Library Nerds with Words

In this episode, Madeline Bitter from the Reference Desk stops by to rap about superstitions, eating snails, and Southern gothic horror.  

Madeline's book recommendation for Friday the 13th:

The Little Friend by Donna Tartt

In this episode, Communications Coordinator Jeni Kilpela discusses camping, sunburns, hatching eggs, summer gardens, and annoying ghosts.

Jeni's book recommendations:

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Find Your People by Jennie Allen

Break out your Walkman and Star Wars tee-shirts . . . 

Amanda Pierce from the Teen Zone and Ben Sargent from Circulation join Marty for a roundtable discussion of the movies that take them back to their yesteryears--a stroll down nostalgia movie lane.

Ben and Amanda's book recommendations:

In this episode, Madeline Bitter from the Reference Desk discusses swimming in Nutella; Mothman and alien probing; and solar storms.

Madeline's book recommendation for Earth Day:

Solar Storms by Linda Hogan

In this episode, Stephanie Garn from the Reference Desk talks about drinking baby mouse wine; getting passports, and falling back into reading.

Stephanie's book recommendations:

In this episode, Andrea Ingmire, Director of Peter White Public Library, talks about maggot cheese and fried fruit bat; strategic planning and focus groups; stations and bears.

Andrea's book recommendations:

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

The Bear by Andrew Krivak

In this episode, Lilith Muraro from the Peter White Public Library Reference Desk dishes on losing keys, spoiled cheese, and genre fiction versus literary fiction.

Lilith's book recommendation:

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

In this episode, Lynette Suckow from the Peter White Public Library Reference Desk shares the word about Asian-American literature, Asian barbecue, and eating 50 raw oysters.

Lynette's book recommendation:

Tin Camp Road by Ellen Airgood

In this episode, Peter White Public Library Development Director Heather Steltenpohl dishes up some cricket pizza, Friends of the Library book sale news, and Jonathan Franzen love.

Heather's book recommendation:

Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen

In this episode, Sarah Rehborg, head of PWPL Youth Services, gets Sirius and talks about psychopathic clowns, flamingos, and bubonic plague.

Sarah's book recommendations:

Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier