Join us this week as we go back Into the Library to answer your listener questions! Topics discussed include ghost writers, circulation numbers and more!

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As always, check out book recommendations from this episode, including one from our Dublin correspondent!

The Book of Delights, Ross Gay

Keep Moving, Dick Van Dyke

Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed, Lori Gottlieb

The World In Flames: A Black Boyhood in a White Supremacist Doomsday Cult, Jerald Walker

We're so back! Thanks for bearing with us during our short summer hiatus. Join us as we return to talk all things audio! Everything from audiobooks, how to access them and which medium might work best for you, to a brief history on how we came to read with our ears. All this and more, as we head back Into the Library!

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Audiobook recommendations this episode include:

The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight, Andrew Leland

Daisy Jones and the Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Martian, Andy Weir

A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket

The Vela, Yoon Ha Lee, Becky Chambers, Rivers Solomon, SL Huang

The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin

Join us, and some very special guests, for some summer fun at the library! In this episode, we have some help discussing the summer reading program, we share childhood memories, and of course bring some wonderful book recommendations, fun for all ages!

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LOTS of great book recommendations this episode which include:

The Casson Family Series, Hilary McKay

D&D: Dungeon Club: Roll Call, Molly Knox Ostertag and Xanthe Bouma

Dog Squad, Chris Grabenstein

Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine

The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman

Gregor the Overlander, Suzanne Collins

Heartstopper, Alice Oseman

The Kane Chronicles, Rick Riordan

Keeper of the Lost Cities, Shannon Messenger

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Robert C. O'Brien

The Vanderbeekers, Karina Yan Glaser

The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Frank L. Baum 

Happy Pride Month everyone! Join us as we discuss the importance of this month, what it means for libraries, how they celebrate, as well as some of the challenges libraries face in June. All of this, plus queer book recommendations and more, as we go... Into the Library!

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Book recommendations from this episode include:

A Banh Mi for Two, Trinity Nguyen

Brooms, Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall

This Day Changes Everything, Edward Underhill

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles, Malka Older

Run Away With Me, Brian Selznick

The Sunbearer Trials, Aiden Thomas

Grab your spades and sun hats and join us as we discuss gardening in the library! We also bust out the brooms for a little "spring reading", discuss accessibility in the library, and as always, have some book recommendations for your enjoyment!

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Book, DVD, and "spring reading" recommendations from this episode include:

Anne of Green Gables (1985), dir. Kevin Sullivan

Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer

Change of Heart, Falon Ballard

Kingdom of the Wicked, Kerri Maniscalco

Officer Clemmons: A Memoir, Francois S. Clemmons

The Secret Garden on 81st Street, Ivy Noelle Weir

Stay and Fight, Madeline Ffitch

Join us in frustration and fear as we discuss Trump's executive order and what it means for the futures of libraries. On more positive notes, we celebrate April and her month by learning what the typical work day at the library looks like for her, and of course leave you with some great reading recommendations.

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Book recommendations in this episode include:

The Chrestomanci Books, Diana Wynne Jones

Kate in Waiting, Becky Albertalli

So When Are You Having Kids, Jordan Davidson

Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...: A LOVE Story, Jason Reynolds

When the World Tips Over, Jandy Nelson

It's finally here! Join us as we celebrate National Nutrition Month by discussing cookbooks in the library, AI and how libraries can adapt with new technologies, and of course we have food-filled book recommendations for you. All of this and more can be found in this week's episode as we go, Into the Library.

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This episode's book recommendations include:

Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam, Thien Pham

The Golden Spoon, Jessa Maxwell

Jacques Pepin Cooking My Way: Recipes and Techniques for Economical Cooking, Jacques Pepin

Legends & Lattes, Travis Baldree

Measuring Up, Lily Lamotte

Join us as we discuss Black History Month and its connection to libraries, the current political climate and what a new administration means for the future of libraries, and we of course answer more listener questions. For all this and more, join us, as we go Into the Library! Be sure to check out this episode's book recommendations and resource links down below! 

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https://blackhistorymonth.bcala.org/

Becoming Who We Are, Sammy Lisel

Puck and Prejudice, Lia Riley

The Soul of an Octopus, Sy Montgomery

The World's Worst Assistant, Sona Movsesian

You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism, Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar

Love is in the air! Join us as we answer some of your questions, discuss library romances, and talk all things related to the romance genre. Happy Valentine's Day!

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Book recommendations from this episode:

Fangs, Sarah Andersen

How You Get the Girl, Annita Kelly

Get a Life, Chloe Brown, Talia Hibbert

The Kiss Quotient, Helen Hoang

A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall

The Road to Roswell, Connie Willis

Spoiler Alert, Olivia Dade

When a Scot Ties the Knot, Tessa Dare

Happy New Year! Join us as we discuss yearly reading goals. Do you have a reading goal? Is a reading goal right for you? How can your local library assist you in achieving your goal? Answers to all these questions and more, as we set off for another year of going Into the Library!

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Book recommendations from this episode:

Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear, Seanan McGuire

A Heart That Works, Rob Delaney

Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, Derf Backderf