Loveland Libcast

Special Halloween YA Book Talk: Dracula and Lost Girls A Vampire Revenge Story

Happy Halloween! Daniel is joined by librarians Becca and Esther and special guest Haley for a spoooooky episode! They discuss Dracula by Bram Stoker and YA book Lost Girls: A Vampire Revenge Story by Sonia Hartl.
 
Don’t miss the Day of the Dead Community Celebration at the Loveland Museum on November 5th from 11 am- 1 pm
Check out upcoming Teen Events here.
Register for the next Poetry Workshop on November 5th here.
 
Media Mentioned:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Theme Music: Joy Jumping by Richard Myhill

Loveland Public Library Board with Craig and Kathy

Daniel is joined by Loveland Public Library board members Craig and Kathy to discuss what it means to be a library board member.
Want to help create and advocate the strategic direction of the Library's future? Serving on the advisory board is one of the most meaningful ways to contribute. Join us on our quest to make the Library the best it can be! Apply at lovlib.org/libraryboard by October 31st!
Books Mentioned:
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Bittersweet by Coleen McCullough
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Honor by Thrity Umrigar
Theme Music: "Joy Jumping" by Richard Myhill

LOVEland Cookbook Group (Oct 2022) Mi Cocina by Rick Martínez

Ashlee and Daniel discuss the October LOVEland Cookbook Group title: Mi Cocina by Rick Martínez. Ashlee offers some suggestions for food content creators and restaurants to check out in honor of the first annual Colorado Hispanic Restaurant Week!
For more on Mi Cocina author, Rick Martínez, check out his podcast and website here.
Hispanic Restaurant Recommendations:
Colorado Food Magazine’s Top 100 Hispanic Restaurants
Dana Rodriguez’s Restaurants:
Cantina Loca
Super Mega Bien
Work & Class
Media Mentioned:
Dracula by Bram Stoker
League of Their Own
The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl
Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan
Theme music: Joy Jumping by Richard Myhill

AAUW with Karla and Jan

AAUW members Karla and Jan join Daniel to discuss the Loveland Branch of AAUW and the upcoming 11th Annual Conversation With Authors Event, featuring local authors Eleanor Brown and Steven Schwartz. 
11th Annual Conversation With Authors Event
October 15th 9:00 AM-12:00 PM 
Best Western Conference Center, Loveland
$45 for Presentations and Breakfast, with all proceeds benefiting the AAUW Scholarship Fund. 
For more information, visit the AAUW website or peruse the CWA Schedule and Brochure.
Email: karendanbom@gmail.com to reserve your spot by 9/30. 
Books Mentioned:
The Overstory by Richard Powers
We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
A Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester

Encountering a Poet with Lynn Kincanon and Joe Hutchison

Daniel is joined by special guests Loveland Poet Laureate, Lynn Kincanon, and former Colorado Poet Laureate, Joe Hutchison, to discuss the library’s upcoming Poetry Workshop Series: “Encountering a Poet.” In this series, poets from around Colorado will present a chosen poet’s work and engage the participants in writing inspired by their works or in the style of the poet. 
Space is limited! Follow this link to register for one or multiple workshops.
To follow the Loveland Poet Laureate Program and Lynn Kincanon: https://www.facebook.com/lovelandpoetlaureate/
To follow the work of Joe Hutchison:
https://www.jhwriter.com/
Books mentioned:
Airmail: The Letters of Robert Bly and Tomas Transtomer
Pacific Light by David Mason
Words Under the Words by Naomi Shihab Nye
The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
Music: Joy Jumping by Richard Myhill

LOVEland Cookbook Group (Sept 2022) 50 Things to Bake Before You Die with Author Allyson Reedy

Ashlee and Daniel join special guest, author Allyson Reedy, to discuss the September LOVEland Cookbook Group title: 50 Things to Bake Before You Die. They also discuss ragebaking, baking as childcare, and being baking mortals.
Mark your calendars for the upcoming LOVEland Cookbook Group Potluck on October 15th from 12:00-2:00 in the Gertrude Scott Meeting Room at the Library. Ashlee Redger will lead an in-person discussion about all things cooking and baking, with a focus on the August, September, and October LOVEland Cookbook Group titles. 
To read more from Allyson Reedy:
5280 Magazine
Denver Post
To follow the writing of our very own Ashlee Redger:
Westword
Cookbooks and Baking Websites Mentioned:
Cake By Courtney
Chelsweets by Chelsey White 
Handle the Heat with Tessa Arias
Joanne Chang:
Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery + Cafe
Flour, Too
Cookie Love by Mindy Segal
Christina Tosi:
Milk Bar Life: Recipes and Stories
All About Cake
Fiction, Memoir, and Essays Mentioned:
Tomorrow. and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy
Ruth Reichl:
Save Me the Plums
Garlic and Sapphires 
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Music: Joy Jumping by Richard Myhill

