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In this podcast Acacia and Miranda interview Central’s supervising technical services librarian and discuss the book Dinosaurs at the dinner party : how an eccentric group of Victorians discovered prehistoric creatures and accidentally upended the world by Edward Dolnick. Miranda also introduces us to the Culpeper, Virginia of 200 million years ago.
Show your work, Dylan! Feel free to follow along as Dylan takes us through the process of creating the new Checked Out logo: Click me!
Here is a Youtube recording of Jolly old Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO0lZO78XDA
Join us next time as we discuss the Book Riot article: “A History of Racism in American Public Libraries” by Anna Gooding-Call. We will be speaking at length about JMRL’s own history, which patrons can learn more about by watching the documentary Free and Open to the Public, directed by local director Lorenzo Dickerson, and by visiting Central Library to view the exhibit on the third floor.
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website: https://jmrlfriends.org/
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In this podcast Acacia and Miranda interview Central’s young adult librarian and discuss the young adult science fiction/fantasy novel, Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue. Miranda also takes us back to 1846 to tell us the story of a UVA student’s fatal encounter with a lion tamer.
Join us next time as we discuss the next Overbooked read, Dinosaurs at the dinner party : how an eccentric group of Victorians discovered prehistoric creatures and accidentally upended the world by Edward Dolnick.
Are you interested in the resources that Emma mentioned? You can find all of them at jmrl.org.
- Central Library Makerspace & Digital Media Lab
- Monthly Maker Mondays at the Makerspace.
- Explora Schools: Scholarly resource database.
- NoveList: Reading recommendations.
- Transparent Language: Language learning.
- Suggest a Purchase: Want a book the library doesn’t have? Suggest JMRL purchase it!
- What do I read next?: Want reading recommendations from a librarian?
- Brainfuse HelpNow: Live tutoring and homework hel
- Homework Help Tab: Homework and homeschool help.
Want to be a teen volunteer? Fill out the application.
Interested in the teen advisory board? Check it out here.
Interested in the Mother’s Day Paint & Sip that Emma mentioned? Register here!
Interested in Not Bored Games? Register here!
Emma’s reading recommendations:
- Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
- The Library of Lost Girls by Kristen Pips
- Loop by Ben Oliver
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website: https://jmrlfriends.org/
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In this podcast Acacia and Miranda interview Sadeqa Johnson, author of the Same Page read, House of Eve.
Join us next time as we chat with one of JMRL’s young adult librarians and discuss Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue.
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website: https://jmrlfriends.org/
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In this podcast Acacia and Miranda discuss the latest Overbooked read, Menopause: A Comic Treatment by MK Czerwiec. Miranda also regales listeners with a post office heist gone wrong.
Want to suggest JMRL purchase something? Fill out the Suggest a Purchase form!
Have questions about Interlibrary Loan? Visit JMRL’s Interlibrary Loan page or email reference@jmrl.org
Interested in graphic medicine? Visit their website to learn more and see more titles.
Join us next time as we interview Sadeqa Johnson, author of the Same Page read, House of Eve.
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website: https://jmrlfriends.org/
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In this podcast Acacia and Miranda discuss the latest Overbooked read, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Window Mystery, by Carolyn Keene. We also discuss some fun facts about 1950s Charlottesville and the difference between current editions of Nancy Drew books and the original publishing’s.
Join us next time as we discuss Menopause: a comic treatment by MK Czerwiec.
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website: https://jmrlfriends.org/
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Show Notes:
In this podcast Acacia and Miranda discuss the latest Overbooked read, Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing. Miranda also tells us about Betsy Woodson Yancey who is considered a pioneer of Affrilachian children’s literature. And, as always, Acacia and Miranda talk up upcoming events at JMRL.
For those who are curious, the next Overbooked read is the Hidden Window Mystery which is a Nancy Drew book that takes place in none other than Charlottesville, Virginia!
Eve Eweing Youtube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGbcRbGT1t8
Books mentioned in this podcast:
- The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing.
- In Open Contempt by Irvin Weathersby Jr
- Medicine River : a story of survival and the legacy of Indian boarding schools by Mary Annette Pember – this book is currently being processed but should be available for check out soon.
