Soumya Balaji from the Circulation Department at West Windsor joins Anna and Bob to talk about the small joys of library cards and impromptu book chats. Jane Willan discusses her latest book, Widow's Walk. Shannon Tuorto provides an overview of The Rom-Com Cookbook by Tara Theoharis during "60 Seconds with Shannon."

Intro and Welcome

4:45 Interview with Soumya Balaji

13:11 Programs and Services @ MCLS

17:03 Sixty Seconds with Shannon

18:15 Interview with Jane Willan

30:03 Summary and Closing

Show Notes:

Learn more about Jane Willan at https://www.janewillan.com

Additional information about the 2025 MCLS Book Festival is available at https://mcl.org/events/book-festival

Register for upcoming virtual programs and branch events, using the MCLS Event Page, located at https://events.mcl.org

"60 Seconds with Shannon" features The Rom-Com Cookbook by Tara Theoharis, which is available from MCLS. Check the MCLS Catalog via https://merl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/mcl

Opening and closing music provided by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SoulProdMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠; music between segments is provided via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.