Check It Out!

This is the eighth episode of the Adult Services Department of Carnegie-Stout Public Library podcast: Check It Out. Do you have questions or comments? Let us know at [email protected]

This week’s episode features:

Information on the return of Curbside Pickup service at Carnegie-Stout Public Library

A discussion of the Great Reading Challenge and the joys of reading with local book blogger, Courtney Chaffee

Book recommendations from two different patrons named Ben

You can subscribe to Carnegie-Stout’s Check It Out! Podcast on most podcast services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Learn more: www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/podcast

This is the seventh episode of the Adult Services Department of Carnegie-Stout Public Library podcast: Check It Out. Do you have questions or comments? Let us know at [email protected]

This week’s episode features:

Information about the C-SPL Online Book Club’s upcoming discussion of The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie on Facebook this May

Several great book suggestions from librarians and local readers

An excerpt from Amy’s interview with local podcaster and D&D enthusiast Luke Vorwald

You can subscribe to Carnegie-Stout’s Check It Out! Podcast on most podcast services. Learn more: www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/podcast

This is the sixth episode of the Adult Services Department of Carnegie-Stout Public Library podcast: Check It Out. Do you have questions or comments? Let us know at [email protected]

This week’s episode includes information on the library’s EBSCO Home Improvement Reference Center with advice for all your home and garden projects, Becky, Sarah, and Amy share what they are watching and reading, and Mike interviews best-selling local author Heather Gudenkauf on her newest novel, This is How I Lied.

You can subscribe to Carnegie-Stout’s Check It Out! Podcast on most podcast services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Learn more: www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/podcast

Check It Out! The Carnegie-Stout Public Library Adult Services Podcast presents a special episode interview with Laurie McGee. Laurie McGee has been a freelance book copyeditor for 34 years in the publishing industry. With a degree in Child and Family Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she has worked on everything from academic textbooks to popular fiction and nonfiction books for a variety of publishers, building a career she's excited to engage in every day that embraces her passion for books and lifelong learning.

Do you have questions or comments? Let us know at [email protected] You can subscribe to Carnegie-Stout’s Check It Out! Podcast on most podcast services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Learn more: www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/podcast

This is the fifth episode of the Adult Services Department of Carnegie-Stout Public Library podcast: Check It Out. Do you have questions or comments? Let us know at [email protected]

In this episode we talk about true crime, share tips and tricks for Libby audiobooks and Kanopy streaming movies, and a quick and easy recipe. We also share an excerpt from an interview with freelance copyeditor Laurie McGee with tips on working from home and Telegraph Herald reporter Ben Fisher shares some of his favorite books.

You can subscribe to Carnegie-Stout’s Check It Out! Podcast on most podcast services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Learn more: www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/podcast

This is the fourth episode of the Adult Services Department of Carnegie-Stout Public Library podcast: Check It Out. Do you have questions or comments? Let us know at [email protected]

This week we share several recommendations for books and TV series that we’re enjoying as well as information on the library’s eBook collection. Carnegie-Stout Public Library’s OverDrive collection of eBooks and downloadable audiobooks can be accessed through the Libby app or the OverDrive website: https://dubuque.overdrive.com/

You can subscribe to Carnegie-Stout’s Check It Out! Podcast on most podcast services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Learn more: www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/podcast

This is the third episode of the Adult Services Department of Carnegie-Stout Public Library podcast: Check It Out! Do you have questions or comments? Let us know at [email protected]

This week’s episode features an interview with local poet Valorie Woerdehoff for National Poetry Month.

Looking for a good book? Librarians have created themed suggestion lists in Carnegie-Stout’s catalog that you can browse here: https://catalog.dubuque.lib.ia.us/cgi-bin/koha/opac-shelves.pl?op=list&category=2

Librarians are also giving suggestions based on what you like on Facebook each Monday. Here’s the post from April 13: https://www.facebook.com/carnegiestout/photos/a.86517386923/10156716320731924

This is the second episode of the Adult Services Department of Carnegie-Stout Public Library podcast: Check It Out. Do you have questions or comments? Let us know at [email protected]

Would you like to join the C-SPL Great Reading Challenge? You can find registration form, reading logs, and more information on the library’s website: https://www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/394/Great-Reading-Challenge

Would you like a librarian to create a reading list of books you might enjoy? Fill out a Book Match form today: http://www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/FormCenter/Purchase-Request-Form-4/BookMatch-Books-We-Pick-Just-For-You-92

This is the introduction episode to a brand new podcast created by the Adult Services Department of Carnegie-Stout Public Library. Do you have questions or comments? Let us know at [email protected]

Would you like to join the C-SPL Online Book Club Facebook group? You can find that on the library’s Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/carnegiestout/groups/?ref=page_internal

Would you like a librarian to create a reading list of books you might enjoy? Fill out a Book Match form today: http://www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/FormCenter/Purchase-Request-Form-4/BookMatch-Books-We-Pick-Just-For-You-92

Check It Out! The Carnegie-Stout Public Library Adult Services Podcast presents a special Dubuque Local History episode on the film “Pennies From Heaven.” This 1981 film starring Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters was not filmed in Dubuque. Librarian Mike May gives the full history of this film’s ties to the Tri-States. Do you have questions or comments? Let us know at [email protected]

You can subscribe to Carnegie-Stout’s Check It Out! Podcast on most podcast services, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Learn more: http://www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/555/Check-It-Out-Podcast