- The sum of us : what racism costs everyone and how we can prosper together by Heather McGhee
- How the word is passed : a reckoning with the history of slavery across America by Clint Smith
- Stealing Little Moon : the legacy of the American Indian boarding schools by Dan Jones
- The Witness Blanket : truth, art and reconciliation by Cary Newman and Kristie Hudson
- Undefeated : Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School football team by Steve Sheinkin
- Escargot by Dashka Slater
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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In this Podcast Acacia and Miranda are joined by local author, Blake Lynch to talk about his new book Hanging the Angels and The regional children’s services manager Megan will tell us all about Summer Reading.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Woman Eating by Claire Kohda
Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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In this podcast Miranda tells listeners about Henry Brown, Acacia tells listeners about how to get involved in your local community and mutual aid groups, and Miranda and Acacia discuss Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.
Book Recommendations:
- How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them by Jason Stanley
- The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
- Mutual aid : building solidarity during this crisis (and the next) by Dean Spade
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Strongmen : Mussolini to the present by Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Ways to get involved in your community:
- United Way of Greater Charlottesville
- Mutual Aid Cville Facebook Group
- How to participate in local government.
Mutual aid links:
- JABA: Jefferson Area Board of Aging
- 24-hour Adult Protective Services Hotline at 1-888-832-3858
- Phone: 434-817-5244 OR TOLL-FREE 833-559-2428
- Email: info@jabacares.org
- Cville ID Team
- Phone: 804-552-1663
- Email: idscville@gmail.com
- Drop in at the Jefferson School Monday-Friday 10-12
- Food pantries
- Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
- Phone: 434-296-3663 and 540-213-8400
- Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry
- Phone: 434-996-7868
- Emergency Food Network
- Email: info@emergencyfoodnetwork.org
- Phone: 434-979-9180
- Food Sharing is Caring
- Email: edisa@foodsharingiscaring.org
- Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
- Community Centers such as the Yancy School Community Center
- One Stop Shop
- Blue Ridge Community Bail Fund
- Middle River Regional Jail in Staunton VA,
- Rockingham Jail, in Harrisonburg,
- Page County Jail
- Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail
- Email: Blueridgebailfund@gmail.com
- Phone: 540-300-2796
- Local SPCA
- Cville Tool Library
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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This week, Earl Swift, author of Chesapeake Requiem, joins us to discuss Tangier Island and drops details about the current book he is working on. Listeners can also take a journey to the past as Miranda tells us about little towns that no longer exist.
Don’t forget to put yourself on the hold list for On Tyranny by Timothy D. Snyder which we will be discussing in the next podcast.
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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This week Miranda and Acacia discuss the On the Same Page community read, Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift, and Miranda tells everyone about a piece of UVA history.
Tune in next month as we interview Earl Swift and ask him about his writing style and his time on Tangier Island.
Don’t forget to put yourself on the hold list for On Tyranny by Timothy D. Snyder which will be April’s Overbooked read.
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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This episode features several JMRL staff and patrons talking about their earliest memories when it comes to music and giving recommendations for books written by famous musicians. Don’t forget to check out the American Library Association’s list of most banned books in the 2000s. Miranda and I are sure going to miss Abby and EJ but we’re both thrilled to be here!
Are you looking for a particular segment? Here are the timestamps to jump ahead!
0:28 Who are Acacia and Miranda and what happened to Abby and EJ
1:39 Banned Books Week
2:30 Virginia’s banned book, Jurgen by James Branch Cabell
4:25 Part one of interviews
7:49 Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton
8:31 I Am Brian Wilson: The Memoir by Ben Greenman and Brian Wilson
9:46 Part two of interviews
14:44 More Myself by Alicia Keys
15:24 The Beautiful Ones by Prince
16:58 What a Fool Believes by Michael McDonald
18:52 Virginia Vignette: Charlottesville’s Human Flies
22:56 JMRL Program Highlights
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Here is a list of books mentioned:
- Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
- All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
- I Know Why A Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton
- I am Brian Wilson by Brian Wilson
- More Myself: A Journey by Alicia Keys
- The Beautiful Ones by Prince
- What a Fool Believes by Michael McDonald
Here is a list of artists mentioned:
- Dolly Parton
- Brian Wilson
- Alicia Keys
- Prince
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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This episode features several JMRL staff talking about their reading experiences of 2023, and outlining a few reading resolutions for 2024. If you aren’t already familiar with Libby, be sure to check it out. A completely free and user-friendly app (and webpage) for reading eBooks and listening to electronic audio books, Libby is a fan favorite among JMRL librarians.
