Did you know the fourth Wednesday in January celebrates Library Shelfie Day? This was news to me, but I wholeheartedly approve! The idea behind this unique observation is to take a picture of a book (or lots of books!) and share it with other bibliophiles. I don’t know about you, but I would much rather take shelfies of my books than selfies of myself.
If you’re reading this column, you must be a friend of the library, books, and reading. Congratulations, you’re A-OK in my book. My love of reading may be shelf-ish (I’m a librarian, after all), but I hope my passion is a shared one. And that’s because today’s reading list covers pages (and images) of bibliographic joy. Don’t have a bookshelf at home? No worries, the library offers shelf-help to all who desire reading guidance.
Please remember to love your shelf!
- Bibliostyle: How We Live at Home with Books by Nina Freudenberger.
- Books Make a Home: Elegant Ideas for Storing and Displaying Books by Damian Thompson.
- The Booksellers [DVD] directed by D.W. Young.
- Bowie’s Bookshelf: The Hundred Books That Changed David Bowie’s Life by John O’Connell.
- Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire.
- Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef.
New at the Library
Fiction
- The Homewood Trilogy by John Edgar Wideman.
- Small Angels by Lauren Owen.
- Upside Down by Danielle Steel.
Nonfiction
- Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival by Omid Scobie.
- The Lost Art of Silence: Reconnecting to the Power and Beauty of Quiet by Sarah Anderson.
- Make it Japanese: Simple Recipes for Everyone by Rie McClenny.
Children
- Cheeky Chick! written by Julia Jarman, illustrated by Tom Knight.
- Get Ready for a Lacrosse Game by Emma Carlson Berne.
- The Missing Sword by Melissa de la Cruz.
This is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries collection. Find more in our catalog, or call 360-906-5000 to reserve titles or find additional listings.
Jan Johnston, Collection Manager
Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org
