Reread, Rewrite, Recommend: Recent Episodes
Muskingum County Library System
Tune in monthly for the library podcast where we talk a little about libraries and a lot about books.
What goes on behind the scenes at Muskingum County Library System? What is MCLS staff reading? Find out every third Wednesday, wherever podcasts are found. For more information about Reread, Rewrite, Recommend or Muskingum County Library System, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org. Would you like to ask MCLS staff a question, or give us your own recommendations? Email us at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Our RePod guest is Aaron Tonnous, a customer service associate I at the John McIntire Library.
Reread:
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
Rewrite:
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan
Recommend:
Delicious in Dungeon By Kui, Ryoko
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Our RePod Guest is Emily Stainbrook, a faculty member and the Tutor Coordinator for Zane State College.
Reread:
The Oddesy by Homer, translation by Emily Wilson
Rewrite:
Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
Recommend:
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Our RePod Guest is Kelly Ashby, Vice President of the Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce.
Reread:
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Rewrite:
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Recommend:
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
Before We Were Yours by Wingate, Lisa
Our RePod guest is Cassie, a Customer Service Associate I at the John McIntire Library.
Reread:
The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan,
Rewrite:
The Nancy Drew Cookbook
Recommend: Howl's Moving Castle
Our RePod Guest is Monica, the Adult Literacy Specialist for the Muskingum County Library System.
Reread: Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
Rewrite:Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Recommend:The Complete Works of Kahlil Gibran
Our RePod guest this month is Heather, an Adult Services Librarian at the John McIntire Library.
Reread:The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
Rewrite:Lightlark by Alex Aster
Recommend(s):She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
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The Guncle by Steven Rowley
Our RePod guest this month is Rachel Archeron, a Youth Services Assistant Librarian at the John McIntire Library.
Reread:
A Court of Thorns and Rosesby Sarah J. Maas
Rewrite:
Tell It to the Bees by Fiona Shaw
Recommend:
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Our RePod guest this month is Stephanie Freas, the Assistant Director for the Muskingum County Library System.
Reread: Maus by Art Spiegelman
Rewrite: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
Recommend: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor N
Our RePod guest this month is Kay Hennessay, a Customer Service Associate I at the John McIntire Library.
ReRead: No. 6 by Atsuko Asano
Rewrite: In Deeper Waters by F. T. Lukens
Recommend: Sofi and the Bone Songby Adrienne Tooley
Our RePod guest this month is Amber Rodland, the Circulation Services Coordinator for the Muskingum County Library System.
Reread:
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Rewrite:
The Feast of All Saints by Anne Rice
Recommend:
Dinosaur Therapy by James Stewart
Our guest this month is Haley Shaw, Youth Services Manager at the Muskingum County Library System.
Reread:
Red, White, and Royal Blueby Casey McQuiston
Rewrite:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Recommend: Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains by Cassie Chambers
Our RePod guest for March is Samantha Maxwell, the Human Resources Director at the Muskingum County Library System. She brought us a wide variety of titles and some wonderful stories.
Reread: Max and the Tagalong Moon by Floyd Cooper (Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Ohio registration)
Rewrite: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Recommend: The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King
Join us for a special episode of RePod as we talk about the commUNITYread book for 2023, A Princess Found by Princess Sarah Culberson, with Susan Straker Holdren, President and Executive Director of the J.W. And M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation.
This month the RePod is joined by Lana Sauro, a Customer Service Assistant at our South Branch here at Muskingum County Library System. We talk about what perfume marketing, quilts, and some of the things that make our South Branch special!
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Enchanted Bay cozy mystery series - Esme Addison
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - J.R.R Tolkien
The Diviners - Libba Bray
Berkley Street - Ron Ripley
Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
Forrest Gump - Winston Groom
The Twilight Series - Stephanie Meyer
Payback's a Witch - Lana Harper
The Watchmaker's Daughter - C. J. Archer
Crafting books at your local library
This month the RePod is joined by Beverly Bell, the secretary of the Muskingum County Library System's Friends of the Library, and president of the Roseville branch of our Friends of the Library. We talk about what being a Friend is, what the Friends do and how they support the library, and what is without a doubt the best Dairy Queen in the state of Ohio.
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
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Savannah Secrets Series (Book 1: The Hidden Gate - Marlene Chase)
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The Lonesome Gods - Louis L'Amour
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Sackett's Land - Louis L'Amour
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The Velveteen Rabbit - Margery Williams Bianco
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Deathwalker - Patrick Whalen
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Bid Time Return - Richard Matheson
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Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
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Witch Slapped - Dakota Cassidy
This month the RePod is joined by Katie Merritt, an Assistant Librarian in our Youth Services Department here at Muskingum County Library System. We talk about how summer reading went this year, hitting 2 MILLION MINUTES read as a community (still so hyped about this!!), and how youth services is organized via age range.