Consider the questions posed to JMRL staff, and let us know how you would answer them by emailing podcast@jmrl.org!
- What was your favorite book you read in 2023, and why?
- Is there a book that exceeded your expectations or surprised you in 2023?
- Are you eagerly anticipating any specific books being released in 2024?
- What are your reading goals for 2024?
One way to enhance your reading life is to make use of the What Do I Read Next? service offered by JMRL. After filling out the form with your preferences, JMRL librarians will hand-select titles that we believe you will love!
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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This episode features several JMRL staff talking about what they love about Manga and Anime, there’s even more to the conversation with a part two of this episode dropping with our next episode! Below are several Find It Lists to help you all find your next great Manga read!
Manga: Young Adult (13-17 yr. old)
Manga: Adult
Manga: Middle Grade
If you can’t find a particular title that you would love to read, please fill out the Suggest a Purchase form! Or if you would like a specific list crafted just for you please check out the What Do I Read Next? service offered by JMRL.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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Please participate in the Five Year Survey here!
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This episode features book club members from two of our longstanding book clubs: the Brown Baggers book club and Books on Tap book club. Brown Baggers meets on the third Thursday of every month at noon, at the Central Library, and Books on Tap meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7 pm, at Beer Run. Both groups are open to all adults, and always happy to welcome new members!
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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Visit JMRL’s calendar for more information on upcoming programs & events. We’re pitching new podcast book club titles! Which book would you like to read along with us in our next Overbooked series? 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste by Kathryn Kellogg Matrix by Lauren Groff Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh Fuzz: When … Continue reading S.8 E.2 – Listening to Audiobooks Always Counts as Reading →
Visit JMRL’s calendar for more information on upcoming programs & events. In today’s episode, we talk about a short story by Kate Chopin, “The Story of an Hour,” written and first published in 1894. We use the five C’s to dissect this very telling short story: Circumstance Curiosity Characters Conversations Conflict Find the full of … Continue reading S.8 E.1 – Short Story Deep Dive →
Visit JMRL’s calendar for more information on upcoming programs & events. Nedra’s books featured in JMRL Local Voices Collection: Illuminus: the induction Baltimore Imprint The Diary of Janay Wilkerson Nedra’s most highly recommended publishing resources: Fiverr IngramSpark More from the JMRL collection: JMRL Literacy collection Transparent Language Online Healthy Living Workshop Series Jujutsu Kaisen (an … Continue reading S.7 E.12 – All About Self Publishing with Nedra Brown →
Welcome to JMRL’s summer challenge! Find everything you need here. Episode mentions including Reader’s Advisory Corner – Summer Reading Suggestions from Abby & EJ: Ghost Music by An Yu (Choose a new book read to read just by looking at the cover – August) Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler; a graphic novel adaptation … Continue reading S.7. E.11 – Summer Reading Hype →
Thanks for joining us for an exciting game of trivia!
Check out the JMRL calendar for more information on Summer Reading kickoffs!
Here are some of the memorable mentions from today’s segment:
During our geography trivia section, we remembered fondly the origins of our podcast book club, Overbooked, which first began with the title The Glass Ocean, which we discussed throughout season six of the podcast!
Intrigued by the sound shirt?
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1:45 – Grow, Learn, Connect
4:05 – In ten words…
6:15 – John Teixeira: chess is just as exciting as the Super Bowl
14:32 – Molly Foster: the magic of open-ended process art
23:53 – David Levi: turn your body (or bananas) into a musical instrument
31:00 – Addeane Caelleigh: the camaraderie of book arts
40:30 – Mikaela Deighan: tea is meant to be shared
Don’t miss JMRL’s annual How-To Festival! Learn 30 things in 3 hours!
Helpful Resources:
Foster Art (Molly)
Microkits (David)
Book Arts Program (Addeane)
Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar (Mikaela)
Other mentions:
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
The God of Endings by Jakki Holland
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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00:00 – “The Bronx” by Ogden Nash (read by Steve from Central)
1:14 – “Spring” Original poem by Anne from Scottsville
2:42 – Grow, Learn, Connect (check the calendar here)
4:37 – Original poem by Zavia from Northside
6:05 – Poem In Your Pocket Day Information – Celebrate with us on April 27!
