Cook Memorial Public Library Podcast

On April 2nd, a little over a week away, you get the opportunity to vote for all things local in the general consolidated election. We're talking about things like village trustees, library boards, school boards, and local referendums.

For the election, Cook Library created Be A Voter!, a one-stop shop for election-related information specifically designed for our district. On this episode Haley Samuelson, the head librarian for the page, talks about the election and how this resource can help you be a voter!

Visit the page at https://www.cooklib.org/be-a-voter and be sure to tell all your friends and family in the district.

It is Women’s History Month and when it comes to Libertyville history there is no shortage of inspiring women who have lived and served in this town to make it what it is today. Our local history librarian Jenny Barry is back for a special edition of The Past is Present, highlighting 3 such women.…

It is Women's History Month and when it comes to Libertyville history there is no shortage of inspiring women who have lived and served in this town to make it what it is today.

Our local history librarian Jenny Barry is back for a special edition of The Past is Present, highlighting 3 such women.

• Dr. Getta Sweeting
• Hattie Boehm
• JoAnn Eckmann

FURTHER READING ON SHELF LIFE

Clara Colby - the first woman to vote in Illinois in 1913.

The second woman to vote in Illinois

The Woman's Land Army of America in Libertyville during WWI.

For the 4th year in a row, AV Librarian Becky King comes onto the podcast to talk about the Academy Awards ceremony. Nate and Becky discuss the night's biggest moments, plus share a few 2018 movies not mentioned during the awards but that you definitely don't want to miss.

Find out what movies to catch up on and how you can use the library to get what you need.

If this cold winter is starting to feel like it was last forever, we've got a suggestion for something to give you a bit of that hygge feeling until spring shows its face. Join our Up Lit Adult Winter Reading Club and find some uplifting and heartwarming titles to get you through the last few weeks of winter.

Titles recommended in this episode:

• Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon
• Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea
• Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson (read Andrea's review here)

Jo is back on the podcast to help us review the year 2018 in books. She shares highlights from our annual Favorite Fiction/Nonfiction booklets now available online and at the Reference Desk.

We talk about what which titles topped the national best-of lists along with the unique reads our staff couldn't stop raving about. This episode is guaranteed to add at least one new book to your reading list.

Books mentioned...

• Educated by Tara Westover
• The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
• An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
• Circe by Madeline Miller
• Our House by Louise Candlish
• Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern
• The Lido by Libby Page
• There There by Tommy Orange
• The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
• November Road by Lou Berney
• Calypso by David Sedaris
• The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
• The Beatles Yellow Submarine by Bill Morrison
• Fox 8 by George Saunders
• Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
• SkinnyTaste One & Done by Gina Homolka
• Once Upon A Chef by Jennifer Segal
• Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
• The Library Book by Susan Orlean
• My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh
• Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
• Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell

More blog posts/podcast episodes...

• Educated podcast discussion and Andrea's recommendation
• Andrea's An American Marriage recommendation
• Jean's The Word is Murder recommendation
• Sonia's Summer Hours at the Robbers Library recommendation
• Erica's The Lido recommendation
• Jo's The Great Believers recommendation
• Jo's November Road recommendation
• Ellen's Children of Blood and Bone recommendation
• Jennifer Segal Once Upon A Chef podcast interview
• Jean's The Library Book recommendation
• Mark Russell podcast interview

Jennifer Segal is the classically trained chef and busy mom behind Once Upon A Chef, a popular cooking blog where she uses tips and tricks learned in culinary school to create tested and perfected recipes for the often hectic family life. This year Jenn made the transition from cooking blogger to cookbook author with the Once…

Jennifer Segal is the classically trained chef and busy mom behind Once Upon A Chef, a popular cooking blog where she uses tips and tricks learned in culinary school to create tested and perfected recipes for the often hectic family life.

This year Jenn made the transition from cooking blogger to cookbook author with the Once Upon A Chef cookbook, one of our favorite cookbooks of 2018. The book contains 70 brand new (but still tested) recipes along with 30 of the most popular recipes from the blog, sharing pro cooking tips along the way.

We cover a lot of ground in this interview starting with Jenn's background and training, why she started Once Upon A Chef, what makes a good food blog, and her dream of publishing a cookbook.

Then Jenn provides expert answers to kitchen questions our librarians have always wanted to ask a professional. Find out Jenn's go-to midweek meals, the importance of salt, how to handle leftovers, and why you shouldn't stress out about that Thanksgiving turkey.

Visit Once Upon A Chef.

Check out the Once Upon A Chef cookbook from the library (also available on hoopla).

What better way to spend a chilly, blustery day than with a good read (and maybe a warm drink)? Andrea stops by to share five titles that she recommends for this fall.

Titles mentioned:

Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker

Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg

November Road by Lou Berney (read Jo's review here)

Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (read Erica's review here)

Always Look On the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography by Eric Idle

Mr. & Mrs. American Pie is “riotously funny with a surprising amount of heart” according to Erica who interviews McDaniel about her debut novel already in the works to be adapted for television. Their conversation touches on a wide variety of topics including 80’s beauty pageants, the challenges and tricks to writing good child characters, and…