valentine's Day we announced that Johanna Luthman, author of Love, Madness, and Scandal: The Life of Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Purbeck, will visit the Cumming Library on March 5 as part of our Tying the Windsor Knot royal wedding series.

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It’s warm today (we’re attempting to ignore the wind) and we’re all impatient for spring to arrive. While there’s some rain headed our way, we hope you’ll find a moment to get outside with a good book this weekend. Go wild and take a picnic with you! We’re reading SPRING FEVER by Mary Kay Andrews (@marykayandrews) and IMPATIENT FOODIE: 100 DELICIOUS RECIPES FOR A HECTIC, TIME-STARVED WORLD by Elettra Wiedemann (@impatientfoodie) under a tree full of lovely blossoms. . . What are you reading this weekend? . . Don’t forget that all FCPL locations will be closed on Monday, February 19 in observance of Presidents’ Day. Stop by for your books this weekend, or check them out from your computer or smart device at www.forsythpl.org. #ShelfLife #amreading #FridayReads #spring #marykayandrews #springfever #fiction #impatientfoodie #cookbook #nonfiction #librariesofinstagram #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #goodreads #ForsythReads #FCPLstories

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The 2018 Printz Award winner WE ARE OKAY by Nina LaCour (@nina_lacour) and Printz honor titles can be found in our eBook collection on OverDrive and our eAudiobook collection on RBdigital! Visit the eLibrary at www.forsythpl.org to check out one of these titles for young adults today! #ShelfLife #LibraryInMyHand #PrintzAward #winner #teenreads #ya #fiction #OverDrive #RBdigital #loveeaudiobooks #eBooks #bookstagram #shelfie #librariesofinstagram #GeorgiaLibraries #ForsythReads #FCPLstories

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The latest Newbery Medal titles, including the 2018 winner HELLO, UNIVERSE by Erin Entrada Kelly (@erinentrada), are ready for download in our eBook collection on OverDrive and our eAudiobook collection on RBdigital! Visit the eLibrary at www.forsythpl.org to check out one of these titles for your young reader today! #ShelfLife #LibraryInMyHand #NewberyMedal #award #winner #HelloUniverse #ErinEntradaKelly #kidlit #childrensbooks #fiction #nonfiction #OverDrive #RBdigital #loveeaudiobooks #eBooks #bookstagram #shelfie #librariesofinstagram #GeorgiaLibraries #ForsythReads #FCPLstories

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Trending now on the Bookmarked blog (fcplnews.blogspot.com): @norastlaurent reviews THE MASTERPIECE by Francine Rivers and the crowd goes wild! We noticed lots of patrons requesting that book and we're glad to say some of the additional copies we had on order have arrived and are making their way to patrons now! #ShelfLife #trending #fiction #inspirationalfiction #staffrecommendation #amreading #bookreview #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram #behindthescenes #goodreads #ForsythReads #FCPLstories

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Psst! Can you keep a secret? Johanna Luthman, author of LOVE, MADNESS & SCANDAL: THE LIFE OF FRANCES COKE VILLIERS, VISCOUNTESS PURBECK, will visit the Cumming Library soon! Official details will be announced on the library’s Bookmarked Blog (fcplnews.blogspot.com) tomorrow! #ShelfLife #LoveMadnessAndScandal #JohannaLuthman @ung_news #authortalk #writersofinstagram #readersofinstagram #nonfiction #history #love #mother #royalwedding #FCPLstories #ForsythReads

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Meet Gregory Maguire, author of WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIME OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST, during Forsyth Reads Together on Thursday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the Forsyth Conference Center. Free admission. Register at www.forsythpl.org. An Evening with Gregory Maguire is sponsored by Forsyth County Public Library, FCPL Friends & Advocates, The Forsyth County Arts Alliance Fund at the Forsyth County Community Foundation, and BookLogix. #ShelfLife #ForsythReads #FCPLstories #GregoryMaguire #Wicked #amreading #read #communityread #ForsythReadsTogether @booklogix

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