Lincoln City Libraries Podcasts

Courtyard Book Chat, June 23, 2009: "Bess Streeter Aldrich - Nebraska Author"

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:28:05 GMT

Meredith, from the Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors, discusses the works of Nebraska author Bess Streeter Aldrich, in conjunction with the 2009 One Book, One Nebraska program.

Courtyard Book Chat, June 9, 2009: East Coast Crime

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:38:17 GMT

Donna discusses mysteries set on the East Coast:

The Alexandra Blake series by Lori Andrews
The Lindsay Chamberlain series by Beverly Connor
The Diane Fallon series by Beverly Connor
The Wine Country series by Ellen Crosby
The Karen Pelletier series by Joanne Dobson
The Aurora Teagarden series by Charlaine Harris
The Lilly Cleary series by Claire Matturro
The Annie Seymour series by Karen Olson
The Heat of the Moon and Disturbing the Dead by Sandra Parshall

The Crossroads of a Journey: All Roads Lead to Sarajevo

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:43:23 GMT
Special guests Patrice McMahon, of the UNL Political Science Department, and Don Bryant, retired Associate Director of Athletics for the University of Nebraska, talk about their experiences in Sarajevo. This program was part of the 2009 One Book, One Lincoln program.

Gere Books Talk - April 13, 2009: "I'll Just Have Water, Thank You!"

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:40:28 GMT
Carol discusses:

Troubled Water by Anita Roddick
A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage
The Blue Death by Robert Morris
Water Follies by Robert Jerome Glennon
The Price of Water [DVD]
Bottlemania by Elizabeth Royte
Thirst by Alan Snitow
The Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey
The Last Fish Tale by Mark Kurlansky
Thousand Mile Song by David Rothenberg
Grayson by Lynne Cox
Deadliest Catch [DVD]
8 Men and a Duck by Nick Thorpe
Searching for Crusoe by Thurston Clarke
Black Wave by John and Jean Silverwood
Deep Water Passage by Ann Linnea
Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson

Gere Books Talk - April 6, 2009: An Assortment of Authors

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:16:21 GMT
Layne discusses these books:

America: Our Next Chapter by Chuck Hagel
Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam
Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman
Finding Water: The Art of Perserverance by Julia Cameron
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

An Interfaith Journey Toward Peace: A Discussion: A One Book - One Lincoln Program

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:03:34 GMT
Panelists Sarah Kelen, Zainab Al-Baaj, Claudia Koziol, and Otis Young discuss the relationships between their various faiths. This program was part of the 2009 One Book, One Lincoln program.

Gere Books Talk - March 23, 2009: "Silence Means Security"

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:42:14 GMT
Sean discusses these books:

Dark Voyage by Alan Furst
The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett
The Faithful Spy and The Silent Man by Alex Berenson
The Sleeper by Christopher Dickey
Hard Rain by Barry Eisler
At Risk by Stella Rimington
The Gabriel Allon series by Daniel Silva
Spy Hook by Len Deighton
Assassin by Ted Bell

Gere Books Talk - March 9, 2009: "Susan's Picks"

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:35:07 GMT
Susan discusses these books:

Carlisle Vs. Army by Lars Anderson
Mark of the Lion by Suzanne Arruda
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Alan's War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope by Emmanuel Guibert
Rollergirl by Melissa "Melicioius" Joulwan
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril by Paul Malmont
The Night Birds by Thomas Maltman
The Great Adventure: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Modern America by Albert Marrin
Tamar by Mal Peet
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Nation by Terry Pratchett
Stiff by Mary Roach
Push by Sapphire
Tweak by Nic Sheff
A Test of Wills by Charles Todd
Impossible by Nancy Werlin
The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester

'Casting About, Program 51: What We Read When We Were Teens

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:33:09 GMT
Scott, Sean, and Lisa discuss books they read as teenagers, including:

The Three Investigators series
The Xanth series
The Nancy Drew series
Stephen King
Anne Rice

A Step Back in Time: A One Book - One Lincoln Program

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:22:42 GMT
Professor Mary Ellen Ducey discusses rare manuscripts owned by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This program was part of the2009 One Book, One Lincoln program.

