Litsy

San Antonio Public Library - Central Library | San Antonio, TX (Library)

Today was a good day, warm but good! ☀️It was lovely to return to an in-person San Antonio Book Festival. I attended six sessions featuring nine authors and increased my TBR list as one does. 📚#sabookfest #sanantonio #sapl

Bookzombie I‘m going to tag a book from each author below so I might increase your TBR as well. 😈 2y

Bookzombie Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Woman of Light: A Novel

Bookzombie Mat Johnson

Invisible Things

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Bookzombie Fernando Flores

Valleyesque: Stories

Bookzombie Tómas Q. Morin

Let Me Count the Ways: A Memoir

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Bookzombie Stacey Swann

Olympus, Texas

Bookzombie Juli Berwald

Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral Reefs

Bookzombie Emma Straub

This Time Tomorrow: A Novel

Bookzombie Kelly Lytle Hernández

Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands

Bookzombie Sergio Troncoso

Nobody's Pilgrims

wanderinglynn How fun! 2y

TheBookHippie How wonderful !!!! 2y

Nute I am overjoyed, Margie! So happy to see all the amazing in-person book festivals!🤗 2y

Cinfhen I read and LOVED

Olympus, Texas

Cinfhen Going to check out the others - I already have this one lined up for #CampLitsy

This Time Tomorrow: A Novel

Cinfhen Looks like a wonderful day!!!! 2y

Bookzombie @Cinfhen I‘m happy to hear you loved Olympus, Texas. I enjoyed hearing her talk about the book. Even though Olympus is a fictional city, the author grew up in the area it‘s set. 2y

Bookzombie @Cinfhen I almost didn‘t go to Emma Straub‘s talk. I just didn‘t think I was interested, but I loved her. She was a lot of fun. 2y

Bookzombie @Cinfhen It was wonderful, but also very warm, lol. I hope next year they move it back to early April. 2y

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Bookzombie

San Antonio Public Library - Central Library | San Antonio, TX (Library)

This was announced yesterday. I feel like someone canceled my Super Bowl.

Also, San Antonio Public Libraries are closed for at least the next week. I imagine that will be extended. If I were going to go somewhere, I don‘t know where I would go. #sapl #sanantonio #sabookfest

P.S. I‘m aware in the midst of everything going on this maybe isn‘t a big deal, but I‘m still bummed.

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I think it's perfectly normal to be bummed. It was something you were looking forward to. I was supposed to go to a wrestling event in 10 days and that is canceled. 4y

Bookzombie @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Thanks! I‘m sorry about your event too. It‘s too bad they couldn‘t have reschedule. I know logistics are a problem for some events. 4y

Suet624 😭😭 I‘m sorry. 😭😭💖 4y

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Bookzombie @Suet624 Thanks, Sue! I should have noted that I have plenty of books to read so no worries there. 🙂 4y

marleed Darn. Such a fun and popular event. I saw Fiesta was moved to November. 4y

Bookzombie @marleed Yes, it was only postponed. 4y

Texreader 😢 4y

Reggie I‘m so sorry. This sucks!! 4y

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Bookzombie

San Antonio Public Library - Thousand Oaks Branch | San Antonio, TX (Library)

I probably missed this end-cap display when I was at this branch last time. I know many libraries, like San Antonio Public Library, have suspended the purchase of Macmillan Publisher‘s ebooks due their new policy. I hate that this is an issue, but I‘m also proud they are taking a stand. #ebooksforall #sapl

marleed I love the SAPL! I suspended the purchase of any book from McMillan until 3 months after publishing date. As a reader, I thought it was my best way of supporting the public library. I also let B&N know of my suspended purchase - they don‘t really care about me :(. I wish it were a common response. 4y

Bookzombie Your policy is great! @marleed 4y

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Bookzombie

San Antonio Public Library - Central Library | San Antonio, TX (Library)

I currently have 229 items on my For Later shelf at the library and 194 are books in some format. This is why I have to set a goal to read my own books. I also have once again maxed out my hold list. 🙄 Resistance is futile. #library #librarylove #sapl

Texreader Oooh! I didn‘t know SA library was online. I should have known. But haven‘t been to the library since kids were little. My new office is close to the downtown main branch. I‘ve been thinking of going and making sure I‘m good to go and start using the library again. 4y

Crazeedi Not too many....😉 4y

readordierachel The struggle is real! 4y

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Suet624 Those two notices at the top of the screen are kind of scary. 4y

Bookzombie @Texreader Yes, this is the newer site. They also have an app too. You really should get a card. Even if you only used the digital services, it would be worth it. I‘m totally a library evangelist. 😁 4y

Bookzombie @Crazeedi LOL, just a few. 4y

Bookzombie @readordierachel It is! 4y

Bookzombie @Suet624 We have about 29 branches so the temporary closure of one isn‘t too bad. They are doing some renovations and putting in a new HVAC system. The other is a response to MacMillan‘s new policy regarding ebook purchases by libraries. 4y

Texreader @Suet624 The work being done is at the branch I used back when I went to the library. It is an old old beautiful house (mansion) on beautiful grounds. I can imagine it needed the work. I hope to start visiting it again when the work is done. It has such lovely vibes there. 4y

Suet624 What is MacMillan‘s new policy? 4y

Suet624 @Texreader I love how different each library is. In Vermont we have two Carnegie libraries, beautifully built, and then we have some that are in what used to be churches and some in mansions. Each library very different from the next one. 4y

Bookzombie @Suet624 They have an embargo on library e-books because they think that libraries are affecting their sales. Libraries may only purchase 1 copy of a new ebook for 8 weeks. After the 8 weeks, libraries may purchase more copies. There are many libraries boycotting Macmillan. Here is one article: https://www.npr.org/2019/11/01/775150979/you-may-have-to-wait-to-borrow-a-new-e-... 4y

Suet624 Hmmm. Not sure what I think about this. 4y

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Revival: A Novel | Stephen King

I haven‘t been reading much in print lately as life has been interfering and I find myself vegging out to T.V. more (currently bingeing CSI:NY). Even so, I managed to listen to enough audiobooks to get a free book from my library‘s summer reading program. #free #librarylove #sapl #overthemoon #somanykingstoread

cathysaid I‘m right there with you. No ability to concentrate during downtime. Persevere 💕 5y

Bookzombie @cathysaid That‘s exactly it. Thank you! You persevere too. 💗💗 5y

Reggie Nice!!! That you got a book. I‘m in a slump myself right now. 5y

Bookzombie @Reggie I‘m sorry you are in a slump. I‘m sure it will pass soon. I hope life is being good to you otherwise. 🤗 5y

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Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened | Allie Brosh

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Pretty funny stuff! My favorite chapter was the one about the toy parrot. #humor #funny #comedy #lol #quickreads #quickread #librarybook #librarybooks #sapl

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Yikes!: In Seven Wild Adventures, who Would You Be? | Alison Lester

Yikes! I have EIGHT books ready for pickup at my library and it's Fiesta and I'll never finish all eight in time to avoid a fine! Oh, well. Fines are just my way to support #SAPL !

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The Girls: A Novel | Emma Cline

My friend and I went to go look at/be jealous of the new #SAPL branch and I ended up checking these out. Except The Grownup, I learned about all these books from Litsy. Oh and for any #SanAntonio residents out there, the Portraco branch is drool-worthy. It has an rfid self-checkout and they will soon have a 24/7 book kiosk that holds 600 titles. And the bathrooms have free pads/tampons. 💯 #libraryhaul #audiobooks

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