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
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The Cruel Prince - Holly Black
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Finn Family Moomintroll - Tove Jansson
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Red Hood - Elana K. Arnold
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The Book of Cold Cases - Simone St. James
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House of Salt and Sorrow - Erin A. Craig
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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy - Becky Chambers
Thank you all so much for being patient with me while I took a little break from the podcast. I'm back now, and more excited than ever to bring you readers advisory and information about libraries!
This month the RePod is joined by Kathy Kirkbride, a Customer Service Specialist for our Duncan Falls/Philo Branch here at Muskingum County Library System. We talk about how branch locations are different from our main location, painting with coffee, and eagles!
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Giver of Stars - Jojo Moyes
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Every Breath - Nicholas Sparks
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Under the Tulip Tree - Michelle Shocklee
Diablo Mesa - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
his month the RePod is joined by Rachel Archeron, a Customer Service Associate here at Muskingum County Library System. We talk a what a CSA is doing in the youth services department, short stories, and camp songs!
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir
Lumberjanes - ND Stevenson
A Touch of Darkness - Scarlett St. Clair
Hang the Moon - Alexandria Bellefleur
In Other Lands - Sarah Rees Brennan
The Fifth Season - N. K. Jemisin
We've turned 1, listener! And to celebrate, this month Repod is (re)joined by Sean Fennell, the Marketing and Community Relations Director at Muskingum County Library System. We talk a little about how the year has been, future plans for the podcast, and absolutely no spoilers what-so-ever.
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Lady and the Highwayman - Sarah M. Eden
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls 1) - Deborah Harkness
Cast in Shadow (Chronicles of Elantra 1) - Michelle Sagara
The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries 1) - Martha Wells
If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio
This month the RePod is joined by Sherry Nicholas, a Customer Service Associate here at Muskingum County Library System. We talk a little bit about what the heck tech services is, how a book get processed and added to the system, and some of Sherry's favorite authors!
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
Magic Hour - Kristin Hannah
The Witch Haven - Sasha Peyton Smith
The Klone and I - Danielle Steel
Victories Greater than Death - Charlie Jane Anders
Kristin Hannah, Mary Kay Andrews (Hissy Fit), Brenda Novak (Summer on the Island) (Silver Springs series), Emily March, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Danielle Steel
Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner
This month the RePod is joined by Alyssa Fisher, our Assistant Teen Librarian here at Muskingum County Library System. We talk a little bit about programming for teens, Twilight, and we have our first ever overlapping book!
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
Poison for Breakfast - Lemony Snicket
The Afterlife of Holly Chase - Cynthia Hand
The Maze Runner - James Dashner
Enjoy the View - Sarah Morgenthaler
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson
Well Met - Jen DeLuca (and Poison for Breakfast - Lemony Snicket)
This month the RePod is joined by Kyle Johnson, an Outreach Services Assistant here at Muskingum County Library System. We talk a little bit about storytimes, what it's like starting a new job at the library, and books that spoil their own endings. As always, we also spoil a few endings of books here. Oops.
All opinions expressed in this episode are those of the participants, and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of Muskingum County Library System.
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States - Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The Heart Principle - Helen Hoang
They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera
Teatime at Grosvenor Square: An Unofficial Cookbook for Fans of Bridgerton - Dahlia Clearwater
I Am Not Your Negro - James Baldwin
The Library Book - Susan Orlean
This month the RePod is joined by Jazmyn Tabler, Emerging Technologies Assistant at Muskingum County Library System. We talk a little bit about 3D printers, waiting for books to /finally/ release, and how technology is like cars.
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
Tithe - Holly Black
A Psalm for the Wild-Build - Becky Chambers
The Host - Stephanie Meyer
The Cactus - Sarah Haywood
Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder
Dial A for Aunties - Jesse Q. Satanto
This month the RePod is joined by Adam Holmes, State Representative of Ohio House District 97. We talk a little bit about the past and future of Ohio public libraries, books he keeps in mind while serving our district, and Shakespeare. You can contact Representative Holmes at rep97@ohiohouse.gov or by calling (614) 644-6014.