'Casting About, Program 50: The Wind in the Willows, Brimstone, and Dream Park

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:36:35 GMT
Scott, Lisa, and Sean discuss:

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Brimstone by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Dream Park by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes

Lunch @ the Library, March 4, 2009

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:26:29 GMT
Authors Evelyn McKnight and Travis Bennington discuss their book A Never Event: Exposing the Largest Outbreak of Hepatitis C in American Healthcare History

One Book - One Lincoln Preview at Indigo Bridge

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:04:46 GMT
Members of the One Book, One Lincoln Selection Committee discuss the finalists:

The People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
What is the What? by Dave Eggers
Widow of the South by Robert Hicks
The Color of Water by James McBride
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard

Gere Books Talk - March 2, 2009: "Do You Remember These?" - Part 2

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:03:12 GMT
Sandy discusses Max Brand, Victoria Holt, and other authors with multiple pseudonyms.

'Casting About, Program 49: Born On a Blue Day, Hunter's Run, and Summer at Tiffany

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:39:30 GMT
Lisa, Vicki, and Scott discuss:

Born On a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet
Hunter's Run by George R.R. Martin, Gardner R. Dozois, and Daniel Abraham
Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart

Gere Books Talk - March 2, 2009: "Do You Remember These?" - Part 1

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:05:43 GMT
Sandy discusses:

Dr. Seuss and Mr. Geisel by Judith Morgan, and the authors Georgette Heyer and Zane Grey.

People of the Book: KZUM's BookTalk Discussion

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:44:45 GMT
James discusses One Book, One Lincoln selection The People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks with hosts John and Kit in a program that was originally broadcast on KZUM radio on July 1, 2009.

'Casting About, Program 48: Death of a Cozy Writer, Body Movers, and The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:07:23 GMT
Lisa, Donna, and Marcy discuss these books:

Death of a Cozy Writer by A. M. Malliet
Body Movers by Stephanie Bond
The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu by Michael Stanley

One Book, One Lincoln Preview Discussion - July 24, 2009

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:38:14 GMT
Members of the One Book, One Lincoln Selection Committee discuss the finalists:

The People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
What is the What? by Dave Eggers
Widow of the South by Robert Hicks
The Color of Water by James McBride
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard

'Casting About, Program 47: The One Book, One Lincoln Finalists

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:22:11 GMT
Lisa, Pat, Vicki, and Marcy discuss the One Book, One Lincoln finalists:

The People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
What is the What? by Dave Eggers
Widow of the South by Robert Hicks
The Color of Water by James McBride
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard

Courtyard Book Chat from July 7

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:20:22 GMT
Julie discusses:
Gardens of Water by Alan Drew
The Attack by Yasmina Khadra
The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
Blackout: An Inspector Espinoza Mystery by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Something to Tell You by Hanif Kureishi
Ballykissangel [DVD]
The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indridason
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
My Life in France by Julia Child
A Never Event by Evelyn McKnight

'Casting About, Program 46

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:49:02 GMT
Lisa discusses the One Book, One Lincoln Selection Process with Committee members M.J. Humphrey and Jerry Sellentin.

'Casting About, Program 45: A Lantern in Her Hand, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Little Brother, and The Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:51:40 GMT
Marcy, Meredith, and Sarah discuss:

A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

and The Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors

Bethany Books Talk - May 29, 2009: Tempting, Tantalizing, Enticing Titles

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:44:53 GMT
Rianne, from the Library's Support Services department, discusses these books:

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Straight Into Darkness by Faye Kellerman

'Casting About, Program 44: DaVinci's Inquest and The Prince of Frogtown

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:16:02 GMT
Marcy and Evelyn discuss:

DaVinci's Inquest (DVD)
The Prince of Frogtown by Rick Bragg

Bethany Books Talk - May 1, 2009, Part 2

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:01:39 GMT
Susan from the Eiseley Branch Library discusses these books:

Night Road by A. M. Jenkins
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Great Adventure: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Modern America by Albert Marrin
The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Nation by Terry Pratchett
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Alan's War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope by Emmanual Guibert
Impossible by Nancy Werlin

A booklist based on this talk is available on our BookGuide site.