8:52 – “Ask” Original poem by Dr. Vivian Minkoff
12:30 – “Trees” Original poem by Jupiter
13:40 – The Rundown
21:14 – “Ode to Buttoning & Unbuttoning My Shirt” by Ross Gay (read by Abby from Central)
23:49 – Original poem by Val
25:44 – “And” by Nicole Sealy (read by EJ from Central)
27:50 – “The Blind Beggar’s Daughter Of Bethnal Green” (read by Denise)
In case you missed it: our interview with the wonderful Ross Gay, author of The Book of Delights and Inciting Joy
Other mentions:
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin
Mindful Mama’s App
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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0:46 – Grow, Learn, Connect (check the calendar here)
2:45 – Abby’s book chat: It’s Not All Downhill From Here by Terry McMillan
7:12 – EJ’s book chat: Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen
14:21 – Poetry deep dive: EJ chose “Cage” by Josephine Miles
24:33 – Poetry deep dive: Abby chose “It’s nice to think of tears” by Gerald Stern
April is National Poetry Month! Stay tuned for more poetry in our next episode in two weeks.
Helpful Resources:
African American Poetry for Adults
In case you missed it: our interview with the wonderful Ross Gay, author of The Book of Delights and Inciting Joy
Other mentions:
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendon Slocumb
Paradise Poems by Gerald Stern
Collected Poems, 1930-83 by Josephine Miles
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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00:50 – Grow, Learn, Connect (check the calendar here)
2:30 – Interview with Ross Gay
24:15 – The Rundown (also featuring Ross)
Upcoming Events:
Livestream Ross Gay’s Same Page Conversation from Virginia Humanities YouTube Channel
Friends of the Library Book Sale: the Spring Book Sale is scheduled for April 1-9 at 300 Albemarle Square Shopping Center
This episode’s mentions:
New Era Band
Day La Soul
Observational Writing article from WritersDigest
Paul Goodman
Susan Sontag
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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1:23 – Grow, Learn, Connect (check the calendar here)
3:45 – Overbooked (featuring All The Light We Cannot See)
23:50 – The Rundown
It’s March! JMRL’s Same Page Community Read program is underway! You can participate by reading the book and attending delightfully inspired programming all month long. Tune in next episode when Abby and EJ have a conversation with The Book of Delights author, Ross Gay.
Helpful Resources:
Our first (S.7 E.1) and second (S.7 E.3) Overbooked discussions
Thank you for reading All The Light We Cannot See alongside us! Want more? Try one of these readalike options:
The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama
The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Other mentions:
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Counterfeit by Kristin Chen
“Wolf Reintroduction Changes Ecosystem in Yellowstone” article
Capitol Reef National Park
Daniel Tiger
Dinosaur Train
House of the Dragon
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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1:05 – Grow, Learn, Connect (check the calendar here)
3:00 – Reading Resolutions Check-in
11:45 – Abby’s book chat: Unbound by Tarana Burke
EJ’s book chat: Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews & Faith Ringgold: Narrating the World in Pattern and Color by Sharna Jackson
19:50 – Interview with Meredith Dickens
For the Same Page Community Read this March we are delighted to have Ross Gay as our featured author, with his book, The Book of Delights. For more information on this year’s Same Page events visit https://jmrl.org/samepage.htm.
Helpful Resources:
What Do I Read Next?
Abby and EJ’s reading resolutions FindIt List (book titles you’ll love!)
JMRL’s reading challenge, “For the Love of Reading”
Help getting set up on beanstack
Suggest a purchase
Buying a book in memory or in honor of someone
BookLetters newsletters
Other mentions:
Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Rewind by Allison Winn Scotch
Four Treasures in the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Unbound by Tarana Burke
Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews; illustrated by Bryan Collier
Faith Ringgold: Narrating the World in Pattern and Color by Sharna Jackson; illustrated by Andrea Pippins
Series: What the Artist Saw from the Met
Baking By Feel by Becca Rea-Tucker
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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1:05 – Grow, Learn, Connect (check the calendar here)
3:10 – Overbooked (featuring All The Light We Cannot See)
34:50 – The Rundown
On his way to Princess CreekFor the Same Page Community Read this March we are delighted to have Ross Gay as our featured author, with his book, The Book of Delights. For more information on this year’s Same Page events visit https://jmrl.org/samepage.htm.