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do - Michael J. Sandel
Democracy in America - Alexis de Tocqueville
Witchshadow (Witchlands 4) - Susan Dennard
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake - Alexis Hall
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom - David W. Blight
Dead Wake: the Last Crossing of the Lusitania - Erik Larson
This month the RePod is joined by Heather Phillips, an Adult Services Librarian at Muskingum County Library System. We talk a little bit about weeding, classics, and OMG ALL THE SPOILERS.
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
Praying with Jane Eyre - Vanessa Zoltan
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë
Upright Women Wanted - Sarah Gailey
Mister Impossible - Maggie Stiefvater
Behind the Throne - K.B. Wagers
Daughter of the Forest - Juliet Marillier
Gunnerkrigg Court - Tom Siddell
All opinions expressed in this episode are those of the participants, and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of Muskingum County Library System or of Guernsey County Public Library.
This month the RePod is joined by Katherine Simmons, the Community Engagement Coordinator at the Guernsey County Public Library. We talk a little bit about bookmobiles, decolonizing history, and the book I hate.
CORRECTION: In this episode, I say that the modern lyrics of Auld Lang Syne were put together by Lord Byron. This is incorrect, and they were actually done by Robert Burns. Sorry about that! I'll take better notes from now on.
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
For more information about GCDPL, please visit them at guernseycountylibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
Stamped from the Beginning: the Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America - Ibram X. Kendi
The Anthropocene Reviewed - John Green
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton
Riverkeep - Martin Stewart
The Sun Down Motel - Simone St. James
The Poppy War - R.F. Kuang
This month the RePod is joined by Stacey Russell, the Executive Director at Muskingum County Library System. We talk a little bit about what being a library director entails, the library's past and future, and the Outer Banks.
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Beach House - Mary Alice Monroe
Record of a Spaceborn Few - Becky Chambers
Whispers Underground - Ben Aaronovich
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action - Simon Sinek
Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford - Clint Hill
Act Your Age, Eve Brown - Talia Hibbert (and also the entire Brown Sisters series)
This month the RePod is joined by Caitlynn Melick, the Youth Services Manager at Muskingum County Library System. We talk a little bit about summer reading (kicking off June 1st! Register online at muskingumlibrary.beanstack.org now!) how partnering with other organizations brings value to our community, and Furbies.
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness
Dumplin' - Julie Murphy
Wicked As You Wish - Rin Chupeco
Every Heart a Doorway - Seanan McGuire
Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas
A note on this month's audio: Hi, it's Sarah. I tried something new with recording, and got in over my head a bit. You'll hear some artifacts throughout this episode, including traffic and doors. I did my best, but I'm still learning. Sorry!
This month the RePod is joined by Suzanne Robinson, the Circulation Services Coordinator at Muskingum County Library System. We talk a little bit about customer service in the library profession, whether librarians are introverts or extroverts, and book to television adaptations.
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
All Souls Trilogy (A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, Book of Life) by Deborah Harkness
Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo
Across the Green Grass Fields - Seanan McGuire
To Sir Phillip, With Love - Julia Quinn
The Oath - Frank E. Peretti
The Scorpion's Tail - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
This month the RePod is joined by Beth Brown, the Outreach Services Manager at Muskingum County Library System. We talk a little bit about outreach in the context of libraries, why we enjoy audiobooks, and of course, the books we recommend this month.
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Henna Artist - Alka Joshi
Black Sun - Rebecca Roanhorse
The Scent Keeper - Erica Bauermeister
Murder, She Barked - Krista Davis
The Dutch House - Ann Patchett
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South - Michael W. Twitty
This month the RePod is joined by Sean Fennell, the Marketing and Community Relations Director at Muskingum County Library System. We talk a little bit about the sound branding for the podcast, internet trolls, and of course, the books we recommend this month.
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Guest List - Lucy Foley
The House in the Cerulean Sea - T.J. Klune
Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews
In a Holidaze - Christina Lauren
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
The Poet X - Elizabeth Acevedo
Introducing Reread, Rewrite, Recommend, a new podcast from Muskingum County Library System where we'll talk a little about libraries and a lot about books. Join us monthly, on the third Wednesday, for insight into local libraries and to find out what MCLS staff are currently read. Get a little taste of what the podcast will entail in this initial half episode, where we introduce our host and the categories for our book recommendations (including a few bonus recommendations!)
For more information about MCLS, please visit us at muskingumlibrary.org
If you'd like to submit your own Reread, Rewrite, Recommend books, or if you have any library questions for our guest hosts, please email Sarah at podcast@muskingumlibrary.org
Books mentioned in this episode:
When No One is Watching - Alyssa Cole
A Taste of Sage - Yaffa S. Santos
The Children's Blizzard - Melanie Benjamin