Tiny Town Library Podcast

Tune in for a mini episode of the Tiny Town Library Podcast to recap all the magic that happened at Wizarding Week!  We will also be announcing the theme of the 2023 Summer Reading Program on this episode.  Miss JoAnn has gone rogue this year and has created her own theme!!  She will be making the magic here at the library all summer. A special thank you to all of the volunteers who helped make Wi...

Spring is in the air! We survived winter in Tiny Town and Town Meeting.  Tune into our latest episode for the recap of the new library vote and plans to move forward.  Don’t miss our interview with the famous Earle Rich Mont Vernon’s local photographer and all around genius.  Happy Spring! Amy’s Book Recommendations: Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Frye The Finlay Do...

We had hoped to get this episode out before the predicted Nor’easter hit but alas, the snow arrived and over came Tiny Town.  With no power for two days,  Town Election and Town Meeting have been RESCHEDULED!  Enjoy this episode but know that Town Meeting is on Tuesday, March 21st at 7pm and Town Election Day is on Tuesday, March 28th.  Get Out & Vote Tiny Town!! Amy’s Recommendati...

February is the month of LOVE!   We are recognizing our lovely neighbors and patrons this month and reminding residents to “Love thy Neighbor” in any way you can.  Join us for an interview with USPS Postmistress and longtime Mont Vernon resident Leslie Haas for her love stories. Happy Valentine’s Day to our listeners! Have love in your heart!! Amy’s Book Recommendations Our Missing Hea...

Happy Holidays Tiny Town! Tune in to hear about all the holiday happenings around Mont Vernon plus an interview with Chief Slavin of the Mont Vernon Police Department.  Amy has her “Best Books of 2022” reading list because of course you’re going to need a book recommendation for the New Year! Cheers!! Amy’s Best of 2022 1. How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu 2....

The holidays are coming and so is winter! In this episode, we’ll be sharing the good news about the new library project and how you can help support the efforts with year end giving opportunities. Also, Rebecca Hagedorn from the Mont Vernon Village School PTA stopped by to fill us in on the 1st fun event of winter in Mont Vernon. Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!   Giving Tuesday Tues...

It’s almost Halloween in tiny town! Tune in to our special Halloween episode for Trick or Treat tips, witchy book recommendations and a special interview with one of the local Girl Scout troops.  Happy Halloween everyone! Amy’s Book Recommendations Witchy Books: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman The Book of Magic by Alice Ho...

The leaves are changing in New England, and we’re switching gears from summer to fall here at the Daland Memorial Library. Listen in for upcoming fall programs for kids and adults, new fall book recommendations and a visit from our Battle of the Burbs Champion Captain Paul Lavertu from Margaret Circle. Happy Fall Y’all! Amy’s Book Recomendations: “Blackbird House” by...

Episode 24 Title: “The Time is Now” Listen in for a recap of summer at the library and an interview with board members of the Mont Vernon Library Charitable Foundation to hear all about their summer FUN raiser “Battle of the Burbs”!  The library fundraising thermometer is moving up!!  The Time is Now to learn about how you can support a new library in tiny town. Visit www.mvlcf.org to learn about...

Summer is here and the library is full of possibilities! Listen into to this episode to hear all that the library has to offer residents of all ages.  We’ll also catch you up on the new library project and make recommendations for your next beach read! Have a great summer tiny town!   Amy’s Recommendations: When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie G...

With great anticipation, the staff of the Daland Memorial Library have been preparing for the return of Wizarding Week! Student registration is full and all of the professors have their lesson plans ready!  Listen in to hear from a returning student, a prefect, and Head Mistress Clearwater herself. It’s going to be an amazing vacation week! Amy’s Book Recommendations Darker Shade of Ma...

Spring is in the air and Town Meeting is behind us.  Tune in to hear voting results and all the good news about what you can look forward to in Mont Vernon this spring.  Catch our interview with the newly elected Selectman John Quinlan and don’t miss Amy’s book reviews.  Happy Spring! Amy’s Book Recommendations This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel Shuggie Bain by Douglas St...

How do I love thee, let me count the ways (Sonnet 43)….So many lovely things happening in tiny town in the month of February. Tune in for chatter about library events and up coming Town Meeting. Catch our interview with resident Lou Springer, Chairman of the Cemetery Trustees and so much more! NOTE: Our Galentine’s Day program and Super Bowl Sledding Party were cancelled post podcast recordi...

Tune into this episode for a quick recap of the holiday season in tiny town, a review of Amy’s Best of 2021 book list, and New Year’s resolutions. Happy New Year! Amy’s Best of 2021 Books Lists in no particular order Fiction Top Ten: 1. Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell 2. The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson 3. Sin Eater by Megan Campisi 4. Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu 5. Mr. Ro...

We've missed you! Tune in for a recap for our summer and fall activities and sneak peek at what we have planned for the holidays.

Amy : Older Releases: Mr. Rochester by Sarah Schumaker  New-ish Releases: The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan Where the Stars Go Dark by Paula McClain Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid New Releases: The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Yo The One Hundred Years of Lenny and Margo by Marianne Cronin The Gunckle by Stephen Raleigh The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid Coming Soon: Survive the...

Are you a Friend of the Library? We are dedicating a good portion of this episode to highlighting and thanking the Friends of the Library for all they do for the staff and the community. Our dear Friend of the Library, Sue Ries, stopped by for a chat and all the details about the upcoming Library Plant Sale! Amy : New-ish Releases: Good Company by Cynthia Sweeny D’Aprix Heartwood by The...

Celebrate National Library Week with us as we look back over the past year and forward to all that is to come. Listen to the end for a special interview with beloved Mont Vernon resident Eileen Naber! Amy: Suspense Thrillers: Who is Maud Dixson by Alexandra Andrews The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins Pretty Things by Janelle Brown His + Hers by Alice Feeney The Last Flight by Julie Clark General R...

We missed you in February and are catching up with a full episode for March. Spring is in the air, the vaccine is rolling out, and we are looking forward to better days. We welcome the new principal of the Mont Vernon Village School, Dr. Kim Sarfde to the podcast and look forward to hearing good news from the school. Amy: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse A Discovery...

We’re pulled together a list of the best books of 2020. Join us as we take a look back at 2020 for the highs and lows of the year. Amy: 2020 New Fiction 1. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel 2. Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy  3. Greenwood by Michael Christie 4. Beheld by TaraShea Nesbit 5. Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore 6. The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow 7. The Invisib...

We are all going to be spending a little more time at home for this holiday season, and the library is here to make that time well spent. We’ve stocked out shelves with this year’s bestsellers, holiday movies, audiobooks and magazines. Check out the library website and our facebook page for virtual events and activities for kids and adults! For more information about SHARE, visit: http...

Due to A Series of Unfortunate Events, we find our tiny library switching gears and pivoting to bring the smallest residents of Mont Vernon a safe and Happy Halloween. Anything can happen under a full moon… Joining us for an interview is Belinda Yeaton, the Town Clerk, to catch us up on the Presidential Election and Voting Day! Amy: Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy The Lost Summer of Louisa...

It’s the one year anniversary of the Tiny Town Library Podcast and we are celebrating! The library has reopened and we have Mont Vernon’s favorite teacher Charline Brown this month’s interview. Amy: Majesty by Katherine McGee One by One by Ruth Ware Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza The First Fifteenth Lives of Harry August by Claire North The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by...

We’re back in fancy masks, following socially distancing rules, and recording outside in the garden at the library! Join us to catch up on the affects of COVID on our community and what’s happening at the library in Tiny Town. Book Recommendations: Amy: Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner The Sweetness and the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradly Caste by Isabel Wilkerson The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona...

Special Episode: No sooner had Town meeting adjourned, then COVID-19 swept into the US and quickly changed all of our lives. In a matter of weeks, the library went from a thriving community gathering place to “closed indefinitely”. This episode was recorded on Friday, April 3rd from inside the closed Daland Memorial Library…6 feet apart.