Stork Storytime Talks

Next Reads: "Memory Spinner"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 12:43

Memory Spinner by C. M. Cornwell Read Alikes: The Ghost Collector by Allison Mills Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger The Edge of In Between by Lorelei Savaryn

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Story Walk: "Big"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 7:22

Written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison

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Next Reads: "You've Goth My Heart"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 16:22

You've Goth My Heart by L.C. Rosen. Read Alikes: Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

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Next Reads: "Safe Harbor"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 11:51

Safe Harbor by Padma Venkatraman Read Alikes: The Secret Language of Birds by Lynne Kelly Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango

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Love, Light & Lit: The Black Superwoman

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 28:31

Dr. Venise T. Berry https://veniseberry.com/ North Liberty Library https://northlibertylibrary.org/

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Next Reads: "Girls of Dark Divine"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 17:48

Girls of Dark Divine by E. V. Woods Read Alikes: The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma Mystery Royale by Kaitlyn Cavalancia Wicked Darlings by Jordyn Taylor

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Next Reads: "Graciela in the Abyss"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 19:45

Graciela In the Abyss by Meg Medina Read Alikes: A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner Bad Badger by Maryrose Wood

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Next Reads: "Queen of the Tiles"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 13:28

Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf Read Alikes: The Underwood Tapes by Amanda DeWitt Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed

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Next Reads: "The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 15:47

The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze by Derrick Barnes Read Alikes: Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste How the Word Is Passed by Sonja Cherry-Paul Maeve Mulvaney Has Had Enough by Kelly Mangan

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Love, Light & Lit: New Year, New Boundaries

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 26:32

Guest: Natalie Benway Website: https://www.welllivedlife.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/well.livedlife/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Well-Lived-Life/100087409642027/

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Next Reads: "Aetherbound"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 23:30

Aetherbound by E.K. Johnston Read Alikes: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao Alone Out Here by Riley Redgate Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card

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Next Reads: "Will's Race for Home"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 12:38

Will's Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes Read Alikes: One crazy summer by Rita Williams-Garcia Safe Harbor by Padma Venkatraman The Watsons go to Birmingham by Christopher Curtis

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Next Reads: "Dragonfruit"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 21:33

Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier Read Alikes: A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace

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Next Reads: "The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 15:46

The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls by Judith Rossell Read Alikes: The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln The Mysterious Benedict Society Book by Trenton Stewart

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Next Reads: "My Fairy God Somebody"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 23:07

My Fairy God Somebody by Charlene Allen Read Alikes: Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo Me (Moth) by Amber McBride Finding Jupiter by Kelis Rowe

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Love, Light & Lit: What's Happening in the City of Lit?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 19:09

Guest: John Kenyon Website: www.iowacityofliterature.org One Book Two Book (February 21-22, 2026): https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/onebooktwobook/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IowaCityofLit/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iowacityoflit/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/iowacityoflit.bsky.social

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Next Reads: "Family Week"

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 19:27

Family Week by Sarah Moon Read Alikes: Black Boy Joy by Kwame Mbaila Small Town Pride by Phil Stamper The House That Whispers by Lin Thompson

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Next Reads: "The Reappearance of Rachel Price"

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 22:24

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson Read Alikes: Kill Creatures by Rory Power Nothing More To Tell by Karen M. McManus Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

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Next Reads: "Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting"

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 21:23

Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. Brown Read Alikes: Pahua and the Soul Stealer by Lori M. Lee Isaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. Baptist Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

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Next Reads: "Bittersweet in the Hollow"

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 25:11

Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall Read Alikes: Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst All That's Left to Say by Emery Lord

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Love, Light & Lit: Meet Me at the Library

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 21:06

Guest: Shamichael Hallman Website: https://northlibertylibrary.org/digital-history/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shamichael Substack: https://shamichael.substack.com/

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Next Reads: "Weird Sad and Silent"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 13:50

Weird Sad and Silent by Alison McGhee Read Alikes: Maeve Mulvaney Has Had Enough by Kelly Mangan Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros Barely Floating by Lilliam Rivera

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Next Reads: "Bad Creek"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 31:07

Bad Creek by Peyton June Read Alikes: Prelude for Lost Souls by Helene Dunbar She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran The Haunted by Danielle Vega

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Next Reads: "Aarzu all Around"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 13:03

Aarzu All Around by Marzieh Abbas Read Alikes: Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

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Story Walk: "We are Water Protectors"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 6:32

Author: Carole Lindstrom Illustrator: Michaela Goade Almost in F - Tranquillity by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100394 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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Next Reads: "Artifice"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 16:02

Artifice by Sharon Cameron Read Alikes: This Book Won't Burn by Samira Ahmed Rez Ball by Byron Graves They Went Left by Monica Hesse

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Next Reads: "Dreamslinger"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 17:23

Dreamslinger by Graci Kim Read Alikes: Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B Alston Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa by Julian Randall The Dragon's Apprentice by James Riley

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Next Reads: "Invisible Son"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 23:58

Invisible Son by Kim Johnson Read Alikes: Chaos Theory by Nic Stone We are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

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Next Reads: "Just Keep Walking"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 21:20

Just Keep Walking by Erin Soderberg Downing Read Alikes: The Secret Language of Birds by Lynne Kelly The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt Tumble by Celia C. Perez

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Next Reads: "What the River Knows"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 29:53

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez Read Alikes: Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

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Next Reads: A Place at the Table

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 18:09

A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi Read Alikes: Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh Amina's Voice by Hena Khan The Magical Imperfect by Chris Baron

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Love, Light & Lit: Digitizing North Liberty's History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 16:37

Guest: Nick Shimmin North Liberty Digital History Collection (NLDHC): https://northlibertylibrary.org/digital-history/ NLDHC Deed of Gift Form: https://northlibertylibrary.org/deed-of-gift-digital-history-collection/ Nick's Email: nshimmin@northlibertyiowa.org

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Next Reads: "Rez Ball"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 15:40

Rez Ball by Byron Graves Read alikes: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley Looking For Smoke by K.A. Cobell We Still Belong by Christine Day

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Next Reads: "The Queen Bees of Tybee County"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 17:14

The Queen Bees of Tybee County by Kyle Casey Chu Read alikes: Martin McLean, Middle School Queen by Alyssa Zaczek Eli Over Easy by Phil Stamper Ava on the Edge by A.J. Sass

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Next Reads: "Divine Rivals"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 25:30

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Read alikes: An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson Lovely War by Julie Berry A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

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Next Reads: "Maeve Mulvaney Has Had Enough"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 20:14

Maeve Mulvaney Has Had Enough by Kelly Mangan Read alikes: A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner The Town with No Mirrors by Christina Collins The Theft & the Miracle Book by Rebecca Wade

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Next Reads: "The Wilderness of Girls"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 15:46

The Wilderness of Girls by Madeline Claire Franklin Read alikes: Girls who Burn by M.K. Pagano Bad Graces by Kyrie McCauley A Place for Vanishing by Ann Fraistat

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Next Reads: "The Mystery of Locked Rooms"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 15:51

The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie Read alikes: Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club by Molly Knox Ostertag A Game of Noctis by Deva Fagan The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon

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Story Walk: "Skater Baby"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 9:11

Written by Danielle Wilson Illustrated by Ericka Singson

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Next Reads: "Tokyo Ever After"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 18:45

Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean Read alikes: A Pho Love Story by Loan Le Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon XOXO by Axie Oh

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Next Reads: "A Game of Noctis"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 20:56

A Game of Noctis by Deva Fagan Read alikes: Barely Floating by Lilliam Rivera Shark Teeth by Sherri Winston The Mystery of the Masked Medalist by Maia Shibutani

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Next Reads: "Inheritance Games"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 14:04

Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Read alikes: The Rosewood Hunt by Mackenzie Reed A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

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Love, Light & Lit: True Romance

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 15:29

Guest: Jenn Draper Website: https://heabookboutique.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HEABookBoutique/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heabookboutique/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heabookboutique Romancing the Data: https://www.romancingthedata.com/

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Next Reads: "No Humans Allowed!"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 21:10

No Humans Allowed! by Madeleine Roux Read alikes: Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club by Molly Knox Ostertag A Game of Noctis by Deva Fagan Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian by Tim Probert

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Next Reads: "Dungeons and Drama"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 22:00

Next Reads: "Dungeons and Drama" by North Liberty Library

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Next Reads: "The Empty Place"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 27:00

Next Reads: "The Empty Place" by North Liberty Library

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Next Reads: "The Last Bookstore on Earth"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 28:16

The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold Read alikes: Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid Snow Globe by Soyoung Park Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven.

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Love, Light & Lit: The Journey to Financial Health

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 15:27

Guests: Brittney Davis and Chris Sander Brittney at Quadrant Financial Advisors: https://connect.thrivent.com/quadrant-financial-advisors Chris at Flourish Financial Coaching: https://www.ramseycoach.com/flourish-financial-coaching Thrivent is a Fortune 500 financial services company that helps build, grow and protect financial well-being through purpose-driven advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs. Insurance products, securities and investment advisory services are provided by appropriately appointed and licensed financial advisors and professionals. Only individuals who are financial advisors are credentialed to provide investment advisory services. For more information about Thrivent, visit Thrivent.com or find us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. "Preparation, not prediction." ~ Brittney Davis

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Next Reads: "Kwame Crashes the Underworld"

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 18:58

Kwame Crashes the Underworld by Craig Farmer Read alikes: Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia Pilar Ramirez and the Escape From Zafa by Julian Randall Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms by Jamar J. Perry

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Story Walk: "My Daddy is a Cowboy"

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 10:54

Author: Stephanie Seales Illustrator: C. G. Esperanza

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Next Reads: "The Maid and the Crocodile"

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 13:17

The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko Read alikes: The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko Moonstorm by Yoon Ha Lee

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