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The Delaware County District Library has a podcast! We're a public library in Central Ohio and we'll have all the updates about what's happening around our branches, as well as reader recommendations for all ages, things to "geek," and much more.
Episodes
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.
Our special guest this week is our Deputy Director, Molly Meyers LaBadie. We speak with her about what our library staff are currently reading and what they recommend.
Recommendations include The Maidens by Alex Michaelides, They Called Us Enemy by George Takay, and The Midwest Survival Guide by Charlie Berens.
Read more about today's episode here.
Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/
This episode originally aired on April 22, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.
Our special guest this week is author William Kent Krueger. We speak with him about his various series, how he approaches characterization, and what he is working on now. Mr. Krueger will be visiting the Barn at Stratford in Delaware on April 27th. Tickets are limited, but you can get more information here.
Recommendations include Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger and Finding Fraser by Casey Dire.
Read more about today's episode here.
Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/
This episode originally aired on April 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
We continue celebrating International Children's Book Day by discussing some of our favorites for the kids.
New to the library this month, our juvenile media choices include Encanto, Clifford the Big Red Dog, The Legend of the Five, The Addams Family 2, and Magic School Bus Rides Again Season 1 and Season 2.
This week's guest is Laurie, the Youth Specialist from our Ostrander Branch. Laurie recommends Little Roja Riding Hood by Susan Middleton Elya. Katy discusses how to use Hoopla and how to activate Hoopla Kids Mode. Hoopla gives streaming access to movies, audiobooks, graphic novels, ebooks, full length music albums and television shows. Read more here. Via recommends Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee.
If you have any favorite children's books you'd to share, or any topic you want to hear us cover, please email libraryguys@delawarelibrary.org
Music Credit: Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.
Our special guest this week is Katy Hite, Assistant Branch Manager of Adult Services at the Orange Branch. We speak with her today about celebrating poetry month with a Poet-tree which will be on display at the Orange Branch through the month of April.
Recommendations include Just Jaime by Terri Libenson, Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger, and Steeped in Stories by Mitali Perkins.
Read more about today's episode here.
Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/
This episode originally aired on April 1, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.
Our special guest this week is Terri Libenson. We speak with her about her upcoming visit, the books she has written, and her writing process. We also talk today about a special partnership that we have with the Columbus Clippers.
Recommendations include A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw, The Last Laugh by Mindy Mcginnis, and This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger.
Read more about today's episode here.
Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/
This episode originally aired on April 1, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
It's April and it's all about the kiddos! We have recommendations for juvenile fiction books, picture books, and library programs coming up.
New to the library this month, our juvenile book choices include chapter books, picture books and readers. Why not try out one of these: Amelia Bedilia Hops to It by Herman Parish, Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? by Leslie Connor, Planet Omar - Accidental Trouble Magnet by Zanib Mian, Amah Faraway by Margaret Chiu Greanis and Aru Shah & The Nectar of Immortality by Roshani Chokshi. Aru Shah and other Rick Riordan Presents books will be the topic of discussion at the May Middle School Book Club on Monday, May 9th at 3:30!
This week's guest is Jennifer R., the Youth Specialist from our Outreach Department. Jennifer recommends Wutaryoo by Nilah Magruder and Hugo and the Impossible Thing by Renee Felice Smith.
Via also recommends Anzu the Great Kaiju by Benson Shum, Kaylen from the Outreach Department recommends Snail Crossing by Corey Tabor and Katy pops in to recommend Steeped In Stories by Mitali Perkins if you want to revisit some children's literature classics!
Music Credit: Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.
Our special guest this week is Hillary Scholtz, the Youth Services Librarian at the Powell Branch. We speak with her today about the Story Walks which are coming back to each branch in April. We also speak with her about Preservation Parks, Delaware Public Health District, and the new permanent signs up at the parks.
Recommendations include Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon, and Fangs by Sarah Andersen.
Read more about today's episode here.
Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/
This episode originally aired on March 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Library Gals Go to the Library comes at you every other Friday and is your one stop for reading, watching, listening, and gaming recommendations from your favorite library staff members!
This week’s recommendations include a highlighted selection of Audies Award Winners! Some of our favorite selections include The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton, The Parted Earth by Anjali Enjeti, Clanlands by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish and The Joy of Sweat by Sarah Everts.
Megan from Adult Services at the Orange Branch also joins us for a review of this year's Audies Book of the Year, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.
We also discuss the podcast I Saw What You Did and the newly released film Last Night in SoHo.
Music Credit: Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.
Our special guest this week is Jeffrey Sackenheim, who is the Vice President of architecture at SHP. SHP is the architecture firm that is designing the new Liberty Branch. We speak with him about the upcoming program on March 17th regarding the new branch.
Recommendations include Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea Beaty and Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World by Wil Haygood.
Read more about today's episode here.
Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/
This episode originally aired on March 11, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.
Our special guest this week is Harla Lawson, the Branch Manager at the Ostrander Branch. We speak with her about all of the exciting things happening at Ostrander next week. It starts off with the Kids Cookbook Club, Photographs of the Past display will be up and anyone can bring in their own images to add to the database, a teen program with games and trivia, and a multitude of book clubs.
Recommendations include The Light Between Us: Stories From Heaven, Lessons for the Living by Laura Lynne Jackson, Hood by Stephen R. Lawhead, and March by John Lewis.
Read more about today's episode here.
Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/
This episode originally aired on March 4, 2022