Find more discussion questions for All The Light here:
- https://bookclubchat.com/books/book-club-questions-for-all-the-light-we-cannot-see-by-anthony-doerr/
- https://libromaniacs.com/all-the-light-we-cannot-see-book-club-questions/
- https://www.litlovers.com/reading-guides/fiction/9734-all-light-we-cannot-see-doerr?start=3
Helpful Resources:
- Our first Overbooked discussion (S.7 E.1)
- JMRL’s “For the Love of Reading” challenge
- Learn to type with Abby: typingclub.com
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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1:10 – Spotlight: community journals
3:20 – grow, learn, connect (check the calendar here)
5:25 – Abby’s book chat: Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
9:45 – EJ’s book chat: Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
14:50 – a word from Crozet’s TAB (more information here)
18:40 – Reader’s Advisory Corner
For the Same Page Community Read we are delighted to have Ross Gay as our featured author, with his book, The Book of Delights. For more information on this year’s Same Page events visit https://jmrl.org/samepage.htm.
Book Chat:
- Abby – Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
- EJ – Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
Reader’s Advisory Corner:
- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
- David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
- Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
- The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker
- Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
- Foster by Claire Keegan
- The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi Jackson
- The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani
Other mentions in this episode:
- The Good Left Undone Book Chat by EJ – Season 6, Episode 6
Helpful Resources:
- Community Journals in the FindIt Catalog
- Teen Volunteer Page
- Adult Volunteer Page (there are openings!)
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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1:15 – grow, learn, connect (check the calendar here)
2:45 – The Rundown (reading, watching, learning, surprise question!)
8:15 – Overbooked – – characters and plot discussion
41:00 – Same Page Community Read announcement
Abby raved about Jacqueline Woodson as the Same Page Community Read author in 2021; this year, we are delighted to have Ross Gay as our featured author, with his book, The Book of Delights.
Other mentions in this episode:
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- Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
- The Rewind by Alison Winn Scotch
- The Great Festive Baking Show
- Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Helpful Resources:
- Language Learning including ASL: Transparent Languages
- Information on countries around the world: CultureGrams database
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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2:05 — JMRL email newsletters
4:15 — Abby and EJ’s favorite reads, most anticipated reads, and reading resolutions
23:00 — JMRL reading resolutions and favorite reads of 2022
This is our last episode of 2022. We hope you enjoyed this podcasting year as much as we did! Our Reading Resolutions episode is full of book recommendations from librarians and library staff around the region.
Click here for a complete list of titles mentioned in this episode. Books arriving in 2023 may not be available in our catalog yet, so remember to check back often to get on those holds lists!
Get inspired with more staff favorites – these change every month:
JMRL staff picks
Or find the BookLetters box on the jmrl.org to sign up for more bookish newsletters!
Mentioned in this episode:
JMRL Newsletter Sign-Up
Transparent Languages Database
Resources to track your reading:
Goodreads
StoryGraph
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you. See you in 2023!
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
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Our next Overbooked book is (drumroll please)… All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr There is no reading schedule for this book club. Just start reading – we have a feeling you won’t be able to stop. Tune into our three-part discussion: 1/13 2/10 3/10 If you love this book and want to … Continue reading S.6 E.14 — Teaser: All The Light We Cannot See →
Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 1:13 – Grow, learn, connect at JMRL (11/12-11/25) (check out even more events here) 3:00 – Reading Recommendations: Fall Into Reading! (FindIt List) 4:47 – Overbooked (The Glass Ocean chs. 38-30 + epilogue) Join EJ and Abby at Northside Library … Continue reading S.6.E.13 – Searching for More Time →
Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 1:40 – Grow, learn, connect at JMRL (10/29-11/11) (find even more here) 3:22 – Abby’s book chat: The Office BFFs by Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey 6:20 – EJ’s book chat: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor 10:25 – Overbooked (The Glass … Continue reading S.6 E.12 — See You on the Other Side →
Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 1:12 – Abby’s book chat, Flesh and Blood by N. West Moss 4:17 – EJ’s book chat, This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub 10:19 – Jazzy Overbooked Announcement! Check out all of JMRL’s book club kits here 13:00 – Overbooked … Continue reading S.6 E.11 — We’re Getting Even More Puzzle Pieces →
Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 3:34 – Abby’s book chat, The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery 7:10 – EJ’s book chat, The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood 10:56 – Overbooked (The Glass Ocean chs. 19-21) 27:27 – Coming up at JMRL (10/1-10/14) … Continue reading S.6 E.10 — The Spies Tell All →
Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 1:50 – Readers Advisory Corner 6:38 – Book Club Kits 8:31 — Beanstack Reading Challenges 13:48 – Coming up at JMRL (9/17-9/30) We hope you enjoyed learning about our book club kits and JMRL’s newest reading challenge, which you can … Continue reading S.6 E.9 — Feeling Bookish →
Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 1:00 – Abby’s book chat pick: Daring to Hope by Katie Davis Majors; for a secular story about an American living in Africa, try Six Months in Sudan by James Maskalyk 6:03 – EJ’s book chat pick: Time is a … Continue reading S.6 E.8 — Don’t Mess With my Rubik’s Cube →
Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 00:56 – Abby’s book chat pick: Bright Dead Things by Ada Limon Tips for reading poetry 8:04 – EJ’s book chat pick: Tidelands by Phillipa Gregory 17:33 – Overbooked (podcast book club: The Glass Ocean), chapters 13-15 1:00:30 – Coming … Continue reading S.6 E.7 — Predictions Incoming →
Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 1:20 – Abby’s book chat pick: Bright Burning Things by Lisa Harding 7:12 – EJ’s book chat pick: The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani 15:17 – Reader’s Advisory Corner: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 20:19 – Overbooked (podcast … Continue reading S.6 E.6 — Into the Folly! →
Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 2:03 – Summer reading update 4:35 – Louisa library spotlight 21:00 – Coming up at JMRL (6/25-7/8/22) Little Did You Know: have you seen our “Newly Received Items” lists? Go to jmrl.org → Hover over the “Online Resources” tab → … Continue reading S.6 E.5 — “I call it my salvation” →
Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 2:00 – Splash into summer reading with book recommendations 15:40 – Overbooked (podcast book club: The Glass Ocean), chapters 7-9 46:37 – Coming up at JMRL (6/11-6/24/22) Play along with our #PodcastScavengerHunt! This week, check out this summer reading book … Continue reading S.6 E.4 — This is the KISS Chapter →
Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 2:12 – Abby shares about Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson Read alike: River, Cross My Heart by Breena Clarke 6:06 – EJ shares about Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Read alike: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer 11:00 – … Continue reading S.6 E.3 — Big Fairy Tale Vibes →
Want to jump around? Use these time codes to visit different segments in today’s episode: 1:27 – EJ shares about Truly, Madly by Stephen Galloway 9:45 – Abby shares about The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 14:02 – Interview with Brianne Kirkpatrick, founder of Watershed DNA 21:49 – Interview with … Continue reading S.6 E.2 — Introducing Our Podcast Book Club, “Overbooked” →
We started our episode by talking about reading: Abby read Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert EJ read To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual How-To Festival at Central Library! The Festival takes place from 10-1 on Saturday, May 14. In this episode, we talked … Continue reading S.6 Ep.1 — Where New Might Meet You →
Susan shares with our listeners about the book One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps by Kevin Griffin. Find out a ton more about Kevin’s work, and even connect with him directly through free Zoom classes, by visiting his website. We also talked about our own reading: Abby read Inferno: a Memoir … Continue reading S.5 Ep.9 — How Should We Be In This Life? →
In this episode, local parenting experts and advocates, and mental health professionals, joined forces to share warmth and wisdom for those of us parenting through the pandemic. Not a parent? No problem. You will still benefit from the discussions on self-care, recognizing ourselves as experts of our own experiences, and what it means for us … Continue reading S.5 Ep.8 — Parenting Through the Pandemic →
In this episode, I talked to YA author Traci Chee about her book We Are Not Free, JMRL’s Same Page selection for 2022. We talked about Traci’s personal connection to the novel and how it was to create, write, and imagine the 14 teens who serve as narrators and protagonists. If you haven’t already read … Continue reading S.5 Ep. 7 — “We Are Not Free.” →
In this episode, we talked to Barbra about her life of reading, from her earliest days, to reading in the midst of our current pandemic and racial reckoning. She shared about a few of her favorite books, and taught us how to answer the age-old question, “what should I read next?”. Barbra’s solution? Networking. Barbra … Continue reading S. 5 Ep. 6 — “Manuscripts Don’t Burn” →
In this episode, I talked to Proal, president of the JMRL Friends, about reading, writing, learning, and living – at the Village School, as a member of the JMRL Friends, and as a citizen of this vibrant community we call home. We hope you’ll join us for the Friends’ very special trivia night. Prizes are … Continue reading S.5 E. 5 — Literary Love Trivia Night →
Thank you to JMRL staff members who agreed to be guest stars on today’s podcast! In order of appearance, they are: David Plunkett Jess Moore Andrew Grimm Kayla Payne Heather Pehnec Tish Colvin Jennifer MacAdam-Miller We talked about the following titles: Wayfarers Series by Becky Chambers The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor by Shaenon … Continue reading S.5 Ep. 4 — Reading Resolutions →
In this episode, we talked to Hayley about what it’s like to be in charge of an entire library location (spoiler alert: it sounds awesome). We also talked about what we’ve been reading. In this episode, Abby and Catherine talked about reading: The Listening Path by Julia Cameron My Accidental Jihad by Krista Bremer Hayley … Continue reading S.5 Ep.3 – Running the Crozet Branch →
In this episode, we talked to Tasha about life as a children’s librarian at the Central Library. Abby and Abby also talked about reading: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Summer Book by Tove Jansson Tasha also shared what she’s been reading: Ghost Patrol by Andres Miedoso Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley Bringing Down … Continue reading S.5 Ep.2 – Tasha Talks Dinovember (and more) →
In this episode, we give you a peek into the work we do in the Central Library’s Reference Department. We also talk about what we’ve been reading.