'Casting About, Program 43: The Voice

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:00:10 GMT
Lisa and Carolyn discuss:

The Voice: a Memoir by Thomas Quasthoff

Bethany Books Talk - May 1, 2009, Part 1: Susan's Picks, Spring 2009

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:10:43 GMT
Susan from the Eiseley Branch Library discusses these books:

The Man With the Strange Head and Other Early Science Fiction Stories by Miles J. Breuer
The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
City of Thieves by David Benioff
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
A Shrine of Murders by C. L. Grace
Paper Towns by John Green
Austenland by Shannon Hale
What Angels Fear by C. S. Harris
The Ghost Writer by John Harwood

'Casting About, Program 42: Wishful Drinking, A Question of Blood, and The Housekeeper and the Professor

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:01:17 GMT
Scott, Kim, and Rianne discuss:

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
A Question of Blood by Ian Rankin
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa

Gere Books Talk - April 27, 2009, Part 2: "Creature Comforts"

Fri, 29 May 2009 15:14:46 GMT
Scott discusses:

The Octopus and the Orangutan by Eugene Linden
Every Creeping Thing by Richard Conniff
To Touch a Wild Dolphin by Rachel Smolker
A Buffalo in the House by R.D. Rosen
Alex & Me by Irene Pepperberg
Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat
Wolf Wars by Hank Fischer
Life in the Undergrowth (DVD)
Bees: Tales From the Hive (DVD)

A booklist partially based on this talk is available on our BookGuide site.

'Casting About, Program 41: Batman: The Killing Joke, Jodhaa Akbar, and Zorro

Fri, 22 May 2009 21:56:31 GMT
Lisa, Sarah, and Audrey discuss:

Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore
Jodhaa Akbar (DVD)
Zorro by Isabel Allende

Gere Books Talk - April 27, 2009, Part 1: "Creature Comforts"

Fri, 15 May 2009 19:17:32 GMT
Scott discusses:

Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
Wesley the Owl by Stacey O'Brien
Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams
Dewey: the Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron
When Elephants Weep by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Animals Make Us Human by Temple Grandin
March of the Penguins (DVD)

A booklist partially based on this talk is available on our BookGuide site.

'Casting About, Program 40: Eat, Pray, Love and Animals Make Us Human

Fri, 08 May 2009 18:42:13 GMT

Scott and Melsenor discuss these books:

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Animals Make Us Human by Temple Grandin

'Casting About, Program 39: Keeping Faith, A New Leash on Life, Dear American Airlines, and Outliers

Fri, 01 May 2009 16:45:21 GMT
Marcy and Karrie discuss these books:

Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult
A New Leash on Life by Emily Carmichael
Dear American Airlines by Jonathan Miles
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Gere Books Talk - March 30, 2009: "Eat, Drink and Be Merry"

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:32:08 GMT
Shannon discusses these books:

Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Cod by Mark Kurlansky
The Billionaire's Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace
A Good Year by Peter Mayle
My Life in France by Julia Child
Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
Fortune Cookie Chronicles by Jennifer Lee
Midnight at the Dragon Cafe by Judy Fong Bates
Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
Blindspot by Jane Kamensky and Jill Lepore
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister

'Casting About, Program 38: Favorites of 2008

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:36:53 GMT
Scott talks with Sean, Lisa, and Becky about their favorite reads of 2008:

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Watchmen by Alan Moore
Name of the Wind by Pat Rothfuss
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
The Professor Dr. von Igelfeld series by Alexander McCall Smith
Curse of the Narrows by Laura MacDonald

Gere Books Talk - February 2, 2009, Part 2

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:42:15 GMT
Marcy discusses these books:

