Welcome to Conversation #17 of Book Chat at North Shore Library!

Is there ever a book that you wish you could read again for the first time? In this episode, librarians Alyssa, Sam, and Lizzy talk about what books they would choose!

Access these books:

1) countycat.mcfls.org/

2)meet.libbyapp.com/

3)www.hoopladigital.com/

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Join Adult Service Librarians, Barbara, Sam, and Alyssa.

Stop by to meet the new Share Shed: The Share Shed is a collection of non-traditional library items to inspire lifelong learning, innovation, and curiosity. Check out a telescope, binoculars, lawn games, a digital camera, a portable record player and so much more. All you need is a library card!

Special thanks to the North Shore Library’s Friends of the Library for making this possible.

Access these books:

1) countycat.mcfls.org/

2)meet.libbyapp.com/

3)www.hoopladigital.com/

What do you want us to review? Share your ideas with us! #northshorebookchat

Website: www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/

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Welcome to Conversation #15 of Book Chat at North Shore Library. Join Adult Service Librarians, Barbara, Sam, and Alyssa as they discuss books set out west.

1) Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton

2) The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer

3) Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

4) Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan

5) Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

6) True Grit by Charles Portis

7) Monument Rock by Louis L'Amour

Volumes of The North American Indian can be viewed in the digital collection of Northwestern University: http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/toc.cgi

Access these books:

1) countycat.mcfls.org/

2)meet.libbyapp.com/

3)www.hoopladigital.com/

What do you want us to review? Share your ideas with us! #northshorebookchat

Website: www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/

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*Listener discretion* This episode covers very sensitive topics that may be triggering to listeners. Additionally, we discuss mature subjects that may not be appropriate for children. Parental discretion is advised*

Welcome to Conversation #14 of Book Chat at North Shore Library. Join Adult Service Librarians, Barbara, Sam, and Alyssa as they discuss books about people who were involved in a cult.

1) The Girls by Emma Cline

2) The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond

3) Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs

4) Cult X by Fuminori Nakamura

5) Mating in Captivity by Helen Zuman

6) Harmony by Carolyn Parkhurst

Also mentioned Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America by Barbara Ehrenreich

Access these books:

1) countycat.mcfls.org/

2)meet.libbyapp.com/

3)www.hoopladigital.com/

Characteristics of a cult: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/27/cults-definition-religion

Warning signs: http://cultresearch.org/help/

Information and resources: https://culteducation.com/

Your friendly librarians are always able to help you find the resources that you need.

What do you want us to review? Share your ideas with us! #northshorebookchat

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Welcome to Conversation #13 of Book Chat at North Shore Library. Join Adult Service Librarians, Barbara, Sam, and Alyssa as they rehash the very different books that they recommended for each other.

1) I Am One of You Forever by Fred Chappell

2) The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

3) The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Also mentioned: Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury, Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, and Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer

Access these books:

1) countycat.mcfls.org/

2)meet.libbyapp.com/

3)www.hoopladigital.com/

What do you want us to review? Share your ideas with us! #northshorebookchat

Website: www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/

E-newsletter: eepurl.com/c_TXMD

Shout out to www.bensound.com for the exit music!

Welcome to Conversation #12 of Book Chat at North Shore Library. Join Adult Service Librarians, Barbara, Sam, and Alyssa as they discuss books about women's history and gender equality.

1) Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik

2) Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

3) Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

4) Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, and Trailblazer by Lisa McCubbin

5) The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine Weiss

6)Ain't I a Woman: black women and feminism by bell hooks

Join us on Friday, March 8 *International Women's Day* for a showing of RBG.

Access these books:

1) countycat.mcfls.org/

2)meet.libbyapp.com/

3)www.hoopladigital.com/

What do you want us to review? Share your ideas with us! #northshorebookchat

Website: www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/

E-newsletter: eepurl.com/c_TXMD

Shout out to www.bensound.com for the exit music!

