Amongthestacks

Amongthestacks

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Amongthestacks episodes

  • The Librarian's Curse

    In this episode Ms. Chelsea and Ms. Dee discuss the summer reading program and their current reads.

    Books discussed in this episode:
    - The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin
    - You series by Caroline Kepnes
    - Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

    17 min
  • Summer Reads and Tails and Tales Events

    Jamie and Shelia talk about Summer Reading activities for kids and adults, and what we're reading and recommending.  Books metioned include: 

    Sunflower Sisters, Lilac Girls,
    and Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelley.
    The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
    Among a Storied Trail by Ann H. Gabhart
    The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
    Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel


    19 min
  • Beach Reads

    In this episode Ms. Mariah and Ms. Chelsea discuss library happenings and some beach reads you should check out!

    Books mentioned in this episode:
    I'll be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
    Twice Shy by Sarah Hogle
    Life's too Short by Abby Jimenez
    That Summer by Jennifer Weiner
    James Patterson The Quickie
    Jeff Lindsey The Dexter Book Series
    There You'll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones


    19 min
  • April Ponderings

    Ms. Mariah & Dee share all that is going on in the month of April.  From gardening to Autism Awareness, books we're reading, and library news, there's lots of things to keep  you in the loop with your library.  

    Books mentioned: 
    The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
    I'll be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (Murder at the Library Book Club)

    Autism Awareness
    The Rosie Project
    Graeme Simsion
    Temple Grandin
    The Sound of Letting Go by Stasia Ward Kehoe (Young-Adult) 

    28 min
  • Women's History Month

    Take a listen as Chelsea & Amanda highlight what they're reading, library news, and related books for Women's History Month.  

    Quotes to remember: "I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else." - Dolly Parton

    Books mentioned include:

    "Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee" by Casey Cep

    "Home for Erring and Outcast Girls" by Julie Kibler

    "Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society" by Judy Christie & Lisa Wingate

    "Before We Were Yours" by Lisa Wingate

    "Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics" by Dolly Parton and Robert K. Oermann

    Stop by the library today to check out or reserve these titles, or download them to your Libby App!  

    24 min
  • Young Adult & More

    This episode highlights the young adult section of our library collection.  Mrs. Dee and Ms. Jamie discuss some popular titles and series, audios, and books they loved, as well as the one's they could have left off their reading list.


    25 min
  • A Library & A Garden...That's All You Need!

    It today's episode, Mariah and Amanda discuss what they're reading and future programs.  

    Spring is around the corner!  Listen to our garden plans, our past failures, and what we have learned to make our gardens grow. 

    Books mentioned:
    The Last Point Seen (Series) by April Henry
    Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
    The $64 Tomato by William  Alexander
    We Are the Gardeners by Joanna Gaines and Kids

    Quotes to remember:
    "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." - Marcus Tullius Cicero
    "A book is like a garden carried in the pocket." - Chinese Proverb

    25 min
  • Romance at the Library

    In this episode Ms. Chelsea and Ms. Jamie discuss the library's upcoming book club selection and their recent romance reads.

    Books mentioned in the episode:
    Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim
    Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim
    The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
    Blood Sucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
    Maybe This Time Jennifer Crusie
    Paris for One and Other Stories by JoJo Moyes

    24 min
  • Thrills and Chills

    Ms. Mariah and Ms. Dee discuss some of their favorite thrilling and chilling books:

    ·         Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris 

    ·         True Crime Podcasts: Dateline

    ·         The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

    ·         Creep by Eireann Corrigan

    ·         Pretty Girls by Karen Slaughter

    ·         When Winter Comes by Nancy Van Laan and Susan Graber

     

    23 min

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Serving Allen County's need to know. We'll discuss books we're reading and recommending and the Library News.