Victoria's Daughters by Jerrold Packard
The Victorians by A. N. Wilson
Portrait of a Killer by Patricia Cornwell
The Decoration of Houses by Edith Wharton (not currently held by Lincoln City Libraries)
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
The World from Rough Stones by Malcolm Macdonald
Victorian London's Middle-Class Housewife: What She Did All Day by Yaffa Draznin (e-book)
The Chili Queen by Sandra Dallas
Sex Wars by Marge Piercy
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

'Casting About, Program 37: The Bennett Martin Public Library Teen Advisory Board

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:56:18 GMT
Scott talks with Alex and Tayce from the Bennett Martin Public Library Teen Advisory Board about:

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhusker Marching Band, 2001 (CD)
The Home Video Album (CD)
SilverFin by Charlie Higson

Gere Books Talk - February 2, 2009, Part 1

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:03:48 GMT
Marcy discusses these books:

The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry
A Christmas Journey by Anne Perry
Silent In the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander
A Flaw in the Blood by Stephanie Barron

'Casting About, Program 36: The Pigeon, The Palace, and Fledgling

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:52:27 GMT
Scott, Sean, and Lisa discuss these books:

The Pigeon by Patrick Suskind
The Palace by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Fledgling by Octavia Butler

Gere Books Talk - December 8, 2008: Marcy’s Recent Reads, Part 2

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:19:05 GMT
Marcy discusses these books:

Murder of a Sweet Old Lady by Denise Swanson
The Blade Itself by Marcus Sakey
The Chicago Way by Michael Harvey
The Highly Effective Detective by Richard Yancey
The Apron Book by EllynAnne Geisel
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

'Casting About, Program 35: Knitting Under the Influence, A Deadly Yarn, The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society, and The Quilter's Apprentice

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:57:29 GMT
Kim and Erin discuss these books:

Knitting Under the Influence by Claire LaZebnik
A Deadly Yarn by Maggie Sefton
The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society by Beth Pattillo
The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini

Gere Books Talk - December 8, 2008: Marcy’s Recent Reads, Part 1

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:57:45 GMT
Marcy discusses these books:

Mystery On the Isle of Skye by Phyllis A. Whitney (not currently owned by Lincoln City Libraries)
The Hunt for Sonya Dufrette by R. T. Raichev
The Ghost Orchid by Carol Goodman
Dirt and Disease by Naomi Rogers
Art Escapes by Dory Kanter
How to Keep a Sketchbook Journal by Claudia Nice
Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature by Linda Lear
The Art of Beatrix Potter

'Casting About, Program 34: American Lightning, All the Names, and The Dead Beat

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:08:05 GMT
Scott, Lisa, and Sean discuss these books:

American Lightning by Howard Blum
All the Names by José Saramago
The Dead Beat by Marilyn Johnson

'Casting About, Program 33: The History of the Hobbit and Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:14:14 GMT
Scott and Peter discuss:

The History of the Hobbit by John Rateliff
Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography by by David Michaelis

Bethany Books Talk - November 14, 2008, Part 2

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:19:17 GMT
Susan from the Eiseley Branch Library discusses these books:

Without Warning: Ellen's Story 1914-1918 by Dennis Hamley
Runemarks by Joanne Harris
A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson
A Song for Summer by Eva Ibbotson
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Night Birds by Thomas Maltman
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Big Fat Manifesto by Susan R. Vaught

'Casting About, Program 32: Books: a Memoir, No Opportunity Wasted, and Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:18:07 GMT
Scott and Becky discuss:

Books: a Memoir by Larry McMurtry
No Opportunity Wasted by Phil Keoghan
Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 (DVD)

Bethany Books Talk - November 14, 2008, Part 1: Susan's Picks

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:52:41 GMT
Susan from the Eiseley Branch Library discusses these books:

Ten Cents a Dance by Christine Fletcher
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Mark of the Lion by Suzanne Arruda
Exodus by Julie Bertagna
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Rain Dogs by Sean Doolittle

'Casting About, Program 31: The Psychic Eye, Turing Hopper, and Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Series

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:20:37 GMT
Scott and Charlotte discuss these series:

The Psychic Eye series by Victoria Laurie
The Turing Hopper series by Donna Andrews
The Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series by Kay Hooper

'Casting About, Program 30: Moscow Rules and Watership Down

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:07:57 GMT
Scott and Sean discuss these books:

Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva
Watership Down by Richard Adams

Lunch @ the Library, November 5, 2008: "There's No Business Without the Show!"

