Cover to Cover with DGPL: Recent Episodes
Downers Grove Public Library
Cover to Cover is a podcast that takes a look behind the curtain at the Downers Grove Public Library to give you the inside scoop on how the library works for our patrons. We'll talk to staff members about the ins and outs of DGPL, community events, and more! Join Lauren, Cindy, and Ed for their monthly chats; episodes are released the first week of the month.
The Cover to Cover team learn about genealogy resources at the library with Cal Rydzinski.
Find out what's been happening at the library with the Strategic Plan update. The Cover to Cover team discusses updates in Teen Central, new additions to the collection, and how the library is making their services more accessible.
Cindy and Ed get to know Jade and Tim, two new co-hosts of the Cover to Cover Team! They discuss working at the library, what library trends are exciting, and what they can't put down.
Join the Adult Reading Challenge and read widely! The Cover to Cover team chats with Mary McDonald about recommendations for each of the 12 prompts.
Local Hero Award winner Andrew Cook discusses his job as an Adult and Teen Services Librarian and services for older adults with the Cover to Cover team.
Listen to Cover to Cover's shortest episode ever! This episode skips ahead to the regular features: events, Did Ya Know?, and What We Can't Put Down. Hear about new reading challenges, the library's many book discussions, and the team's current titles.
Enjoy a cozy mystery with the Cover to Cover team and learn about Consumer Reports with the library's Did You Know?
Patrons with temporary or permanent health or mobility conditions can use the library's Home Delivery service. Learn about the Illinois State Library's Talking Book and Braille Service.
Prepare for November's election by learning about the library's Voters' Corner, where patrons can find nonpartisan resources to educate themselves on the candidates, issues, and voting process.
Find out what the survey says about the library's services! The Cover to Cover team play DGPL Family Feud and discuss the most popular answers.
Meet Grace Goodwyn, the library's Graphic Design and Gallery Coordinator, and learn about how she brings local artwork to DGPL.
Ponder Past Lives (2023) with the Cover to Cover Team, and learn about the Talking Book & Braille Service.
Meet our new Teen Services Coordinator, Jade Parks, and learn about what's in store for Summer Reading Club!
Learn more about the Downers Grove Public Library Foundation with their new president, Amanda ReCupido.
Mary Hurtado, our new Adult Program Coordinator, discusses how she chooses programs at the library and what we can look forward to.
Discover the Cover to Cover team's picks for best books, movies/TV shows, and albums for 2023.
Van McGary, Adult and Teen Services Manager, visits with the Cover to Cover team to discuss censorship, intellectual freedom, and banned books in celebration of Banned Books Week.
Learn about the new Cards for Kids Initative with Children's Services Manager Allyson Renell.
Hear an update and reflect on the strategic planning process with Board President Swapna Gigani.
The Cover to Cover Team celebrates Juneteenth with a discussion of the book Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan.
Find your inner panda and listen to a movie discussion about the film Turning Red (2022)! The team also discusses upcoming programming, how to Book-An-Expert, and what they can't put down.
Join the One Book One Town book discussion of Answers in the Pages by David Levithan. Amanda Blau, Children's Program Coordinator, talks about the book with the Cover to Cover team.
Get ready to have fun! Games of all kinds are discussed by the Cover to Cover team and Adult Program Coordinator, Karen Bonarek. Find the discussed games in the library to take home!
Wondering why the library needed a new elevator and workspaces? Find out with a deep dive into the library's current construction projects with Building Operations Director Ian Knorr.
Learn about the Staff Picks program with Adult and Teen Services Librarian Mary Sustar! Organization of the Month: Easterseals DuPage and Fox Valley.
Read along with the Cover to Cover team and Adult and Teen Services Assistant Tim Raub as they get into fall with the book What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher. Organization of the Month: Compudopt.
Learn about the library's genealogy resources and get to know one of our newest librarians, Jaymie Middendorf! Organization of the Month: Giant Steps.
Meet the newest manager at the library, Lucas McKeever! Organization of the Month: Hope for the Day.
Meet Library Director Julie Milavec in a discussion about what's coming up at the library. Organization of the Month: Literacy DuPage
Meet the library's new Board President, Swapna Gigani. Organization of the Month: TEACH Empowers
Find your next read in our Summer Reading Club special! This month, the Cover to Cover team shares what they can't put down in the following genres: literary fiction, romance, teen/YA, mystery, sci-fi/fantasy, nonfiction, audiobook, historical fiction, thriller, and Kids grade school/picture books! A representative from our Organization of the Month, Youth Outlook, also visits the studio to share what their organization has to offer.
The team welcomes Ann Cummins from grit2 to the Media Lab with its first Organization of the Month guest since the pandemic! The mini-series, The Night Manager is also discussed.
Laugh through Pheobe Robinson's Please Don't Sit On My Bed In Your Outside Clotheswith the Cover to Cover team. Organization of the Month: DuPage Health Coalition
Children's Librarian Assistant Gracie Ruyle joins the Cover to Cover team to discuss The Golden Hour by Nikki Smith. Organization of the Month: DuPage Foundation.
