Off the Shelf with Delaware Library

Trivia Showdown - Episode 5

Trivia Showdown is the quiz show from the Delaware County District Library. Each month our host Kellen Freeman brings three DCDL staff members in to compete for the coveted Showdown Crown. Over several rounds of questions, players will compete to score the most points to win the game. This month, Jennifer from the Outreach department and returning challenger Via from Delaware enter as challengers for the crown.

Our categories for this game are:

• Musician Nicknames
• Jellybean Jar
• General Gandalf
• I'm not a ____, I just play one on TV
• Brad Pitt or Lasers

If you have any suggestions for categories or questions, please email dcdlpodcast@delawarelibrary.org.

 

Theme music is Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3797-gaslamp-funworks

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What to Read Wednesdays with Annie - Episode 25

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 recommendations from Mark at Powell and Host Annie. Recommendations include A Simple Plan by Scott Smith and Pachinko by Min Jin Lee including much more. Read about these titles here.

To request any of these titles, just click here.

Email us with book recommendations, suggestions, & feedback at whattoread@delawarelibrary.org 

Off the Shelf Radio Show - March 5 2021

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles. 

In this episode, we talked to Youth Services Manager, Kelly Cochran, about collection development, children's books and the current Dr. Seuss controversy.

Books recommended include Firefly Lane by Kristen Hannah, Ken Jennings' Trivia Almanac and Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo. Read more about today's episode here: https://libraryaware.com/29310V 

Listen live every Friday morning at 9am https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ 

This episode originally aired on March 5, 2021.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - February 26, 2021.

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles. 

In this episode, we talk We talked to Via Smith from Delaware and Katy Hite from Orange about taking over the 'Library Guys go to the Movies' podcast. They also talked about some of the movies they've watched this year and how the pandemic has affected award nominations for the Golden Globes and the Oscars. Listen to the most recent episode of Library (Gals!) go to the Movies here. 

Books recommended include Barack Obama: The 60 Minutes Interviews with Steve Kroft, The Beauty by Aliyah Whitely and more. Read more about today's episode here: https://libraryaware.com/28X4JS 

Listen live every Friday morning at 9am https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ 

This episode originally aired on February 26, 2021.

What to Read Wednesdays with Annie - Episode 24

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 an in-depth interview with Delaware Youth Services Librarian George Morrison. Annie and George discuss what it means to build a library collection, why graphic novels matter, and much more. Books reccomended include Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes by Lun Zhang, We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and much more.  Read more of our suggestions here.

To request any of these titles, just click here.

Email us with book recommendations, suggestions, & feedback at whattoread@delawarelibrary.org 

Library Guys (And Gals) Go to the Movies

Library Guys Go to the Movies comes at you the fourth Wednesday of every month. Join host and resident movie geek Luke for his last episode of Library Guys. Luke has taken a new job, and has passed the podcast mantle to fellow movie nerds Via from the Delaware branch and Katy from the Orange branch. 

This month's episode is all about horror movies, what we geek out on, and all the wild things that happen in the movie Tourist Trap. https://libraryaware.com/28T69Q

To request a copy of Tourist Trap or any of the other movies discussed today, just click here.

Email us with movie recommendations, suggestions, & feedback at libraryguys@delawarelibrary.org.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - February 19, 2021.

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles. 

In this episode, we talk about upcoming author visits, including a joint one with Kate Quinn and Martha Hall Kelly
on April 29th and another for teens happening this week on February 22, with author Amber Smith about Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.

As always, you can find more information about these and other programs on the library event page at https://delawarelibrary.libnet.info/events

Books recommended include When You Finish Saving the World  by Jesse Eisenberg, and Tropic of Stupid by Tim Dorsey. Read more about today's episode here: https://libraryaware.com/28S26F  

Listen live every Friday morning at 9am https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ 

This episode originally aired on February 19, 2021.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - February 12, 2021.

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles. 

In this episode, Nicole is joined by Deputy Director Molly Meyers-LaBadie. They talked to Joy Kelch from the Community and Family Outreach Services Department about her Smile Button project and her bookclub 'Around the World in Books and Bites.'

Books recommended include Patina by Jason Reynolds, A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole and The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi. Read more about today's episode here: https://libraryaware.com/28M6P7 

Listen live every Friday morning at 9am https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ 

This episode originally aired on February 12, 2021.

Trivia Showdown - Episode 4

Trivia Showdown is the quiz show from the Delaware County District Library. Each month our host Kellen Freeman brings three DCDL staff members in to compete for the coveted Showdown Crown. Over several rounds of questions, players will compete to score the most points to win the game. This month, Deputy Director Molly and Delaware Youth Services Team Leader Andy enter as challengers for the crown.

Our categories for this game are:

• Company Taglines
• Casino Terms
• Where in the World? (Map found here)
• Who What Where
• "Controversial" Topics

If you have any suggestions for categories or questions, please email dcdlpodcast@delawarelibrary.org.

 

Theme music is Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3797-gaslamp-funworks

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What to Read Wednesdays with Annie - Episode 23

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 interviews with host Annie, CJ Arny from the main branch, Mark Stevens from the Powel branch, and Hillary also from the Powel branch.  Recommendations include Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout, Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry, Wolf Gone Wild by Juliett Cross, An Extraordinary Union by Alissa Cole, The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healey, Amazing Grace by Eric Metaxes, Tiananmen 1989 by Lou Zhang, Made in China by Amanda Pang, and the VO Boss Podcast with Anne Ganguzza.

To request any of these titles, just click here.

To check out a handy informational flyer on this week's episode just click here!

Email us with book recommendations, suggestions, & feedback at whattoread@delawarelibrary.org