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:39:30 GMT
Tom Becka, author of There's No Business Without the Show! discusses ideas from his book.

'Casting About, Program 29: An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England, Things the Grandchildren Should Know, and Wesley the Owl

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:53:55 GMT
Scott, Carolyn, and Pat discuss these books:

An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England by Brock Clarke
Things the Grandchildren Should Know by Mark Oliver Everett
Wesley the Owl by Stacey O'Brien

'Casting About, Program 28: Crowdsourcing, Dewey, and How Doctors Think

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:03:16 GMT
Scott, Julie, and Pat discuss these books:

Crowdsourcing by Jeff Howe
Dewey: the Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron
How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman

Gere Books Talk - October 13, 2008: "Vampire Fiction, Classic and Modern"

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:54:37 GMT
Layne, from Eiseley Branch, discusses these books:

Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Chronicles of the Vampires series by Anne Rice
The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer

'Casting About, Program 27: The Snow Queen, Schooled, and Freak

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:52:08 GMT
Marcy and Sarah discuss these books:

The Snow Queen by Mercedes Lackey
Schooled by Gordon Korman
Freak by Marcella Pixley

The Haunting of Olin Hall

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:16:58 GMT
Special guest Dale T. Bacon, in conjunction with this year's One Book - One Lincoln program, tells the story of the haunting of the C.C. White Building and other local ghost stories.

'Casting About, Program 26: The Ladies' Detective Agency Series

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:13:49 GMT
Marcy and Faye discuss the Ladies' Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith.

'Casting About, Program 25: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, The Last Days of Summer, and The Confessions of a Teen Sleuth

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:21:56 GMT
Marcy and Shannon discuss these books:

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson,
The Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger
The Confessions of a Teen Sleuth by Chelsea Cain

Buried in Books: The Amazing Library of Thomas Jefferson Fitzpatrick

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:15:58 GMT
Special guest Jim McKee, in conjunction with this year's One Book - One Lincoln program, tells the story of Thomas Jefferson Fitzpatrick.

'Casting About, Program 24, Part 2: Star Trek vs. Star Wars

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:50:24 GMT
Scott and Corey discuss books in the Star Wars and Star Trek series in part two of this two-part program.

Hispanic Heritage Read-In, October 8, 2008

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:48:09 GMT
Special guests Ivonne de la Torre and Jose Caicedo read works from Mexico and Ecuador.

'Casting About, Program 24, Part 1: Star Trek vs. Star Wars

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:01:58 GMT
Scott and Corey discuss books in the Star Wars and Star Trek series in part one of this two-part program.

'Casting About, Program 23: Me Talk Pretty One Day, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and The Invisible Wall

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:23:44 GMT
Marcy and Shannon discuss these books:

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Invisible Wall by Harry Bernstein

'Casting About, Program 21: Cooking, Gardening, and Art

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:52:01 GMT
Lisa, Patty, and Becky discuss these books:

The Thanksgiving Table by Diane Morgan
The Fondue Cookbook by Gina Steer
The Well-Designed Mixed Garden by Tracy DiSabato-Aust
Plants That Merit Attention, Volume II: Shrubs by the Garden Club of America
Monet and the Mediterranean by Joachim Pissarro

Lunch @ the Library, October 1, 2008

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:08:48 GMT
Sam Van Pelt, author of What Psalm-Singing Son of a Bitch Said That? tells anecdotes from his book.

'Casting About, Program 21: Sookie Stackhouse and Other "Fanged Fiction"

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:19:52 GMT
Lisa and Susan discuss the Sookie Stackhouse series and other "Fanged Fiction".

