Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode:  3:34 – Abby’s book chat, The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery  7:10 – EJ’s book chat, The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood  10:56 – Overbooked (The Glass Ocean chs. 19-21) 27:27 – Coming up at JMRL (10/1-10/14) … Continue reading S.6 E.10 — The Spies Tell All →

Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode:  1:50 – Readers Advisory Corner 6:38 – Book Club Kits  8:31 — Beanstack Reading Challenges  13:48 – Coming up at JMRL (9/17-9/30) We hope you enjoyed learning about our book club kits and JMRL’s newest reading challenge, which you can … Continue reading S.6 E.9 — Feeling Bookish →

Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode:  1:00 – Abby’s book chat pick: Daring to Hope by Katie Davis Majors; for a secular story about an American living in Africa, try Six Months in Sudan by James Maskalyk  6:03 – EJ’s book chat pick: Time is a … Continue reading S.6 E.8 — Don’t Mess With My Rubik’s Cube →

Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode:  00:56 – Abby’s book chat pick: Bright Dead Things by Ada Limon  Tips for reading poetry 8:04 – EJ’s book chat pick: Tidelands by Phillipa Gregory 17:33 – Overbooked (podcast book club: The Glass Ocean), chapters 13-15 1:00:30 – Coming … Continue reading S.6 E.7 — Predictions Incoming →

Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode:  1:20 – Abby’s book chat pick: Bright Burning Things by Lisa Harding 7:12 – EJ’s book chat pick: The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani 15:17 – Reader’s Advisory Corner: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus  20:19 – Overbooked (podcast … Continue reading S.6 E.6 — Into the Folly →

Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 2:03 – Summer reading update  4:35 – Louisa library spotlight  21:00 – Coming up at JMRL (6/25-7/8/22)   Little Did You Know: have you seen our “Newly Received Items” lists? Go to jmrl.org → Hover over the “Online Resources” tab → … Continue reading S.6 E.5 — “I call it my salvation” →

Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 2:00 – Splash into summer reading with book recommendations  15:40 – Overbooked (podcast book club: The Glass Ocean), chapters 7-9 46:37 – Coming up at JMRL (6/11-6/24/22)   Play along with our #PodcastScavengerHunt! This week, check out this summer reading book … Continue reading S.6 E.4 — This is the KISS Chapter →

Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 2:12 – Abby shares about Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson  Read alike: River, Cross My Heart by Breena Clarke 6:06 – EJ shares about Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel  Read alike: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer 11:00 – … Continue reading S.6 E.3 — Big Fairy Tale Vibes →

Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 1:27 – EJ shares about Truly, Madly by Stephen Galloway 9:45 – Abby shares about The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 14:02 – Interview with Brianne Kirkpatrick, founder of Watershed DNA 21:49 – Interview with … Continue reading S.6 E.2 — Introducing Our Podcast Book Club, “Overbooked” →

We started our episode by talking about reading:  Abby read Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert  EJ read To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn  Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual How-To Festival at Central Library! The Festival takes place from 10-1 on Saturday, May 14.  In this episode, we talked … Continue reading S.6 Ep.1 — Where New Might Meet You →