WPL Book Drop

In this episode, Waterloo Center for the Arts Director Kent Shankle visits to talk about what's happening at the Center for the Arts and share some favorite books. 

Books discussed:

The Art of Making Memories by Meik Wiking

Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn by Karen McCarthy Brown

Grant Wood: A Life by R. Tripp Evans

In this episode, Waterloo Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Bill Beck talks with Becky about fire prevention, his career, and books. 

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In this episode, Lindsay Buehler, Arts & Culture Coordinator at Hawkeye Community College, Endya Johnson, Technical Systems Assistant at Waterloo Public Library, and Becky Miller, Circulation and Marketing Assistant at Waterloo Public Library, discuss Banned Books Week. 

Books discussed:

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

Where's Waldo by Martin Handford

In this episode, Sheryl and Becky talk about books they recently read. 

Sheryl's books: A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier Dublin Murder Squad Series: In the Woods by Tana French Becky's books: Remember: The Science of Memory and The Art of Forgetting by Lisa Genova Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions by Michael Moss

In this episode, Amy Rousselow, Waterloo Public Library's Marketing and Volunteer Services Manager, Lindsay Pieters, Experience Waterloo's Marketing Director, and Ana Hanisch, SingleSpeed Brewing Company's Director of Operations, sit down with Becky Miller, the host of the WPL Book Drop podcast, to talk about preparing for RAGBRAI coming to Waterloo, and some of their recent reads.

Titles discussed in this episode:

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog by Dave Barry Educated by Tara Westover

Learn more about RAGBRAI coming to Waterloo at: https://experiencewaterloo.com/ragbrai/

In this episode, Becky and Endya talk about why they love audiobooks and share some of their favorites. 

Most of the titles mentioned in this episode may be found on the Libby App or the Hoopla App, free to borrow with your library card. 

Endya's Recommended Audiobooks:

American Gods by Neil Gaiman Fearless Joe by Walter Mosley The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Beach Read by Emily Henry The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah The Son of Mr. Suleman by Eric Jerome Dickey Becky's Recommended Audiobooks: The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi  In Pieces by Sally Field No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality by Michael J. Fox The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson Recommended Reads for Pride Month: Wow, No Thank You: Essays by Samantha Irby Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

In this episode, Diane from the Youth Department joins us to discuss the upcoming Teen Summer Library Program, and some youth and teen books she recommends.

Titles discussed:

The Spiderwick Chronicles series by Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi  Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan  Let the Sky Fall (Sky Fall Trilogy) by Shannon Messenger   Trial by Fire (The Worldwalker Trilogy) by Josephine Angelini

In this episode, Library Director Nick Rossman joins us to reflect on his time at WPL before he departs to become the library director of Carnegie-Stout Public Library in Dubuque.

Youth titles discussed:

Elephant & Piggie series by Mo Willems Pigs Make me sneeze! : an Elephant & Piggie Book

Bruce the Bear series by Ryan T. Higgins Spring Stinks

The Pigeon series by Mo Willems Pigeon Wants a Puppy!

In this episode, Megan and Kim from the Circulation and Reference Departments join us to discuss the upcoming Adult Summer Library Program, and some adult fiction and nonfiction books they enjoyed.

Titles discussed:

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (Bookaholics Book Club selection)

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong

The Unbroken: Magic of the Lost by C. L. Clark

In this episode, Denise and Deb from the Youth Department join us to discuss the youth summer library program, some adult fiction books they enjoyed, and a few titles for teen and elementary age readers. 

Adult fiction titles:

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong

Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton

Teen/Youth titles:

The Wild Path by Sarah Baughman

Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller