In This Day and Page

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In This Day and Page

A new podcast about books, reading, and public libraries. Together we'll learn about the ins and outs of the West Des Moines Public Library through interviews with staff members, book recommendations, and learning about all the cool and different library resources, services, and programs they provide.

  1. NOV 11

    Episode 51: Celebrating DINOvember with Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia (November 11, 2024)

    In today’s episode, we’re celebrating DINOvember with local picture book author, Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia! Liz will be hosting a fun dinosaur storytime on Saturday, November 16 at 10:30 AM where she’ll read from her new book, out Tuesday, November 12, called Spinosaurus Makes a Splash. She also will be hosting a craft and singing songs with attendees. We can’t wait!

    26 min

  2. NOV 5

    Episode 50: Author Conversation w/ Kimberly Stuart (November 5, 2024)

    In today’s episode, we spoke with local bestselling author Kimberly Stuart. Kimberly is the author of nine books, including the Heidi Elliott series, and, most recently Star for Jesus (And Other Jobs I Quit), a memoir about rediscovering the grace that sets us free. She will be at the library on Tuesday, November 12 from 6:45 – 8:00 PM for a Booked for the Evening Author Event, and you can either join us in person or on Zoom to see her speak.

    29 min

  3. SEP 23

    Episode 49: Author Chat with Stephanie R. Caffrey (September 23, 2024)

    In today’s episode, I got to speak with the first author presenting at the Friends Foundation’s Booked for the Evening series, Stephanie R. Caffrey. Stephanie is a local author who writes romantic suspense and has published two books (so far!) titled Mistaken Identity and Be My Little Baby. She will be at the library on Tuesday, September 24 from 6:45 – 8:00 PM for the event, and you can either join us in person or on Zoom to see her speak.

    25 min

  4. SEP 9

    Episode 48: Tween Club Read Turns 1 (September 9, 2024)

    In today’s episode, I got to sit down and chat with our Teen Services Assistant, Hailey McKinney, about the book c lub that she runs for kiddos ages 11-14: Tween Club Read. Tween Club Read recently turned a year old, so I wanted to check in with her on how the year has been (and we might just get a little testimonial from one of the Tweens in the club themselves!) Learn more about the West Des Moines Public Library's book clubs here: https://www.wdmlibrary.org/events/book-clubs

    26 min

  5. AUG 26

    Episode 47: Meet Our New Director, Traci Glass! (August 26, 2024)

    I had the immense pleasure to sit down with the library’s new Director, Traci Glass, to chat about her background in libraries and her ultimate vision for the West Des Moines Public Library as she looks to the future. This is one you won’t want to miss.

    48 min

  6. 11/06/2023

    Episode 46: Exploring Our Learning Kits (November 6, 2023)

    In today’s episode, we sat down with our Head of Youth Services, Jenna Ehler. She highlighted some of the new learning kits we recently added to our collection and shared how our patrons can start checking them out and exploring them at home. Check out a Learning Kit here.

    15 min

  7. 10/23/2023

    Episode 45: Talking Children's Book Publishing with Brooke Van Sickle (October 23, 2023)

    In today’s episode, we sat down with local picture book author Brooke Van Sickle. Not only is Brooke the author of three picture books, but she is the creator of a children’s publishing house called Bibliokid Publishing. Through Bibliokid and her blog, Journey to Kidlit, she has helped over thirty picture book authors realize their dreams of getting published.

    20 min

  8. 10/02/2023

    Episode 44: Celebrating Banned Books Week (October 2, 2023)

    In today’s episode, we sat down with our Library Director Darryl Eschete. If you’re listening to this episode between October 1-7, it’s Banned Books Week. While we chatted, Darryl shared the historical context behind Banned Books Week and explained why we celebrate here at the West Des Moines Public Library. Learn more about it at BannedBooksWeek.org.

    34 min
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A new podcast about books, reading, and public libraries. Together we'll learn about the ins and outs of the West Des Moines Public Library through interviews with staff members, book recommendations, and learning about all the cool and different library resources, services, and programs they provide.

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  • Creator
    WDM Public Library
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © WDM Public Library
  • Show Website
    In This Day and Page

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