Djembe Jive with Nancy Brauhn-Curnes

Special guest Nancy Brauhn-Curnes joins Daniel and Children’s librarians Cindy and Monique to discuss the upcoming Community Drum Circle on September 24th. Daniel and Nancy also explore the history of Nancy’s company, Djembe Jive, and the power of drumming to create community and promote well-being and play. Cindy and Monique give a sneak peak to some of the exciting upcoming events for children at the library. 
Community Drum Circle
September 24th, 6:00-7:30 
At the Norma & Lynn Hammond Amphitheater 
2750 N. Taft Ave (within North Lake Park) Loveland, Colorado 80538
Registration is required. Please register here. 
Visit www.letsdrumnow.com to peruse what all Djembe Jive has to offer in the community. 
Upcoming Childrens’ Events:
Chess Club: Every Thursday, 4:00-5:00 Come to the Treehouse in Children's if you are 5-11 years old and want to learn or play chess. Every Thursday beginning Aug 11th.
Brickmasters: First Wednesday, 3:30-5:00
Come to the Mrs. Runschmunkel's Reading Room (storytime room) the first Wednesday of each month to build a creation with the library’s LEGOs and display it all month. Ages 4+.
Tech Afternoon: Oct. 21st, 12:45-1:45
Meet in the reading room to play with robots and technology!
Learn to Play Ukulele: Oct. 27th, Nov. 3rd, Nov. 10th, 4:00-5:00
For aspiring ukulele players between the ages of 7-10. Visit or call the Children's desk at 970-962-2587 to register as space is limited.
Media Mentioned:
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery
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Drums of Passion by Babatunde Olatunji

Impressions at the Cherry Pie Celebration 2022

On this special episode of the Loveland LibCast, Daniel visits the Annual Cherry Pie Festival and chats with Loveland residents about cherry pie, their favorite things to do in Loveland, and what they like to read (recorded July 16, 2022). Thanks to the Loveland Museum for inviting the podcast to join the celebration, and all those who stopped by to chat!
Books Mentioned:
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell
How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them by Barbara F. Walter
Man and His Symbols by Carl G. Jung
Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Wings of Fire by Tui Sutherland
Don Quixote by Migel de Cervantes
Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
The Serious Goose by Jimmy Kimmel
Reynard the Fox by Anne Louise Avery
 
Music: Joy Jumping by Richard Myhill

LOVEland Cookbook Group (Aug 2022) I Dream of Dinner (so You Don’t Have to) by Ali Slagle

Ashlee and Daniel discuss the August LOVEland Cookbook Group title: I Dream of Dinner (so You Don’t Have To) by Ali Slagle. They also give a sneak peak of the season two LOVEland Cookbook Group titles, and Ashlee shares some culinary newsletters that she has been following. 
Newsletters:
Andrew Janjigian’s Wordloaf
Grace Kelly’s The Messy Kitchen
Debora Robertson’s Lickedpoon
Dorie Greenspan’s xoxo Dorie
Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes’s podcast on the junk science of health and wellness fads can be found here.
Books Mentioned:
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
More books by David Herbert Donald
 
Music: Joy Jumping by Richard Myhill

Library Work and Introducing ULab

Former Loveland Public Library Children’s librarian- and current library consultant- Haley joins Daniel to discuss what it’s like working at a library, as well as the Loveland Public Library ULab initiative to create meaningful library partnerships and opportunities for the community of Loveland. 
Learn more about the Community Conversation reports and ULab results on the Library’s webpage: https://www.lovelandpubliclibrary.org/information/who-we-are/community-conversations
Check out Haley’s consulting group here: https://athenaeum.consulting/
Books Mentioned:
For adults:
The Expanse Series by James S. A. Corey 
For kids:
The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
Music: Joy Jumping by Richard Myhill