Welcome to Conversation #11 of Book Chat at North Shore Library. Join Adult Service Librarians, Barbara, Sam, and Melody as they discuss which is better: the book or the movie.

A special thank you to the River Hills Foundation for their generous support! We now have a brand-new MacBook Air and a Yeti microphone to make these podcasts (and other projects) even better! Thank you!

1) Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

2) The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

3) A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell

4)Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple

5) Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

6) The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

Gale Courses offers a wide range of highly interactive, instructor led courses that you can take entirely online. As a North Shore Library card holder in good standing, you are entitled to these courses at no cost. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month: education.gale.com/l-glen68147/

Creativebug, a division of JoAnn Fabrics, prides themselves on bringing the latest in art and craft education to you, and they work with renowned artists to do just that. You'll enjoy unlimited access to over 1000 online video art and craft classes. Watch classes anytime, anywhere. Since the classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace: www.creativebug.com/lib/northshorelibrary

Access these books:

1) countycat.mcfls.org/

2)meet.libbyapp.com/

3)www.hoopladigital.com/

What do you want us to review? Share your ideas with us! #northshorebookchat

Website: www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/

E-newsletter: eepurl.com/c_TXMD

Shout out to www.bensound.com for the exit music!

Welcome to Conversation #10 of Book Chat at North Shore Library. Join Adult Service Librarians, Barbara, Sam, and Melody as they share books about their goals for 2019.

1) Roar by Stacy T. Sims, PhD

2) Level Up Your Life by Steve Kamb

3) Art Before Breakfast by Danny Gregory

4) Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Gale Courses offers a wide range of highly interactive, instructor led courses that you can take entirely online. As a North Shore Library card holder in good standing, you are entitled to these courses at no cost. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month: https://education.gale.com/l-glen68147/

Creativebug, a division of JoAnn Fabrics, prides themselves on bringing the latest in art and craft education to you, and they work with renowned artists to do just that. You'll enjoy unlimited access to over 1000 online video art and craft classes. Watch classes anytime, anywhere. Since the classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace: https://www.creativebug.com/lib/northshorelibrary

Access these books:

1) countycat.mcfls.org/

2)meet.libbyapp.com/

3)www.hoopladigital.com/

What do you want us to review? Share your ideas with us! #northshorebookchat

Website: www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/

E-newsletter: eepurl.com/c_TXMD

Shout out to www.bensound.com for the intro and exit music!

Welcome to Conversation #9 of Book Chat at North Shore Library. Join Adult Service Librarians, Barbara, Sam, and Melody as they share books that are perfect to read on a cold, wintery day!

1) Spells & Scones by Bailey Cates

2) Christmas in Harmony by Philip Gulley

3) The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

4) The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

5) Persuasion by Jane Austen

6) Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression by Mildred Armstrong Kalish

Access these books:

1) countycat.mcfls.org/

2)meet.libbyapp.com/

3)www.hoopladigital.com/

What do you want us to review? Share your ideas with us! #northshorebookchat

Website: www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/

E-newsletter: eepurl.com/c_TXMD

Shout out to www.bensound.com for the intro and exit music!

Welcome to Conversation #8 of Book Chat at North Shore Library. Join Adult Service Librarians, Barbara, Sam, and Melody as they share books that surprised them: ones that they thought they would like, but didn't and ones that they didn't expect to like, but did.

1) Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be by Rachel Hollis

2)Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

3)Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fischer

4)Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

5) A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

6) The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer

Access these books:

1) countycat.mcfls.org/

2)meet.libbyapp.com/

3)www.hoopladigital.com/

What do you want us to review? Share your ideas with us! #northshorebookchat

Website: www.mcfls.org/northshorelibrary/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/northshorelibrary/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/northshorelibrary/

E-newsletter: eepurl.com/c_TXMD

Shout out to www.bensound.com for the intro and exit music!