In anticipation of Leah’s elopement, she and Rachel discuss wedding celebrations, traditions, and rituals.

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Books mentioned:

"Emily Post’s Wedding Planner" by Peggy Post. "The Knot Guide to Wedding Vows and Traditions: Readings, Rituals, Music, Dances, Speeches, and Toasts" by Carley Roney and "The New American Wedding: Ritual and Style in a Changing Culture" by Diane Meier Delaney. "The Green Bride Guide: How to Create an Earth-Friendly Wedding on Any Budget" by Kate Harrison and "Diane Warner's Complete Book of Wedding Vows" by Diane Warner. "Words for the Wedding: Creative Ideas for Choosing and Using Hundreds of Quotations to Personalize Your Vows, Toasts, Invitations & More" by Wendy Paris and Andrew Chesler. "Celebrate Everything! Fun Ideas to Bring Your Parties to Life" by Darcy Miller and "Lauren Conrad Celebrate" by Lauren Conrad. "Barn Weddings" by Maggie Lord.

Past Sadness by Kevin MacLeod

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Let's kick off the 2021 #TailsAndTales Summer Reading Challenge with some great animal reads!

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Books mentioned:

"Narwhal and Jelly" by Ben Clanton, "Bird and Squirrel" by James Burks, "Investigators" by John Patrick Green, the "Geronimo Stilton" and the "Thea Stilton" series, as well as "Babymouse" and “Babymouse: Tales from the Locker” by Jennifer Holm. The "Animorphs" series by Katherine Applegate with readalike trilogy "Earthfall" by Mark Walden and "Last Day on Mars" by Kevin Emerson. "Dog Man" by Dav Pilkey, "The Bad Guys" by Aaron Blabey, "Phoebe and Her Unicorn" by Dana Simpson, "Tea Dragon" by Kay O'Neill, and "Mr. Wolf's Class" by Aron Nels Steinke. The "Redwall" series by Brian Jacques with readalike series "Warriors" by Erin Hunter and "Mouseheart" by Lisa Fiedler. "Catwad" by Jim Benton, "CatStronauts" by Drew Brockington, and "Chi’s Sweet Adventures" by Kanata Konami. The "Spirit Animals" series by Brandon Mull with readalike series "Seekers" by Erin Hunter.

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Who else is in the mood for barbeque? Listen in for campfire cooking & grilling recipes straight out of cookbooks that cater to all types of diets.

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Books mentioned:

"Praise the Lard: Recipes and Revelations from a Legendary Life in Barbecue" by Mike Mills and Amy Mills Tunnicliffe, "Weber’s Art of the Grill: Recipes for Outdoor Living" by Mike Kempster, and "Bobby Flay’s Grill It!: A Cookbook" by Bobby Flay, Sally Jackson, and Stephanie Banyas. "Simply the Best Vegetarian Barbeque Recipes" by Wendy Hobson and "Vegetarian Grilling: 60 Recipes for a Meatless Summer" by Karen Schulz. "Lipsmackin’ Vegetarian Backpackin’" by Christine and Tim Conners, "Dirty Gourmet: Food for Your Outdoor Adventures" by Aimee Trudeau, Emily Nielson, and Mai-Yan Kwan, “Feast by Firelight: Simple Recipes for Camping, Cabins, and the Great Outdoors” by Emma Frisch, and "The Campout Cookbook: Inspired Recipes for Cooking Around the Fire and Under the Stars” by Marnie Hanel and Jen Stevenson. "Charred: The Complete Guide to Vegetarian Grilling and Barbecue" by Genevieve Taylor and "Fire, Smoke, Green: Vegetarian Barbecue, Smoking and Grilling Recipes" by Martin Nordin. “Project Fire” by Steven Raichlen. "Grilling Vegan Style: 125 Fired-Up Recipes to Turn Every Bite into a Backyard BBQ" by John Schlimm and "VBQ―The Ultimate Vegan Barbecue Cookbook: Over 80 Recipes―Seared, Skewered, Smoking Hot!" by Nadine Horn.

Websites featuring grilled desserts:

Delish: https://www.delish.com/entertaining/g2523/grilled-desserts

Insanely Good Recipes: https://insanelygoodrecipes.com/grilled-desserts

Brit+Co: https://www.brit.co/grilled-dessert-recipes

Register for “Refreshing Mocktails" by visiting the library's events calendar: https://oakcreeklibrary.org/events

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Rachel discusses graphic novels for adults with Melody, the host of Book Chat at North Shore Library.

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“Suncatcher” by José Pimienta” as well as “The Underwater Welder” and “Descender” by Jeff Lemire. “Lucifer” by Dan Watters, “Lucifer” by Mike Carey, “The Sandman” by Neil Gaiman, and “The Dreaming” by Simon Spurrier with readalikes “House of Whispers” by Nalo Hopkinson and “Books of Magic” by Kat Howard. “The Vision” by Tom King with the watchalike Disney+ show “WandaVision” and the 2021 article “The Love Story of Scarlet Witch and Vision” via Marvel.com. “Bury the Lede” by Gaby Dunn, and “Sex Criminals” by Matt Fraction.

