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Library Nerds with Words episodes
- Episode 4: Amanda and Ben Stop By for Oscar Predictions
In this special episode, Amanda Pierce from the Teen Zone, Ben Sargent from Tech Services, and Marty discuss their Oscar predictions.
55 min - Episode 3: Sarah Talks Tech, Wild Robots, and Winter Reading
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
19 min - Episode 2: Andrea Talks Armpits, Changes, and Clothes
In this episode, Communications Coordinator Andrea Marsh talks about changing clothes, changing the podcast (a little), and changing books.
Andrea's book recommendations:
Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Clarity & Connection by Yung Pueblo
36 min - Episode 1: Amanda Talks Write On, Prom Dresses, and Ghosts
In this first episode of Season 5, Amanda Pierce from the Teen Zone talks about Pepe the Shrimp, teen programs, and new teen books.
Amanda's book recommendations:
After Life by Gayle Forman
Ruin Road by Lamar Giles
28 min - Episode 52: Ben and Amanda Talk Ho-Ho-Holiday Movies
In this episode, Amanda from the Teen Zone, Ben from Tech Services, and Marty discuss some holiday movies to watch or avoid, with a little Muppet discussion on the side.
Amanda, Ben, Andrea, and Marty's book recommendations:
Women and Children First by Alina Grabowski (Amanda)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Ben)
Skipping Christmas by John Grisham (Andrea)
Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris (Marty)
1 hr 20 min - Episode 51: Steph from Tech Services Taste Tests Some Chips for the Holidays
In this episode, Head of Tech Services Stephanie Garn talks yak penis, lobster potato chips, and the end of the world.
Steph's Book Recommendation:
Wool by Hugh Howey
36 min - Episode 50: Lynette Talks Gerbils, Points of View, and Longmire
In this episode, Assistant Head of Adult Services Lynette Suckow discusses Frankenstein, book re-imaginings, and ski jumping.
Lynette's Book Recommendations:
The Ski Jumpers by Peter Geye
Tooth and Claw: A Longmire Story by Craig Johnson
33 min - Episode 49: Ann Talks Rabid Bears, Poetry, and Louise Erdrich
In this episode, PWPL Administrative Assistant Ann Richmond Garrett talks Robert Frost, Poetry Idols, and Louise Erdrich.
Ann's Book Recommendation:
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
57 min - Episode 48: Amanda, Ben, & Marty Talk Grateful Movie Performances
In this episode, Amanda from the Teen Zone, Ben from Tech Services, and Marty talk about film performances for which they are grateful, and Muppets, of course!
Amanda, Ben, & Marty's Book Recommendations:
- What's Nest: A Backstage Pass to the "West Wing," Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service by Melissa Fitzgerald, Mary McCormack, et al.
- I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones
- Modern Poetry by Diane Seuss
1 hr 5 min - Episode 47: Circulation Head Melissa Talks Food and Ducks
In this episode, Head of Circulation Melissa gets down and nerdy about Food for Fines, dinner menus, and ducks.
Melissa's Book Recommendation:
If You Can't Take the Heat by Geraldine DeRuiter
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About Library Nerds with Words
From the publisher's feed
Do you finish reading a book and then flip back to the first page to start reading it again? Get so excited when the library book you’ve been waiting for comes in that you skip out of school or work to pick it up? Measure a “quick trip” to the library in HOURS instead of MINUTES? Is the library website in your smart phone’s Favorites?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you ARE a Library Nerd. Library Nerds with Words is the podcast where you get the word on everything library. The Peter White Library Nerds are in and ready to show you that being a nerd can be cool!