The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast

S. 7 Ep. 151 - Library Haunts with Guest Stacie Dotson from the Willard Library - 10-12-22


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Many book lovers could spend hours in a library wandering around perusing the shelves, but the Willard Library in Evansville, Indiana is a little more unique because it houses not only books and magazines but some spooky residents. In the 1930s, staff members and patrons first started seeing apparitions including a woman in Victorian clothing named The Gray Lady, a gentleman named Frank, and a little boy named Billy Bobby who likes to play on the stairs. These are friendly ghosts and each year the Willard conducts free ghost tours to the public. You can also keep track of the ghosts for yourself through their ghost cams that they have set up in various locations through the library.

This week we speak to Stacie Dotson, a staff member at the Willard Library who is considered their ghost guru. She is a lover of the paranormal and in fact has a fairly unique background herself which makes her perfect for this job. Stacie has had several encounters with the ghostly residents and she fills us in.

You can find more information about the Willard Library, their ghost tours, and ghost cams at www.willardghost.com.

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Books Mentioned in this Episode:

1- A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman


2- Bird Box by Josh Malerman


3- Deserter (manga) by Junji Ito


4- The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson


5- Starvation Heights by Gregg Olsen


6- The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule


7- Foote by Tom Bredehoft


8- Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark by Cassandra Peterson


9- Disney Villains series by Serena Valentino


10- The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai


11- Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks

Shows mentioned--

1- Ghost Hunters
2- Promised Neverland series (2019 - 2021) - Netflix

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