“I’m very interested in courage and cowardice. I’m very interested in the huge gap between our ideals and our everyday behavior.” Whiting Award winning author Megha Mujamdar’s second novel, A Guardian and a Thief, is highlighted in this month’s BookPage & much more. foltampa.org

October BookPage is full o’ nothing but treats: books to die for! Read the PDF version here - www.bookpage.com/dig-hcplc/ or visit your favorite Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library branch and pick up a copy. Happy October reading 🪦📚👻 #bookpage #readmorebooks #spookyseason

September’s BookPage is chock full of reading goodies! Check out cover story on author Susana M. Morris’ biography of the legendary Octavia E. Butler. And more. Happy reading! 📖 #readbooks #bookpage #octaviabutler #scifi #biography foltampa.org

📚This month, BookPage highlights Oyinkan Braithwaite’s latest release, Cursed Daughters. Check out the latest edition of BookPage at our website foltampa.org or pick up a copy at your favorite Hillsborough County Public Library.

Twelve top picks for your summer reading, hot off the presses in the June edition of BookPage. Pick up your copy at your local branch, or read the PDF version on our site foltampa.org #books #summerreading #libraries #readmore #freedomtoread #read @readbookpage.bsky.social

🎉📚 What do 10 author stages, 580+ exhibitors, hands-on fun, and a whole lot of library energy have in common? They’re all waiting for you at the #ALAAC25 Library Marketplace! Register Today for Full Conference registration or Exhibits Only! bit.ly/4dD2MFT

Thanks to the FCC's Learn Without Limits program, libraries across the country are using #ERate discounts to support wi-fi hotspot lending. But some in Congress want to end the program. Tell your Rep to keep communities connected & protect this funding: bit.ly/TakeActionHotspots #ForOurLibraries

Buried in 1975. Unearthed in 2000 & reburied. It’s Time Again. (pun intended) Join your Friends of the Riverview Library at 2PM July 21st to witness a piece of history, Time Capsule Opening Ceremony. Jim Johnson room, Hillsborough County Riverview Branch.

Check out the May edition of BookPage to find your next great read! Celebrating American Asian and Pacific Islander month with 3 children’s books that treasure the ties of family, including Julia Kuo’s “Home is a Wish”. PDF version of BookPage on our website: foltampa.org 🥰📖

Hello World! We are Friends of the Library Tampa. We love books and readers. We love them so much that we volunteer our time and resources to nurture our local libraries. Follow us for more goodies! 📚 foltampa.org