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Do It Yourself February 2021
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The New York Times Right at Home : How to Buy, Decorate, Organize, and Maintain Your Space
by Ronda Kaysen
Whether you are shopping for a first home, renting a new apartment or are searching for smart and affordable ways to redecorate or reorganize, "Right at Home" is the book for you. Kaysen and Higgins have spent more than two decades interviewing experts and demystifying all aspects of home buying and care. This guide, drawn from their work, will be with you at every turn, whether you're unpacking the kitchen for the first time, moving in with your significant other, or figuring out what to do with all those baby bottles and sippy cups now that the last child is out of diapers and the cabinets are bursting. Including pro tips from experts such as Marie Kondo, Bunny Williams and Justina Blakeney, and a removable annual home maintenance checklist, "Right at Home" is the indispensable guide that you will return to again and again.
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Everyone Can Bake : Simple Recipes to Master and Mix
by Dominique Ansel
A James Beard Award-winning pastry chef presents his simple, foolproof recipes for tarts, cakes, jams, buttercream and more “building blocks” of desserts for home cooks to master and mix as they please.
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How to Be an Artist
by Jerry Saltz
An award-winning art critic at New York magazine and Vulture offers rules, prompts, tips and insights for emerging artists to use to get through creative blocks, get the most from materials, manage career challenges and find joy in their work.
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Ghost-Hunting
by Zak Bagans
A paranormal investigator, star and executive producer of the Travel Channel’s hit series "Ghost Adventures," takes readers into the supernatural world and provides expert advice for studying a wide range of paranormal activity.
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Instagram
by Jenn Herman
Gives tips for creating great Instagram images, personalizing posts, connecting with the Instagram community, and working with Stories and IGTV.
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Ultimate Guide to Linkedin for Business
by Ted Prodromou
You know it’s smart to connect with over 500 million business professionals on LinkedIn, but you may not know how to do it without wasting tons of time and money. LinkedIn expert and trainer Ted Prodromou delivers a step-by-step guide to using LinkedIn to grow your business, find profitable clients and customers, and hire the perfect employees. With more than a decade of experience helping businesses and entrepreneurs grow using SEO, pay-per-click management, and LinkedIn, Prodromou shares the most effective ways to keep you and your business in front of decision makers and build strong referral networks.
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Influencer : Building Your Personal Brand in the Age of Social Media
by Brittany Hennessy
Every one of your favorite influencers started with zero followers and had to make a lot of mistakes to get where they are today--earning more money each year than their parents made in the last decade. But to become a top creator, you need to understand the strategies behind the Insta-ready lifestyle . . . As nightlife blogger, then social media strategist, and now Senior Director of Influencer Strategy and Talent Partnerships at Hearst Magazines Digital Media, Brittany Hennessy has seen the role of influencers evolve and expand into something that few could have imagined when social media first emerged. She has unrivaled insight into where the branded content industry was, where it is, and where it's going.
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Free Tax AssistanceWhile the library will not be offering onsite tax assistance this year, AARP and Forsyth Free Tax will still be providing tax assistance by appointment only. For more information, click here.
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DIY Online ResourcesLooking for more DIY online resources? Check out Forsyth County Public Library's online resources page for useful Do It Yourself databases, websites, and other resources.
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