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- Episode 34: Beach Reads Readalikes
Hello all you fans of summer and romance books! We have a brochure that lists all of the beach-y authors (both major series and standalone novels scattered throughout) available on our shelves at our branch. A great resource to see all the books in a series is fantasticfiction.com. It is open for public viewing, so you can scroll it on your phone or print it out to make a checklist as you work through an author.
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Grace Greene
Jacqueline DeGroot
Fiona Baker
Joanne Demaio
Nicholas Sparks
Mark Grady’s Mailbox By the Sea
Catherine Miller’s The Day That Changed Everything
T. I. Lowe’s The Carolina Coast series
Dianne Ducharme’s The Outerbanks House series
Susan Boyer’s Liz Talbot Mysteries series is set in SCFrequently Set on the Beach or during Summer
Nicole Ellis
Wendy Francis
Michele Gilcrest
Kristy Woodson Harvey
Pamela Kelley
Jan Moran
Jessie Newton
Meredith Summers
Jennifer Weiner
Catherine Anderson (lots of cowboys too)
Mary Kay Andrews
Barbara Bretton
Robyn Carr
Holly Chamberlain
Claire Cook
Dorothea Benton Frank
Kristan Higgins
Elin Hilderbrand
Jill Marie Landis
Debbie Macomber
Susan Mallery
Mary Alice Monroe
Jill Shalvis
Anne Rivers Siddons
Nancy Thayer
Karen White
Susan Wiggs
Susan Wilson
Sheryl Woods
Specific Series
Heather Burch’s Wishing Beach series
Catherine Bybee’s D'Angelos series
Julia Clemens’ Whistling Island and Pualei Beach serieses
Terri Dulong’s Cedar Key and Ormond Beach serieses
Leigh Duncan’s Sugar Sand Beach series
Jennifer Faye’s Bluestar Island series
Kristin Harper’s Dune Island series
Rachel Hauck’s Lowcountry series
Denise Hunter’s Nantucket Love Story series
Ciara Knight’s Sweetwater County series
Emily March’s Eternity Springs series
Jennifer Probst’s Sunshine Sisters series
Christie Ridgway’s Crescent Cove, CA series
Shannon Stacey’s Blackberry Bay series
Karen Swan’s Wild Isle series
Liz Talley’s Boys of Bayou Bridge series
Courtney Walsh’s Nantucket Love Story and Harbor Pointe serieses
Marybeth Whalen’s Sunset Beach series
Sail Away series written by multiple authors https://www.fantasticfiction.com/series/sail-away/
9 min - New Fall Science Fiction Releases
Welcome to another episode of Ripples in Space hosted by the Yadkin County Public Library. Each month, we review a new science fiction book and discuss major scientific concepts used throughout the story. For this episode, we will be talking about new fall sci-fi releases.
Books we will discuss include:
“The Blue Beautiful World” by Karen Lord
“The Sky Vault” by Benjamin Percy and
“The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 8” edited by Neil Clarke
We will also look at the Apple TV show Foundation Season 2 and the movie Dune: Part 2
Each week, other staff members will be bringing you more topics. Be sure to check back each Wednesday at 1pm for a new episode. Feel free to follow and connect with us on www.facebook.com/yadkincountypubliclibrary www.pinterest.com/yadkinlibrary twitter.com/YadkinL and www.instagram.com/yadkincountypubliclibrary . And contact us if you have any questions! Email:[email protected] and Phone: 336-679-879219 min - Fall Programming at Yadkin County Public Library
Join us as we discuss our programming for August and other upcoming fall programming options. Check out our calendar of events by visiting our website, nwrl.org, or any of our social media pages for a complete listing of programming and events. #libraryprograms #ycpl #preschoolprogramming #schoolageprogramming #librarypodcast #healthtraining #teenprogramming #outreachprogramming
8 min - Page to Screen 2023: Coming Soon to A Screen Near You
Welcome to the Page to Screen edition of the Yadkin County Public Library Podcast, where each month, we usually discuss a book that has been turned into a movie or TV series, as well as the reception of each. This month we'll be discussing a few more books that are coming to the big screen in 2023. In this episode we discuss The Witching Hour, by Anne Rice; Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski; American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin; and Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie.
Other library staff will be bringing you more topics each week. Be sure to check back each Wednesday at 1 pm for a new episode. Be sure to contact us if you have questions, and visit our social media and website for more great resources. • Phone: 336-679-8792 • Email: [email protected] • nwrlibrary.org/yadkin • www.facebook.com/yadkincountypubliclibrary • www.pinterest.com/yadkinlibrary • twitter.com/YadkinL • www.instagram.com/yadkincountypubliclibrary
18 min - New and Interesting Nonfiction
This episode of the YCPL podcast provides book recommendations based upon our patrons frequently asked about, discussed, or checked out topics. This episode covers new and 1-5 year old books, so you can put yourself on hold for the new books, and while you wait, read the older books. Topics include mental illness, body issues and body image, family issues, personal trauma, true crime, European history, Native Americans (including Project 562), the last slave ship Clotilda, the Tulsa race massacre, explorers, regional cultures, books for movies currently in theaters (Sound of Freedom, Barbie, and Oppenheimer), unusual topics, genealogy, the history of small towns, the opioid and overdose crisis, Russia and the Ukrainian War, inspirational, fun, religious, and people writing about overcoming struggles. All books are available in NC Cardinal, and some are in CD audiobook, large print, and/or regular print. #newnonfiction #nonfiction #oppenheimer #barbie #soundoffreedom #tulsaracemassacre #clotilda #project562 #ukraine #russia #truecrime #genealogy
45 min - Summer Learning Programming-Last Special Summer Episode
Welcome to the last special summer episode of the Yadkin County Public Library podcast!
