Tired of the cold Michigan winter? Dreaming of warmer days and exciting adventures? This weekend, our bookshop is featuring a collection of travel books to help you escape the snow and start planning your next perfect getaway! 🌴🌞 Discover the best travel destinations, hidden gems, and must-see spots with our selected books! Take also a look at our special cart full of travel guides for only 50 cents each. Come visit us this weekend on the lower level of the Troy Public Library. We’re open this Saturday from 10AM to 1PM and Sunday from 1PM to 4PM.
🏮🧧Happy Chinese New Year! 🧧🏮
Next Wednesday January 29th ushers in the year of the Snake 🐍 and we have some amazing books to celebrate Lunar New Year! ㊗️ Our Center Table will be featuring several titles related to the People’s Republic of China 🇨🇳 and its multifaceted culture. Discover the rich tapestry of Chinese literature, history, geography, archaeology and art through our selection. Whether you’re aiming to master Chinese cuisine 🍜 or embark on the journey of learning the Chinese language 🈴, we have the right titles for you! And if you feel our Center Table display isn’t enough, be sure to check out our “World Culture” and “Foreign Language” sections, too. Of course, we also have a wide inventory of more gently-used fiction and non-fiction books of all…
🏈📚 Touchdown Reads at the Friends of the Troy Public Library Bookshop! 📚🏈
With the Detroit Lions 🦁 charging towards victory, we’re featuring an all-star lineup of books this week, all about sports and our beloved state of Michigan! Whether you’re a die-hard fan or just enjoy a good game, we’ve got something for everyone on our center table. While you’re there, check out our Michigan and Sports Sections too! And all the other shelves, filled with gently used fiction and non-fiction across all genres and for all ages, plus magazines, games and puzzles, most priced for $1 or less! Swing by the bookshop this weekend and grab your next great read! We’re open Saturday 10-1 and Sunday 1-4, not interfering with the big game Saturday night. Go Lions! 🦁💙
A fond farewell 😢 and big thanks 💙
This week we had to say Goodbye to our awesome volunteer Lou Wassel who’s retiring from his position for the Friends of the Troy Public Library. He has been the mastermind and creative genius behind this page and it’s super fun weekly posts for the last few years ✍🏼📃👨🏼🦳 Lou has been the heart and soul of our weekly updates and bookshop previews, always bringing a smile to our faces with his unique and entertaining posts! While we wish him all the best for his next adventure, we will dearly miss his fun posts and the charm he brought to our page. No one can do it quite like him! Thanks a million, Lou, for everything you’ve done. You’ll always be a part of the…