Off the Shelf with Delaware Library

What to Read Wednesdays comes at you every other Wednesday and is your one stop for reading, watching, and listening recommendations from your favorite library staff members!

This week's episode features recommendations from Mark at the Powell branch and podcast host Annie.

Books recommended include A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, Junie B. Jones and the Stupid, Smelly Bus by Barbara Park, Thunderstruck by Eric Larsen and Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia, and many more. To read about more recommendations, click here.

To request any of these titles, just click here.

Email us with book recommendations, suggestions, & feedback at [email protected]

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

Our special guest this week is Deputy Director, Molly Meyers LaBadie. We speak to her about Dungeons and Dragons and the virtual one-shot that she will be playing with other library employees. This is part of the Great Geekfest on October 9th 2021 and can be viewed on youtube. 

Recommendations include Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho, Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization by Edward Slingerland, and Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby.

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 September 17, 2021

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

Our special guests this week are Superintendent Kris Hodge and Public Information Office Anne Flanery from the Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities. We speak to them about National Disability Voter Registration Week which is from September 13 - 20, 2021. 

Recommendations include The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, Dear Tabby by Carolyn Crimi, and Lafayette! by Nathan Hale.

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 September 10, 2021

What to Read Wednesdays comes at you every other Wednesday and is your one stop for reading, watching and listening recommendations from your favorite library staff members!

This week's episode features an interview with George Morrison. 

Books recommended include Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir, Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad by Gordon Chang, Thrawn Ascendency: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn, The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate, and Charlotte's Web by E. B. White. 

To read about more recommendations, click here.

To request any of these titles, just click here.

Email us with book recommendations, suggestions, & feedback at [email protected]

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

Our special guest this week is Hannah Simpson, our Communications Specialist. We talk to her about the new 9/11 displays that are available at all of our branches and what went into putting those together.

Recommendations include If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio and Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant. 

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 September 3, 2021

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

Our special guest this week is Michelle Francis, the Executive Director of the Ohio Library Council. We speak to her about how libraries recently began distributing COVID tests. 

Recommendations include The Witches by Roald Dahl, On the House by John Boehner, My Friend Dahmer by Derk Dackderf.  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 August 27, 2021

Library Guys GALS Go to the Movies comes at you the fourth Wednesday of every month. Join host Via Smith and guest host Danielle Wolff, DM of the Teen DnD program at DCDL as they discuss Mazes and Monsters. 

This month we talk about the ins and outs of Dungeons and Dragons and watch a 2 hour long PSA about Tom Hanks playing Role Playing Games. Mazes and Monsters is streaming on Hoopla! Read more here.

Trigger warning, this episode discusses suicide, mental health and more. If you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the Lifeline network is available 24/7 across the United States. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741.

Share your favorite bad movie with us by emailing us at [email protected]. We might just review your favorite one next. Happy listening!

What to Read Wednesdays comes at you every other Wednesday and is your one stop for reading, watching and listening recommendations from your favorite library staff members!

This week's episode features recommendations and reviews from three people. 

Books recommended include Harvest by Jim Crase, The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune, The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, and Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family by Condoleezza Rice.

To read about more recommendations, click here.

To request any of these titles, just click here.

Email us with book recommendations, suggestions, & feedback at [email protected]

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

Our special guest this week is Robbie Apt from Community and Family Outreach Services. We talk to her about the bookmobile, school requests, and other services that Community and Family Outreach Services provides. You can find out more about student learning here. 

Recommendations include The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins, The Sanatorium by Sara Pearse, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, and Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho’s House by Steve Stoliar. 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 August 20, 2021

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

Our special guest this week is Molly Meyers LaBadie. We speak with her about road trips and Ohio oddities. 

Recommendations include Scared Witchless by Amy Boyles and American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, The Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson, and Ohio Oddities: A Guide to the Curious Attractions of the Buckeye State by Neil Zurcher. 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 August 13, 2021