Episode 57 What We Are Reading with Local Public Librarians Rosemary Farrell and Jack Weiss
Put away your old-fashioned image of the staid librarian whispering “shhhh” as she stamps books taken out. Not only are they fully digital, but nowadays libraries are also vibrant centers of community and service.
In honor of National Book Day and National Library Week, TBD is joined by two librarians from the Mamaroneck Public Library - Rosemary Farrell and Jack Weiss. We talk book recommendations, reading versus listening, digital resources, and book bans.
Episode originally aired live on WVOX AM on April 13, 2023.
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Jack Recommends:
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn (2022)
The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner (2023)
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (2022)
Deliberate Cruelty by Roseanne Montillo (2022)
Foster by Claire Keegan (2022)
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (2021)
Lady Death: The Memoirs of Stalin’s Sniper by Lyudmila Pavlichenko and Martin Pegler (2018)
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (1997)
Rosemary Recommends:
Books by Authors Toni Morrison, Claire Keegan (see books above), Elena Ferrante, and Colm Toibin.
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James (1881)
Paper Cut Podcast with Rosemary Farrell
The Writer Shed Podcast with David W. Berner
Write-Minded Podcast with Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner
Christie & Maura Suggest:
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray (2021)
Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff (2022)
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell (2022)
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt (1999)
Tis by Frank McCourt (1999)
Teacher Man by Frank McCourt (2005)
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (2022)
Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (2020)
Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret by Judy Blume (1970)
Additional Resources
Gonzalez, Xochitl (2023, March 15), The Librarians Are Not Okay. theatlantic.com
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