ShelfLogic

Join Caroline and Lexis for their last installment of the Return to Forks mini series! In this (spoiler heavy) episode, Caroline and Lexis will discuss their thoughts on the final Twilight Saga novel, Breaking Dawn.

Join Jennifer as she covers 10 springtime picture books for the whole family to enjoy !

Learn about what the Queen Creek Mystery Book Club is reading! Check out some of these mysterious, thrilling titles!

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Dennis Quaid plays Ronald Reagan in this superhero origin story. Part romance; part history; all fun!

October 1975. The 90 minutes prior to the original episode of Saturday Night Live, as told through the point of view of SNL producer Lorne Michaels. Fun, fast, and furious!

Join Caroline and Lexis as they dive back into the world of Twilight! In this third installation of the series, Caroline and Lexis read and discuss their thoughts Eclipse and the excitement for wrapping up the series!

Join Caroline, Dannelle, and Lexis as they continue to cross books off of their To Be Read lists! This episode features "We Shall Be Monsters" by Tara Sim, "Love, Theoretically" by Ali Hazelwood, "If Beale Street Could Talk" by James Baldwin, "Sing, Unburied, Sing" by Jesmyn Ward, "The Black Flamingo" by Dean Atta, and "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" by Haruki Murakami.

The Ryan Gosling/ Emily Blunt vehicle 'Fall Guy' is among the latest movie releases at Maricopa County Library District. Hear Rob's review here!

New year, new POPSUGAR Reading Challenge! Join Caroline and Dannelle as they go over the new prompts for this year's challenge and share their initials thoughts on how they'll tackle the list!

Join and Kristine and Heather from the Litchfield Park Library as they discuss the similarities and differences between Bridgerton season 2 and book 2 'The Viscount Who Loved Me' by Julia Quinn.

2024 is over and so is the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2024! Join Caroline and Dannelle as they wrap up their reading lists for the year and see if they completed the challenge!

Join Jennifer as she recommends Romance books to relive the end of the year! One read for every season- one for summer, one for Halloween, one for Fall, and one for Winter! Start your 2025 by recapping romance books from the end of 2024!

The plot follows a team of war journalists traveling from New York City to Washington, D.C. during a civil war -fought across the United States between a despotic federal government and secessionist movements- to interview the president before rebels take the capital city.

Join Caroline, Dannelle and Lexis as they continue to cross books off of their "To Be Read" lists! This episode includes "The Halloween Tree" by Ray Bradbury, "Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success" by Phil Jackson, "Nancy Drew and the Palace of Wisdom" by Kelly Thompson, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon, "Transcendent Kingdom" by Yaa Gyasi, and "If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood" by Gregg Olsen.

Join Cierra, Caroline, Lexis, and Dannelle to guess that book! Follow along as they read a very basic book description, stripped of many important details, and try to figure out the title of the book the description is for. Titles discussed are from a variety of age groups and genres.

Goodyear resident Carlos Villaverde shares stories from his Ajo childhood, to his Vietnam draft and service, to his return to Arizona and a career at Luke Air Force Base.

Join Sally as she discusses international horror movies for you to enjoy this Halloween Season!

Caroline and Lexis are back with another recap of the Twilight Saga! Join them as they return to Forks with the second novel of the series, New Moon.

Kristen and Emily are back to discuss all things horror to get this spooky season started.

Anthony Hopkins plays real-life Nicholas Winton who tries to save children from the Nazis as they close in on Prague around the outbreak of World War II.

Caroline, Lexis, and Dannelle are back for another installment of the TBR series! Join us as we cross more books off of our Goodreads "To Be Read" lists. Books read and discussed in this episode include The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey, A Room of One's Own by Virginia Wolf, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, We Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn Greenidge, and Faith: Taking Flight by Julie Murphy.

Join Kim and Lynn from North Valley Library as they discuss the beauty of creating inter-generational connections through books.

Librarians Kristine and Karen discuss the similarities and differences between Bridgerton Season 1 and Book 1: The Duke and I.

Join Jennifer as she shares 10 pumpkin themed picture books as we move into Pumpkin Spiced Season!

The Check This Out series select MCLD New-Release DVDs and Blu-Rays for review. This month: The Bob Marley biopic One Love.