'Casting About, Program 20: What Remains, Mistaken identity, and Trouble

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:37:33 GMT
Lisa, Mary, and Jessica discuss these books:

What Remains by Carole Radziwill
Mistaken identity by Don VanRyn
Trouble by Gary Schmidt

It Was a Dark and Stormy Read - Part 2 (One Book - One Lincoln Program, Sept. 28, 2008)

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:56:27 GMT
In part two of this presentation, special guest Dr. Laura Mooneyham White, Associate Professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, discusses this year's One Book - One Lincoln selection, The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, and its relationship to the Gothic tradition in literature.

'Casting About, Program 19: Historical Romances

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:48:24 GMT
Lisa and Rebecca discuss the historical romance genre.

It Was a Dark and Stormy Read - Part 1 (One Book - One Lincoln Program, Sept. 28, 2008)

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:03:35 GMT
It Was a Dark and Stormy Read - Part 1
Special guest Dr. Laura Mooneyham White, Associate Professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, discusses this year's One Book - One Lincoln selection, The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, and its relationship to the Gothic tradition in literature.

'Casting About, Program 18: Mr. Perfect, Master of the Delta, and Natural Born Charmer

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:22:02 GMT
Lisa and Tami discuss these books:

Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard
Master of the Delta by Thomas H. Cook
Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

'Casting About, Program 17: The Thirteenth Tale

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:20:45 GMT
Lisa and Layne discuss this year's One Book - One Lincoln selection, The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield.

Notable Books - September 17, 2008: "ALA Notable Books, 2008"

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:10:00 GMT
Pat Leach, Director of Lincoln City Libraries, discusses these books from the American Library Association’s Notable Books List for 2008:

The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes by Tess Uriza Holthe
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science by Natalie Angier
How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman

'Casting About, Program 16: In the Woods, Can't Remember What I Forgot, and The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:06:20 GMT
Lisa, Donna, and Layne discuss these books:

In the Woods by Tana French
Can't Remember What I Forgot by Sue Halpern
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski

Gere Books Talk - September 8, 2008: Recent Book Club Books

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:46:43 GMT
Jim from the Gere Branch Library leads a discussion of these books:

The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts
Nothing Like It in the World by Steven Ambrose
The Empire Express by David Haward Bain
Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star by Paul Theroux
The Lizard King by Bryan Christy
The Real All-Americans by Sally Jenkins

'Casting About, Program 15: A Book of Bees, The Broken Window, and Predictably Irrational

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:16:52 GMT
Lisa, Sean, and Becky discuss these books:

A Book of Bees by Sue Hubbell
The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely

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'Casting About, Program 14: Tony Visconti : Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy, If Chins Could Kill, and Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:24:52 GMT
Lisa and Scott discuss these books:

Tony Visconti : Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy by Tony Visconti
If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor and Make Love! the Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce Campbell

Courtyard Book Chat July 22, 2008: Looking to Score

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:45:03 GMT
Sean discusses these biographies:

Garrincha by Ruy Costa*
Straight Life by Art and Laurie Pepper
A Piece of Cake: A Memoir by Cupcake Brown
The Mind and Art of Henry Miller by William Gordon*
Genet by Edmund White

*not currently held by Lincoln City Libraries

'Casting About, Program 13: The Mercy Thompson series and The Name of the Wind

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:32:39 GMT
The Mercy Thompson series and The Name of the Wind

Lisa, Sean, and Scott discuss these books:

The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs
The Name of the Wind by Pat Rothfuss

One Book - One Lincoln Preview at Barnes & Noble-SouthPointe

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:27:08 GMT
Carol and members of the One Book - One Lincoln selection committee discuss the finalists for this year's program:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

'Casting About, Program 12: The Gallery of Regrettable Food, Gastroanomalies, and The Dangerous Book for Dogs

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:15:07 GMT
Lisa and Scott discuss these books:

The Gallery of Regrettable Food and Gastroanomalies by James Lileks
The Dangerous Book for Dogs by Joe Garden

