The Bookmark

We are thrilled to be joined by award-winning author Angela Cervantes, whose debut book, Gaby, Lost and Found, was named Best Youth Chapter book by the International Latino Book Awards and a Bank Street College of Education’s Best Books of 2014. She is also one of the featured authors in Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul, a Latino-themed anthology that follows the successful Chicken Soup for the Souls series.

In honor of National Literacy Month Deb Bryan joins us to discuss everything that the library has to offer those hoping to improve their skills, especially adults.

Autumn, Miranda, and Stephanie join us to talk about some of their favorite (and not so favorite) movies that were adapted from books.

Dave Coleman joins us to talk about World War I and some of the many books you can read about this historic event.

We were thrilled to be joined by 2015 Arty Award Nominees Annette Billings and Jeffrey Ann Goudie.  We had a wonderful conversation about their experience, their works, and they also read some passages from their writing.

In this episode, Joey Scaletta shares stories from his frontline experiences volunteering in a West African Ebola Treatment Unit earlier this year. 

We were thrilled to get a chance to interview award-winning author Sandra Moran.  In this episode she talks about her books Letters Never Sent, All We Lack, and Nudge, tells us about her writing process, and discusses her upcoming program at the library on June 18th, The History of Lesbian Literature.

Julie Nelson joins us to talk about the book Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography by Laura Ingalls Wilder.  This leads to discussions about Laura Ingalls Wilder's life, her daughter's invovlement in her books, and the original Little House on the Prairie books. 

Martie Rison from Oddfellow's joins us to talk about her bookstore, Topeka history geeks, and much more.

Autumn and Stephanie revisit favorite movies from their childhood and discuss titles that kids today would love.