The hosts of the Reader's Roundtable brought their podcast to the podium in this month's episode! They recommended some must-read titles to a live audience at the Mid-Michigan Women's Expo as one of the featured presentations. 

Deb Hart is a former popular radio personality who entertained listeners every morning on Lansing’s WMMQ and prior to that Q106. Now, through yoga she is helping others including survivors of chronic trauma. Hart is also the co-host of FOX 47's Morning Blend. 

Links

Deb’s website

Yoga titles

FOX 47 Morning Blend

Cheryl and Jessica check-in with how they're incorporating reading into their routine, and discuss new and favorite lifestyle titles. Afterwards, Mari is joined by two outstanding youth librarians—Tom Shilts from the Okemos Branch and Lindsay Anderson from the Mason Branch—to discuss what makes their favorite children and teen titles from 2019 stand out.

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As the year comes to end, we felt it was a good time to reflect and make plans for the year to come. So for this episode we’re focusing on actual reading. Reading habits, reading plans, tracking reading and more. This month it’s all about how we read!

Find mentioned books and sources here.

CADLcast catches up with Kaena Kekoa (Jasmine) and Jonathan Weir (Jafar) from Disney's Aladdin which is playing at Wharton Center through December 15. 

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 Photo credit: Deen Van Meer 

Titles that honor Picture Book Month, Native American Heritage Month and Non-Fiction November are all discussed, plus more all-around great reads!

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Episode features interviews with Randy Riley (Library of Michigan), Julie Chrisinske (Head Librarian of CADL Williamston) and Heidi Butler (CADL Local History Specialist).

CADL Williamston
Library of Michigan
Local History

Nick Cartell plays the ex-convict Jean Valjean in the hit Broadway musical Les Misérables. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an unforgettable story of heartbreak, passion and resilience of the human spirit. Its glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery has left critics and audiences alike awestruck.

Also borrow the original Broadway cast recording.

Based on the book Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.

Immerse yourself further with music, TV and movies, books and audiobooks. 

CADL Collection Development Specialists Cheryl and Jessica chat about new standouts in this high publishing season, while Marisela chats with the teens from the Haslett Teen Advisory Group in honor of TeenTober!

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In this CADLcast Extra with Cheryl Lindemann: Chris Bussler discusses his experience as a Mortuary Affairs Marine in his book No Tougher Duty, No Greater Honor. This memoir covers an aspect of military service rarely seen.

Meet Chris Bussler at CADL Mason Nov. 21

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