Fall Book Buzz
Readers’ Advisor Erica O’Rourke talks up some of the season’s best and most buzzed about books. If you need some new reading suggestions or just want ...
Cook Memorial Public Library Podcast
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From the Cook Memorial Public Library in Libertyville/Vernon Hills, Illinois. Librarians sharing book recommendations, author interviews, local history stories, and more! Hosted by Nate Gass & Lindsay Barber-Peddycoart.
Everything you need to know about the 2021 Summer Reading Club
Head of Children’s Services Melissa Phillips is here to get you excited about summer reading! Get info on how to sign up, all the fun activities to pa...
The Year in Film (2020) / Oscars Recap
For the 6th year in a row, AV Librarian Becky King is back to talk about the Academy Awards ceremony. Nate and Becky discuss the night’s biggest momen...
Women of Cook Library
We celebrate Women’s History Month and Cook Library’s Centennial by looking at the women who were key to the founding of the library and its early day...
Happiness Guaranteed: Romance Recommendations for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, Cook Library’s Romance book selector Erica O’Rourke shares a few of her favorite titles. Erica talks abo...
Our Favorite Books of 2020
Readers’ Advisor Jo is back for our annual episode on Cook Library’s favorite books of the year! Astute listeners will note it is no longer 2020, but ...
Publishing During A Pandemic: A Conversation with Skip Dye of Penguin Random House
How has COVID-19 impacted the book publishing industry? Our guest Skip Dye – SVP of Library Sales & Digital Strategy and SVP Director of Sales Operati...
Author Ariel Lawhon on Nazi-killing socialite spy Nancy Wake
Why haven’t more people heard of Nancy Wake? An upper-class expat who smuggled documents and people out of WWII Paris, armed the French Resistance, an...
CMPL Podcast Presents: A History of Racism in Libertyville and the North Shore (part 3)
Note: This episode is part three in a three-part series originally released by Drops of Ink – the student news publication of Libertyville High School...
CMPL Podcast Presents: A History of Racism in Libertyville and the North Shore (part 2)
Note: This episode is part two in a three-part series originally released by Drops of Ink – the student news publication of Libertyville High School. ...