A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST

Today on the podcast, Erin and Julia (from our library's Teen IG account) join us for another fun podcast GAME SHOW. This time, Erin is taking inspiration from the $10,000 Pyramid Game, challenging Jeff and Julia to try to describe a variety of library terminology WITHOUT using the actual word. How many can YOU guess based on our clues?? 

This week, we're chatting with musician/author Tony Muggs about his life's story! Muggs' Autobiograffitti is a self reflective, self deprecating and honest autobiography about the author, Tony Muggs life and passion for being a world class Detroit musician while also navigating being a stroke survivor!  More info: https://www.tonymuggs.com/   The Muggs: https://themuggs.bandcamp.com/   Dude: https...

Today we're joined by a current member of the Ferndale Arts & Cultural Commission to talk about their plans for the summer, including the launch of the new Ferndale Collective, as well as their upcoming live music series and mural project!  Working with area organizations empowering and supporting the arts within the community. Reactivated in 2014 as an official government commission in the Ci...

Singer/songwriter Chris Bathgate performs HERE at the Ferndale Library on July 18.  https://www.fadl.org/scs-july   After a five-year hiatus encompassing the birth of a son, a third coast to west coast and back to the third coast move, and an ongoing global pandemic - Chris Bathgate returns with 'The Significance of Peaches'. On this, his 6th full-length album, the NPR & BBC-lauded artist is found...

This week, we're talking to bestselling author Riley Sager about his new gothic chiller, The Only One Left, about a young caregiver assigned to work for a woman accused of a Lizzie Borden-like massacre decades earlier.

This week, we're speaking with Steven Rowley, bestselling author of four novels including THE GUNCLE, finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor, & THE CELEBRANTS.  The Celebrants is a moving tale about the false invincibility of youth, and all the beautiful ways in which friendship helps us celebrate our lives, even amid the deepest challenges of living. https://www.stevenrowley.com/the-ce...

This week, we were joined by Abby and Daniel, the hosts of Save Me From My Shelf, to talk about a sample gathering of literary weirdos, including titles like Hamlet, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Lolita.  SMFMS is a literature podcast hosted by two friends and academics in Birmingham, England. Abby is a lecturer and Daniel is a postdoc. Find more info about their podcast and where to find it here...

Today, we're talking about all the ART that you can discover in our library. The show is also being taken over, once again, by hosts (& youth librarians) Erin and Julia, for another episode of "A Little Too Loud." 

Ann Arbor-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Dani Darling joins us to talk about her creative process, her two most recent albums, and her myriad styles, from lo-fi to funk, psychedelic to disco, and beyond. Dani Darling plays the Ferndale Library's courtyard on June 13, kicking off our Summer Concert Series. fadl.org/scs-june 

Damon (Youth Services Librarian) and Everett (Head of Youth Services) are on the pod this week to talk about BOARD GAMES! Damon started a Board Game Club about a year ago for Middle School students, which meets monthly: fadl.org/msbg | And on today's episode, Damon provides insights into all the different types of board games you can play, many of which we circulate from this library! 

We're getting ready for another round of movie trivia here in Ferndale! And this month's film is Camp! What is camp? Well, listen to us talk about it here on today's episode!  Ferndale Library Movie Trivia Night: fadl.org/trivia Ferndale Library Film Club: fadl.org/film-club

Today on the podcast, we're running through some of the most important (& some of our favorite) albums from our "formative years," nearly all of which are available here at the library on CD.  Artists discussed include: George Michael The Indigo Girls The Avett Brothers Billy Joel Benee Erasure Alanis Morissette Smino The Clash Elvis Nirvana Set It Off Beastie Boys Boyz II Men Janet Jackson Beyonc...

We're checking in on some of the latest bits of news, particularly here in Michigan, concerning challenges to the collections of public libraries. 

Today, our Youth Librarians take over the show, once again, turning it into "A Little Too Loud." This episode is all about RPG games, or tabletop role-playing games, to be specific. We already host an RPG group for middle school students, but over the summer, we'll be hosting a monthly game group for adult players! And today, you can join us as we play a very concise tabletop RPG, where our paneli...

We spoke with NY Times Bestselling author J. Ryan Stradal (Kitchens of the Great Midwest) about his 3rd novel, Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club.  http://www.jryanstradal.com/

Your one-stop podcast for all-things-Shakespeare: marking the occasion of his death and birth? Enjoy this episode, in which "...two literature students stand on soap boxes and shake fists at cloud!"

Kricket and Sarah are back with plenty of amazing new reading recommendations, perfect for the Spring time! Picks include: Everybody Was So Young - Amanda Vaill In Memoriam - Alice Winn Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame The River - Peter Heller Wild - Cheryl Strayed The Art of Fielding - Chad Harbach All Creatures Great and Small - James Herriot Before We Were Innocent - Ella Berman This Bird...

In sixteen essays, each named after a species of tree, Maureen Dunphy explores the nature of human-arboreal relationships, and how each of these trees has—literally—served as a friend, a confidante, or a place to rest. Find a link to Maureen's blog (discussed in this episode) on her website at: www.maureendunphy.com  

Two particularly creative Ferndale Librarians from the Youth Department are taking over the podcast this week, regaling their approach to programming and decorating! Yes, decorating! Visit the Kids Corner to discover their cardboard scenes from "Fern Forest."   

Mike Ward: Psychosongs | Performing here at the library on April 7 AND releasing a new album, Love Never Rests.  Ward is performing here as part of our ongoing local music showcase series: First Stop Friday. More info: fadl.org/fsf  https://psychosongs.bandcamp.com/  

At the end of Women's History Month, we're here not only to celebrate Women's Rights but Women's WRONGS....or the perceived "wrongs" of classic literary characters!  Titles discussed include:  Macbeth Canterbury Tales  Jane Eyre  The Queen's Theif Series  Tale of Two Cities Little Thieves  The Crucible The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe Les Liasons Dangereuses

It's our 200th episode! Which...., we don't mention that during the actual episode because we only realized it after we'd finished recording. But please enjoy this literary discussion of effective allegories, particularly on our screens, be it movies or tv shows. 

This week, we're chatting with author Alma Katsu about Red London, the second installment in her new spy/thriller series following protagonist Lindsey Duncan. Katsu has firsthand experience working in the intelligence industry, so we talk about her transition from atmospheric horror novels like The Hunger, into the suspenseful terrain of John Le Carre. For more info on Red London and its predecess...

Above all else, we're here to encourage anyone and everyone who have NOT (ever) read either of the three titles discussed today (Romeo & Juliet, Odyssey, Moby Dick), to consider checking them out from the library post haste! Today, we litigate classic lit! Enjoy :) 3:10 Proper Introductions 3:30 Romeo & Juliet 20:10 Odyssey 40:30 Moby Dick 56:00 Pride & Prejudice

We chatted with author/poet Linda Nemec Foster about her new collection of prose poetry,   Bone Country .  All of the pieces are inspired by other parts of the world—Istanbul, Rome, Krakow, Prague, Vienna, Seville—not the familiar landscape of the United States. But, the narrator is definitely not a native of these countries; they are “the other,” “the foreigner,” the American with a distinct Midw...