It's time for another edition of Locally Sourced, the podcast series where we ask local business owners to talk about an influential or special book they've read. Paul Patricelli is owner of GRIL, a brand new grilled cheese takeout restaurant in Mundelein. Paul shares how Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen encouraged him to…
In this episode of our podcast, we get some recommendations from Nate, one our podcast hosts but also one of our library's Bookies, a new service to get book, movie and music recommendations from our librarians. You can find Nate and all our other Bookies at our website at cooklib.org/bookies. Mentioned in this episode: Books…
Jenny, our local history librarian returns to the podcast to talk about Libertyville's 19th century claim to fame- the best spring water in the nation! Jenny shares her research on Libertyville icon Frederick Grabbe, the German immigrant, Civil War hero, and beekeeper who founded the Abana Spring Water company. Read Jenny's blog post Frederick Grabbe…
In this episode of our podcast we meet Becky, one of our library's Bookies, a librarian who you can ask for a book, movie or music recommendation. You can find Becky and all our other Bookies at our library's website. Recommendations in this episode: Movies Hunt for the Wilderpeople I,Anna The Dinner Books The Defense by…
Mary Higgins Clark and Anthony award winning author Lori Rader-Day talks about her latest book The Day I Died. We discuss the origins of the new book, writing troubled characters, professional handwriting analysis, and what got her into writing in the first place. If you like what you hear, check out one of Lori's books…
Susie and John come on the podcast to get the word out about two new library services- text message notifications via Shoutbomb, and 3D printing. Find out how you can use these new features today! More information about Shoutbomb and 3D Printing available on our website. http://traffic.libsyn.com/cooklib/Ep._35__New_at_the_Library_-_Text_Notifications__3D_Printing.mp3…
Andrea, Manager of Popular Services, talks to us about Cook Library's new books, movies and music recommendation service and some of her personal recommendations for individuals and book clubs. Authors and series mentioned in the episode: The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Reverend Clare Fergusson mysteries by Julia Spencer-Fleming Ruth Galloway…
Erica, the newest member of our Popular Services department and a Neil Gaiman superfan, thinks now is the perfect time to brush up on your Norse Mythology, and she explains why Neil Gaiman’s new book of Nordic myths is the perfect entry into these exciting tales of gods and goddesses. Read Erica’s Norse Mythology blog…
So many of us feel overwhelmed by the amount of constant news information. Throw "fake news" into the mix and you have the perfect recipe for a confused and exhausted citizenry. But don't panic because librarians are here to help! Bad information and fake news is actually nothing new and librarians have been teaching media…
Melissa joins us to recommend Dept. H by Matt Kindt, a locked-room mystery graphic novel that takes place at the bottom of the ocean. We also discuss how reading comics and graphic novels differs from reading print novels. You can find Dept. H in our catalog and Matt Kindt's other works over at Hoopla. [audio src="http://traffic.libsyn.com/cooklib/Ep._31__Quick_Draw_-_Dept.H.mp3"]…
