Reread, Rewrite, Recommend

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. 

This month the RePod is joined by Lana Sauro, a Customer Service Assistant at our South Branch Library here at Muskingum County Library System. We talk about what perfume marketing, quilts, and some of the things that make our South Branch Library 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

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

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

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 Library 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

This month the RePod is joined by Rachel Archeron, a Customer Service Associate here at Muskingum County Library System. We talk about 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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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 podcast@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

**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 podcast@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

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 podcast@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)

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 podcast@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

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 podcast@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

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 podcast@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

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 podcast@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 

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 podcast@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