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Where The Books Are Now
A podcast about Vermont's Public Libraries. In each episode we visit with library staff from one public library in Vermont and learn about its history and some of the awesome resources for the community (Did you know many public libraries lend more than books? You can find snowshoes, telescopes, tables and chairs, fishing poles, portable scanners and laminators, cake pans, games, and more). But we don't forget about books and in every episode we'll give you a few of our book recommendations. These are not your grandma's libraries! **Update** WTBAnow is on a recording hiatus for a few months. We hope to be back recording in January of 2025. Stay tuned!
Where The Books Are Now
Episode 4 - Mary L Blood Memorial Library West Windsor Vermont
In Episode 4 I talk with Elizabeth Frederick, Library Director at the Mary L Blood Library in West Windsor, Vermont. This library was built in 1900 and was affectionately referred to as "The Little Library." Liz shares her excitement about the new programs and services that the library is offering, including a new public computer, museum and attraction passes, and the really big news - this library completed a very large project to catalog all of its holdings from the older card catalog, to an online catalog! This project allows the library to offer other services to the community that were previously not available - yay Liz and everyone who contributed to this project.
We also talk about Friends of the Library groups and how a small, rural community can come together to complete large projects that benefit everyone in the community. And we talk about books. Liz convinced me that the YA book, Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross, set during WWII with young war correspondents, a love story, and a magical typewriter may be that next read for me. For long Vermont winters, Liz recommends Live Lagom: Balanced Living the Swedish Way by Anna Brones.
My books are all set in London, England. My first book features a woman who thinks she's applying for a position as a war correspondent, but the position is at a failing women's magazine sorting letters for an advice column. Book two is historical fiction about a secret apothecary shop and the modern day woman who discovers its secrets. My third book is a non-fiction book about mudlarking (take a listen to the episode if you want to find out what mudlarking is!).
Thanks for listening! Show notes for all episodes and all the books we talk about can be found at https://www.wherethebooksarenow.com/ and please visit us at Facebook for more Vermont public library tidbits. If you would like your Vermont library to be featured on an episode of WTBAnow, please use the contact information on the website or send a Facebook message!