In this episode, Abby and Abby talked about reading:
- Pax, Journey Home by Sara Pennypacker (and the first in the series, Pax)
- The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration by Sarah Everts
Next, we’ll hear a chat about what we do, why we do, and what projects we’re excited about.
Follow JMRL’s progress through the tiers of the JMRL COVID-19 Response Plan.
For branch details:
- Central
- Crozet
- Gordon Avenue
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Nelson Memorial
- Northside
- Scottsville
If you have books you’d like to recommend we read and discuss please email us at podcast@jmrl.org.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends please head to their website.
In this episode, we hear a recording of a virtual event called Automated and Connected Vehicles: A Glimpse at the Vehicle of the Future. We also talk about what we’ve been reading.
In this episode, Abby and Abby talked about reading:
- The Mountains Sing by Ngyuễn Phan Qué Mai , who has a new book coming out too named Dust Child (and she also mentioned Pachinko by Min Jin Lee)
- Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
Next, we’ll hear a recording of a virtual event called Automated and Connected Vehicles: A Glimpse at the Vehicle of the Future. What once seemed like pure science-fiction – the self-driving vehicle – is now on the brink of becoming everyday reality. In this recording, Amanda Hamm, the Connected and Automated Vehicle Program Manager with the Virginia Department of Transportation, and Marty Miller, a Research Associate in Advanced Vehicle Systems and Interfaces at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, talk about the vehicle technology of the future. Where is the technology at? What is the difference between automated and connected vehicles? How in theory does it work and how will this technology affect our lives? Buckle up for a trip to the future!
Follow JMRL’s progress through the tiers of the JMRL COVID-19 Response Plan.
For branch details:
- Central
- Crozet
- Gordon Avenue
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Nelson Memorial
- Northside
- Scottsville
If you have books you’d like to recommend we read and discuss please email us at podcast@jmrl.org.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends please head to their website.
In this episode, we hear a recording of a virtual event called It Has Been a Tough 17 Months: Managing Stress and Mental Health in a Pandemic. We also talk about what we’ve been reading.
In this episode, Abby and Abby talked about reading:
- The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
- The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon
They also talked about JMRL’s What Do I Read Next? service.
Next, we’ll hear a recording of a virtual event called It Has Been a Tough 17 Months: Managing Stress and Mental Health in a Pandemic.
Over the past 17 months, many of us saw our lives turned upside down as we navigated the uncertainties tied to COVID-19, and the many new stresses and responsibilities that followed. Even as things get “back to normal,” it is natural to still feel like you’re on an emotional roller-coaster. In this virtual presentation, Dr. Bethany Teachman, Professor of Psychology at UVA, talks about strategies to support mental health and manage anxiety, sadness, guilt and anger during this stressful time, as well as ways to seek help for yourself or loved ones
Watch the video of this event here, and find recordings of JMRL’s other virtual programs here.
Find out about upcoming virtual and in-person events here.
Follow JMRL’s progress through the tiers of the JMRL COVID-19 Response Plan.
For branch details:
- Central
- Crozet
- Gordon Avenue
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Nelson Memorial
- Northside
- Scottsville
If you have books you’d like to recommend we read and discuss please email us at podcast@jmrl.org.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends please head to their website.