Celebrate Black History Month with Lauren, Cindy, and Ed as they unpack their viewing of The Friendliest Town, a documentary about a small-town's first Black police chief's abrupt firing. Organization of the Month: Food Rescue US - Willowbrook.
Join the Cover to Cover team as they discuss the book Fables Book 1 by Bill Willingham.* Organization of the Month: Midwest SOARRING Foundation.
*Fables contains mature content.
Kira Riddle, Adult and Teen Services Librarian, joins the Cover to Cover team to discuss the book The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. Organization of the Month: YWCA Chicago
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the library's Land Acknowledgment in a Q&A session with ATS Librarian Van McGary: hear about what prompted the library to make a land acknowledgment, how it was written, and why it's important. Organization of the Month: Hope's Front Door.
Join Lauren, Cindy, and Ed as they review and discuss the first season of What We Do In The Shadows. Organization of the Month: Child's Voice.
Joy Matteson, Adult and Teen Services Librarian, joins the Cover to Cover team to discuss the library's new Aspen catalog. Then, they discuss The Enneagram Made Easy by Renee Baron. Organization of the Month: DuPage Symphony Orchestra.
Lizzie Matkowski, the Adult and Teen Services Manager, joins the Cover to Cover team to discuss the library's reintroduction of services and reopening. Then, they discuss the Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Organization of the Month: West Suburban Humane Society.
Join the team as they discuss the film First Cow (2019). Organization of the Month: Wellness House.
Join Lauren, Cindy, and Ed as they review and discuss the book An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. Organization of the Month: Downers Legacy Seed Library.
The Cover to Cover team each chose an album for the others to listen to. Albums were chosen based on their significance to the selector.
Ed: The Masterplan by Oasis
Lauren: The Essential Dolly Parton
Cindy: Hang On Little Tomato by Pink Martini
Find the albums in the library's catalog and listen along! Hear what the team thought in this month's episode.
Organization of the Month: Hephzibah Children's Association
Join Lauren, Cindy, and Ed as they discuss the book How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi. Organization of the Month: NAMI DuPage.
The team reviews and discusses the movie "The Trial of the Chicago 7." Organization of the Month: Downers Grove Organic Gardeners.
Join us as we discuss the movie The Donut King. Organization of the Month: Senior Suburban Orchestra
Join us as we review and discuss the book "The Devil in the Dark Water" by Stuart Turton. Organization of the Month: Organization Support Our Troops - America
Join us as we discuss the book "The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle" by Stuart Turton
Board President Jonathan Graber discusses navigating the library through the COVID-19 pandemic. Organization of the Month: DuPage Pads
Ms. Erin from the Kids Room talks about home learning and education resources for families as the community enters into the school year. Organization of the Month: Downers Grove Park District Adult Center
The team talks about their favorite Harry Potter memories and moments from the books. Organization of the Month: DuPage Habitat for Humanity
Summer Reading Club is open for signups! Get excited about prizes and learn about how to sign up to participate digitally this year. Upcoming Virtual Programs are discussed. Organization of the Month: Diveheart
Looking for some great recommendations? The Cover to Cover team talks about their favorite book to movie adaptations! Organization of the Month: Downers Grove Area Fish Food Pantry.
Hear about what the librarians behind the service desk do all day with Adult and Teen Services Librarian Misty, and learn about the Organization of the Month: Help Save Pets
This month's episode is all about music at DGPL! Hear from ATS Librarian Joy Matteson about how the library chooses which CDs to buy for the public, learn about sheet music and using the media lab. Enjoy a special treat as our resident expert, Ed, talks about his top 5 albums he recommends. Organization of the Month: Community Adult Day Center
Join the Fred Fan Club and hear all about his journey to DGPL, romance at the Downers Grove Public Library, and upcoming events. Organization of the Month, DuPage Health Coalition, features Sonja Altmayer to discuss services.
Join the Cover to Cover team and Nancy Rooney, Adult and Teen Services Librarian, in discussing the library's language learning resources. For the first time the Organization of the Month, the West Suburban Humane Society, visits the studio.
Hear library success stories during our month of Thankfulness; meet Jon Graber, President of the library's Board of Trustees, and learn about his role; Pick-a-Palooza book fair information; Organization of the Month: Sharing Connections
DGPL is hosting a month of homelessness awareness through October. Join the Cover to Cover team as they discuss the There's No Place That's Home initiative with Director Julie Milavec; Halloween events; Family Shelter Service of Family Services DuPage
Meet Erin Linsenmeyer, Children's Librarian and Outreach Coordinator, and Allyson Renell, Children's Services Manager, while they discuss early literacy at the library and outreach programming; PAWSitive Therapy Troupe
Follow a book through the library- find out how books are selected, ordered, shelved, and checked out!
Meet the Facilities Manager, Ian Knorr, and get ready to vote in Downers Grove's April election.