Cook Memorial Public Library Podcast

Have you ever wondered why the library servicing Libertyville/Vernon Hills is called the Cook Memorial Public Library District? I mean, we're not even in Cook county, right!?

The answers can be found in 19th century Libertyville resident Ansel B. Cook. Our local history librarian Jenny Barry returns for another episode of The Past is President. Find out who Mr. Cook was, what he did, and how his home became the town's public library.

For more local history information and details on visiting the Cook House, visit the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society website.

It’s time for another episode of Meet the Bookies, where we get a chance to hear from one of our recommendation specialists (The Bookie). This week we get to know Lindsay, our Digital Services Librarian, as she shares some of her favorite book genres and titles. Get personalized book, movie, and music recommendations anytime by…

It's time for another episode of Meet the Bookies, where we get a chance to hear from one of our recommendation specialists (The Bookie). This week we get to know Lindsay, our Digital Services Librarian, as she shares some of her favorite book genres and titles.

Get personalized book, movie, and music recommendations anytime by visiting our Bookies page and filling out the quick form.

Lindsay's Picks

• Neverwhere and The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
• Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
• Saga by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples
• Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
• Fun Home and Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel

It’s time for another edition of Locally Sourced, the podcast series where we ask local business owners to talk about an influential or special book they’ve read. Paul Patricelli is owner of GRIL, a brand new grilled cheese takeout restaurant in Mundelein. Paul shares how Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen encouraged him to…

It's time for another edition of Locally Sourced, the podcast series where we ask local business owners to talk about an influential or special book they've read.

Paul Patricelli is owner of GRIL, a brand new grilled cheese takeout restaurant in Mundelein. Paul shares how Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen encouraged him to seek out his calling and helped form the core principles of GRIL.

We discuss what it means to be a leader in the community, opening a restaurant in an industrial complex, and of course, grilled cheese.

Visit GRIL's website at www.grilcheese.com.

See what Joel Osteen books are available to check out at the library.

In this episode of our podcast, we get some recommendations from Nate, one our podcast hosts but also one of our library’s Bookies, a new service to get book, movie and music recommendations from our librarians. You can find Nate and all our other Bookies at our website at cooklib.org/bookies. Mentioned in this episode: Books…

In this episode of our podcast, we get some recommendations from Nate, one our podcast hosts but also one of our library's Bookies, a new service to get book, movie and music recommendations from our librarians. You can find Nate and all our other Bookies at our website at cooklib.org/bookies.

Mentioned in this episode:

Books

• Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
• Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
• Tenth of December by George Saunders
• Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Movies

• O Brother Where Art Thou
• The Big Lebowski
• There Will Be Blood
• The Royal Tenenbaums
• The Tree of Life
• The Thin Red Line

Jenny, our local history librarian returns to the podcast to talk about Libertyville’s 19th century claim to fame- the best spring water in the nation! Jenny shares her research on Libertyville icon Frederick Grabbe, the German immigrant, Civil War hero, and beekeeper who founded the Abana Spring Water company. Read Jenny’s blog post Frederick Grabbe…

Jenny, our local history librarian returns to the podcast to talk about Libertyville's 19th century claim to fame- the best spring water in the nation! Jenny shares her research on Libertyville icon Frederick Grabbe, the German immigrant, Civil War hero, and beekeeper who founded the Abana Spring Water company.

Read Jenny's blog post Frederick Grabbe and Abana Spring Water

Check out the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society's website.

In this episode of our podcast we meet Becky, one of our library’s Bookies, a librarian who you can ask for a book, movie or music recommendation. You can find Becky and all our other Bookies at our library’s website. Recommendations in this episode: Movies Hunt for the Wilderpeople I,Anna The Dinner Books The Defense by…