During the week, it can be tough to stay on top of everything. On Fridays, though, we suggest kicking back to catch up on all the delightful literary reading the internet has to offer. Don’t have the time to hunt for good reads? Never fear. We’ve rounded up the best bookish reading of the week for you.

We Read...

Guides to librarians' favorite hobbies besides reading. Francophiles can follow the recipe for a French party and aspiring Stars Hollow inhabitants can get on the ultimate Gilmore Girls reading list.  Kid crafts go beyond macaroni jewelry with Frida Kahlo projects and Geoff Dyer found perhaps the picture of Jack Kerouac.The only thing that could improve it would be Kerouac's signature, like this one from Leo Tolstoy. The Rose Main Reading Room will be reopening October 5. It's about as exciting to us as the revelations of the National Book Awards longlist announcement or that of the Man Booker shortlist. 

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TGIF

No need to get up! Join our librarians from the home, office, playground — wherever you have internet access — for book recs on Twitter by following our handle @NYPLrecommends from 10 AM to 11 AM every Friday. Or, you can check NYPL Recommends any day of the week for more suggestions. 

Back to school and back to books! Tell us a book you liked & we'll recommend another. #FridayReads #TheLibrarianIsIn pic.twitter.com/xjzswajX8V

— NYPL Recommends (@NYPLRecommends) September 9, 2016

What did you read?

If you read something fantastic this week, share with our community of readers in the comment section below.