Welcome to SEASON 3 of our Susquehanna County Historical Society and Free Library Association podcast, "OFF THE SHELF"!  We took a few months off from Season #2 to change the format of the podcast.  For the first two years, we use to report on the most read authors from the prior month, but.... we found that that TOP 10 author list changed VERY LITTLE.  For 24 months, James Patterson was always #1, and the next nine authors were from a short list of about 20 authors, with very little movement in the rankings.  So, our new focus is on library and community programs and information that we think you will find value in listening too!

    This episode will highlight three important events/programs in the area that are happening soon:

          1. The 2022 Montrose Blueberry Festival - Running 5-6 August.

          2. A program from PennState Extension: Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10-14. 

          3. The 164'th 2022 Harford County Fair - Running 15-20 August

     We hope to hear some feedback from you on the new format or what else you would like us to include in the future!  You can email us at: [email protected].  If you are a new listener to the podcast, we have a contest that you can enter!  Scan QR code to enter! (susqcolibrary.org)

     We will be back in a few weeks with another episode with more information about our programs, our partners in the community and new books in our collection!

Happy Holidays!  We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF.  We have a special treat for you as we end 2021.  We have the return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories,  The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.  The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We are excited to share five chapters starting today and the next four days, presented by five different readers. Our readers are all members of our local community that have an important connection to the library.  You may know who they are by listening to them, but we are not going to tell you who they are till the end of their chapter.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so that you will get a download when each segment is released.  Thank you for all your support in 2021 and we look forward to supporting  you in 2022.  Be SAFE and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS! Talk to you in 2022!

We hope that you have enjoyed listening to this five episode holiday repeat of The Christmas Carol.  Thank you so much to our five talented readers!  

Howard

Heads Up!  We will modify our OFF THE SHELF podcast format starting in January.  The focus will be more on what's NEW at the library with programs and events, a brief reminder of the on-going programs and then a quick report out on the top FIVE checked out authors from the prior month.

Happy Holidays!  We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF.  We have a special treat for you as we end 2021.  We have the return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories,  The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.  The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We are excited to share five chapters starting today and the next four days, presented by five different readers. Our readers are all members of our local community that have an important connection to the library.  You may know who they are by listening to them, but we are not going to tell you who they are till the end of their chapter.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so that you will get a download when each segment is released.  Thank you for all your support in 2021 and we look forward to supporting  you in 2022.  Be SAFE and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS! Talk to you in 2022! 

Be sure to join us tomorrow for the next and final podcast of this book!

Howard

Heads Up!  We will modify our OFF THE SHELF podcast format starting in January.  The focus will be more on what's NEW at the library with programs and events, a brief reminder of the on-going programs and then a quick report out on the top FIVE checked out authors from the prior month.

Happy Holidays!  We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF.  We have a special treat for you as we end 2021.  We have the return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories,  The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.  The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We are excited to share five chapters starting today and the next four days, presented by five different readers. Our readers are all members of our local community that have an important connection to the library.  You may know who they are by listening to them, but we are not going to tell you who they are till the end of their chapter.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so that you will get a download when each segment is released.  Thank you for all your support in 2021 and we look forward to supporting  you in 2022.  Be SAFE and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS! Talk to you in 2022! Howard

Heads Up!  We will modify our OFF THE SHELF podcast format starting in January.  The focus will be more on what's NEW at the library with programs and events, a brief reminder of the on-going programs and then a quick report out on the top FIVE checked out authors from the prior month.

Happy Holidays!  We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF.  We have a special treat for you as we end 2021.  We have the return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories,  The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.  The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We are excited to share five chapters starting today and the next four days, presented by five different readers. Our readers are all members of our local community that have an important connection to the library.  You may know who they are by listening to them, but we are not going to tell you who they are till the end of their chapter.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so that you will get a download when each segment is released.  Thank you for all your support in 2021 and we look forward to supporting  you in 2022.  Be SAFE and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS! Talk to you in 2022! Howard

Heads Up!  We will modify our OFF THE SHELF podcast format starting in January.  The focus will be more on what's NEW at the library with programs and events, a brief reminder of the on-going programs and then a quick report out on the top FIVE checked out authors from the prior month.

Happy Holidays!  We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF.  We have a special treat for you as we end 2021.  We have the return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories,  The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.  The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We are excited to share five chapters starting today and the next four days, presented by five different readers. Our readers are all members of our local community that have an important connection to the library.  You may know who they are by listening to them, but we are not going to tell you who they are till the end of their chapter.   

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so that you will get a download when each segment is released.  Thank you for all your support in 2021 and we look forward to supporting  you in 2022.  Be SAFE and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS! Talk to you in 2022! Howard

Heads Up!  We will modify our OFF THE SHELF podcast format starting in January.  The focus will be more on what's NEW at the library with programs and events, a brief reminder of the on-going programs and then a quick report out on the top FIVE checked out authors from the prior month.  

As Christmas Eve approaches, we wish to share this reading of a poem that was written in 1823 by Clement Clarke Moore, The Night Before Christmas.  It's a short piece, but one of the most well known writings about Saint Nick.

Our reader of this wonderful poem is Susquehanna County Commissioner Allen Hall.  Commissioner Hall was kind enough to have recorded this with us in 2019, and we replayed it last year in 2021 and are happy to bring it to you again this year!  

And as Saint Nick says at the end of the poem......

"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night."

Last year we did a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart.  With Halloween just a few days away, we thought it might be nice to repeat this for our new listeners.   Edgar Allan Poe published this in 1843, and it's reported that he was only paid about $10.00 for the story.  Now, almost 200 years later, it is considered one of his best short stories.  We hope you enjoy and we would enjoy hearing from you with comments about our podcasts.  Good reading and listening!

Fall is here!

We had over 5,500 titles checked out in September.   Will James Patterson still be the number one author for yet another month? Are there any surprises or new authors on the list?  Are the children still reading enough books to get those authors on the list?  You'll have to listen to find out!

Don't forget to check out the "Coming Soon" list, which shows the books that we will be receiving in the next several months.  It is available on our web site and posted at our front desk, at each of our four locations.  If you see an author and a future title that you would like to read, contact the library by phone or in person to get put on the "WAIT LIST" for that title.  Now you can also place yourself on the list by going to the web site. Then when it is received and processed, you can be one of the first people to be called to come in and get it!

Drop in to Montrose and check out our new Walk By Scrabble game!  It's your chance to get in a drawing for a DUNKIN' Gift Card if you are on the winning Scrabble team!

Listen at the end of the podcast to some of the new and coming programs!

Be sure to subscribe so that you receive future episodes automatically and have a GREAT READ till we talk again!

Howard

Summer is almost over!!

We had almost 6,500 titles checked out in August.   Will James Patterson still be the number one author for yet another month? Are there any surprises or new authors on the list?  Are the children still reading enough books to get those authors on the list?  You'll have to listen to find out!

Don't forget to check out the "Coming Soon" list, which shows the books that we will be receiving in the next several months.  It is available on our web site and posted at our front desk, at each of our four locations.  If you see an author and a future title that you would like to read, contact the library by phone or in person to get put on the "WAIT LIST" for that title.  Now you can also place yourself on the list by going to the web site.  Then when it is received and processed, you can be one of the first people to be called to come in and get it!

Drop in to Montrose and check out our new Walk By Scrabble game!  It's your chance to get in a drawing for a DUNKIN' Gift Card if you are on the winning Scrabble team!

Listen at the end of the podcast to some of the upcoming programs we have coming soon!

Be sure to subscribe so that you receive future episodes automatically and have a GREAT READ till we talk again!

Howard