Checked In: A Davenport Library Podcast

Feb 03 2025 37 ep. 82 mins 10
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Each month, Librarians from the Davenport Public Library in Iowa will dive into a variety of topics and connect listeners to the many great resources the Library and City of Davenport have to offer. Listen in for book suggestions, interviews, and more!

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36. Romance Tropes We Love to Hate

Feb 03 2025 100 mins  
Send us a text In this month's episode, Beth, Brittany, and Stephanie deep-dive into their favorite and least favorite romance novel tropes. Then they sit down with Allie from the City of Davenport to discuss DavenportU Citizens Academy, a new opportunity for Davenport residents to learn more about their local government. Lastly, in honor of Black History Month, our hosts recommend

BONUS EPISODE: 2025 LibLearnX Interview with ALA President Elect, Sam Helmick!

Jan 08 2025 21 mins  
Send us a textIn the bonus episode, Beth, Brittany, and Stephanie sit down in person with President Elect, Sam Helmick to discuss LibLearnX! Click here to learn more about LibLearnX!

35. Ringing in the New Year with Our 2025 Reading Goals!

Jan 06 2025 94 mins  
Send us a textIn this month's episode, Beth, Brittany, and Stephanie ring in the New Year with cold weather reading recommendations, upcoming 2025 releases, and their 2025 reading goals!Some upcoming programs: Adults: Formal Wear Dropoff & Giveaway Tweens/Teens: Anime Takeover - Tuesday, January 28th @ 6pm | Eastern Kids: Read to a Dog | Fairmount & Eastern To find out what

34. Wintery Romances and Our 2024 Book Grievances!

Dec 03 2024 120 mins  
Send us a textIn this month's episode, Beth, Brittany, and Stephanie welcome the beginning of winter with lists of their favorite holiday romance novels, as well as with a Festivus: An Airing of Grievances, wherein they lay out all their book-related qualms from the year. Some upcoming programs:Adults: The Family Baggage Travel Series: Christmas in the Phillippines – Monday, Dece

33. Dinosaurs Are Taking Over The Library!

Nov 07 2024 111 mins  
Send us a textIn this month's episode, Beth, Brittany, and Stephanie talk about all the upcoming fun The Library will be having this Dinovember (or November, for those averse to dinosaurs). We learn about the Library Business Assistance service from the librarian who started it all; our New Employee Spotlight shines on the Facility Services department; and your hosts celebrate Nati

32. Quad City Museums, Fire Prevention Week, and Frugal Fun Day

Oct 09 2024 135 mins  
Send us a textIn this month's episode, Beth, Brittany, and Stephanie interview, interview, interview! Sydney from Family Resources sits down with our librarians to offer information on Domestic Violence Month; Christina and Jess from the Putnam chat about the museum's collections; and Davenport Fire Department's Lt. Zach Soliz shares tips and tricks to prevent fires. Some upcoming

31. New Sci-Fi Reads, New Staff Interviews, and Banned Books Week 2024!

Sep 03 2024 96 mins  
Send us a textIn this months episode, Beth, Brittany, and Stephanie interview our newest Information Services librarian and the Midwest Writing Center's Sarah Elgatian about their upcoming Banned Book Read-In on September 24th. Banned Books Week will occur at the end of September, so tune in to hear our librarians discuss the top challenged books of 2023. Some upcoming programs:Adu

30. "Inside Out 2" Inspired Emotional Reads with Your Library!

Aug 01 2024 87 mins  
Send us a textIn this month's episode, Beth, Stephanie, and Brittany join the excitement surrounding the newly released Inside Out 2 movie. They assign all of the different emotions to book titles: Joy, disgust, eenui- you name it. They've got a book for all the emotions, good and bad! Some upcoming programs:Adults: Vander Veer Follow Your Roots: A Walk through the Park - Aug. 10th

29. National Parks and Rec Month & Our Favorite Audiobooks!

Jul 08 2024 111 mins  
Send us a textBrittany and Stephanie are joined by our new host, Beth! The three sat down with The Library's new Marketing Coordinator, Tessa, to discuss World Listening Day and their favorite audiobook narrations. July is also National Parks and Rec Month, so to celebrate, Brittany chatted with Becca Niles from Davenport Parks & Recreation about everything The Library and Park

28. Pride Month, Summer Reading & the David R. Collins Writers' Conference

Jun 05 2024 77 mins  
Send us a textHappy Pride Month! In this month's episode, Brittany, Michelle, and Stephanie talk LGBTQ+ books to get into this June, as well as all of the Summer Reading Challenge fun that The Library has prepared for June, July, and August. They also sat down with returning guest, Sarah Elgatian, from the Midwest Writing Center to discuss the David R. Collins Writers' Conference c