Listen to episodes of Book Chat at North Shore Library here: https://soundcloud.com/northshorelibrary

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Celebrate National Craft Month with these recommended reads!

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Books mentioned:

"Simple Crocheting: A Complete How-to-Crochet Workshop with 20 Projects” by Erika Knight, “Learning to Crochet” by Sue Whiting, "Amigurumi World: Seriously Cute Crochet" by Ana Rimoli, and "Crochet So Lovely: 21 Carefree Lace Designs" by Kristin Omdahl. “Craft the Rainbow: 40 Colorful Paper Projects” by Brittany Watson Jepsen and “Scissors, Paper, Craft: 30 Pretty Projects all Cut, Folded, and Crafted from Paper” by Christine Leech. “The Natural Soap Chef: Making Luxurious Delights from Cucumber Melon and Almond Cookie to Chai Tea and Espresso Forte" by Heidi Corley Barto. “100 Days of Lettering: A Complete Creative Lettering Course” by Jay Roeder and “Creative Lettering: Techniques & Tips from Top Artists” by Jenny Doh. "Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch: French Charm for Your Stitchwork" by Véronique Enginger. “Stamp Stencil Paint: Making Extraordinary Patterned Projects by Hand” by Anna Joyce. "Wise Craft Quilts: A Guide to Turning Beloved Fabrics into Meaningful Patchwork" by Blair Stocker.

Find Claudetta Crochet on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCF-qb4ofDJSL41BNBxpbMDg

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Longing for warmer weather, co-hosts Leah and Rachel reject winter outright. Join them as they discuss their favorite escapism reads in this episode of Not Your Mother's Library.

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Books and graphic novels mentioned:

The "White Lies" series by Jayne Ann Krentz as well as the "Psy/Changeling" and the "Guild Hunter" series by Nalini Singh. "Gravity Falls: Lost Legends" by Alex Hirsch, "Big Summer" by Jennifer Weiner, and "This Was Our Pact" by Ryan Andrews. "Make Mine Magic" by Shanna Swendson with readalike series "Witchcraft Mysteries" by Juliet Blackwell. Also, "Vanishing Cornwall" by Daphne du Maurier.

TV shows mentioned:

Gravity Falls, Disney Channel

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Rachel and Leah settle in to record the 20th full-length episode of Not Your Mother's Library. Tune in to hear suggestions of up-and-coming novels that both hosts are looking forward to reading over the next few months.

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Books and graphic novels mentioned:

"Maids" by Katie Skelly, "The Harpy" by Megan Hunter, as well as "Cold Wind" and "Thin Ice" from the "Alaska Wild" series by Paige Shelton. "Prefecture D" and "Six Four" written by Hideo Yokoyama and translated by Jonathan Lloyd-Davies. "Dinner Done" by Leah Schapira, Victoria Dwek, Shaindy Menzer, Renee Muller, and Esti Waldman. "Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath" by Heather Clark, "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman, and "Lumberjanes Vol. 16: Mind over Mettle" by Shannon Watters.

TV shows mentioned:

Life Below Zero, National Geographic

Visit the blog Leah mentioned, Between Carpools: betweencarpools.com

Get a copy of BookPage by filling out the Non-library Materials Request Form: oakcreeklibrary.org/curbside

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Let's listen in and hear all about OCPL's new playaways! Leah and Rachel celebrate this new collection by dishing out the details of their favorite audiobooks.

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Audiobooks mentioned:

“To Die For” and “Drop Dead Gorgeous” by Linda Howard, "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul” from the "Dirk Gently" series by Douglas Adams, the "Arcane Society" series by Jayne Ann Krentz / Jayne Castle / Amanda Quick, “Dune” by Frank Herbert, "The Others" series by Anne Bishop, and “Night Film" by Marisha Pessl.

TV shows and movies mentioned:

Dirk Gently, BBC Four

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, BBC America

Dune, Director Denis Villeneuve

Dune, Director David Lynch

Tremors, Director Ron Underwood

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In order to celebrate the library's new board game collection, Rachel and Leah tell one another about their go-to tabletop games.

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"Clue," "Goosebumps: Terror in the Graveyard," "Bananagrams," "Are You Afraid of the Dark?," and "Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle."

View a full list of items in OCPL's board game collection game by visiting our website: oakcreeklibrary.org/parents

Request board games and other items by filling out our Curbside Pick Up Request Form: oakcreeklibrary.org/curbside

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Our hosts discuss the Summer Reading Challenge, cookbooks, the importance of vegetables, and silly cat videos.

Imagine Your Story by registering for Oak Creek Public Library's 2020 Summer Reading Challenge: oakcreeklibrary.org/src

Check out what we talked about:

The 2016 movie "My Life as a Zucchini," directed by Claude Barras. "Vegetable Literacy: Cooking and Gardening with Twelve Families from the Edible Plant Kingdom, with Over 300 Deliciously Simple Recipes" by Deborah Madison and "Harvest: Unexpected Projects Using 47 Extraordinary Garden Plants" by Stefani Bittner. The "Uncharted" video game franchise, "The Fourth Labyrinth” by Christopher Golden, and "Prey" by Linda Howard.

For more information on National Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day, visit: https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-sneak-some-zucchini-into-your-neighbors-porch-day-august-8/

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