Off the Shelf with Delaware Library

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.

This week we speak with Beth McCollam who is from Preservation Parks. We speak with her about Summer Letterboxing and this year’s new exhibits.

Recommendations include Prehistoric Planet by the BBC, Weird Dinosaurs: the Strange new fossils challenging everything we thought we knew by John Pickrell, The Rise and the Fall of the Dinosaurs: A new History of a Lost World by Stephen Brusatte, The Paris Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal, and March: Book 1 by John Lewis. 

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Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ 

This episode originally aired on May 27, 2022

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.

This week we speak with Kelly Cochran, the Youth Services and Program Coordinator and George Morrison, a Youth Services Librarian at the Delaware County District Library. We speak with them about the Summer Reading Club. 

Recommendations include I’m Terrified by Bath Time by Simon Rich and a multitude of other titles that can be found here and here. 

Read more about today's episode here.

Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ 

This episode originally aired on May 20, 2022

May is officially recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month. To learn more about this, you can visit Mental Health America, NAMI, or our local NAMI organization, NAMI of Delaware & Morrow Counties.

We have a selection of titles for all ages across the spectrum of mental health disorders this week - It's Kind of a Funny Story based on the book by Ned Vizzini, Infinitely Polar Bear, The Color of Hope, We're Not Broken by Eric Garcia, Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram and Stuntboy, In the Meantime by Jason Reynolds. 

This week's recommendations come to us from Rachel, teen librarian at the Orange Branch, and Bridget, children's specialist at the Delaware Branch.  Rachel recommends Challenger Deep by Neal Schusterman. Bridget recommends You Have Feelings All the Time by Deborah Farmer Kris, Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival, When Sadness is at Your Door by Eva Eland and Catching Thoughts by Bonnie Clark to explore different topics surrounding mental health in youngsters. These titles are all picture books for caregivers and children to enjoy together. 

Do you have a topic you want to hear us cover? Please email [email protected] 

Music Credit:  Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.

Our special guest this week is New York Times' bestselling author Sarah Vowell! Vowell is the author of seven books on American history and culture connecting the American past and the present through humorous accounts and contemporary thoughts.

Vowell will be speaking in Delaware, Ohio on Friday, May 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase for $15, with proceeds benefitting the Friends of the Delaware County District Library. 

Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ 

This episode originally aired on May 13, 2022.

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.

Our special guests this week are Susan Hetrick and Shari L. Veleba who is the Information & Referral Coordinator/Community Connector from The Center of Disability Empowerment. We speak with them about the upcoming mobile vaccination clinics. 

Recommendations include Lafayette in the Somewhat United States and Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell. 

Read more about today's episode here.

Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ 

This episode originally aired on May 6, 2022

This month we are celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Here are some new releases by Asian authors. There are titles for kids, teens and adults here! Siren Queen by Nghi Vo, the City of Orange by David Yoon, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao, Flip the Script by Lyla Lee and Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto 

This week's guest is Joy, the Adult Programming Specialist from our Outreach Department.  Joy recommends Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner.  You can join a book discussion with Joy to talk about H Mart on May 23 at the virtual Around the World in Books and Bites meeting at 1:00pm. (Click link to register.)  Katy recommends To Asia, With Love by Hetty McKinnon if you'd like to find some inspiration for new dishes to try.  We also have a review of Revival by Stephen King, shared with us from Via. 

Do you have a topic you want to hear us cover? Please email [email protected] 

Music Credit:  Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.

Our special guest this week is Jacki Mann. We speak with her about end of life planning and the upcoming program next week. You can register here. 

Recommendations include The Last Laugh by Mindy Mcginnis and Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell.

Read more about today's episode here.

Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ 

This episode originally aired on April 29, 2022

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.

Our special guest this week is our Deputy Director, Molly Meyers LaBadie. We speak with her about what our library staff are currently reading and what they recommend. 

Recommendations include The Maidens by Alex Michaelides, They Called Us Enemy by George Takay, and The Midwest Survival Guide by Charlie Berens.

Read more about today's episode here.

Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ 

This episode originally aired on April 22, 2022

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.

Our special guest this week is author William Kent Krueger. We speak with him about his various series, how he approaches characterization, and what he is working on now. Mr. Krueger will be visiting the Barn at Stratford in Delaware on April 27th. Tickets are limited, but you can get more information here. 

Recommendations include Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger and Finding Fraser by Casey Dire.

Read more about today's episode here.

Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ 

This episode originally aired on April 15, 2022

We continue celebrating International Children's Book Day by discussing some of our favorites for the kids. 

New to the library this month, our juvenile media choices include Encanto, Clifford the Big Red Dog, The Legend of the Five, The Addams Family 2, and Magic School Bus Rides Again Season 1 and Season 2. 

This week's guest is Laurie, the Youth Specialist from our Ostrander Branch.  Laurie recommends Little Roja Riding Hood by Susan Middleton Elya. Katy discusses how to use Hoopla and how to activate Hoopla Kids Mode. Hoopla gives streaming access to movies, audiobooks, graphic novels, ebooks, full length music albums and television shows. Read more here. Via recommends Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee. 

If you have any favorite children's books you'd to share, or any topic you want to hear us cover, please email [email protected] 

Music Credit:  Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license