Episodes
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Library Spotlight: Northville District Library
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 2024
This week, Jeff and Mary Grahame are chatting with Katie Rothley from the Northville District Library. Katie is the Marketing & Public Relations Librarian at Northville! She has a lot of energy and ideas and plenty of interesting things to share about her library and the resources it offers to the community of Northville!
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Books We Did Not Finish (DNF)
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Library Spotlight: The Royal Oak Public Library
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
This week, we're starting a new series where we invite librarians and staff from other libraries to chat with us about a number of different library-adjacent topics, particularly giving our guests a chance to talk about the specific libraries where they work. This week, Becca Russell, Youth/Teen Librarian at ROPL, joined us to talk about her passion for connecting with teen patrons and developing diverse collections, among many other things. And, yes, we briefly talk about bugs, so be warned...
Saturday Sep 28, 2024
Banned Books Week
Saturday Sep 28, 2024
Saturday Sep 28, 2024
We're back, after a brief hiatus, here on the last day of 2024's Banned Books Week. Hosts Jeff & Mary Grahame talk about the importance of observing Banned Books Week and why they prefer a bit of a cuter phrase for it, such as "Freedom to Read 'Em."
This ongoing podcast is hosted and produced from inside the Ferndale Area District Library, just one mile north of Detroit, Michigan. Coming up in this season, we'll continue to bring you unique portraits of life inside of a library while demystifying misconceptions around the mission of libraries and the work of library staff--we'll also have fun literary-themed panel discussions and interviews with other librarians from around the state!
Friday May 31, 2024
Josh Malerman - Incidents Around The House
Friday May 31, 2024
Friday May 31, 2024
This week, we're chatting with Metro Detroit's own Josh Malerman, the NY Times Bestselling author of Bird Box, as he looks ahead to the forthcoming release of his latest work of suspenseful (and supernatural) horror, Incidents Around The House (out on June 25, via Del Rey). Malerman talks about his deep dive into the literary tradition of "haunted house" tales with this new story about Bela, an 8-year-old narrator who discovers a malevolent entity inside of her house that she refers to as "Other Mommy," a strange and possibly ghostly imaginary-frienemy who starts to creepily ask Bela a strange question: “Can I go inside your heart?”
More info at: https://joshmalerman.com/
And follow Josh on Instagram for details about his upcoming book-launch at Ant Hall in Hamtramck! https://www.instagram.com/joshmalerman/
Friday May 24, 2024
Summer Reading 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
Looking for something to read this summer? We've got you covered! Not only can you get a list of great recommendations from our staff, but you can also mark your calendars for SATURDAY, JUNE 8, when we will host a Summer Reading Kickoff Party here at the library! Swing by to sign up for our fun reading challenge! www.fadl.org/kickoff
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
The Guest by Emma Cline
Margo's Got Money Troubles - Rufi Thorpe
The Guest List - Lucy Foley
New Animal - Ella Baxter
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
The Animators - Kayla Rae Whitaker
Incidents Around The House - Josh Malerman
Dracula - Bram Stoker
You Should Be So Lucky - Cat Sebastian
Lies and Weddings - Kevin Kwan
This Was Our Pact - Ryan Andrews
Rebel Girl - Kathleen Hanna