Beyond Books: A Shrewsbury Public Library Podcast

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  1. FEB 27

    February '26 - Languages

    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 the library. And finally they'll share about the various community based learning opportunities at the library! 00:00 Introduction 01:21 Media of the Month 22:00 Life of the Library 23:59 Outro Intro Song by Philip Zhang The Shrewsbury Public Library 609 Main Street | Shrewsbury, MA 508-841-8609 www.shrewsburypubliclibrary.org splreference@cwmars.org

    25 min

  2. 11/25/2025

    November '25 - Fall Updates and the Foundation

    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 Bruce Maddy Mara - Dragon Girls book series Marcia T. Jones and Debbie Dadey - Bailey School Kids KA Applegate - Animorphs Jill Lepore - We the People Geraldine Brooks Chris Bohjalian

    42 min

  3. 10/30/2025

    October '25 - Movies Mostly!

    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 Conclave Local Hero Carol The Wizard of Oz Home Alone ----------------------------- Intro Song by Philip Zhang ---------------------------------- The Shrewsbury Public Library 609 Main Street | Shrewsbury, MA 508-841-8609 www.shrewsburypubliclibrary.org splreference@cwmars.org

    31 min

  4. 09/16/2025

    September '25 - Libraries in the World Today

    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

    32 min

  5. 08/21/2025

    August '25 - Games!

    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 Girl by Moonlight The Magnus Archives RPG Events Mentioned Brunch and Board Games - Last Saturday of the Month New Games Plus - Second Saturday of the Month Video Games Mentioned: Cuphead Hello Neighbor Overcooked Mario Party Super Smash Bros Intro Song by Philip Zhang The Shrewsbury Public Library 609 Main Street | Shrewsbury, MA 508-841-8609 www.shrewsburypubliclibrary.org splreference@cwmars.org

    58 min

  6. 07/10/2025

    July '25 - Audio Options

    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 Ask a Librarian Digital Media Resources Freegal Music Hoopla 24:20 Life of the Library 31:09 Outro Intro Song by Philip Zhang The Shrewsbury Public Library 609 Main Street | Shrewsbury, MA 508-841-8609 www.shrewsburypubliclibrary.org splreference@cwmars.org

    32 min

  7. 04/17/2025

    April '25 - A Conversation with Digital Services Librarian Hedda Monaghan About Makerspaces

    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 mid-December, and we're sad to announce that in the interim our host Mike Zeller has moved on to become the director of the Auburn Public Library and we hope he finds great success there! Intro Song by Philip Zhang Chapters 00:22 - Introduction 01:26 - About Hedda 05:38 - What is a makerspace? 09:39 - Community 10:47 - Why makerspaces in libraries? 17:28 - Maker culture and Internet information 18:15 - Origins of the SPL Learning Lab Makerspace 23:00 - Makerspace Tools 27:05 - What ages can use which tools? 31:06 - The importance of failure in making 34:10 - Wrap Up

    36 min

  8. 10/04/2024

    Oct. '24 | Chatting with Library Trustee Member Deb Lebeaux

    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 BrooksA Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles The Shrewsbury Public Library 609 Main Street | Shrewsbury, MA 508-841-8609 www.shrewsburypubliclibrary.org splreference@cwmars.org Intro Song by Philip Zhang Chapters 0:20 - Introductions 1:48 - Introducing Deborah Lebeaux 3:06 - Tell us about yourself! 5:36 - How did you get involved with the Board of Trustees and what does the Board do? 18:14 - Interesting things about the Board of Trustees that you may not know! 23:06 - What has been the most rewarding part of beng part of the Board of Trustees? 29:42 - Friends of the Library too? 34:00 - Call to Action 35:25 - Upcoming at the Library!

    39 min
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