In honor of President's Day, we took a look at the history of U.S. presidents to find some fun and interesting facts about them. Who enjoyed a variety of animals? Who was left handed? Find out in this episode.

For OPL's 100th anniversary, we spoke with 'the brains of the operation' Pearl, who has seen many changes in the library over the years.

Check out the amazing things happening at Orrville Public Library on our website: www.orrville.lib.oh.us!

It's our 100th anniversary! Dawn and Jenny took the opportunity to talk to Daphne, the library director, about activities and events to celebrate the past and imagine the future happening in 2025.

Mark your calendar for April 7, 2025 - Centennial Celebration Kickoff.

Stop by the library to learn more about the 100 Challenges.

Visit our website to see more events on our online calendar.

Dawn and Jenny go global for this episode. They explore interesting and odd holiday traditions from around the world. Have you heard of Mari Lwyd or the Kallikantzaroi? Enjoy this special holiday episode and learn about some fun traditions.

The Orrville YMCA is "more than a gym and swim." Listen to this episode to learn about the Y from their wonderful director, Lindsay Baumgartner.

Check out The Kessler Effect series by Vannetta Chapman which Lindsay recommends in our library catalog.

Tune in for conversation about book monsters and mythical creatures in this Halloween-themed episode. We also chat with Ohio author Greg Scheetz about his new cryptid creature A to Z book, Bigfoot Walks Barefoot.

Find Greg's books on his website and in the library's catalog.

Graphic novels are getting noticed so it's time to get into some great titles. Jenny and Dawn discuss several graphic novels for all ages in this month's episode.

Titles from this episode include:

Find these titles and more in our Catalog.

The Cookbook Club is a longstanding group at OPL. Dawn and Jenny sat down with the club's coordinator, Corrie, to talk about the highs and lows of cooking and the comradery that food brings.

Find 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinner's Ready' by Ree Drummond in our catalog, along with thousands of other cookbooks.

Some moments will be memories forever … like meeting your heroes! Dawn and Jenny share their own and others' experiences of meeting people they admire in this episode.

Let us know if you've met anyone that you admire and what that experience was like in the Q&A section or on our Facebook page.

Find the authors mentioned in this episode in our online catalog.

There are over 8,000 DVDs available at OPL including movies and TV series. In this episode Dawn & Jenny challenged each other to watch their favorite TV series and share their reviews. These shows, movies, and more are available at OPL or in the ClevNet catalog!

Dawn and Jenny from OPL sat down with Dawn and Jenny from the Orrville Area United Way to chat about nonprofits, Dolly Parton, and more.

Learn more about the Orrville Area United Way at OrrvilleAreaUnitedWay.org.

Find books discussed in this episode in the library catalog.