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This week we chat with Adaline Foley about using Library resources for her recent trip to Japan.

Recommendations include The Whale, Red, White and Whole by Rajani LaRocca, and Erased by Kei Sanbe.

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This episode originally aired on June 23, 2023

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Molly Meyers LaBadie and Nicole Fowles.

This week we chat with Karen Cowan, the President of the Friends of the Library. We speak with her about what is coming up soon for the Friends of the Library. 

Recommendations include Bad Vibes Only by Nora McInerny, Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See, and How to Human by Carlos Whittaker.

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This episode originally aired on June 16, 2023

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Molly Meyers LaBadie and Nicole Fowles.

This week we chat with Erica Carlson, performer extraordinaire! We chat with her about upcoming programs where she will perform and entertain with Magic. 

Recommendations include Confessions by Kanae Minato and A Perfect Vintage by Chelsea Fagan

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This episode originally aired on June 09, 2023

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This week we chat with Laurie Post, a Youth Services Specialist at the Ostrander Branch. We speak with her about the upcoming Medieval Faire and all of the exciting things planned for the event.

Recommendations include Any Other Name by Craig Johnson, West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge, and The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer.

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This episode originally aired on June 02, 2023

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This week we talk to Kelly Cochran, Programming and Youth Services Coordinator for the library.  We discuss our upcoming Summer Reading Program, which begins on May 30th and runs through August.  Summer Reading is for both kids AND adults! Read more here. 

Recommendations include Lou by Breanna Carzoo, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Bachman and The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka. 

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This episode originally aired on May 26, 2023

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Molly Meyers LaBadie and Nicole Fowles.

This week we talk to Melissa Dougherty, Youth Services Manager at the Orange Branch. We discuss Student Study Corner for our teens, where they can study, or take a fun brain break to help with end-of-year studies. We also discuss Brain Fuse, our online tutoring system.  

Recommendations include The Comfort Book by Matt Haig and On Gold Mountain by Lisa See who will be visiting the library on June 14th. Click here for more information. 

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This episode originally aired on May 19, 2023

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This week we talk to Jim Bibler a High School art teacher at Delaware City Schools. We speak with him about the House Games at Delaware City Schools, Delaware Arts Festival, and the High school Arts Show at the Main Branch. 

Recommendations include Lessons from Second City, Yes And by Kelly Leonard and Tom Yorton and Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner. 

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This episode originally aired on May 12, 2023

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Molly Meyers LaBadie and Nicole Fowles.

This week we talk to Beth McCollam, the Marketing and Communications Manager at Preservation Parks. We speak with her about Summer Letterboxing and what programs they have this summer.

Recommendations include The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child by Daniel J. Siegel and Some Like It Hot, and Softball – rules of the Game. 

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This episode originally aired on May, 5, 2023

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This week we talk to Hannah Simpson, one of the library's Communications Specialists. We discuss the Thurber Prize for American Humor, Articles of Interest, as well as our summer book group at the Ostrander branch. 

Recommendations include Take Ivy by Teruyoshi Hayashida, The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes, and our least favorite page-to-screen adaptations. 

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This episode originally aired on April 28, 2023

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This week we talk to Traci Higgins, our Technology Coordinator. We speak with her about the Maker Studio and what it has to offer.

Recommendations include The Fine Print by Lauren Asher and The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera.

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This episode originally aired on April 21, 2023