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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 Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.
Our special guest this week is Kelly Cochran, our Youth Services Manager. We talk about the end of The Summer Reading Club for this year, upcoming programs which include an author visit from Molly Idle. You can register here.
Recommendations include The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, and A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost. 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 July 30, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
What to Read Wednesdays comes at you every other Wednesday and is your one stop for reading, watching and listening recommendations from your favorite library staff members!
This week's episode we have a review from Mark at the Powell Branch.
Books recommended include A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All by Allan Gurganus, and The Color of Magic and We Free Men by Terry Pratchett.
To read about more recommendations, click here.
To request any of these titles, just click here.
Email us with book recommendations, suggestions, & feedback at whattoread@delawarelibrary.org
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Library Guys GALS Go to the Movies comes at you the fourth Wednesday of every month. Join hosts Via Smith and Katy Hite, resident movie geeks, to discuss our favorite movie moments. This episode we take a patron request and instantly regret it!
This month's episode focuses on Nothing But Trouble, a movie so bad it's just BAD. Read more here.
You can request this movie if you also want to experience just how bad it is by visiting the library catalog here.
Share your favorite bad movie with us by emailing us at libraryguys@delawarelibrary.org. We might just review your favorite one next. Happy listening!
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.
Our special guest this week is Zak Morgan. We talk to him about the amazing songs that he has written and performed including one about Fiona the hippo! You can check out his video for the Delaware County District Library here.
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 July 23, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Off the Shelf Radio Show - July 16th, 2021
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.
Our special guest this week is Karen Cowan from the Friends of the Library. We also discuss the Penguin program happening next week. You can see information about the drives here and sign up for the program here.
Recommendations include Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Red and If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future by Jill Lapore. 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 July 16, 2021
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
What to Read Wednesdays comes at you every other Wednesday and is your one stop for reading, watching and listening recommendations from your favorite library staff members!
This week's episode features interview with Kaitlyn from the Orange Branch.
Books recommended include A Deadly Education and Uprooted by Naomi Novik, The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan, and Red Rising by Pierce Brown.
To read about more recommendations, click here.
To request any of these titles, just click here.
Email us with book recommendations, suggestions, & feedback at whattoread@delawarelibrary.org
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.
Our special guest this week is Jasmine Warga, author of Other Words for Home and The Shape of Thunder. Jasmine will be our visiting author on July 12th for our Middle Grade Book Club. Read more about the event and register to attend: https://delawarelibrary.libnet.info/event/5032538
Recommendations include the soundtrack to In the Heights, Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly, A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders, You're Angry: Throw a Fit or Talk It Out?: You Choose the Ending (Making Good Choices) by Connie Colwell Miller, and Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. Read more about today's episode here.
Remember, you have until July 23rd to finish up your Summer Reading! Adults and kids alike can participate.
Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/
This episode originally aired on July 9, 2021.
Monday Jul 05, 2021
Monday Jul 05, 2021
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.
Our special guest this week is Melissa Schiffel from the Delaware Prosecutor's Office. We speak with her about how to help parents and therefore children in our community. This year are partnered with the Prosecutor's Office and we have four on demand digital programs that we offer that feature local ‘celebrities’.
Recommendations include The Day After Roswell by Phllip J. Corso, Captured! the Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience : the True Story of the World's First Documented Alien Abduction by Stanton T. Friendman, Incident at Exeter by John G. Fuller, Encounter in Rendlesham Forest: The Inside Story of the World's Best-Documented UFO Incident by Nick Pope, and Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell. 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 July 2, 2021.
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
What to Read Wednesdays comes at you every other Wednesday and is your one stop for reading, watching and listening recommendations from your favorite library staff members!
This week's episode features reviews from Nancy, Mark, and CJ .
Books recommended include Land of Stories: the Wishing Spell by Chris Coelfer, If I Fall, if I Die by Michael Christie, and Mending Life: a Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts by Nina Montenegro and Sonya Montenegro.
To read about more recommendations, click here.
To request any of these titles, just click here.
Email us with book recommendations, suggestions, & feedback at whattoread@delawarelibrary.org
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles.
Our special guest this week is Miriam Mansour. Today we discuss Voicecorps which is a radio reading service available in much of Ohio. They read many materials including newspapers, magazines, and books for those who have visual impairments that may prevent them from reading themselves.
Recommendations include Abraham Lincoln's Dueling Words by Donna Janelle Bowman, Come Fly the World by Julie Cooke. 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 June 25, 2021.