Good bye 2020 and hello 2021! 

This episode will take a look at how we ended up 2020.  We had over 4,400 authors checked out in December, many of them with patrons reading holiday themed books.   Will James Patterson still be the number one author for another month?

We enjoy getting your inputs.  You can ask a library related question or comment on our podcast.  "[email protected]" is our address if you want to email us.

Be sure to check out our programs on our web page and the new gardening questions/topics podcast, "DIGGING FOR ANSWERS",  with the Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County. You can email or leave a voice mail message with them and after researching and getting back to the individual, some of the questions will be included in our podcast.  It's a FREE way to get your gardening, lawn care, tree, questions addressed.

Hi there,  I'm Howard and I can't believe that we are just about to wrap up 2020 and our first season of podcasting here at the Susquehanna County Free Library.  We are going to end the year with an episode that was requested to cover, "What is a Podcast?".  We will discuss what a podcast is, what it isn't, where to find them, how to get them, and then... I'll recommend five of my current favorite ones.  

This is a great one to listen to as one year ends and another starts.  Is listening to more podcasts going to be on your New Year's resolutions list?  

Enjoy and hope to have you back in a week or so to hear our regular podcast on the Top Ten Authors for December 2020 as our regular feature of "OFF THE SHELF".  We also plan on having a podcast in January based on a request of how to hold an on-line book club.  

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!

Howard and the Library/Historical Society Staff

P.S. Don't forget to listen to our other new podcast focused on gardening, titled, "Digging For Answers" with the Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County.

Happy Holidays!  We want to thank you for listening to us over the last few months as we kicked off our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF.  We conclude our special treat for you today as we end 2020.  This is the last of a 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, Today we are releasing Stave 5 of five.  Each Stave was presented by a different reader.  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.

Thank you for all your support in 2020 and we look forward to supporting  you in 2021.  Be SAFE and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!  Please be sure to leave us a review so we can pass comments along to our readers!

We hope that you have enjoyed listening to this BONUS five episodes of our OFF THE SHELF podcast!

Howard

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 last year, and we had several requests this year to post it as a podcast, so here it is!

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

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

Happy Holidays!  We want to thank you for listening to us over the last few months as we kicked off our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF.  We continue our special treat for you today as we end 2020.  We have a 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, Today we are releasing Stave 4 of five and tomorrow  we will release the last Stave, presented by different readers for each Stave (chapters).  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.

Thank you for all your support in 2020 and we look forward to supporting  you in 2021.  Be SAFE and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!  Please be sure to leave us a review so we can pass comments along to our readers!

Talk to you tomorrow for the last Stave!

Howard

Happy Holidays!  We want to thank you for listening to us over the last few months as we kicked off our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF.  We continue our special treat for you today as we end 2020.  We have a 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, Today we are releasing Stave 3 of five and the next two days we will release the remaining Staves, presented by different readers for each Stave (chapters).  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.

Thank you for all your support in 2020 and we look forward to supporting  you in 2021.  Be SAFE and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!  Please be sure to leave us a review so we can pass comments along to our readers!

Talk to you tomorrow for the next Stave!

Howard

Happy Holidays!  We want to thank you for listening to us over the last few months as we kicked off our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF.  We continue our special treat for you today as we end 2020.  We have a 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, Today we are releasing Stave 2 of five and the next three days we will release the remaining Staves, presented by different readers for each Stave (chapters).  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.

Thank you for all your support in 2020 and we look forward to supporting  you in 2021.  Be SAFE and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!  Please be sure to leave us a review so we can pass comments along to our readers!

Talk to you tomorrow for the next Stave!

Howard

Are you done eating those turkey leftovers yet?  It's December.....the last month of 2020.  That means that it's time to review the top ten authors that had books checked out during the month of November.  What surprises will we find this month?  Will James Patterson still be the number one author for another month?  

From all of us at the four library branches and the Historical Society, we hope you have a wonderful holiday season.  Be safe and we will be back in 2021 with our next top ten author list.

We enjoy getting your inputs.  You can wish us a happy holiday season, ask a question or comment on our podcast.  [email protected] is our address if you want to email us.

Be sure to check out our programs on our web page, like the on-line Instant Pot Cooking Class in January, the on-line Resume class in December, and the new gardening questions/topics podcast, "DIGGING FOR ANSWERS",  with the Penn State Ext Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County..  

This story is for our younger readers, ages 8 and up.  This is the second part.  If you have enjoyed the reading, you'll need to come into one of our library branches to check the book out to finish out the story.  Enjoy!  If you are not aware of the many children's programs that we have available, check us out on line or stop in to talk to someone at our front desk!