Welcome to the tenth episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular!  You’ll hear from our super-awesome host, Christina; our “kool cat” co-host, Allison; Mark, our fearless leader and sound master; and Children's Services dinosaur-enthusiast, Katie!  

We’re gearing up for Summer Reading, and we are READY for all the fun ahead! Katie joins us to share all the exciting Children’s Services programs coming this summer before we get wildly sidetracked talking about dinosaurs (naturally). Then we jump back into our exploration of the Dewey Decimal System with the 400s: Languages! We chat about our popular language-learning app Mango, communicating through sign language, and Daryl the dinosaur, who is really Spike. 

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Welcome to the ninth episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular!  You’ll hear from our super-awesome host, Christina; our “kool cat” co-host, Allison; Mark, our fearless leader and sound master; and Admin-Assistant Extraordinare, Maria.  

What was your favorite 125th anniversary event at the Library? We’re sharing our favorite moments (or, if you’re like us—favorites!) and giving a sneak peek at the exciting events coming up next. It’s such a great time to be part of the Library! 

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Welcome to the eighth episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular!  You’ll hear from our super-awesome host, Christina; our “kool cat” co-host, Allison; Mark, our fearless leader and sound master; and Allison's so-called "twin", Jeff, our Children's Services Library Assistant.  

 In this episode, we talk about why we’re thankful for the Library. We share some of our favorite stories about how the Library has supported people both inside our building and out in the community. We even tease the idea of a potential Library band—stay tuned! 

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Welcome to the seventh episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular!  You’ll hear from our super-awesome host, Christina; our “kool cat” co-host, Allison; Mark, our fearless leader and sound master; and a voice you probably recognize (probably from all the singing), Brandon! 

It’s Banned Books Week—time to celebrate your Freedom to Read! In this episode, we chat about what Banned Books Week is all about, why certain books get challenged, and which titles always seem to make the list. We’ll share a few of our own favorites and discuss how librarians, teachers, and school librarians stand up for readers’ rights every day!

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Welcome to the sixth episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! You'll hear our super-awesome host, Christina, who has a terrible cold; "kool cat" co-host Allison, and a brand-new voice, Andrea, who shares her ideas on romance and tries to roast Allison. 

 Do Librarians even have a favorite book? In this episode, we share our go-to reads, genres, and authors. Three different voices, one shared message: read what you love! 

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Welcome to the fifth episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! You'll hear our super-awesome host, Christina; special sound effects guy and fearless leader Mark; and "kool cat" co-host Allison.

In this episode, we dive into the most “everything” books—longest titles, highest word counts, and even the priciest ever sold. If you’ve actually read one of these, we want to hear your fish tale! Tune in to learn more! 

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Welcome to the fourth episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! You'll hear our super-awesome host, Christina; special sound effects guy and fearless leader Mark; and "kool cat" co-host Allison.

In this episode, we take a trip down memory lane to revisit Summer Reading Programs of the past—featuring everything from Star Wars to the Moon to horses. No matter the theme, the goal was always the same: make reading fun for kids! 

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Welcome to the third episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! You'll hear our super-awesome host, Christina, our fearless leader; special sound effects guy, Mark; Brandon, our Owatonna Singer/Songwriter; and Special Guest, Assistant Director Renee!

Today, we're celebrating the heart of the Library—you, our patrons! You're the reason coming in every day is so meaningful and rewarding. We’ll be sharing some stories from patrons about how the Library has made a difference in their lives—and how you’ve made a difference in ours.

Which brings us to an important question…Why do we let Brandon sing?

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Welcome to the second episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! You'll hear super-awesome host, Christina, rock star co-host, Allison, our fearless leader and special sound effects guy, Mark, and we roped in Brandon-one of our longest-standing staffers and the Maker Space expert. 

April is a very exciting month for libraries, as it is the month in which Library week happens! Today we wanted to take some airtime to talk about our amazing staff, sharing their stories (and ours, too). 

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Welcome to the first episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! With a new episode comes a new voice: our new Librarian, Allison. Think you know how many books were in the Library in 1900 when we first opened? Want to hear our true thoughts on Stephen King? Can you do air horn mouth sounds?? Give us a listen and see what you think.

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