Darya Tahvildar Zadeh discusses her role at the Hightstown Memorial Library Branch with Anna and Bob. Ezra Jack Keats Award-winning author, Anne Wynter discusses her recent picture book, So Many Years: A Juneteenth Story, illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey. Shannon Tuorto is back with a "60 Seconds with Shannon," featuring an overview of #1 New York Times bestselling author, Fredrik Backman's newest release, My Friends.

Faces and Places

Intro and Welcome

4:29 Interview with Darya Tahvlldar-Zadeh

14:38 Programs and Services @ MCLS

18:07 Sixty Seconds with Shannon

19:27 Interview with Anne Wynter

32:16 Summary and Closing

Show Notes:

Learn more about Anne Wynter at https://annewynter.com/https://annewynter.com/

Additional information about the 2025 Summer Reading program is available at https://mcl.org/events/summer-reading-program/

Register for upcoming virtual programs and branch events, using the MCLS Event Page, located at https://events.mcl.org/

My Friends by Fredrik Backman is available from MCLS. Check the MCLS Catalog via https://merl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/mcl

Opening and closing music provided by SoulProdMusic via Pixabay; music between segments is provided via Pixabay.