In this episode, we hear a recording of a virtual event from last month that focused on The History of Anti-Asian Violence in the U.S. We also talk about what we’ve been reading.
In this episode, Abby and Abby talked about reading:
- The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper (also mentioned plans to read This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay)
- Lock In by John Scalzi (with companion novel Head On)
Next, we’ll hear a recording of a virtual event from May called The History of Anti-Asian Violence in the U.S.
The recent wave of anti-Asian hate crimes, coupled with mass shootings in Atlanta and Indianapolis that targeted a large number of Asian victims, have gained attention in the mainstream media, but the coverage also exposed widespread ignorance of the history of Asian Americans’ presence in the U.S., along with the acts of mass violence, harassment and discrimination that they faced. Professor Sylvia Chong, Director of the Asian Pacific American Studies Program at the University of Virginia, joined us to offer a brief history of anti-Asian violence in the U.S., to help us understand our current moment of crisis
Some of the resources Dr. Chong mentioned in her presentation:
- Minor Feelings : An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
- On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous: a Novel by Ocean Vuong
- Crying in H Mart : a Memoir by Michelle Zauner
- Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
- Strangers From a Different Shore : A History of Asian Americans by Ronald Takaki (downloadable audiobook)
- Asian Americans (PBS documentary) (DVD)
Items in UVA’s catalog available through ILL
- Asian American Dreams by Helen Zia
- The Karma of Brown Folk by Vijay Prashad
- Who Killed Vincent Chin? (DVD)
- Vincent Who? (DVD)
Japanese Breakfast (band)
Watch the video of this program
Videos of previous JMRL programs
Follow JMRL’s progress through the tiers of the JMRL COVID-19 Response Plan.
For branch details:
- Central
- Crozet
- Gordon Avenue
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Nelson Memorial
- Northside
- Scottsville
COVID-19 Response and Available Online Resources
If you have books you’d like to recommend we read and discuss please email us at podcast@jmrl.org.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends please head to their website.
In this episode, we hear a preview of this year’s Summer Challenge. We also talk about what we’ve been reading.
In this episode, Abby and Abby talked about reading:
- The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
- You Have a Match by Emma Lord
Next, we chat with JMRL Young Adult Services Manager, Tim Carrier, about summer reading and the 2021 Summer Challenge.
Tim talked about reading Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
Follow JMRL’s progress through the tiers of the JMRL COVID-19 Response Plan.
For branch details:
- Central
- Crozet
- Gordon Avenue
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Nelson Memorial
- Northside
- Scottsville
COVID-19 Response and Available Online Resources
If you have books you’d like to recommend we read and discuss please email us at podcast@jmrl.org.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends please head to their website.
In this episode, we hear a panel discussion with the cast of Leslie M. Scott-Jones’ radio play Thirty-Seven. We also talk about what we’ve been reading.
Abby and Abby talked about poetry
- Orexia by Lisa Russ Spaar
- Guillotine by Eduardo C. Corral
Next, we hear a recording of a virtual panel discussion with local playwright Leslie M. Scott-Jones and the cast of her recent radio play, Thirty-Seven.
Synopsis of Thirty-Seven
A young Black man wrestles with the decision to get involved in the Movement for Black Lives. Armed with intelligence well beyond his 8th grade education, we follow his journey through the everyday struggle of being Black in america. Seth, played by Jamahl Garrison-Lowe, has been told that his entire existence is inconsequential, and he knows that to be a lie. Now he must decide what to do about it, weighing his physical safety against his emotional and spiritual well being. While he ponders these thoughts, he must also survive long enough to put thought to action.
Cast
- Jamahl Garrison-Lowe as Seth Cornelius Jefferson
- Bibi Mama as Lillian Martin Wood
- J.J. Johnson as Arthur Johnson
- Megan Randall as Caroline Genovese
- Andy Davis as Paul Dorden
Video recording of the panel
Find recordings of past JMRL programs here:
JMRL’s Youtube channel
Follow JMRL’s progress through the tiers of the JMRL COVID-19 Response Plan.
For branch details:
- Central
- Crozet
- Gordon Avenue
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Nelson Memorial
- Northside
- Scottsville
COVID-19 Response and Available Online Resources
If you have books you’d like to recommend we read and discuss please email us at podcast@jmrl.org.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends please head to their website.