Beyond Books: A Shrewsbury Public Library Podcast

Join our host Sky Arsenault and their guests to discuss different ways languages can be learned at the library! First they interview Mark Adler, our movie guy, about the International Film Festival movie that is also the subject of the next film discussion club! Then they interview Holly Penttila, the new Digital Services Librarian, about the two language learning opportunities provided through th...

Join Sky and their guests Sonja Drotor and Maurice Boisvert as they chat about kids books, space changes, and the library's foundation! 0:00 Intro 1:11 Media of the Month 15:20 Ask a Librarian 20:05 Life of the Library Authors and Books mentioned: Jory John - The Bad Egg‚ The Big Cheese‚ Penguin problems Mo Willems - Pidgeon‚ Knuffle Bunny‚ Nanette's Baguette Ryan Higgins - Penelope Rex, Mother Br...

Join Sky in welcoming Mark Adler to talk about the Movie Discussion Club, then Sky talks about how you can watch movies at the library and other cool events that have been going on around here! ------------------------- 0:21 - Intro 0:54 - Media of the Month 24:36 - Ask a Librarian 27:29 - Life of the Library 30:08 - Outro ------------------------------- Movies Majorly Mentioned : Spirited Away Co...

1:04 - Media of the Month 12:38 - Ask a Librarian 23:54 - Life of the Library 30:16 - Outro Book Mentioned: By Any Other Name - Jodi Picoult Intro Song by Philip Zhang The Shrewsbury Public Library 609 Main Street | Shrewsbury, MA 508-841-8609 www.shrewsburypubliclibrary.org splreference@cwmars.org

Join Sky as they talk all about games with their guests this month! Intro - 0:21 Media of the Month - 1:31 AAL - 25:48 LOTL - 43:29 Board Games Discussed in Today's Episode: Flamecraft Sushi Go King Domino Carcassone Kids of Carcassone Tsuro - The Way of the Path One Night Ultimate Werewolf Role Playing Games Discussed in Today's Episode: Avatar Legends Monster of the Week Shadowdark Pathfinder Gi...

Join our new host Sky Arsenault as we embark on a new format for Beyond Books! They'll talk about the Temeraire Series from Naomi Novik, about the Freegal and Hoopla music services with Digital Services Librarian Hedda Monaghan, and then share fun stories from the library! 0:00 Introduction to the new format 2:10 Media of the Month His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novik Temeraire Series Libby 15:00 As...

We're excited to share our episode about our (still relatively) new makerspace through an interview with the Digital Services Librarian Hedda Monaghan! The SPL Learning Lab Makerspace page: https://shrewsburypubliclibrary.org/makerspace/ The Shrewsbury Public Library 609 Main Street | Shrewsbury, MA 508-841-8609 www.shrewsburypubliclibrary.org splreference@cwmars.org We recorded this episode in mi...

Join hosts Mike and Annie Lee for the events, news, people and exclusive behind the scenes look at the Shrewsbury Public Library! We talk with Board of Trustee member and Friend of the Library, Deb Lebeaux about what the Board of Trustees does and how everyone can support them, the Friends, and the Library! Deb's Current Reads: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman Horse - Geraldine...

Join host Mike for the events, news, people and exclusive behind the scenes look at the Shrewsbury Public Library. In this episode we introduce new co-host and SPL Young Adult Librarian Annie Lee King and take the opportunity to discuss all the various teen services and events taking place at the Shrewsbury Public Library. The Shrewsbury Public Library 609 Main Street | Shrewsbury, MA 508-841-8609...

Join host Dana for the events, news, people and exclusive behind the scenes look at the Shrewsbury Public Library. Dana and Mike discuss all of the media offerings at the library including movies, video games, music, audio books, streaming services and more. They share their top picks and discuss the importance of preserving physical media. Plus, we dive into some of the big events happening at th...

Join host Dana for the events, news, people and exclusive behind the scenes look at the Shrewsbury Public Library. We talk with SPL regular, Spiro Efstathiou, to discuss his life and daily use of the library's computer and printing technology. Plus, we dive into some of the big events happening at the library in July '23! The Shrewsbury Public Library 609 Mian Street | Shrewsbury, MA 508-841-8609...

Join host Dana for the events, news, people and exclusive behind the scenes look at the Shrewsbury Public Library. We talk with local historian, author and board game creator, Carol Baker, to discuss her book and companion board game about the underground railroad. Plus, we dive into some of the big events happening at the library in June '23! The Shrewsbury Public Library 609 Mian Street | Shrews...

Join host Dana for the events, news, people and exclusive behind the scenes look at the Shrewsbury Public Library. We go on the road in Shrewsbury to chat with Deb Mayo to talk about Outreach Services, play a fun game of Two Truths and a Lie and visit some amazing people and places in town! Plus, we dive into some of the big events happening at the library in May '23! The Shrewsbury Public Library...

Join hosts Mike and Dana for the events, news, people and exclusive behind the scenes look at the Shrewsbury Public Library. We chat with the Children's Librarians, Sonja Drotar and Roxanne Starkin, to talk about all things Youth Services and play a fun game of Two Truths and a Lie! Plus, we dive into some of the big events happening at the library in April '23! The Shrewsbury Public Library 609 M...

Join hosts Mike and Dana for the events, news, people and exclusive behind the scenes look at the Shrewsbury Public Library. We chat with the Library's Circulation Department Head, Melissa Wentworth, to talk about all things circulation and play a fun game of Two Truths and a Lie! Plus, we dive into some of the big events happening at the library in March '23! The Shrewsbury Public Library 609 Mia...

Join hosts Mike and Dana for the events, news, people and exclusive behind the scenes look at the Shrewsbury Public Library. We chat with Library Director, Priya Rathnam, to talk about her amazing career journey and play a fun game of Two Truths and a Lie! Plus, we dive into some of the big events happening at the library in February '23!  The Shrewsbury Public Library 609 Mian Street | Shrewsbury...