NEW THIS WEEK
Featured Highlights
  • Explore the Digital Library with "Nonfiction So Good It's Scary"
  • Join our Online Book Club
  • Daily Digital Programs for All Ages
  • New Staff Book Reviews
Excitement started to build as soon as Halloween was imminent. Now, November ushers in all of the rest of the year’s fall holidays. This is a time of thanksgiving and gratitude that seems to explode now, even more than at other times of the year.

On behalf of the staff of the Fulton County Library System, I say to all of you, thank you. Our gratitude is to all of the Library’s patrons who continue to support us day after day; and especially this year.

You remained with us as we accepted the changes and challenges brought on by the pandemic, and you embraced every pivot we found ourselves needing to make. 
That leads me to invite you to continue using our libraries, or to start using them. You are further invited at this time to re-energize and prioritize your way forward by getting a library card or renewing your card.  It is a small, square card, but it can give you a lot of power to invest in yourself.

Perhaps you’ve found yourself having to pivot during these unusual times. You may have faced or you may be about to face a job change, a home relocation, changes in family dynamics, a loss of family and friends, health concerns, a need to seek additional education or job training, or you are facing retirement. Please know that the Library can be a resource for you through all of it. 
MASKS REQUIRED IN ALL LIBRARIES
Masks continue to be required for all employees and visitors in Fulton County facilities, regardless of vaccination status.

In addition, all meeting and conference rooms will be closed to the public. Study rooms will remain available, but limited to no more than 2 persons in a room at any time.

Please continue to visit our website for more information on this policy and monitor any changes to the policy in the future.  
With Halloween week ahead, why not take some time to learn about the things that our society finds scary? The collection "nonfiction so good it's scary" highlights titles on Overdrive and the Libby app that explore everything from the science of fear to mountain lions. Whether your deepest fears include sharks or estate planning, our nonfiction collection can help readers learn more about the really scary aspects of life. As the quotes below highlight, the best writers and philosophers have always advocated learning more about what scares us in order to grow.
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear." - Mark Twain
"The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It's our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows." - Brene Brown
"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live." - Marcus Aurelius
"Find out what you are afraid of and go live there." - Chuck Palahniuk
"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear." - Rosa Parks
"I say I am stronger than fear." - Malala Yousafzai
"No one ever told me that grief felt so much like fear." - C. S. Lewis
"Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." - Stephen King
"If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles." - Sun Tzu
ONLINE BOOK CLUB

A new book club selection is now under way with our Online Book Club! The book selection for Oct 2021 - Dec 2021 is I'll Be Gone In the Dark by Michelle McNamara

Please take a moment to join the Online Book Club, it's not too late to jump into 'I'll Be Gone In the Dark' and join the conversation. We look forward to exploring "I'll Be Gone In the Dark". 

If you have not been able to join us before now, please take a moment now to sign up for the Online Book Club.
STAFF REVIEWS
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