Off the Shelf with Delaware Library

Off the Shelf Radio Show - October 24, 2025

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie. Today we have Ben Coy from the Central Ohio Symphony. 

We discuss our new and improved culture passes with the Central Ohio Symphony for the 2025-2026 season! Check out our website for more information and concert dates.

Recommendations include: Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage, My Friends by J.K. Rowling and The Leonard Bernstein Letters  by Leonard Bernstein. 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 October 24, 2025.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - October 10, 2025

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie. Today we have two special guests! Nichole Klatte, Friends of the Delaware County District Library president, and author Jane Hamilton.

Jane discusses her new book The Phoebe Variations. Interested in hearing more about Jane's new book? Join Jane and the Friends of the Library at the Liberty Branch on October 27th. For more information check out our event calendar and reserve your seat.

Recommendations include:  Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford and My Friends by Fredrik Backman. 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 October 10, 2025.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - October 3, 2025

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

This week we chat about what it's like to be a new staff member at DCDL and how we prepare staff to serve our Library visitors! 

Recommendations include I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin, Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch, and The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift. 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 October 3, 2025.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - September 26, 2025

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

This week we chat about fall activities you can do with the help of library resources and programs! 

Recommendations include The Measure by Nikki Erlick and The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro. 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 September 26th, 2025.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - September 19, 2025

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

This week we chat about required reading for school and Minecraft programming at the Library. 

Recommendations include The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadettes by Hanna Alkaf, Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, and Minecraft: The Island by Max Brooks. 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 September 19, 2025.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - September 5, 2025

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Chad Williams, Adult Education Director at Delaware Area Career Center.  

This week we chat about This week we chat about the ESOL program in partnership with the DACC Adult Education program! And, of course, what we're reading.  

Recommendations include Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle, Dexter Resurrection, and Mostly What God Does by Savannah Guthrie. 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 September 5, 2025

Off the Shelf Radio Show - August 29, 2025

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Hannah Simpson and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Lloyd LaBadie from the Grandview Heights Public Library (Molly's husband!).

This week we chat about Library Card Sign-Up Month in September! 

Recommendations include Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber, Super Visible by Margaret Stohl, and No One Has Seen It All by Betty Halbreich. 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 August 29, 2025.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - August 22, 2025

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Roxanne Amidon, executive director of Boardman Arts Park.

This week we chat about the upcoming Superheroes and Princesses event at the park! 

Recommendations include Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green, Play Like a Girl by Misty Wilson, and Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes. 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 August 22, 2025.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - August 8, 2025

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Molly Meyers-LaBadie and Jayna McDaniel-Browning and guest, Hannah Simpson. 

This week we chat with Hannah Simpson about DCDL book clubs and how to use the Library for your own book club! And, of course, what we're reading!

Recommendations include Spiral by Bal Khabra, The Women by Kristin Hannah, and Making It So by Patrick Stewart.  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 August 8, 2025.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - August 1, 2025

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

This week we chat with Todd Daughenbaugh - Owner at Fresh Start LLC. And, of course, what we're reading!

 

Recommendations include Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez, A Real Pain,  and Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara. 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 August 1, 2025.