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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 outreach@muskingumlibrary.org

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    • May 10, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    31 - Aaron Tonnous - Learning from the Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 32:50


    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

    30 - Emily Stainbrook - Long-time Listener

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 32:36


    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

    29 - Kelly Ashby - Lifelong Learning on the "No Rules RePod"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 46:56


    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

    28 - Cassie Burris - A Triple Fandom Deep Dive

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 39:33


    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

    27 - Monica Quinn - Books are Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 50:08


    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

    26 - Heather Phillips - We ♥ Murderbot

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 34:38


    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 AND The Guncle by Steven Rowley

    25 - Rachel Archeron - Wedding "Belles" & Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 32:25


    Our RePod guest this month is Rachel Archeron, a Youth Services Assistant Librarian at the John McIntire Library. Reread: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Rewrite: Tell It to the Bees by Fiona Shaw Recommend: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

    24 - Stephanie Freas - Take that Amazon!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 45:30


    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

    23 - Kay Hennessy - Dystopian Dive

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 35:49


    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 Song by Adrienne Tooley

    22- Amber Rodland - Darkness & Dinosaurs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 32:24


    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

    Haley Shaw - Picture Books are for Everyone

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 43:45


    Our guest this month is Haley Shaw, Youth Services Manager at the Muskingum County Library System. Reread: Red, White, and Royal Blue by 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

    20 - Samantha Maxwell - Won't You Be My Neighbor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 31:48


    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

    19 - Susan Straker Holdren - Not Your Typical Disney Princess

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 27:40


    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.

    18 - Lana Sauro - Don't Feel Bad if You Need to Keep a Dictionary with You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 67:43


    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 Find Where the Wind Goes - Mae Jemison Mae Among the Stars - Roda Ahmed Crafting books at your local library

    17- Beverly Bell - Happy National Friends of the Library Week!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 42:42


    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: - Savannah Secrets Series (Book 1: The Hidden Gate - Marlene Chase) - The Lonesome Gods - Louis L'Amour - Sackett's Land - Louis L'Amour - The Velveteen Rabbit - Margery Williams Bianco - Deathwalker - Patrick Whalen - Bid Time Return - Richard Matheson - Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens - Witch Slapped - Dakota Cassidy

    16 - Katie Merritt - Plot Twist!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 72:32


    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: - The Cruel Prince - Holly Black - Finn Family Moomintroll - Tove Jansson - Red Hood - Elana K. Arnold - The Book of Cold Cases - Simone St. James - House of Salt and Sorrow - Erin A. Craig - A Prayer for the Crown-Shy - Becky Chambers

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    15 - Kathy Kirkbride - And That's West, Right?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 57:12


    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

    14 - Rachel Archeron - Elliot Wants Microwave Lava Cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 71:04


    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

    13 - A One Year EXTRAVAGANZA!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 75:01


    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

    12 - Sherry Nicholas - No, the Ferrari's Gone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 43:10


    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

    11 - Alyssa Fisher - I've Had Breakfast Like that Before

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 45:34


    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)

    10 - Kyle Johnson - The Ending is the Title of the Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 48:45


    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

    9 - Jazmyn Tabler - Like... Just Finish It!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 49:19


    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

    8 - Rep. Adam Holmes - All of Us are Citizens, and We All Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 41:56


    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

    7 - Heather Phillips - The Librarians are Spies. Great.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 57:35


    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 outreach@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

    6 - Katherine Simmons - John Green, Tell Me How to Feel, Please. Thank You.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 52:00


    **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 outreach@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

    5 - Stacey Russell - That's the Meme, Right?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 49:18


    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 outreach@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)

    4 - Caitlynn Melick - Baby's First AI, or Something

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 72:57


    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 outreach@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

    3 - Suzanne Robinson - I Took a Wrong Turn There Once

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 49:52


    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 outreach@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

    2 - Beth Brown - Are Some of the Pets Doing the Murders?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 50:08


    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 outreach@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

    1 - Sean Fennell - My Thistle Doesn't Bring All the Birds to the Yard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 56:30


    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 outreach@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

    .5 - Reread, Rewrite, Recommend Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 7:45


    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 outreach@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

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