This week JMRL staff share how their 2024 reading year went and talk about their 2025 reading resolutions!
On the Same Page’s book club, Overbooked is back after a nearly year long hiatus! In January we will be reading Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift with a book discussion in February and an author interview in March.
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
This week we talk about the Greene County Courthouse fire, Libby, and Kanopy. We also have JMRL’s periodicals librarian, Eric, on the podcast to talk about the different types of kits that you can check out.
Libby is a service that allows you to borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and so much more!
Kanopy is a streaming service that allows you to stream movies and television shows. It even has a section dedicated to children’s shows.
You can find Libby, Kanopy, and so much more on JMRl’s website under Digital Library.
Check out JMRL’s Library of Things that has everything from a light therapy kit and a telescope to radon monitors and a ghost hunting kit! JMRL even has a toy library for those who spend time with children or who are children at heart.
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
In this episode we interview Central’s Young Adult Librarian, Neda, about YA horror as well as JMRL’s Circulation Manager, Brittany, about the Food for Fines food drive. Check out our staff made Young Adult horror find it list for more recommendations.
Know of a haunted place you want to visit? Don’t forget to check out JMRL’s new Ghost Hunting Kit!
Love reading books set in Charlottesville? Check out Nancy Drew’sHidden Window Mystery. Here’s a comprehensive list of Neda’s recommendations:
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
This episode features several JMRL staff and patrons talking about their earliest memories when it comes to music and giving recommendations for books written by famous musicians. Don’t forget to check out the American Library Association’s list of most banned books in the 2000s. Miranda and I are sure going to miss Abby and EJ but we’re both thrilled to be here!
Are you looking for a particular segment? Here are the timestamps to jump ahead! 0:28 Who are Acacia and Miranda and what happened to Abby and EJ 1:39 Banned Books Week 2:30 Virginia’s banned book, Jurgen by James Branch Cabell 4:25 Part one of interviews 7:49 Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton 8:31 I Am Brian Wilson: The Memoir by Ben Greenman and Brian Wilson 9:46 Part two of interviews 14:44 More Myself by Alicia Keys 15:24 The Beautiful Ones by Prince 16:58 What a Fool Believes by Michael McDonald 18:52 Virginia Vignette: Charlottesville’s Human Flies 22:56 JMRL Program Highlights
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
This episode features several JMRL staff talking about their reading experiences of 2023, and outlining a few reading resolutions for 2024. If you aren’t already familiar with Libby, be sure to check it out. A completely free and user-friendly app (and webpage) for reading eBooks and listening to electronic audio books, Libby is a fan favorite among JMRL librarians.
Consider the questions posed to JMRL staff, and let us know how you would answer them by emailing podcast@jmrl.org!
What was your favorite book you read in 2023, and why?
Is there a book that exceeded your expectations or surprised you in 2023?
Are you eagerly anticipating any specific books being released in 2024?
What are your reading goals for 2024?
One way to enhance your reading life is to make use of the What Do I Read Next? service offered by JMRL. After filling out the form with your preferences, JMRL librarians will hand-select titles that we believe you will love!
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
This episode features several JMRL staff talking about what they love about Manga and Anime, there’s even more to the conversation with a part two of this episode dropping with our next episode! Below are several Find It Lists to help you all find your next great Manga read!
If you can’t find a particular title that you would love to read, please fill out the Suggest a Purchase form! Or if you would like a specific list crafted just for you please check out the What Do I Read Next? service offered by JMRL.
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events.
This episode features book club members from two of our longstanding book clubs: the Brown Baggers book club and Books on Tap book club. Brown Baggers meets on the third Thursday of every month at noon, at the Central Library, and Books on Tap meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7 pm, at Beer Run. Both groups are open to all adults, and always happy to welcome new members!
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
Visit JMRL’s calendar for more information on upcoming programs & events.
In today’s episode, we talk about a short story by Kate Chopin, “The Story of an Hour,” written and first published in 1894. We use the five C’s to dissect this very telling short story:
As always, please email podcast@jmrl.org with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We’d love to hear from you.
This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.
