The Bookmark

Rachel finally gets her wish this month as The Bookmark welcomes one of her absolute dream teams, WCPL's own Leah, Peighton, and Madelyne, to the pod! We're previewing summer reading and bringing you absolute chaos. IMPORTANT SCHEDULE CHANGE: Special Guests at the YMCA are Wednesdays at 9:00 AM, except for Jeannie B! Her performance is on Tuesday, July 2nd at 10:00 AM. This month, we talke...

This month, Laura and Rachel are joined by Wabash County Museum Director, Teresa Galley, to celebrate the preservation of our local history and the importance of storytelling! They're also giving you historical fiction recommendations.

This month we played Stump the Librarians with your book requests from social media. Have more requests for us? DM us or stop by the library and we'll do our best to find the book you're looking for. We were joined by former WCPL Technical Services Manager and current Huntington University Library Assistant Bethany for this month's episode. Chet and Bernie Mysteries by Spencer Quinn Th...

This month, Laura and Rachel are welcoming their dear friend and former WCPL librarian, Polly Howell, back to the pod for the FOURTH time! Polly is talking about her new job with the Wabash City Schools, her favorite recent children's books, and a lot more (as is usually the case when these three get together to chat). Chet and Bernie Mysteries by Spencer Quinn For the knitters: Laura's Et...

This February, Rachel and Laura are turning the Month of Love on it's ear, bringing WCPL Library Assistant Savannah Neher in to talk about books where love goes horribly, terribly awry. (They also somehow end up in a heart warming discussion about personal boundaries and loving yourself before you try to love anyone else.) All of this is in addition to information about our current building cl...

Laura and Rachel are kicking off the new year with new reading goals AND preparing you for Winter Reading by recommending books for all ages, with a little help from former literature and communication teacher, Erin Sapusek. Though she left the classroom in 2023, Erin's passion for reading at all age levels makes her an expert in recommending books for all of your people this winter! Book Bund...

Trying to figure out what to get the book lover on your list? Does your mom keep asking what YOU want for Christmas and you need ideas for your own list? The Bookmark has you covered! The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele The Narrow Road Between Desires by Patrick Rothfu...

Rachel has gone off the rails and Laura is doing her best to keep this pod afloat. (They also talk about the live podcast record that took place on October 25, 2023 - due to some audio issues, that episode was unable to be released, but recording it was really fun!) We both read: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi Books Laura has read since the last episode: The Chalice of the Gods...

Welcome to the very first chapter of Book Three of The Bookmark. This month we answered your questions about books, tropes, gift-giving, and more. Have more questions to ask us? Send them to us, and we'll be happy to answer them on a future episode! Books we discussed this month: The Inheritance Games series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney Some Shall Break by Ellie Mar...

It's time to celebrate two years of The Bookmark! This month we asked WCPL staff members to join us in celebrating our podiversary. Here's what we read this month: The Inheritance Games series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Darkhearts by James L. Sutter The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley Once More with Feeling Elissa Sussman A Little Too Familiar by Lish McBride Rough Around the Hedges by L...

Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. Each month, we'll let you know what's going on at the library, along with making a few book recommendations, introducing you to another member of our staff, and filling you in on services you may not even know are available at your library. Text Alerts! Website WCPL Event Ca...

There were so many recommendations in July's podcast record that we couldn't leave half of them on the cutting room floor! Here are some extra recs: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn Legends & Lattes by Travis Bal...

Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. This month we're trying out a trend from TikTok and rolling for book recommendations. We also fill you in on how Summer Reading is going and give you a construction update so you know what to expect when you come visit us. This is how we rolled: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardca...

Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. Each month, we'll let you know what's going on at the library, along with making a few book recommendations, introducing you to another member of our staff, and filling you in on services you may not even know are available at your library. This month, we talked about… Summe...

Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. Each month, we'll let you know what's going on at the library, along with making a few book recommendations, introducing you to another member of our staff, and filling you in on services you may not even know are available at your library. The Wabash Carnegie Public Library...

Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. Each month, we'll let you know what's going on at the library, along with making a few book recommendations, introducing you to another member of our staff, and filling you in on services you may not even know are available at your library. This month we talked movies and TV...

Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. Surprise, it's a minisode! We had so much to say about Rachel Hawkins' The Villa that we made it a separate episode. Let us know what you think and if you'd like to see more of this kind of episode. Read about how wild the Shelley/Byron carriage road-trip of 1816 was. It was even wi...

Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. Each month, we'll let you know what's going on at the library, along with making a few book recommendations, introducing you to another member of our staff, and filling you in on services you may not even know are available at your library. This month we recommend: Chain of Thorns b...

Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. Each month, we'll let you know what's going on at the library, along with making a few book recommendations, introducing you to another member of our staff, and filling you in on services you may not even know are available at your library. This month, we recommend: The Cartographer...

Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. Each month, we'll let you know what's going on at the library, along with making a few book recommendations, introducing you to another member of our staff, and filling you in on services you may not even know are available at your library. Text Alerts! Website WCPL Event Calendar W...

Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. Each month, we'll let you know what's going on at the library, along with making a few book recommendations, introducing you to another member of our staff, and filling you in on services you may not even know are available at your library. This month, we recommend: Britannica's Bab...

Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. Each month, we'll let you know what's going on at the library, along with making a few book recommendations, introducing you to another member of our staff, and filling you in on services you may not even know are available at your library. Text Alerts! Find out when the elevator is...

Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. Each month, we'll let you know what's going on at the library, along with making a few book recommendations, introducing you to another member of our staff, and filling you in on services you may not even know are available at your library. It's Book Two! Thanks so much for listenin...

It's our Podiversary! Celebrate with Rachel and Laura while they talk about the books they're looking forward to reading this fall and do a fun quiz with a very special guest. Get some early literacy information at Read Aloud 15 Minutes , and sign your little pre-readers up for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten at WCPL on the Beanstack website or app! Delicious! by Ruth Reichl. Copies of this book wi...

Welcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. Each month, we'll let you know what's going on at the library, along with making a few book recommendations, introducing you to another member of our staff, and filling you in on services you may not even know are available at your library. Text Alerts! Website WCPL Event Calendar W...