Looking to deepen your playlist knowledge? Check out these curated Black Music History book recommendations honoring the legends, movements, and cultural influences behind the soundtrack of our lives. This list was curated for the Rhythm and Blues Preservation Society. #rcsj #bookrecs #booksky

“You build a thousand castles, a thousand sanctuaries, you are nothing; you build a library, you are everything!” ― Mehmet Murat Ildan #rcsj #booksky #libraries

Dial 1 in the comments if you want our new coworker to do another video. #rcsj #officehumor #libraryhumor

“She didn't read books so she didn't know that she was the world and the heavens boiled down to a drop.” ― Zora Neale Hurston #rcsj #booksky #reading

Looking to deepen your reading list? Here are powerful African American biographies and memoirs that inform, inspire, and stay with you long after the last page. #rcsj #booksky #africanamericanhistory

Libraries are the future of reading. When the economy is down, we need to make it easier for people to buy and read books for free, not harder. It is stupid to sacrifice tomorrow’s book buyers for today’s dollars... #rcsj #booksky #libraries

Understanding protest starts with listening. These books tell the stories behind the movements. #rcsj #bookrecs #booksky

Lights, camera... day ruined. #rcsj #booksky #officehumor

“You cannot open a book without learning something.” ― Confucius #rcsj #booksky #reading

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” ― Groucho Marx #rcsj #booksky #reading

“You see, unlike in the movies, there is no THE END sign flashing at the end of books. When I've read a book, I don't feel like I've finished anything. So I start a new one.” ― Elif Shafak #rcsj #booksky #reading

Looking to add aLooking to add a little lore to your weekend? Check out these fantasy fiction book recs! #rcsj #booksky #fantasyfic

We're better together. #rcsj #booksky #officehumor

Sometimes you just need to listen to the universe. #rcsj #libraryhumor #booksky

“I owe everything I am and everything I will ever be to #books.” ― Gary Paulsen #rcsj #quotes

Ready to geek out? These book recs on inventors and inventions are packed with wild ideas, brilliant breakthroughs, and "aha!" moments that changed the world. #rcsj #bookrecs #booksky

“When I was about eight, I decided that the most wonderful thing, next to a human being, was a book.” ― Margaret Walker #rcsj #booksky #reading

What can your library do for you? A lot! We offer books, of course, but also databases, research help, online chat services, movies, music, graphic novels, group rooms, friendly staff, good vibes, and more! Come visit us, and if you have questions, we love answering! #booksky #library #rcsj

“Think before you speak. Read before you think.” ― Fran Lebowitz #rcsj #booksky #quotes

If you'd love to escape today for another time period, check out these historical fiction books! #rcsj #booksky #histfic

Looking for some holiday picture books for your little ones? Check out these reads! #rcsj #booksky #holidays

“The true birthplace is that wherein for the first time one looks intelligently upon oneself; my first homelands have been books, and to a lesser degree schools.” ― Marguerite Yourcenar #rcsj #booksky #libraries

Did you know our library has CDs? We have so many awesome artists, including David Bowie, Slipknot, Nine Inch Nails, KRS-One, Jay-Z, Enrique Iglesias, Green Day, and more. #rcsj #library #cds

“Walking the stacks in a library, dragging your fingers across the spines -- it's hard not to feel the presence of sleeping spirits.” ― Robin Sloan #rcsj #booksky #libraries

Ready to turn concern into action? Check out these books on climate change. #rcsj #booksky #bookrecs

“I love the way that each book—any book—is its own journey. You open it, and off you go….” ― Sharon Creech #rcsj #booksky #reading

Dive into these powerful reads on indigenous history and resilience. These books will help you grow your understanding on colonization, land dispossession, genocide, cultural survival, and community strength. #rcsj #bookrecs #booksky

“It wasn't that time stopped in the library. It was as if it were captured, collected here, and in all #libraries -- and not only my time, my life, but all human time as well. In the library, time is dammed up--not just stopped but saved.” ― Susan Orlean #rcsj #booksky

Our library ghost has struck again! When your library is over 50 years old,the odds are there's going to be paranormal---and we caught it all on camera! #rcsj #booksky #ghosthunting

For more information about the South Jersey AIDS Alliance and their services, check out their website: southjerseyaidsalliance.org #rcsj #worldaidsday #aidsawareness

“I guess there are never enough books.” ― John Steinbeck #rcsj #booksky #reading

“What he knew, he knew from books, and books lied, they made things prettier.” ― Hanya Yanagihara #rcsj #booksky #reading

“Libraries raised me.” ― Ray Bradbury #rcsj #booksky #libraries

Just because Halloween is over doesn't mean you can't keep reading horror!! Here's a few book recs to get you through to the next Spooky Season. #rcsj #bookrecs #booksky

Don't get caught by the T-Rex. Those new books need you. #rcsj #booksky #librarysky

If ghosts aren't real, explain this 👻👻 #rcsj #halloween #ghosts

3/3 Looks more like a Jack Sparrow run. #rcsj #librarysky #halloween

2/3 Embrace the chaos. #rcsj #libraries #happyhalloween

1/3 No dinosaurs were harmed in the making of this video. #rcsj #booksky #halloween

Tis the season for monsters and cryptids. These books will surely sink their fangs and talons into you. #rcsj #booksky #halloween

“People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.” ― Malcolm X #rcsj #booksky #lifechanging

Ever wonder what it's like in the day of a library ghost? Imagine a lot of spooky storytimes, sinister spine-snatching, and poltergeist pandemonium. #rcsj #booksky #halloween

Did you know October is also LGBTQ2IA+ History Month? If you did, awesome!! No judgement if you didn't! Here's a few book recommendations either way. #rcsj #lgbtq #booksky

“A library doesn't need windows. A library is a window.” ― Stewart Brand #rcsj #booksky #libraries

With Banned Books Week coming to an end, here's a few books on censorship, social justice, and your rights. #rcsj #bannedbooks #booksky

Novels and fiction aren't the only books that get banned. Nonfiction--facts--sometimes faces the same challenges, too. Here's a few of our recommendations. #rcsj #booksky #bannedbooks

Looking for books for Banned Books Week? Check out these YA reads. For more, our Banned & Challenged Books Resource Guide is here: libguides.rcsj.edu/banned #rcsj #booksky #bannedbooks

Kick off Banned Books Week with these banned and challenged novels, ranging from classics to modern masterpieces. For more, check out our Banned & Challenged Books Resource Guide here: libguides.rcsj.edu/banned #rcsj #bannedbooks #booksky

“Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all.” ― Abraham Lincoln #rcsj #booksky #quotes

“Sometimes I reread my favorite books from back to front. I start with the last chapter and read backward until I get to the beginning. When you read this way, characters go from hope to despair, from self-knowledge to doubt....” ― Nicola Yoon #rcsj #booksky #reading