In this episode, Ben from Tech Services, Amanda from the Teen Zone, and Marty discuss rom coms for Valentine's Day. BONUS POINTS: Count how many times Ben says the name Billy Joel instead of Billy Crystal.

Amanda, Ben, and Marty's Book Recommendations:

Game Changers by Rachel Reid--Amanda

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir--Ben

Flashlight by Susan Choi--Marty

In this episode, Amanda from the Teen Zone talks about Miss Piggy versus Cher, PWPL's Prom Dress Swap, and Cults.

Amanda's Book Recommendation:

• Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming

In the summer movie episode, Ben & Amanda talk summer blockbusters, from sharks to raptors to ghosts, with some Muppets thrown in for fun.

Ben, Amanda, and Marty's Book Recommendations:

• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (Ben)
• Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley (Amanda)
• Raising Hare by Chole Dalton (Marty)

In this episode, Amanda from the Teen Zone, Ben from Tech Services, and Marty debate Daniel Day Lewis versus Robert De Niro, classic comedies, and a Jaws intervention.

Amanda, Ben, Andrea, and Marty's book recommendations:

The Singular Life of Aria Patel by Samira Ahmed (Amanda)

The Magic of the Air by Mike Sielski (Ben)

Super Gay Poems edited by Stephanie Burt (Marty)

In this episode, Amy Salminen, Head of Adult Services, dishes up some last meals, Adult Summer Reading, and the Civil War.

Amy's Book Recommendation:

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

In this episode, Communications Coordinator Andrea Marsh dishes on her Spice Girls obsession, Ramble Tamble, and Summer Reads.

Andrea's Book Recommendations:

Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

Shark Heart by Emily Habeck

Shady Hollow by Juneau Black

In this episode, Amanda from the Teen Zone, Ben from Tech Services, and Marty eat Tiramasu, talk courtroom dramas, and, of course, engage in Muppet debates.

Amanda, Ben, Andrea, and Marty's book recommendations:

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven (Amanda)

The Basketball 100 by David Aldridge & John Hollinger (Ben)

In this episode, PWPL Communications Coordinator Andrea Marsh talks all things NEA Big Read, expensive dinners, and being an adrenaline junkie!

Andrea's Book Recommendations:

Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast

The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes of Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell

In this special episode, Amanda Pierce from the Teen Zone, Ben Sargent from Tech Services, and Marty discuss their Oscar predictions.

In this episode, Sarah Rehborg, Head of Youth Services, talks about PWPL's upcoming Cyber Clinic programming series, taking place in partnership with NMU's Cyber Security Institute.

Sarah's Book Recommendation:

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown