The Mulberry Book Drop

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Checkout the Mulberry Public Library's monthly podcast for library programs, book reviews, and general library information. The Mulberry Public Library is located in Mulberry, Polk County, Florida. We are a member of the Polk County Library Cooperative and the Tampa Bay Library Consortium. 

  1. 3d ago

    The Declaration of Reading

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a listener suggestion episode! Today we are talking about books you can read to complete our library’s 2026 Adult Reading Challenge – The Declaration of Reading.  If you have a listener suggestion for a future episode, use the Send us Fan Mail link at the top of our show notes or email the podcast. We can be reached at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary Worried with our new space that you’ll miss hearing Bethany’s dog Norbert in the background? Fear not! He was at the library filming a social media feature for National Library Card Signup Month. Check your favorite social media app for his acting debut! Books Mentioned in the Episode The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros Without You:  A Memoir of Love, Loss and the Musical 'Rent' by Anthony Rapp The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane by Lindy West We Burned So Bright by T. J. Klune The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Orbital by Samantha Harvey What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke  The Lady’s Mine by Francine Rivers The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze & Lisa Niemi Swayze   A People's History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution by Peter Irons Mount Vernon Love Story: A Novel of George and Martha Washington by Mary Higgins Clark Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston Heartwood by Amity Gaige Blue Highways: A Journey Into America by William Least Heat-Moon What Are We Reading Now The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder

  2. Aug 18

    "Bad" Poetry & Memoirs

    Send us Fan Mail Did you know August 18th is National Bad Poetry Day AND August 31st is National We Love Memoirs Day? Celebrate these special writing techniques with us by enjoying a few haikus paired with our short list of memorable memoirs! Feeling creative? Send us a haiku describing a book you can't stop thinking about! You can Email the podcast at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary Books mentioned in this episode: Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom by Christine Brown Woolley The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You by Elyse Myers When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Sully: My Search for What Really Matters by Chesley B. Sullenberger III Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel What are we reading now: Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson This Is Not About Running by Mary Cain

  3. Jul 21

    250 Pages or Less

    Send us Fan Mail Sometimes a short story or novella can really pack a punch. In honor of the big birthday our country recently celebrated, we decided to challenge ourselves by selecting books which are each 250 pages or less. We were honestly surprised when we noticed how many different genres made our list! Happy 250th Birthday, America. Now let’s talk books! If you have a book that is 250 pages or less to share with us, send it our way! Email the podcast at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary Books mentioned in this episode: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Poems and Prayers by Matthew McConaughey Kitchen Table Tarot by Melissa Cynova The Vampire Gideon's Suicide Hotline and Halfway House for Orphaned Girls by Andrew Katz 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff Orbital by Samantha Harvey What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher Holy Disruptor: Shattering the Shiny Facade by Getting Louder with the Truth by Amy Dugger King What are we reading now: Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End by Alua Arthur  Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

  4. Jun 16

    Staff Q & A

    Send us Fan Mail Curious about the library and the folks who work there? If so, this is the episode for you. Sarah & Bethany created a short questionnaire for their coworkers and are excited to share the results. Book related or not, there are NO silly questions at the library! Do you have a question you've been afraid to ask? Send it to us! Email the podcast at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary Books mentioned in this episode: A New Kind of Clean by Iain Reid The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion V 9 by Beth Brower Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Ivy Ross & Susan Magsamen The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff Good Joy, Bad Joy by Mikki Brammer Fangs by Sarah Andersen This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama XIV & Desmond Tutu  Poems and Prayers by Matthew McConaughey The Happy Place by Emily Henry Theo of Golden by Allen Levi What are we reading now: Shut Up and Read: A Memoir from Harriett's Bookshop by Jeannine A. Cook Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon

  5. May 19

    Favorite Books Brought to Life

    Send us Fan Mail Books and movies are one of our favorite pairings. There is nothing like a perfectly cast and executed movie honoring a book you adore. Send your thoughts, comments, and questions about our list, and let us know which adaptions we are missing! You can email us at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary Books mentioned in this episode: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt In Pieces by Sally Field Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry The Testaments by Margaret Atwood Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Dracula by Bram Stoker What are we reading now: Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Absolute Power by David Baldacci

  6. Apr 21

    WOW! Now THAT Was a Story!

    Send us Fan Mail We have each exceeded our reading expectations for 2026 and several books have given us major WOW feelings! This month we decided to celebrate the end of season 5 by sharing 3 WOW books each. Do you have any memorable books we should check out? You can always message us your thoughts & comments by email at themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary Books mentioned in this episode: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Game Changers by Rachel Reid The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah Why I Love Horror by Becky Siegel Spratford Dating After the End of the World by Jenova Rose Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline What are we reading now: The Astral Library by Kate Quinn You With the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate

  7. Mar 17

    What's the Hype?

    Send us Fan Mail These days, everywhere we look there are lists filled with the next 'Hot New Thing'. This month, Bethany and Sarah decided to try out 2 super-hyped up books, and try to determine if the book influencers have found something special.  If you have thoughts, comments, and questions for us, you can email them to themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary Books mentioned in this episode: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman The Fault in Our Stars by John Green What are we reading now: A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James Dating After the End of the World by Jenova Rose

  8. Feb 17

    Plot Twist

    Send us Fan Mail We LOVE an unexpected plot twist. Especially when we are invested in a seriously good book! Tune in and find out which 4 books shocked us enough that we STILL think about them.   If you have thoughts, comments, and questions for us, you can email them to themulberrylibrary@gmail.com or share them with us on your favorite social media platform: @mulberrypubliclibrary Books mentioned in this episode: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver Special plot twist shoutout to Agatha Christie for: Murder on the Orient Express Crooked House Death on the Nile And Then There Were None What are we reading now: The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner Better Life Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper

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Checkout the Mulberry Public Library's monthly podcast for library programs, book reviews, and general library information. The Mulberry Public Library is located in Mulberry, Polk County, Florida. We are a member of the Polk County Library Cooperative and the Tampa Bay Library Consortium. 

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  • Creator
    City of Mulberry
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    65
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