Amongthestacks

In today's episode, Chelsea & Amanda talk about the many programs taking place at the library as well as the books they're reading.  If you love a good mystery, realistic characters, sweet tales, and a happy ending, you might want to check these out!  

Books mentioned:
The Maid by Nita Prouse
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah
Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne

To be discussed later:
Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes

Shelia and Jamie talk about library book clubs, art programs, and more happenings this Spring. Books discussed include:

• The Girl Who Was Taken by Charlie Donlea
• Some Choose Darkness by Charlie Donlea
• The Guest List by Lucy Foley
• The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
• Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau
• The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
• XO by Jeffery Deaver
• French Braid by Anne Tyler
• Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano

Description: In this episode, Chelsea and Dee discussed the library’s recent spring break art programs as well as upcoming programs like T-shirt weaving class and Perler Bead Club. They also discussed their current reads.

Books discussed:

Vanishing Season by Joanna Schaffhausen

No Mercy by Joanna Schaffhausen

All the Best Lies by Joanna Schaffhausen

Every Waking Hour by Joanna Schaffhausen

Last Seen Alive by Joanna Schaffhausen

Court of Swans by Melanie Dickerson

Castle of Refuge by Melanie Dickerson

The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson

The Silent Song Bird by Melanie Dickerson

Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel

Secret of the White Gate by Julia Nobel

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

·         Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin

·         Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

·         Scott Brick vs. Dick Hill narrating the Jack Reacher Series by Lee Child.

·         Will Trent Series by Karin Slaughter

·         The Passenger by Lisa Lutz

·         Push by Sapphire

·         The Burning Girls C.J. Tudor

·         First Friday Event, April 1, 2022, starting at 6:00 pm. Friends of the Library will host a Used Book Sale.

·         Kindergarten Readiness on Monday, April 4th at Green Valley Apartments at 10:00 am Alco Apartments at 12:00 pm, and Landmark Apartments at 2:00 pm.

·         Tuesday, April 5th, Home-school children can visit the Allen County Board of Education for a Book Give-Away

·         Need More Acres Farm received a grant. Pregnant women on Medicaid can apply at the Allen County Public Library to receive 40 weeks of fresh food meal kits. 

Ms. Shelia and Ms. Mariah talk about programs for kids and adults, and the following books are mentioned or discussed. 

• State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton & Louise Penny
• Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
• False Witness by Karin Slaughter
• Good Rich People by Eliza Jan Brazier
• Murder at the Courthouse by Ann H. Gabhart
• Until Leaves Fall by Sarah Sundin
• Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

Programs Mentioned:

•  Books on the Square - Third Tuesday each month at 2:00 pm. 
• Murder at the Library Book Club, April 19th at 5:00 pm. 
• Story Hour for Pre-school Children - Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday at 10:00 am. 
• First Friday - First Friday of each month, there will be a community event in front of the library.
• Prime Time Family Read Night starts July 14, 2022.

Join Jamie and Delonda as they discuss a variety of chilling and suspenseful books and announce programs happening at the Allen County Public Library. Books mentioned include: 
Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

Rabbits by Terry Miles

The Jack Reacher television series based on the Killing Floor by Lee Child

A Solitude of Wolverines by Alice Henderson

Later by Stephen King

End of Watch by Stephen King

Billy Summers by Stephen King

Gwendy’s Final Task  by Stephen King and Richard Dhizmar, et. al

Little Darlings by Melanie Golding

A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow

The Vanishing Season by Joann Schauffhausen

You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes

Books discussed by Chelsea and Mariah in this episode:

Real Murders (The Murder Club) by Charlaine Harris

Jack Reacher Series by Lee Childs

Have You Seen Me? by Kate White

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake 

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

In this episode, Shelia and Amanda discuss books they are reading to beat the January blues. 
Books mentioned include: 

• The Push by Ashley Audrain
• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition by Brené Brown
• Repo Girl by Jane Fenton
• The Judges List by John Grisham
• The Whistler by John Grisham

Jamie and Amanda mention The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman, The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow, The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis, Quiet in Her Bones by Nalini Singh, Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell, Every Bone a Prayer by Ashley Blooms, Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, Our Sense of Place by Glen Conner, The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson and Laura Miller,  Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century by Peter Graham. 

In this episode of Among the Stacks, Chelsea and Mariah discuss library happenings and their recent reading slumps. They happen to us all, even librarians! They also discuss what they have been reading lately.

Items discussed in this episode:

Television show- New Girl - Sitcom 2011-2018 Zooey Deschanel

Documentary- Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Running Down a Dream 

Books-

• Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered- Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
• Never Saw Me Coming - Vera Kurlan 
• A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
• The Guilt Trip by Sadie Jones.