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Finishing up the year with a couple of light reads. I liked this one about a community fighting to protect their library from closure due to budget cuts.

My tiny dining room is now a library, as unpacking comes along. I‘m glad I have the space to still have most of my shelves and some of my books out. 🙂

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#UpInArms

The MC, Jane, sure gets "up in arms" when her library is threatened with closure.

#VOLUMES AND VOCALS
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Prompt: STAND BY ME by Ben King. 🎶

The beloved library can't be shut down.

What will the people of Chalcot Library do?

If you need a read that will make you smile, add this book to your reading queue.

A tribute to LIBRARIES, the comfort they provide for its patrons, and for books and friendship.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/352tth6k

Self care reading at its best 👏🏻 June Jones, extremely shy assistant librarian, comes out of her shell to help save her library and realizes all that she is capable of and gets her groove on

June is a meek and awkward library assistant who understands the multifunctional purposes of a small town library. When the city council proposes closing the library and replacing it with a bookmobile, some surprising things happen. Great characters with lots of literary references 📖❤️📚

#Pantone2023 @Clwojick

When the county council threatens to close the small-town library where June grew up and now works, it‘s all hands on deck to save it. June is an extreme introvert and struggles with stepping out of her comfort zone but she knows she can‘t stand by and let her library close.
#NationalLibraryWeek

A great audiobook and story.

Borrowed through BorrowBox

Read for reading challenges.

4.5/5

Visited the library for the first time this year. Went slightly crazy -but each sounds so good! #bookhaul #library 📚 📚

This book is utterly charming and an ode to libraries. Libraries aren‘t just place for books and information, but they are sanctuaries. This book warmed my very soul and gave me all the feels. First 5 ⭐️read of the year. A most read for everyone.

Read this in two days. I have to admit I am a sucker for the outsider-librarian-who-has-to -fight-against-big-businesses-and-her-past. Even though the plot id quite scrapbook-ish, the plot-twists weren‘t too obvious and I liked that it was a small set of characters and places.

An exceptionally shy and awkward library has to find her voice when her small town library is threatened with closure. Super cute, cozy, sentimental, and predictable. Tons of book references, I love reading about book nerds. The perfect palate cleanser after all the horror I read last month. #DamnTheManSaveTheLibrary 💜💛❤️

I loved ALL of the literary references in this one! This was a sweet story of a village library at risk of closure. The patrons of the library must band together and get creative if there is any hope in saving their beloved space.
This book reminds us that we should not judge a book by it's cover, to get outside of our comfort zone, and take risks for the ones (and things) we love.

Told from a singular POV, this story is a feel-good tale about a small town, the residents who inhabit it, and the power of libraries (and librarians) to transform the lives of many. If you enjoy literary fiction, especially stories with a set of quirky characters in quaint villages, you‘ll likely enjoy this book. I recommend this book for readers who need a light read. Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4211154290

It‘s a wild Friday night.

Already working on my #BookSpin. #BookSpinBingo

Hmm, I'm not struck by this so far. Rather twee and predictable...

I adored this book. 💖 Sweet, shy librarian. Small town in England. Hilarious lovable characters and they all fight to keep their beloved little library from closing. Lovely, lovely read. It inspired me to get back to the library too! 🤓 #library #librarybooks

4-24-22: My 39th finished book of 2022! Absolutely loved this! June Jones, a library assistant in Chalcot, the small village she has lived in all her life, has crippling shyness. When faced with the possibility of her library being shut down, she bands together with a misfit crew of library patrons to help save it. Along the way, she must face her fears and stand up for what she believes in. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣3️⃣9️⃣

This is how I feel Every. Single. Day.

I‘m reading a few different books right now with some great first lines. #firstlinefridays

This is a lovely and warm story about a group of people trying to save their local library. The main character June is so lovely and her world is books and the community. There is also a romance too.

These are my two library books, I will start the tagged book soon.

I‘m so often disappointed by books set in bookshops and libraries that I hesitated to read this one. I‘m glad I did—it was better than average, and has an important message. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-last-chance-library

Cheers for a bookish read, when your flight looks to be slightly (🤞) delayed.

I finished this one, and what a nice read it was! I quite enjoyed the characters! Even though it wasn‘t complex or complicated, it was a satisfying read. I feel better after reading it 📚☺️

My hold from the library finally came in! As a former library school student, I am very excited to read this! #bibliophile #libraries

What a sweet and cozy book! While the storyline didn‘t have the depth I was hoping for, overall I loved the characters, and their eccentricities ! 📚 I have had really bad Vertigo this last week, and am just now recovering. Wasn‘t able to read during that week due to how dizzy I was, but today I made up for it by finishing the book and feeling better !

It‘s been a tough week at work. Still acclimating to a new head librarian who‘s personality and idea of the library is VERY different than I have ever worked in/with, and I am utterly exhausted. My mom offered to pick up a book for me at my favorite bookshop Fabled Bookstore in Waco when visiting my aunt, and that sweet gesture was a good start to the week💙

Lovely haiku in my current read.

New beauties in our library system from Tuesday 🤩

Okay, as a librarian I'm fully biased toward this book and its delineation of the importance of libraries, but that doesn't make it less objectively good!! I want to protest with Mrs. B. #contemporaryfiction

The beloved library can't be shut down.

THE LAST CHANCE LIBRARY is a sweet, feel-good read and has great characters.

I KNEW I was going to like this book, but I LOVED it!!

FULL REVIEW HERE: https://tinyurl.com/8mastdwx

@freyasampsonauthor

If you do not have this book in your TBR, you do need to add it.

This book is a tribute to libraries, the comfort they provide for its patrons, and for everyone who uses the library for books and friendship.

I KNEW I was going to like this book, but I LOVED it!!

The characters are loveable and funny too.

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I just started THE LAST CHANCE LIBRARY by @freyasampsonauthor

How adorable does this book look?

I will be on a tour in August.

Thank you to Tara O‘Connor - Publicist
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