One Book - One Lincoln Preview at Barnes & Noble

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:11:20 GMT
Pat and members of the One Book - One Lincoln selection committee discuss the finalists for this year's program:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

'Casting About, Program 11: The Little Lady Agency, Blood Trail, and Legends of the Chelsea Hotel

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:32:20 GMT
Lisa, Donna, and Marcy discuss these books:

The Little Lady Agency by Hester Browne
Blood Trail by C. J. Box
Legends of the Chelsea Hotel by Ed Hamilton

Courtyard Book Chat July 22, 2008: LibraryThing

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:09:28 GMT
Courtyard Book Chat-July 22, 2008: "LibraryThing"

Special guest Kit Keller discusses LibraryThing, and these books:

Becky : the life and loves of Becky Thatcher by Lenore Hart
Home Girl by Judith Matlock
The Story of Forgetting by Stefan Block
Seasonally Fit by Brian L. Syme
The Richest Season by Maryann McFadden

Casting About, Program 10: The Last Kashmiri Rose, Organize Your Corpses, and Holmes On the Range

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:29:15 GMT
Scott, Donna, and Marcy discuss these books:

The Last Kashmiri Rose by Barbara Cleverly
Organize Your Corpses by Mary Jane Maffini
Holmes On the Range by Steve Hockensmith

One Book - One Lincoln Preview at A Novel Idea

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:17:02 GMT
Layne, Carol, and members of the One Book - One Lincoln selection committee discuss the finalists for this year's program:

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

Courtyard Book Chat July 1, 2008: The Mean Magical Streets

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:59:23 GMT

Scott discusses these books:

Dresden Files (series) by Jim Butcher
Sookie Stackhouse (series) by Charlaine Harris
Harper Connelly (series) by Charlaine Harris
Weather warden (series) by Rachel Caine
[Nightside (series) by Simon R. Green-not currently heldby Lincoln City Libraries]
Mercy Thompson (series) by Patricia Briggs
Brown Girl In the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
Kitty (series) by Carrie Vaughn

'Casting About, Program 9: Gertrude Bell, The 47th Samurai, and Guitar: An American Life

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:15:43 GMT
Pat, Sean, and Peter discuss these books:

Gertrude Bell by Georgina Howell
The 47th Samurai by Stephen Hunter
Guitar: An American Life by Tim Brookes

'Casting About, Program 8: One Book - One Lincoln Finalists

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:18:59 GMT
Lisa, Marcy, and special guest Gloria Strope discuss the finalists for the One Book - One Lincoln program:

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

Courtyard Book Chat June 17th, 2008

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:38:16 GMT
Meredith from the Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors discusses authors from the John H. Ames reading series.

'Casting About, Program 7: When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, What is the What, and The Forgery of Venus

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:46:32 GMT
Lisa, Sean, and Pat discuss these books:

When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin
What is the What by Dave Eggers
The Forgery of Venus by Michael Gruber

Courtyard Book Chat - June 10, 2008

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:16:01 GMT
Donna from the Library's Virtual Services Department discusses these books:

By Lynwood Barclay:
Bad Move
Bad Guys
Lone Wolf
Stone Rain

By Louise Penny:
Still Life
A Fatal Grace
The Cruelest Month

By Anthony Eglin:
The Blue Rose
The Lost Gardens
The Water Lily Cross

By Fiona Mountain:
Pale as the Dead (not currently held by Lincoln City Libraries)
Bloodline

By Michelle Wan:
Deadly Slipper
The Orchid Shroud
A Twist of Orchids (not currently held by Lincoln City Libraries)

By Anne Holt:
What Is Mine
What Never Happens

By Sarah Andrews:
In Cold Pursuit

By Suzanne Arruda:
Mark of the Lion
Stalking Ivory
The Serpent's Daughter

Books Talk at Lux Middle School - May 29, 2008

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:03:21 GMT
Sarah from the Gere Branch Library discusses these books:

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen & Robert Harris

"What I Look Like" by Jamie Pittel, from the short story collection Such a Pretty Face edited by Ann Angel

