The Friends of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Supporting the Library one used book at a time
FOPL is our day job, but it is also our passion
One day while browsing our stacks I came across the book, “How Not to Act Old” by Pamela Redmon Satran. I snatched it up, partly because I’m a sucker for catchy titles and partly because I’m nearing 40 and feeling vulnerable about my age. I remember alternately chuckling and grimacing through several entries, but I […]
I have a confession to make: I am a book monster. I dog-ear pages instead of using bookmarks. Most of my paperbacks have bent spines and many of my hard covers are missing their dust jackets. I take copious notes in books, highlighting and underlining quotes that strike my fancy. I know I am hard […]