This episode will help you prepare for the last few days of summer learning programming and give reminders about what donations we are accepting with regards to the Pet Food and Supply Drive and for other community organizations. Remember all summer reading logs are due Friday July 28th. Thank you all for a wonderful summer of programming!
Be sure to check back each Wednesday at 1pm for a new episode. Feel free to follow and connect with us on www.facebook.com/yadkincountypubliclibrary www.pinterest.com/yadkinlibrary twitter.com/YadkinL and www.instagram.com/yadkincountypubliclibrary . And contact us if you have any questions! Email:[email protected] and Phone: 336-679-8792.
9 min - Summer Learning Program for the week of July 24-28
Welcome to our special summer edition of the Yadkin County Public Library podcast!
These episodes help you prepare for the upcoming week’s summer programming options, explaining what programs are available, the activity or craft, and the appropriate age range. We will end the episode with an update of the summer reading challenge. Listen to find out what our Yadkin County Public Library branch in Yadkinville has to offer for the week of July 24 to July 28!
For more information about our special program on Wednesday, July 26th at 11:00 am, please visit their website at https://carolinaraptorcenter.org/
15 min - Summer Learning Programming for the week of July 17-21
Welcome to our special summer edition of the Yadkin County Public Library podcast!
These episodes help you prepare for the upcoming week’s summer programming options, explaining what programs are available, the activity or craft, and the appropriate age range. We will end the episode with an update of the summer reading challenge. Listen to find out what our Yadkin County Public Library branch in Yadkinville has to offer for the week of July 17 to July 21!
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12 min - Summer Learning Programming for the week of July 10-14
Welcome to our special summer edition of the Yadkin County Public Library podcast!
These episodes help you prepare for the upcoming week’s summer programming options, explaining what programs are available, the activity or craft, and the appropriate age range. We will end the episode with an update of the summer reading challenge. Listen to find out what our Yadkin County Public Library branch in Yadkinville has to offer for the week of July 10 to July 14! Reminder, we do not have programming during the week of July 4.
https://songsandtales.com/12 min - Summer Learning Programming for the week of June 26-30
Hello everyone, and welcome to our special summer edition of the Yadkin County Public Library podcast!
These episodes help you prepare for the upcoming week’s summer programming options, explaining what programs are available, the activity or craft, and the appropriate age range.
This summer, the national CSLP or Collaborative Summer Learning Program theme is “All Together Now,” so the programs aim to match the theme! “All Together Now” encompasses Kindness, Friendship, and Unity. We are also focusing on helping others and our community members that help us.
Let’s see what our Yadkin County Public Library branch in Yadkinville has to offer for next week of June 26th to June 30th!On Monday, June 26
At 10am we have our school age (recommended ages 5-18, or grades K-12). Yadkin County EMS program. This specific program is in collaboration with our local EMS services and will focus on a variety of information covering safety topics and what EMTs do for our communities. Patrons will also get the opportunity to tour an emergency vehicle and learn about the equipment in them.
On Tuesday, June 27
At 10am we have another school age program, but this time recommended for ages 7 and up, given we have writing and cutting tools being used for different events. This weeks’ program is called Mixed Media Best Friend Portraits. For this program we will be thinking of those who are closest to us, our best friends! During this hour, we will tap into your creative side to create portraits of our best friends. Whether it’s recreating their face or the essence of your friendship, we will be making these unique portraits with the help of a variety of materials. **If you decide to use watercolors or glitter, you may need to dress for a possible mess**.
On Tuesday, June 27
At 3pm we have Kindness Rocks! Rock Garden during the Teen / Young Adult Crafternoon, a program for ages 13 to 18. They will be painting rocks and terra cotta pots with acrylics creating their own kindness gardens. This program will allow each participant to be as creative as they want. And afterwards they will have their own garden that spreads kindness and positivity. **Be sure to wear clothing that can get messy. **
On Wednesday, June 28
- At 10am, each Wednesday, we have our paid performers visit. This week’s performer is Captain Jim. He will be doing his Captain Jim is Magic show. Captain Jim isa professional magician who has performed at various venues from state fairs, festivals and libraries. He has a dynamic and fun presence about him, whose act caters to all ages. Prepare yourself for a morning of mind boggling tricks and magical motivation. This program is for all ages. Captian Jim’s website https://www.captainjimismagic.com/
On Thursday, June 29
- At 10am, we will have Preschool Storytime with Book Friends as our topic. We will be looking at “friends in fiction”. The craft will involve easy painting, gluing, and glittering of a Winnie the Pooh “hunny” pot. The books that will be covered involve groups of friends such as Sesame Street, Winne the Pooh, Clifford, Elephants and Piggie , Mickey Mouse etc. This program is recommended for ages 2-5, but if older or younger siblings need to attend alongside their siblings, that’s fine. The recommended ages get priority for any supplies.
- Later in the day, from 3-5pm, we will have STEAM Club. This program will use STEM toys and manipulatives at individual stations. The STEM toys are rated for ages 3-18+, just be sure to read the recommended age at each station. Adults stay in the room and help supervise their children, as staff will be directing the Makerspace area. This week’s Makerspace topic, fitting the summer theme “of helping the community, helping the world” is entitled Recycle:Crayons. Children ages 5 and up will get the chance to learn about recycling through the process of making new crayons out of old ones. Children will rotate through the Makerspace station, 4 at a time.
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