On this episode of Read, Watch, Listen, host Chris Barnes sits down with super library fan Chris Caro! They talk about what media that Chris C has been enjoying and wanted to share. Check out items using your EBPL or STELLA library card! https://www.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-chris-caro

READ

• The Crash by Freida Mcfadden
• Bad gays: a homosexual history by Huw Lemmey
• The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
• The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O’Neill

LISTEN

• Taylor Swift

WATCH

• PONIES
• Chicago Fire
• Chicago Med
• Real Housewives (NJ is favorite franchise)
• Southern Charm
• Vanderpump Rules

Chris Barnes and Circulation Supervisor Jesse Farapan talkabout everything he's reading, watching, and listening to! From science-fiction to some great music, check these items out with your EBPL or STELLA libraryCard! https://www.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-jesse-farapan

 READ

• Twelve Months (Dresden Files) by Jim Butcher

• Dear Dad: a graphic memoir by Jay Jay Patton

WATCH

• The outer limits: the original series

LISTEN

• The Narcissist Cookbook

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNarcissistCookbook

• Gaslight Anthem: History Books album

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrbqFSNNAM8&list=PLOnkc9y4N-euNbMrBE9TeCrC0nWujepMu

Garden State Children’s Book Award: https://njlamembers.org/content/voting-ballots

Thank you for joining us for the final episode for 2025!

We are excited to share the "Winter Creature" performances from our Voiceover Workshop led by Dennis Connors of NextGenActing.

Our cast:

• Andrew J.
• Harold D.
• Jennifer B.
• Kanza M.
• Keiko I.
• Matthew B.
• Paul L.
• Sally V.
• Tin N.

On this Episode of Match+Book, librarian Paul leads you through his favorite books he has read in 2025 (not all were published this year).

Check out these books with your EBPL or STELLA Library Card! https://www.ebpl.org/adults/news/matchbook-pauls-favorites-read-2025

• Emma by Jane Austen
• The Only One Left by Riley Sager
• Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

On this episode of Match+Book, librarian Paul recommendssome longer reads for the upcoming winter nights. Check out these titles with your EBPL or STELLA library card: https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/matchbook-long-reads-long-nights

• The Stand by Stephen King
• Middlemarch by George Eliot
• The Goldffinch by Donna Tartt

Enjoy this special spooky episode from our "Intro to Voice Over and Monster Audition" workshop led by NextGen Acting.

Performers: Alicia, Kim, Tamara Canady, Brandon, Sklyer, and Nickie.

On this episode of Read, Watch, Listen, host Chris Barnes interviews Lycett Thiel, our Consumer Health Librarian. Check out the recommended titles using your EBPL or STELLA library card! https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-lycett-thiel

READ

• The Art of Exile by Andrea Max
• Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy

WATCH

• The Flash (TV, Season One)
• Shrek (2001)

LISTEN

• Blue Neighbourhood by Troye Sivan
• Brat by Charlie XCX

On this episode of Read, Watch, Listen, host Chris Barnes interviews Rachel Botnick of Eyes on EB. Check out the items recommended using your EBPL or STELLA library card! https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-rachel-botnick-eyes-eb

Learn more about Eyes on EB on their website at https://eyesoneb.com/ and their podcast "Eyes on EB": https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnEB

READ

• Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Andersoon Cooper
• Inside Out by Demi Moore

WATCH

• CBS Mornings
• High Potential

LISTEN

• Dogs and Coffee Podcast

On this episode of Read, Watch, Listen, host Chris Barnes sitsdown with Jen Fitzgerald, our Youth Services manager.

Check out the items recommended using your EBPL or STELLAlibrary Card! https://ilove.ebpl.org/adults/news/read-watch-listen-jen-fitzgerald

READ

• Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom
• We Still Belong by Christine Day

WATCH

• Fringe
• Haven
• Don’t Worry Darling

LISTEN

• The Answer is…Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek
• Carbon Leaf

We are back with our annual short story competition, "73 Words in the 732." Enjoy these stories ready by local voiceover talent from the 2025 selectees.

You can enjoy all of the stories online at https://ilove.ebpl.org/short-stories

• Amruta Beri
• Alicia Soriano-Roa
• Monica Shah
• Alicia Soriano-Roa
• Kim Trachtenberg

Music courtesy of HitsLab https://pixabay.com/users/hitslab-47305729/ through Creative Commons