Join Lexis, Dannelle, and Caroline as they continue to chip away at their To Be Read lists! On this episode, we'll be reviewing "Kindred" by Octavia Butler, "How the Word is Passed" by Clint Smith, "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" by Heather Morris, "What the River Knows" by Isabel Ibanez, "Sharks in the Time of Saviors" by Kawai Strong Washburn, and "Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath" by Heather Clark.

Emily and Kristen discuss books for Rainbow Book Month -- and all year round!

The Rolling Stones latest album is a live show from The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, 2002. Listen to hear how The Stones reach deep down into their catalog to give the audience fresh offerings and an array of popular musical styles, from rock to disco to country to blues to soul, etc.

Join us around the campfire while we discuss titles that give us that classic 80's/90's slasher horror vibe.

Join Caroline and Dannelle as they check in on the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge! We're halfway through the year...are they halfway through the challenge? Find out!

Happy Birthday Someone! Join Jennifer and Sally as they discuss birthday books and recount a special birthday event that took place at the library!

Join Caroline, Dannelle, and Lexis as they continue to chip away at their To-Be Read lists! Books reviewed on this episode include "Dangerous Prayers" by Craig Groeschel, "Piranesi" by Susanna Clark, "Dreams in the Golden Country" by Kathryn Lasky, "How to Hug a Porcupine" by Julie Ross, "Shuggie Bain" by Douglas Stuart, and "Run Away" by Harlan Coben.

Join Sunny and Kim as they discuss two true and fascinating adventure books: A Man of the World by Gilbert M Grosvenor and The Wager by David Grann. Both books involve travel and adventure as they take a look into history.

Renada and Marisela talk about early literacy and why it is essential.

Daniel Radcliffe stars as Weird Al Yankovic in this biopic available as a New Release DVD from your local MCLD Library!

Have you noticed the increase in board game choices at your local stores, but don't know where to begin? Join Tasha as she talks about classic games like monopoly to teach you more about the board gaming world and the variety of games.

Learn about some awesome Newberry award winners!

On this episode of Book Club Recap we will be talking about Home Work written by Julie Andrews

Join Jennifer as she presents 5 of the most recommended and popular Female Author's as given by Library Staff!

Sunny and Emily recommend a few of their favorite travel guides.

Caroline and Dannelle are joined by Lesix for another installment of the TBR series! Join us as we cross more books off of our Goodreads "To Be Read" lists. Books read and discussed in this episode include The Maid by Nita Prose, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, Just Kids by Patti Smith, Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst, Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown, and World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil.

What is Romantasy? Tune in with Kristen and Lynn as they talk their favorite Romantasy titles.

A new year means a new POPSUGAR Reading Challenge! Join Caroline and Dannelle as they discuss the new list of reading challenge prompts and their thoughts on how they'll tackle the challenge this year!

Caroline, Cierra, and Dannelle are back for another installment of the TBR series! Join us as we cross more books off of our Goodreads "To Be Read" lists. Books read and discussed in this episode include Mirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita, A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown by Julia Scheeres, The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, This is My America by Kim Johnson, The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff, Cinder by Marissa Meyer, Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations by Alex and Brett Harris, and The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield.

Join Caroline and Dannelle for their last installation of the 2023 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge podcast series! They'll cover the books and prompts left from their lists and talk about what they loved about partaking in the challenge! Check out the Mid-Year Check In from June and the initial POPSUGAR Reading Challenge episode from January if you need a recap!

Join Paige as she discusses and recommends some of her favorite audiobooks!

Are you a former Twilight diehard like Caroline or dipping your toes into the series for the first time like Lexis? Join us for a recap and our reactions to Twilight by Stephenie Meyer! This is a two part episode, so be sure to tune in for part two to hear all of our thoughts!

Are you a former Twilight diehard like Caroline or dipping your toes into the series for the first time like Lexis? Join us for a recap and our reactions to Twilight by Stephenie Meyer! This is part two of a two part episode, be sure to listen to part one before jumping into the middle to end of the book recap!

In this episode Rob reviews Stones first album-dominated release of original, studio songs since 2005's A Bigger Bang...

Do you have a strong interest in listening to music and attending live concerts? If so, then you must listen to Roxie and Karen talk about stories from their favorite shows!