August is International Pirate Month! Tessa, Rachel A., Adelea, and Sophie join me for a fun conversation about fictional pirates and some of their counterparts, and how librarians are also somewhat like pirates.

This month we decided to do a different type of Readers Advisory. Instead of recommending a bunch of books we loved, Annemarie, Tessa, Christina, Liz, and I talk about books we hate. We're interested in your thoughts on this. Do you agree with our assessment?

July 2nd is World UFO Day! Do aliens exist? What do you think? Join Annemarie, Tessa, Les, Liz, Ollie, and me as we talk about our thoughts on aliens. Maybe one of us has a personal experience? We talk shows, podcasts, and other media and question if Octopuses are aliens. We would LOVE to hear your opinions on this! You can email us at [email protected] to share your thoughts. Here are some of the resources we talked about:

Where I got the information for the beginning timeline: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/ufo-alien-spacecraft-investigation-timeline

Coast to Coast AM - https://www.coasttocoastam.com/

High Strange Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4BozQn1GYK3P3jiChfjx3Z

Haunted Objects Podcast - https://www.hauntedobjectspodcast.com/

The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch - https://www.history.com/shows/the-secret-of-skinwalker-ranch

Ancient Aliens Show - https://www.history.com/shows/ancient-aliens

The Origin of Love Song - https://open.spotify.com/track/6DEldtOBfDedT20LIlfAnb

Unacknowledged - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6400614/

Imminent Book - https://barth.na5.iiivega.com/search/card?id=cba7e50f-26e4-55d3-b65c-233232f6b86b&entityType=FormatGroup

Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12108272/

June is the month for dads, so a few staff members have taken some time to tell us a bit about their's. It's also the start of our Summer Reading Program! Tessa and Stefanie talk a bit about what Summer Reading is and how to sign up and earn points. Then Stefanie starts your Summer Reading Journey off with a Random Lines tradition: reading from a book in the public domain. Listen to Stefanie as she reads an excerpt from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, and earn yourself a point towards a prize in our Summer Reading Program.

Sign up for Summer Reading at mybcpl.beanstack.org. Happy Reading!

May is home to Mental Health Awareness Month, Mother's Day, and May the 4th (Star Wars Day). This month we have Julie with Columbus Regional Hospital talking with us about the Mental Health Matters initiative and Brooke with Centerstone talking about the Stride Center. Then Tessa, Rachel A., Annette, Vanessa, and Stefanie talk a bit about their moms. Then Stefanie has a fun discussion with BCPL's resident expert on Star Wars, Dakota.

Here are some of the resources talked about in this month's episode:

Mental Health Matters' website: https://www.mhmbc.org/

Credible Mind's website: https://mhmbc.crediblemind.com/

The Stride Center's Information: 1075 2nd Street Suite C Columbus, IN 47201 812-669-3100 https://centerstone.org/stride/

Check our Instagram for additional resources: @mybcplcreate

April is full of fun things: April Fool's Day, National Poetry Month, National Library Week, National Gardening Month, and our annual Library After Dark fundraiser. So we thought we'd talk a little bit about all of it. Members Julie, Natalie, and Eric from The Winding Waters Group of the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter talk about their organization, plants, gardening, and how you can help. Some staff (Rachel A. and Tessa) talk about the history of April Fool's Day and some of their favorite pranks, while others (Lindsey, Annemarie, Dakota, and Liz) discuss some of their favorite poetry. We're also joined by Kimberly of the Friends of the Library to talk more about what their organization does for the library and to get details about their annual even Library After Dark.

Here are the links and information to some of the things referenced in the podcast. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Memorial Library: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rieventscalendar/posts/10160395438438950/

We have a couple of fun topics this month. First, we talk with Whittney Wood-Gaines, her mother Lisa, and her daughter Courtney, about all things Black History Columbus. Then it's BCPL staff members Rachel A., Tricia, Kate, and Maria sharing information about some amazing women from Bartholomew County's history.

This month, join Dakota, Lindsey, Stefanie, and Tessa as they discuss the childhood books that helped shape them. Do they still read them? Find answers to that question and more in this episode of Random Lines.

In this month's episode, Stefanie sits down with archivist Tricia to talk about Henry Moore. Then Stefanie talks with Drew, Rachel A., Tessa, and Elysa about the best and worst Shakespeare adaptations.

Join Dakota, Drew, Rachel A., Savannah, and Stefanie as they talk about their favorite queer stories.

This month join Kate, Lindsey, Rachel A., Stefanie, and Tessa as they talk about books they've enjoyed through the years, and poetry.