Library Nerds with Words

In this episode, Sarah Rehborg, head of PWPL Youth Services, talks turkey about turkeys, Halloween programs, and pumpkin spice season.  

Sarah's book recommendations:

Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston

Amari and the Great Game by B. B. Alston

In this episode, Amy Salminen, head of PWPL Adult Services, stops by Castle Nerd to talk about scary foods, the sinking of the Lusitania, and a librarian who loves to solve murders.

Amy's book recommendation:

Farewell, Miss Zukas by Jo Dereske

Grease is NOT the word . . .

Amanda Pierce from the Teen Zone and Ben Sargent from Circulation join Marty for a roundtable discussion of movies that will have you singin' (or cryin') in the rain.

Ben and Amanda's recommendations:

In this episode, the new Head of Peter White Public Library's Circulation Department, Melissa Alan, talks about having dinner with Octavia Butler, signing up for library cards, and finding out about George Orwell's softer side.

Melissa's book recommendation:

Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit

In this episode, Stephanie Garn from the Reference Desk gets into some cozy autumn activities: hot apple cider, donut holes, stargazing, and mysteries.

Stephanie's book recommendations:

On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle

A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle

Doom with a View by Victoria Laurie

Geared for the Grave by Duffy Brown

Death of a Mad Hatter by Jenn McKinlay

Buried in a Book by Lucy Arlington

Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend

The Cat, the Quilt, and the Corpse by Leann Sweeey

Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett

In this episode, Andrea Ingmire, Director of Peter White Public Library, answers some children of the corn maze questions; converses about Community Conversations; and shares some love for writer Amor Towles' The Lincoln Highway.

Andrea's book recommendation:

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

In this episode, Communications Coordinator Jeni Kilpela talks about her love of fair food, Prime Time, and summer reads.

Jeni's book recommendations

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan

The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong

The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander

In this episode, Lynette Suckow from the Reference Desk gives the lowdown on inaugural addresses, books on politics, and a Nobel laureate's short story.

Lynette's book recommendation:

Recitatif by Toni Morrison, introduction by Zadie Smith

In the special episode, Peter White Public Library Adult Programming Coordinator Marty Achatz revisits some of his favorite "Word on the Nerd" moments for the past two seasons.

In this episode, Madeline Bitter gets back to the future about emo bands, cherished books, and breaking hearts..

Madeline's book recommendations:

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe  by Fannie Flagg