Papercut: The Nyack Library Podcast

We're back with a new episode! Join hosts Morgan, Tracy, and new host Nanor, as we discuss banned books and scary tales. 

Happy Women's History Month! Just hosts Morgan, Tracy, and Rosemary as we discuss women's stories. 

It's a holiday miracle! We're back with a new episode. Join hosts Morgan, Rosemary & Tracy as we discuss Whiteout: A Novel by Angie Thomas, Nicola Yoon, Dhonielle Clayton, Ashley Woodfolk, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone.

Join hosts Morgan Strand and Tracy Dunstan as we discuss The Stars and the Blackness Between Them.

We're back!  Join us for a discussion of The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus.    

We're still here, we're just on hiatus as we say goodbye to Rosemary Farrell & Georgia Grandstaff as co-hosts and welcome Morgan Strand as a new co-host. We hope to be back in June. See you then!

We'll be back soon!

Join hosts Rosemary Farrell, Georgia Grandstaff, Tracy Dunstan, and guest Morgan Strand, as we discuss retellings.

Once upon a time… a tale as old as time… to I hate the way I don't hate you, not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all. Stories are repeated over and over throughout generations and are a creative way to present new ideas using familiar stories. Join us as we discuss book, movie, and film retellings on February 23rd.

Join hosts Rosemary Farrell, Georgia Grandstaff, and Tracy Dunstan, as we discuss the movies, books, shows, and songs that have meant a little something to us.

Join hosts Rosemary Farrell, Georgia Grandstaff, Tracy Dunstan, and guest Sharon Aperto, reference librarian at the Nyack Library and President of the Friends of the Nyack Library, as we discuss music

Join us for the next episode of Papercut as we discuss all things music. It premieres Wednesday, December 22nd. 

Join hosts Rosemary Farrell, Georgia Grandstaff, Tracy Dunstan and guest Katie Karkheck, programming librarian at the Scarsdale Public Library, as we discuss memoirs.

What's your favorite memoir? Is it Educated, When Breath Becomes Air, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Eat, Pray, Love or something completely different? A memoir is an nonfiction narrative writing based on the author's personal memories. Join us for the next episode of Papercut. It premieres Wednesday, November 24th. 

Happy October, Papercut is back! Join hosts Rosemary Farrell, Georgia Grandstaff, and Tracy Dunstan as we discuss all things Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. We'll help you get the spooky month of October started.  Special thanks to our guests Christina Orban-La Salle, Director, Visitor Services and Sales at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, and Jonathan Kruk, Master Storyteller. You can learn more about both at: https://jonathankruk.wixsite.com/legendofsleepyhollow  http://sleepyhollowcemetery.org

Happy October, Papercut is back! Join us as we discuss all things Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving.  Special thanks to our guests Christina Orban-La Salle, Director, Visitor Services and Sales at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, and Jonathan Kruk, Master Storyteller. You can learn more about both at: https://jonathankruk.wixsite.com/legendofsleepyhollow  http://sleepyhollowcemetery.org

Join hosts Rosemary Farrell, Georgia Grandstaff, and Tracy Dunstan. We share library tales in conjunction with this year's summer reading theme - tales and tails. You'll hear stories from us and returning guest Aldona Pilmanis and staff member Minerva Parker. We'll also share snippets from "I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks" by Gina Sheridan.   We'll be back with season 2 in October.

Join us for Episode 10 on July 26th when we premiere our final episode of season 1. In conjunction with this year's summer reading we will be sharing library tales! We'll be back with season 2 in October.

Happy Pride. It's our penultimate episode of season 1! Join hosts, Rosemary Farrell, Georgia Grandstaff, and Tracy Dunstan, and returning guest, Morgan Strand as we discuss The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta.

Join us on June 21st as we celebrate PRIDE month.    Stonewall Book Award Winner! A fierce coming-of-age verse novel about identity and the power of drag, from acclaimed poet and performer Dean Atta. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Jason Reynolds, and Kacen Callender. Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he's navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican—but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older, Michael's coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs—and the Black Flamingo is born. Told with raw honesty, insight, and lyricism, this debut explores the layers of identity that make us who we are—and allow us to shine.

Join hosts, Rosemary Farrell, Georgia Grandstaff, and Tracy Dunstan as we share behind-the-scenes info on what BACAS is and how the Library has coped during the pandemic.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Nyack Library creates and presents our Schubert Award-winning Black American Culture and Arts series, originally inspired by and focused on the life and legacy of Dr. Toni Morrison. This series continues in 2021, with the Black Family as its theme, and includes our upcoming four programs devoted to Juneteenth, now an official New York state holiday. We also touch upon the challenges of library work during the pandemic and how living in the virtual world allowed us to re-think and recreate our approach to programming.   This episode will premiere on May 24th.

