Off the Shelf with Delaware Library

*This episode is a previous recording* Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers LaBadie and guest Matt Betts . This week we chat about National Novel Writing Month and, of course, what we've been reading!  Recommendations include My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland , The United States of Cryptids by J.W. Ocker , Freaky Folklore by Da...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-Labadie. This week's special guest is Mandy Henning, Ostrander Branch Manager. This week we chat about our recipes and cookbook recommendations for Thanksgiving. Mandy also talks about some of the upcoming programs at the Ostrander Branch; including the Kitchen Sink Block Printing and the School Age Book C...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-Labadie, and guest Tamika Vinson-Reid from Helpline of Delaware and Morrow County.  This week we chat about Helpline of Delaware & Morrow County, focusing on local resources and community support. We also talk about the 211 and 988 lines, and the upcoming Guardians for Good event.   Recommendations inc...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie. This week we chat with Dr Paul Dean, professor of Sociology and Anthropology at OWU.  He discusses his new book  Class Cultures and Social Mobility , challenges of being a first gen student, and the Delaware County Promise Program .  Recommendations include: Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nico...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie. This week we chat with Mark & Francine Butler from the Community Arts Network ! We talk with the Butlers about their Camp Delaware, Ohio documentary ! There is a screening at the Delaware Main Library on November 4. Recommendations include: Spare by Prince Harry, The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hi...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie. Today we have Ben Coy from the Central Ohio Symphony.  We discuss our new and improved culture passes with the Central Ohio Symphony for the 2025-2026 season! Check out our website for more information and concert dates. Recommendations include: Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage, My F...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie. Today we have two special guests! Nichole Klatte, Friends of the Delaware County District Library president, and author Jane Hamilton. Jane discusses her new book The Phoebe Variations . Interested in hearing more about Jane's new book? Join Jane and the Friends of the Library at the Liberty Branc...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Alice Mackey. This week we chat about what it's like to be a new staff member at DCDL and how we prepare staff to serve our Library visitors!  Recommendations include I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin , Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch , and The Life of...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly LaBadie This week we chat about fall activities you can do with the help of library resources and programs!  Recommendations include The Measure by Nikki Erlick and The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro. Read more about today's episode here .  Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/progra...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Wynn Fowles. This week we chat about required reading for school and Minecraft programming at the Library.  Recommendations include The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadettes by Hanna Alkaf , Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan , and Minecraft: The Island by Max Brooks . Read more about today...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Chad Williams, Adult Education Director at Delaware Area Career Center.   This week we chat about This week we chat about the ESOL program in partnership with the DACC Adult Education program! And, of course, what we're reading.   Recommendations include Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle , Dext...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Hannah Simpson and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Lloyd LaBadie from the Grandview Heights Public Library (Molly's husband!). This week we chat about Library Card Sign-Up Month in September!  Recommendations include Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber , Super Visible by Margaret Stohl , and No One Has Seen It All by Betty H...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Roxanne Amidon, executive director of Boardman Arts Park. This week we chat about the upcoming Superheroes and Princesses event at the park!  Recommendations include Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green , Play Like a Girl by Misty Wilson , and Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes . Read...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Molly Meyers-LaBadie and Jayna McDaniel-Browning and guest, Hannah Simpson.  This week we chat with Hannah Simpson about DCDL book clubs and how to use the Library for your own book club! And, of course, what we're reading! Recommendations include Spiral by Bal Khabra , The Women by Kristin Hannah , and Making It So by Patrick Stewart ....

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie.  This week we chat with Todd Daughenbaugh - Owner at Fresh Start LLC. And, of course, what we're reading!   Recommendations include Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez , A Real Pain ,  and Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara . Read more about today's episode  here .   Listen live every Fri...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie.  This week we chat with teen librarian Claire about the upcoming How to Train Your Dragon movie marathon ! And, of course, what we're reading!   Recommendations include Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson , Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas , and the film Flow . Read more...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Hannah Simpson and Jayna McDaniel-Browning.  This week we chat with Robbie Apt from our Outreach Department! Recommendations include What the Chicken Knows by Sy Montgomery, Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleaves, and Blood Slaves by Marcus Redmond. Read more about today's episode  here .  Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM ...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie.  This week we chat with Michelle Lowe and Angie Mack from Stockhands Horses for Healing about the new partnership for the Read with the Horses program! Recommendations include The Briar Club by Kate Quinn , The Memory Library by Kate Storey , Farewell Yellow Brick Road by Elton John , and The Scho...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers LaBadie, and guest Holly Hanson of Drama Kids of North Columbus.  This week we chat with Holly Hanson of Drama Kids of North Columbus. We discuss their upcoming Shine in the Spotlight workshops at the library, July 2 and 24. Nicole also talks Maker Studio ! And of course, what we're reading. Recommendation...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-Labadie with guest Erica Carlson, magician and author.  This week we chat about Carlson's magic shows, her books, and her hedgehog! Upcoming shows are on June 26 at Orange ,  July 9 at Ostrander , and  July 16 at Delaware with Magic Nate !  And, of course, what we're reading!!  Recommendations include Even...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-Labadie with guest Rosalyn Ransaw, local author.  This week we chat with author (and Orange Branch Library patron) Rosalyn Ransaw about her debut book, Smoke & Mirrors! And, of course, what we're reading!!  Recommendations include The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles , A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Co...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Hannah Simpson with guest Beth McCollum from Preservation Parks.  This week we chat about Summer Letterboxing and other fun at the parks. Recommendations include The Chiffon Trenches by Andre Leon Talley, Uprising by Jennifer A Nielsen, and 1984 by George Orwell. Read more about today's episode here .  Listen live ever...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie with guest, Delaware County Prosecutor Melissa Schiffel.  This week, we chat about Schiffel's Safety Scholars program and storytimes with therapy dog Emmy. And, of course, what we're reading!  Recommendations include Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan , Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joa...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-Labadie with guest, Amanda Sheterom, DCDL Human Resources Coordinator! This week we chat about the upcoming job fairs happening on June 11th, 13th and 16th! And, of course, what we're reading!!  Recommendations include The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett , Odder: An Otter's Story by Katherine Applegate , an...

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-Labadie with guest, Rachel Rausch, Teen Librarian at the Orange Branch! This week we chat about the Next Chapter Book Club , Student Study Corner , and volunteens! And, of course, what we're reading!!  Recommendations include Orange Township by Vel Litt , The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig , and Fr...