Stacks and Stories

Intro Join Alex, Megan, Maddie, and Charlie for a game of trivia to bring in the new year! Do you think you're smarter than a librarian? Tune in to find out!

Intro Join Alex, Megan, Maddie, and Charlie for a game of trivia to bring in the new year! Do you think you're smarter than a librarian? Tune in to find out!

Intro Welcome to this episode of Stacks and Stories, the podcast of the Mississippi Library Commission. Join Alex, Megan, and Maddie, for a year-end wrap-up as they discuss their favorite reads from this year before we move into the new year. Enjoy! Books / Adaptations Mentioned: My Own Two Feet by Beverly Cleary Bad Days in History by Michael Farquhar The Betrayal of Anne Frank by Rosemary Sulliv...

Welcome to this episode of Stacks and Stories, the podcast of the Mississippi Library Commission. Join J.D., Elisabeth, and Maddie, as they discuss their reads for this month's MLC Reading challenge. This month readers were encouraged to read a book adapted into a movie or television series, and then watch the adaptation. Enjoy!   Books / Adaptations Mentioned: The Muppets Christmas Carrol Heart o...

Join Jeremy, Elisabeth, and myself, Zach, as we discuss the world of tabletop role-playing games! We get into what classifies a game as a tabletop role-playing game, what it’s like to play them, and how you could get involved with local groups. Enjoy!

Join Charlie and myself, Zach, as we discuss the Veterans History Project, an archival project for preserving the stories of American Military Veterans. We discuss what the project is, our experience with it so far, and how others can get involved. Enjoy!  

Join Lacy, Sharon, and Alex as they discuss Lib 101, a professional development program for librarians in Mississippi. They discuss what participants can expect, their past experiences, and how it has benefited them the most in their professional careers. Enjoy!  

Join J.D., Kristina, Charlie, and Zach as they discuss some of their favorite spooky reads as we head into this Halloween season. Books Mentioned: Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson   Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson   We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson   If it Bleeds by Stephen King   Salem’s Lot by Stephen King   The Shinning by Stephen King   One Second After by William R....

Join Charlie, Maddie, Megan, and Zach as they discuss their favorite and least favorite reads from our many, varying required reading lists from high school and college. Books Mentioned: The Testament by John Grisham The Crucible by Arthur Miller Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley King Leer by Shakespeare I Heard the Owl Call...

Join Zach, Alex, and Elisabeth as they discuss the upcoming Mississippi Book Festival. If you're interested in what to expect from this year's book festival, or you're curious to know about years past, stay tuned to find out!    

Join Charlie, Zach, J.D., and Russel as they play a little game of Would You Rather, with book and reading preferences! Would you rather secretly love a book everyone else hates, or secretly hate a book everyone else loves? Stay tuned to find out!

Join Charlie, Alex, Megan, and Maddie as they play a little game of Would You Rather, with book and reading preferences! Would you rather secretly love a book everyone else hates, or secretly hate a book everyone else loves? Stay tuned to find out!

This year's collaborative summer library program theme is "Adventure Begins at the Library". These themes focus on personal growth, heroism, action, adventure, and the hero's journey. We've asked various MLC Staff to give a quick overview of a book that fits the theme. Want to hear our staff's recommendations? Then stay tuned! Books mentioned: Echo North by Joanna Ruth Meyer The Deed of Paksenarri...

Join Alex, Elisabeth, and Charlie as they discuss some of their favorite young adult novels and how to define a novel as a young adult novel in contrast to an adult novel. Enjoy! Books Mentioned: Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Divergent by Veronica Roth Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang The Name of the Star by Maureen Joh...

Join Shellie, Riley, and Charlie as they discuss what exactly makes a book a good beach read. Is it the themes or locations of the book? Is it the genre of the book? Or, is it something else entirely? Tune in to find out! Books mentioned: Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh The Humans by Matt Haig One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware Piglet by Lottie Hazel The Main Character by Jaclyn Goldis The Ruins by Scot...

Join Charlie and Tracy as they discuss the ins and outs of special collections and just what makes them so special. Listen as they talk about the various collections and kits that can be borrowed by patrons and libraries, including board games, costumes, hand puppets, story walks, and more! For more information regarding our special collections and kits, you can contact Charlie Simpkins at (601) 4...

Join Zach as he looks back at some of our recent MLC Moments which focus on our collection of WPA files.

Join Tracy and Shellie on this episode of Shelf Absorbed as they discuss what they've been reading and watching lately.   Books mentioned: The Impossible Life of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer Less by Andrew Sean Greer Foe by Iain Reed I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reed Stoner by John Williams Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera How Strange a Season by Megan Mayhew Bergman Almost Famous Wo...

Join Katie, Charlie, and Tracy as they discuss the ins and outs of podcast development. Listen as they talk about what you need to make a podcast, how to get started, and all the other behind the scenes magic.  

Join Alex, Elisabeth, and Charlie as they discuss Novels in Verse. Listen in while they talk about novels in verse as well as their favorite poems and verse novels!   Books and Poems mentioned: The Crossover – Kwame Alexander Milk and Honey – Rupi Kaur The Night Library of Sternendach – Jessica Levai Dreaming of You – Melissa Lozada-Oliva Bull – David Elliot We Are All So Good at Smiling – Amber M...

Join Tracy and Shellie as they talk about their favorite short stories! What makes a good short story? What makes them memorable? Learn all that and more on this episode!   Stories mentioned include: "Dear Sister" by Deesha Philyaw "The Field of Blue Children" by Tennessee Williams "The Man Who Loved Flowers" by Stephen King "Parker's Back" by Flannery O'Connor "Portrait of a Girl in Glass" by Ten...

Join Katie, Shellie, and Tracy as they discuss bookish podcast other than your favorite, Stacks and Stories. Listen as they talk about what makes a good podcast, how the length of a podcast episode affects the best time to listen, and more, so stay tuned. Podcasts Mentioned Celebrity Memoir Book Club If Books Could Kill Maintenance Phase Overdue Read with Jenna Reading Through Life Shonen Flop Wha...

This episode is all about Pride and Prejudice and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Join Tracy and Russell as they dive into regency romance and comedy horror, examining their own prides and prejudices along the way.   Books discussed: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith

Join Charlie and Elisabeth as they talk about their favorites in this year's crop of Magnolia Book Award nominations! Books discussed in this episode include: Alone written by Megan E. Freeman Four for the Road written by K.J. Reilly Fox and Chick: Up and Down and Other Stories written and illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier I Must Betray You written by Ruta Sepetys Listen to the Language of the Trees w...

Join Tracy and Shellie on this newest episode of Shelf Absorbed as they talk about their favorite books of 2023 and the books they're looking forward to in 2024!   Books mentioned in the episode: The Anthropocene Review by John Green I Must Be Dreaming by Roz Chast Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object by Laurie Colwin My Murder by Kate Williams Chenneville by Pa...