Off the Shelf with Delaware Library

Off the Shelf Radio Show - February 28, 2025

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guests Dr. Chris Fink from Ohio Wesleyan University and local author Rebe Huntman!

This week we talk about their upcoming author's visit at the Main Branch on March 5th where they will discuss Huntman's memoir, My Mother in Havana. And of course, what we're reading! 

Recommendations include Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Kline, the library booklist of Books in the Big Apple, Food in Cuba: The Pursuit of a Decent Meal by Hanna Garth, and The Prince of Los Cocuyos by Miami Childhood! 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 February 28, 2025.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - February 21, 2025

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers LaBadie.

This week we chat about the Lifelong Learning Institute at Ohio Wesleyan University with Director Karen Crosman! 

Recommendations include The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber, Funny Story by Emily Henry, and Without You by Anthony Rapp. 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 February 21, 2025.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - February 14, 2025

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Alexis Singleton, Information Technology Associate at the Maker's Studio!

This week we talk about Maker Studio classes, projects, equipment, and all things that folks can find themselves getting into.  And what we're reading! 

Recommendations include I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue, Every Day by David Levithan, and 100 Years of Great Gatsby (and their readalikes) - a list! 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 February 14, 2025.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - January 31, 2025

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Jody Everett, owner of Beanbag Books in downtown Delaware!

This week we talk about Jody's store and the partnership with the Library for our upcoming author events with: Rick Steves and Rebe Huntman. And what we're reading! 

Recommendations include Nothing by John Cage and 4'33", Coretta, The Dash Diet: Younger You by Marla Heller, and Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson. 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 January 31, 2025.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - January 24, 2025

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Don Stevens from Perkins Observatory at Ohio Wesleyan University. 

This week we chat about the upcoming Learn About the Night Sky program at the Liberty Branch Library. And, of course, what we're reading! 

Recommendations include Women in White Coats by Olivia Campbell, Millie Fleur's Poison Garden by Christie Mandin, and Turn Left at Orion by Guy Consolmagno. 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 January 24, 2025.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - January 17, 2025

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers LaBadie and guest Beth McCollam, Marketing & Communications Manager for Preservation Parks of Delaware County.

This week we chat about the Winter 100 and Winter Letterbox Adventure, as well as their sledding hills at Gallant Woods, Blue Creek, and Hickory Woods parks! And, of course, what we're reading!! 

Recommendations include Flight Risk by Cherie Priest, "Leap!", a movie available on Hoopla, and The Anxious Generation by Johnathan Haidt. 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 January 17, 2025

Off the Shelf Radio Show - January 10, 2025

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers LaBadie and guest Adam Smith, VP of Enrollment for Ohio Wesleyan University.

This week we chat about the Delaware County Promise program, that guarantees free tuition for qualifying Delaware County students. It will be presented at the Orange Branch on 1/30. And, of course, what we're reading!! 

Recommendations include If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura and The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. 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 January 10, 2025

Off the Shelf Radio Show - January 3, 2025

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly LaBadie with guests Kinjal, Shreya, Varshita, and Harshini who are all sophomores at Olentangy High School. 

This week we chat about a presentation Kinjal, Shreya, Varshita, and Harshini are doing for HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) about the loneliness epidemic and ways the Library can help too.  And, of course, what we're reading!! 

Recommendations include Christmas, Criminals, and Campers by Tonya Kappes, Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson, and Nicole talks about a list of recommended mysteries made by the Library Teen Advisory Board (TAB). Read more about today's episode here. 

Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://my967.net/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/

This episode originally aired on January 3, 2025.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - December 20, 2024

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Jayna McDaniel-Browning with guest Chris Baker, President and CEO of the Delaware County Foundation.

This week we chat about funds that were granted to DCDL earlier this year, and made a big announcement that the Delaware County Foundation will be providing our Friends with a $25,000 gift in 2025 to give to DCDL for youth programming!! WAHOO!!  And, of course, what we're reading!! 

Recommendations include Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson, and Nicole talks about DCDL Wrapped Books & Playlist. Read more about today's episode here. 

Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://my967.net/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/

This episode originally aired on December 20, 2024.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - December 13, 2024

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Hannah Simpson with Mark Bingman.

This week we chat about the most checked-out items of 2024! And, of course, what we're reading!! 

Recommendations include The Night in Question by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson, Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey, and The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. 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 December 13, 2024.