Jumper by Steven Gould

Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

'Casting About, Program 6: The Curse of the Narrows, Fatherland, and A Crack in the Edge of the World

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:20:36 GMT
Marcy, Erin, and Becky discuss these books:

The Curse of the Narrows by Laura MacDonald
Fatherland by Robert Harris
A Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester

'Casting About, Program 5: Red Seas Under Red Skies and The Canon

Fri, 30 May 2008 16:32:35 GMT
Sean, Lisa, and Pat discuss these books:

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science by Natalie Angier

'Casting About, Program 4: Game of Thrones, The Beekeeper's Apprentice, and Small Favor

Fri, 23 May 2008 16:33:09 GMT
Sean, Evelyn, and Scott discuss these books:

Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Small Favor by Jim Butcher

'Casting About, Program 3: The Invisible Garden, The Whistling Season and The Lady Elizabeth

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:35:36 GMT
The Invisible Garden, The Whistling Season and The Lady Elizabeth

Marcy, Pat and Erin discuss these books:

The Invisible Garden by Dorothy Sucher
The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir

Bethany Books Talk - May 2, 2008

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:35:24 GMT
Susan from the Eiseley Branch Library discusses these books:

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Carlisle Vs. Army by Lars Anderson
Eagle Blue by Michael D'orso
The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Looking For JJ by Anne Cassidy
Right Behind You by Gail Giles
Jane Addams : Champion Of Democracy by Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin
The World At Her Fingertips by Joan Dash
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Touching Snow by M. Sindy Felin
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
The New Policeman by Kate Thompson
Hero by Perry Moore
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Tamar by Mal Peet
Farthing by Jo Walton

'Casting About, Program 2: The Book of General Ignorance and Not Quite What I Was Planning

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:47:03 GMT
Lisa, Becky and Evelyn discuss these books:

The Book of General Ignorance by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson
Not Quite What I Was Planning edited by Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith

Casting About, Program 1: Summer Reading Programs at Lincoln City Libraries

Fri, 02 May 2008 18:36:40 GMT
Lisa, Pat, Vicki, and Marcy discuss the 2008 Summer Reading Programs.

Bethany Books Talk - April 18, 2008

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:18:53 GMT
Vicki from the Bennett Martin Public Library discusses these books:

Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Murder in Amsterdam by Ian Buruma
Nine Parts of Desire by Geraldine Brooks

Gere Books Talk - April 7, 2008

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:12:12 GMT
Evelyn from Bennett Martin Public Library discusses these books: A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch, Winter Frost by R.D. Wingfield, Green for Danger by Christianna Brand, The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde,

Bethany Books Talk - March 21, 2008

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:27:08 GMT
Erin from the Anderson and Bethany Branch libraries leads a group discussion of Restoring the Burnt Child by William Kloefkorn.

Bethany Books Talk - February 15, 2008

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:37:51 GMT
Lisa from Bennett Martin Library discusses these books:

Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman
Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys and the Battle for America's Soul by Karen Abbott
Painted Love: Prostitution in French Art of the Impressionist Era by Hollis Clayson
The Murder of Helen Jewett by Patricia Cline Cohen
City of Eros by Timothy J. Gilfoyle
Nell Kimball: Her Life as an American Madam by Nell Kimball
The Nye County Brothel Wars by Jeanie Kasindorf
Whiskey and Wild Women: an Amusing Account of the Saloons and Bawds of the Old West by Cy Martin
The Story of Chicago May by Nuala O'Faolain
Soiled Doves by Anne Seagraves

Bethany Books Talk - February 1, 2008

Thur, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:01 GMT
Sarah from Gere Branch discusses these books:

Barefoot Contessa at Home by Ina Garten
Seriously Simple Holidays by Diane Rossen Worthington
Before You Put That On by Lloyd Boston
A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style by Tim Gunn
5 Minute Face by Carmindy
The Science of Sexy by Bradley Bayou
Nothing to Wear? by Jeff Garza & Joe Lupo
The Little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia