Vespasian Warner Public Library Podcast

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Tune in to learn about library topics, DeWitt County history, and new books and movies available at your library.

Bobbi Perryman


    • May 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 10m AVG DURATION
    • 65 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Vespasian Warner Public Library Podcast

    Summer Reading 2025 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 11:56


    Get a preview of what's happening for Summer Reading 2025.

    Five Faves: Olivia's Favorite Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 8:00


    Children's clerk Olivia Totten recommends her five favorite movies.

    Learning with the Library

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 7:10


    The Vespasian Warner Library is now offering three new ways for patrons to learn new things.

    Five Faves: Kyle's Favorite Underrated Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 4:39


    Business Manager Kyle Taylor recommends his five favorite underrated films.

    Wanted Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 6:56


    In the late 1800s, Jonathan Way and later George Hiter attempted to escape justice by fleeing the state.

    Five Faves: Adara's Favorite YA/Jr High Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 4:45


    Library Clerk Adara Meyen recommends her five favorite YA/Jr high book series.

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    Aspen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 9:44


    Get to know the library's new catalog search.

    C.H. Moore

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 16:03


    C.H. Moore is well-known figure in Clinton and this episode is just a brief overview of his life.

    cloudLibrary

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 5:08


    Get to know the library's newest resource for ebooks and audiobooks.

    Five Faves: Bobbi's Lesser Known Favorite Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 5:24


    Director Bobbi Perryman recommends five of her favorite lesser known books.

    Kanopy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 3:57


    Get to know Kanopy, the library's new streaming service.

    The HVAC Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 10:20


    Maintenance Supervisor Lucas Snow explains the need for and what can be expected from this extensive and expensive project.

    Summer Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 10:30


    Youth Services Manager Melissa Snow and Adult Program Coordinator Emily Dunham provide a behind-the-scenes look at how much work goes into Summer Reading.

    Clinton's First Murder Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 4:55


    The first murder trial in Clinton, IL in 1840 also featured a future president and his political rival.

    Luna the Bearded Dragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 8:30


    Luna the Bearded Dragon is the Vespasian Warner Library's superstar library pet.

    Children's Floor Changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 6:00


    The children's floor in the library has recently undergone some changes to make for a better experience for kids and families.

    The Wapella Arms Bust

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 8:58


    In 1964, the small town of Wapella in Dewitt County was the site of the largest weapons bust in the country outside of Florida at the time.

    Friends of the Library

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 8:34


    Find out more about the Friends of the Warner Library, a wonderful group of volunteers who support the library.

    Miss Lillian Kent

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 12:18


    As head librarian for 50 years, Miss Lillian Kent helped to shape the Vespasian Warner Library into what it is today.

    Short and Sweet Recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 15:57


    The staff of the Vespasian Warner Library have some recommendations that might not all be sweet, but will be short and definitely worth your time.

    The Library Building

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 15:18


    Learn more about the history of the Vespasian Warner Library building.

    Lighten Up Recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 17:59


    The staff of the Vespasian Warner Library have some recommendations to help you lighten up.

    The Snell Will

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 21:31


    Colonel Thomas Snell was one of the wealthiest men in the county. However, his unusual will triggered legal battles that lasted for years.

    Interlibrary Loan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 7:49


    The Vespasian Warner Library belongs to a system of libraries that allows patrons access to an even wider selection of items.

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    The Death of Margherita Trainor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 14:48


    The tragic death of Margherita Trainor in the Magill House in Clinton, IL in 1913 due to complications from an abortion saw a well-known local doctor and the young man who'd allegedly gotten her into trouble on trial for her demise.

    The Local History Section

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 7:58


    Local history is an important part of the Vespasian Warner Library and there's a whole section dedicated to it that patrons can explore.

    Scandal in Weldon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 14:53


    In 1895, the village of Weldon, IL was rocked by a shooting involving two of the town's most prominent citizens-- Postmaster John A. Pace and State Representative Dr. W.H. Taylor. And the reason behind the shooting was just as shocking.

    The Beautification Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 5:21


    Thanks to Vespasian Warner Library Program Coordinator Marie Maltby, Cassandra Meyen of the DeWitt County 4-H, and the 4-H volunteers, the library's sunken gardens got a much needed beautification.

    The Murder of Tony Musser

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 26:20


    In July of 1910, Night Captain Tony Musser witnessed the murder of Clinton, IL police chief John Struble. Three years later, after his own stint as police chief, Musser would testify at Struble's murder trial. And only weeks after that Tony Musser would be shot dead, in part due to a rumor about his involvement with Chief Struble's death.

    The Pollinator Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 5:48


    Thanks to the combined efforts of The Vespasian Warner Library, the U of I Extension Office, and the DeWitt County Master Gardeners, the dream of the library having its very own pollinator garden is now a reality.

    The Murder of Police Chief John Struble

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 18:49


    In July of 1910, Clinton, IL police chief John Struble was murdered attempting to apprehend a sneak thief. It would take years before a man was brought to trial for the crime, but the verdict did little to solve the mystery.

    Mobile Apps

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 7:43


    Find out more about the library apps patrons should be using to enhance their library experience.

    Mayor Pugh

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 13:56


    Though now mostly forgotten, Clinton mayor Dr. B.M. Pugh once led the headlines with his economic savvy, his dedication to John Warner Hospital, and his political and personal scandals.

    Free Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 12:30


    The library offers many free services to better serve and support the community.

    Death on the Railroad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 14:03


    The railroad was a popular and convenient method of traveling and shipping in DeWitt County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and it was a source of employment for many local residents as well. However, there were times that working and riding the rails could be dangerous -and even deadly.

    The Weinberg Library of Comparative Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 5:19


    Learn a little more about the Weinberg Collection and the man who donated the books, Dr. Harold Weinberg.

    The Clinton Floods of 1961 and 1968

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 11:25


    Two unlikely 14 inch rainfalls caused massive flooding in Clinton almost exactly seven years apart. Listen to learn a little more about what happened during those floods.

    Read or Seen Anything Good Lately Recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 29:24


    Read or seen anything good lately? Well, the staff of the Vespasian Warner Library have. Here are a few recommendations that the staff have read or watched within the last year as they discovered -or rediscovered- some great reads and watches.

    Book Discussion Groups

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 4:28


    Learn about the book discussion groups hosted by the Vespasian Warner Public Library District.

    The Library Fairies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 6:54


    Libraries are magical places, but the Vespasian Warner library is truly enchanted. Learn a little bit about our library fairies.

    The Wapella Tornado of 1968

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 14:37


    On May 15, 1968, a tornado devastated the town of Wapella, heavily damaged Waynesville, and caused some destruction in Farmer City. Listen to learn a little more about that terrifying spring evening.

    The 1893 Courthouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 19:57


    In this episode, learn a little bit about the history of DeWitt County's third courthouse, which stood in the center of the Square for nearly 100 years.

    Recommendations: Things That Go Bump in the Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 31:53


    You don't have to wait until Halloween to enjoy something spooky, scary, creepy, or gory. Check out these screams that the staff recommend.

    Staff Interviews -- Circulation Clerk Rachel Deavers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 7:26


    Listen as Circulation Clerk Rachel Deavers discusses the work she does at the Vespasian Warner Library.

    Staff Interviews -- Part-time Evening Clerks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 10:15


    In this episode, the responsibilities of the part-time evening clerks of the Vespasian Warner Library are detailed.

    Staff Interviews -- Youth Services Assistant Melissa Snow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 4:39


    Listen as Youth Services Assistant Melissa Snow discusses a few of her duties for the Vespasian Warner Library.

    Staff Interviews -- Circulation Clerk Wendy West

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 6:18


    Listen as Circulation Clerk Wendy West describes her typical week at the Vespasian Warner Library.

    Staff Interviews -- Assistant Business Manager Logan Janicki

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 7:27


    Listen as Assistant Business Manager Logan Janicki explains how his work impacts the Vespasian Warner Library.

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    Staff Interviews -- Maintenance Supervisor Lucas Snow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 5:48


    Listen as Maintenance Supervisor Lucas Snow explains everything he does to keep the Vespasian Warner Library in shape.

    Staff Interviews -- Program Coordinator Marie Maltby

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 9:36


    Listen as Program Coordinator Marie Maltby explains what it takes to make a great program as well as her other responsibilities at the Vespasian Warner Library.

    Staff Interviews -- Circulation Supervisor Aric Monkman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 5:47


    Listen as Circulation Supervisor Aric Monkman outlines his duties for the Vespasian Warner Library.

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