Episode 31: Councilwoman Nia Wilder Visits with Becky About Her Upcoming Storytime at the Library
Release Date: 02/12/2022
Episode 47: Charles Pearson, Local Historian, Joins us to Discuss His Upcoming Black History Month Program
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Join us as local historian, Charles Pearson, discusses his research on the Iowa Civil Rights Trail and the Waterloo African American Historical Resource Development Project. Get a sneak peek at what Charles will be discussing in his on February 13th at 5:30 PM as part of the library's Black History Month programming series. Titles Discussed: by Hanif Abdurraqib by Mahogany L. Browne by Bill Silag
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Episode 46: Jessica Rucker, Executive Director of Main Street Waterloo, Joins Us to Talk Winter Wonderloo
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Listen in as Main Street Waterloo Executive Director, Jessica Rucker, joins us to discuss the many, many festivities coming up as part of Winter Wonderloo. Winter Wonderloo kicks off on November 25 and runs through December 25. For more information, and a schedule of events, follow . For information on getting involved with Main Street Waterloo, visit their , and to keep up with what they are up to, visit their . Titles Discussed: by Jeff Speck by Charmaine Wilkerson by Jessica Simpson by Martín Espada by Natalie Diaz You can find video of this episode on the . ...
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Episode 45: Missie from the Youth Department Joins Us to Discuss Prime Time Family Reading
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Welcome to Episode 45 of the WPL Book Drop podcast! Today, we have Missie from the library's Youth Department on to talk about Prime Time Family Reading, a series of programs in collaboration with, and sponsored by, . These events will take place at WPL the evenings of October 10th, 17th, and 24th. Find more information on Prime Time , and call the Youth Department at 319-287-3976 to register. Titles Discussed: by Stacey May Fowles by Samantha Berger
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Episode 44: Josée Joins Seth to Talk Banned Books
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In honor of (October 1-7), Library Assistant Josée joins Seth on the pod to talk all things Banned Books. Listen in and learn more about how book bans impact your library and community. You can find video of this episode, and past episodes, at the Titles Discussed: by Jodi Picoult by John Steinbeck by Ralph Ellison
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Episode 43: Sarah and Dusty Join Seth to Discuss the New Hive
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Welcome back! After a Summer Break, the WPL Book Drop is back with a new episode to give some updates on the library, On this episode, Seth is joined by Library Assistant, Sarah, and Teen Librarian, Dusty, to talk about our newly moved and renovated Hive Makerspace and upcoming Hive Programming. You can find the Calendar of upcoming Library Events (Hive Workshops included) at And Sarah and Dusty's book recommendations can be found below: Dusty: by David Sedaris My Hero Academia (Various Individual Titles by Various Authors) Sarah: by Rebecca Yarros by Jennifer L. Armentrout...
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Episode 42: Maddie and Beth from UNI Discuss The Big Public Poetry Party at WPL
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In this episode, brand new Book Drop host Seth Thill welcomes Maddie Kizer and Beth Tulley, two students from the University of Northern Iowa, to discuss The Big Public Poetry Party, a collaboration between WPL and their Senior Seminar class taught by Dr. Brooke Wonders at UNI. You can find more about The Big Public Poetry Party .
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Episode 41: Becky Visits with Dusty to Talk Changes at the Library
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In this episode, former WPL Book Drop host and current WPL Public Services Manager, Becky Miller, visits with brand new, first-time WPL Book Drop host and Teen Librarian, Dusty Sanboeuf to catch you up on recent changes at the library and in their positions. Becky and Dusty also discuss further potential changes on the horizon at WPL, which you can keep track of at the our ! Titles discussed include: by Matthew Perry by Geena Davis by Bill Browder by Gabby Rivera by Jason Reynolds by Angeline Boulley
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Summer 2022 Interlude Episode: UNI-CUE Talent Search Students Learning Podcasting - Group 2
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A few weeks ago, the Waterloo Public Library partnered with the University of Northern Iowa Center for Urban Education Talent Search. Around 20 teenage Talent Search students participated in a podcasting workshop at the library. The students learned what podcasting is, and why people do it. The teens then collaborated in small groups to brainstorm, outline, and perform their own short podcast episodes. The workshop was about two hours long from start to finish. There was a lot of laughing and learning! Now, in this special interlude episode of the WPL Book Drop, we share the groups'...
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Summer 2022 Interlude Episode: UNI-CUE Talent Search Students Learn Podcasting
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A few weeks ago, the Waterloo Public Library partnered with the University of Northern Iowa Center for Urban Education Talent Search. Around 30 teenage Talent Search students participated in a podcasting workshop at the library. The students learned what podcasting is, and why people do it. The teens then collaborated in small groups to brainstorm, outline, and perform their own short podcast episodes. The workshop was about two hours long from start to finish. There was a lot of laughing and learning! Now, in this special interlude episode of the WPL Book Drop, we share the...
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Episode 40: Dusty Visits with Becky About the Upcoming Adult Summer Library Program
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In this episode, Library Assistant Dusty talks about the upcoming Adult Summer Library Program. Learn more about it . The Adult Summer Library Program is sponsored by Friends of the Library. Shop the FOL Used Book Shop anytime the library is open. You'll also find great deals in their basement shop on the first and third Saturdays of the month from 10 am - 1 pm and on Mondays from 10 am - 1 pm. FOL also invite you to shop their $5-a-bag book sale on Saturday, June 18, 2022, from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm in the library's basement. Titles discussed: ...
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