Join hosts, Rosemary Farrell, Tracy Dunstan, and guests Belinda Cash and Laurie Needell as we discuss gardens and gardening!  Want to find out where to get the books we mention in our episodes?   https://www.nyacklibrary.org/curated-book-lists Nyack Seed Exchange: https://www.nyacklibrary.org/nyack-seed-exchange.html Theme music composed by Evan Garcia-Renart

It's a special sneak peek for Earth Day! Check out the first 10 minutes of our gardens and gardening episode with special guests Belinda Cash and Laurie Needell of the Nyack Seed Exchange. Find out more about the Nyack Seed Exchange: https://www.nyacklibrary.org/nyack-seed-exchange.html

This April it's all about gardens, Nyack Seed Exchange, and everything in between. It's a guest take over as Rosemary and Tracy are joined by Laurie Needell and Belinda Cash as they tell us all there is to know about the world of gardens. This episode will premiere on April 26th with a sneak peek on April 22nd - Earth Day.

Join hosts, Rosemary Farrell, Georgia Grandstaff, Tracy Dunstan, and guest Paula Sabul as we discuss women detectives in fiction!  Want to find out where to get the books we mention in our episodes? Visited our curated book list here: https://www.nyacklibrary.org/curated-book-lists Theme music composed by Evan Garcia-Renart    

Love a good mystery or police procedural? Tune into the 6th episode of the Nyack Library’s podcast Papercut, available Monday, March 22. We’re celebrating Women’s History Month with special guest Paula Sabul of the Nyack Library Circulation department--discussing the history of fictional female sleuths from the 19th century through present-day best sellers, films, and television series.

Join hosts, Rosemary Farrell, Georgia Grandstaff, Tracy Dunstan, and patron guest Dan White as we discuss art and graphic novels!    Want to find out where to get the books we mention in the episode? Visited our curated book list here: https://www.nyacklibrary.org/curated-book-lists   Interested in learning more about Dan's art? Instagram: @Dan_White_draws_and_sings That's all the art...on Instagram! @why_I_dont_go_out_anymore Cartoons, books, dumb sketches Facebook: Dan White's Follies and Fabrications @DanWhitesFolliesandFabrications That's all the art...on Facebook!   Theme music composed by Evan Garcia-Renart

Join us for the 5th episode of the Nyack Library’s podcast, Papercut, available February 22nd. In this episode, we delve into the life of graphic novels and their stories with the help of our first patron guest, the fabulous, Dan White! Dan is an artist who lives in Nyack with his wife Dena and his son Ben. He paints and draws and keeps terrible hours. NEVER call after 11 pm; Texting OK.

Join hosts, Rosemary Farrell, Georgia Grandstaff, Tracy Dunstan, and guest Kim Garrison as we discuss the Supreme Court, law and lawyers!    Want to find out where to get the books we mention in the episode? Visited our curated book list here: https://www.nyacklibrary.org/curated-book-lists   Theme music composed by Evan Garcia-Renart

All rise for the 4th episode of the Nyack Library’s podcast Papercut, available on January 25. We’re joined by attorney Kim Garrison to talk about how lawyers and the criminal justice system are portrayed in books and movies. Kim also answers some of our questions about the Supreme Court, giving you a taste of the program she’ll present for the Library via zoom on April 10 at 2pm.

Join hosts, Rosemary Farrell, Georgia Grandstaff, Tracy Dunstan, and guest Pernel Wilfred as we discuss book to movie adaptations!    Want to find out where to get the books we mention in the episode? Visited our curated book list here: https://www.nyacklibrary.org/curated-book-lists   Theme music composed by Evan Garcia-Renart

Are you a diehard book fan? Do you love when they take your favorite books and turn them into movies? Or Do you dread it? Tune in to episode three of Papercut - the Nyack Library podcast on December 21st where we discuss book to movie adaptations. Take it from the Librarians - we know which ones are worthwhile!

Join hosts, Rosemary Farrell, Georgia Grandstaff, Tracy Dunstan, and guest Morgan Strand as we discuss YA crossover books!    Theme music composed by Evan Garcia-Renart   Want to find out where to get the books we mention in the episode? Visited our curated book list here: https://www.nyacklibrary.org/curated-book-lists

This episode will be all about Young Adult books! Are you a little less Y and a bit more A, a teen looking to cross over into adult books or somewhere in between? Join us as we discuss our favorite crossover YA books!  YA novels are considered crossover when the publisher is hoping to reach not only teenage readers but adult readers as well.  Check out our second episode of Papercut: The Nyack Library Podcast. It will premiere its second episode on Monday, November 23rd.

In our very first episode, we discuss Halloween! Or more specifically, anything “spooky." Join hosts, Rosemary Farrell, Georgia Grandstaff, and Tracy Dunstan as we talk our favorite “scary” books, movies, and tv shows. You'll also hear from our very special guest, Aldona Pilmanis as she talks about some of the ghosts who may haunt the Library.  Theme music composed by Evan Garcia-Renart   Want to find out where to get the books, films and shows we mentioned? Visit our curated book list here: https://www.nyacklibrary.org/curated-book-lists/ghosts-are-scary

Are you a fan of spooky tales and things that go bump in the night? Check out our brand new podcast: Papercut: The Nyack Library Podcast. It will premiere its first episode on Monday, October 19th. Join us as we discuss our favorite scary movies, books, and tv shows, learn about local Halloween happenings, and find out a little more about some of the ghosts that may haunt the Library.