Tiny Town Library Podcast
Daland Memorial Library
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A slice of life in a small New England Town as reported by the town librarians. Podcast includes town news, community updates, book recommendation, and guest interviews
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DEC 3, 2025
Episode 57: Happy Holidays! Special Project Update
<p>Happy Holidays from the staff of the library! Tune into this special episode to hear about holiday happenings around town and catch our interview with library leaders for a project update. Let the countdown to the new library begin!!</p> <p><strong>Amy’s Book Recommendations </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed:</p> <p dir="ltr">Wreck by Catherine Newman</p> <p dir="ltr">Flashlight by Susan Choi</p> <p dir="ltr">A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar</p> <p dir="ltr">The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell</p> <p dir="ltr">To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage</p> <p dir="ltr">The Correspondent by Virginia Evans</p> <p dir="ltr">Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading:</p> <p dir="ltr">The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell</p> <p dir="ltr">Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer (The Dive From Clausen’s Pier)</p> <p dir="ltr">The Dinner Party by Viola Van de Sandt</p> <p dir="ltr">I, Medusa by Ayana Gray</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Upcoming Books</p> <p dir="ltr">The Storm by Rachel Hawkins 1/6/2026</p> <p dir="ltr">My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney 1/20/2026</p> <p dir="ltr">More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen 2/24/2026</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Impossible Creatures 3 by Katherine Rundell – August 2026</p> <p dir="ltr">Galinda: A Charmed Childhood by Gregory Maguire – September 2026</p> <p> </p>
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NOV 27, 2025
Episode 57: Happy Holidays! Library Project Update
<p>Happy Holidays from the staff of the library! Tune into this special episode to hear about holiday happenings around town and catch our interview with library leaders for a project update. Let the countdown to the new library begin!!</p> <p><strong>Amy’s Book Recommendations </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed:</p> <p dir="ltr">Wreck by Catherine Newman</p> <p dir="ltr">Flashlight by Susan Choi</p> <p dir="ltr">A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar</p> <p dir="ltr">The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell</p> <p dir="ltr">To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage</p> <p dir="ltr">The Correspondent by Virginia Evans</p> <p dir="ltr">Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading:</p> <p dir="ltr">The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell</p> <p dir="ltr">Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer (The Dive From Clausen’s Pier)</p> <p dir="ltr">The Dinner Party by Viola Van de Sandt</p> <p dir="ltr">I, Medusa by Ayana Gray</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Upcoming Books</p> <p dir="ltr">The Storm by Rachel Hawkins 1/6/2026</p> <p dir="ltr">My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney 1/20/2026</p> <p dir="ltr">More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen 2/24/2026</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Impossible Creatures 3 by Katherine Rundell – August 2026</p> <p dir="ltr">Galinda: A Charmed Childhood by Gregory Maguire – September 2026</p> <p> </p>
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OCT 19, 2025
Episode 56: Witch Talk
<p>It’s Fall Y’all! The leaves are falling and it’s time to carve the pumpkins!! Listen in to this new episode to hear all the excitement at the library as we head towards Halloween…candy collection, mini pumpkin hunt, Witch Walk and of course Trick or Treating in Mont Vernon!! Get your costumes on and stop by the library on Halloween</p> <p><strong>Amy’s Book Recommendations</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed:</p> <p dir="ltr">The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel</p> <p dir="ltr">A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst</p> <p dir="ltr">A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young</p> <p dir="ltr">The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno Garcia</p> <p dir="ltr">We Love You Bunny by Mona Awad</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading:</p> <p dir="ltr">The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell</p> <p dir="ltr">The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman</p> <p dir="ltr">Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa</p> <p dir="ltr">Heart the Lover by Lily King</p> <p dir="ltr">Bog Queen by Anna North</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Upcoming Books</p> <p dir="ltr">Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite (My Sister the Serial Killer) 11/4/25</p> <p dir="ltr">The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan 11/18/25</p> <p dir="ltr">Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen 11/18/25</p> <p> </p>
60 MIN
AUG 14, 2025
Episode 55: Summer’s End
<p dir="ltr">We had the best time this summer with the children of Mont Vernon! So many books, so much art! It’s not over yet…tune into this episode for the Summer Reading Program recap, book recommendations, and an interview with the editor of the MVFlyer! Enjoy the rest of summer!</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Saltwater by Katy Hays</p> <p dir="ltr">The Names by Florence Knapp</p> <p dir="ltr">Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid</p> <p dir="ltr">The Favorites by Layne Fargo</p> <p dir="ltr">The Road toTender Hearts by Annie Hartnett</p> <p>The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Greenwich by Kate Broad</p> <p dir="ltr">You Belong Here by Megan Miranda</p> <p dir="ltr">The Goldens by Lauren Wilson</p> <p dir="ltr">The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Upcoming Books </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Hot Wax M.L. Rio 9/9/25</p> <p dir="ltr">The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman (Thursday Murder Club #5!) 9/30/35</p>
92 MIN
JUN 18, 2025
Episode 54 1/2: Color Our World
<p>Whoops we added the wrong audio file to the last episode…2nd try! Tune in to hear all about the most colorful, art filled, fun Summer Reading Program from Miss JoAnn, take note of Amy’s beach read recommendations and stay until the end to hear the Summer Concert Series line up from co chair Doug Irvine! See you at the library! Have a great summer!!</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Amy’s Book Recommendations</strong></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Books I Read Recently That I Enjoyed:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano -5th book in series, 6th comes out 2026</p> <p dir="ltr">Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins</p> <p dir="ltr">The Time of the Child by Niall Williams</p> <p dir="ltr">Heartwood by Amity Gaige</p> <p dir="ltr">The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner</p> <p dir="ltr">Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>New Books I’m Looking Forward to Reading:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig 4/29/25</p> <p dir="ltr">The Names by Florence Knapp 5/6/25</p> <p dir="ltr">The Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve 5/20/25</p> <p dir="ltr">The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly 5/27/25</p> <p dir="ltr">Mansion Beach by Meg Mitchell Moore 5/27/25</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Upcoming Books</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 6/3/25</p> <p dir="ltr">With a Vengeance by Riley Sager 6/10/25</p> <p dir="ltr">Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) 6/10/25</p> <p dir="ltr">So Far Gone by Jess Walter (Beautiful Ruins) 6/16/25</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>One Last Note:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Diana Gabaldon has announced the name of her 10th (and final!) Outlander Book!</p> <p dir="ltr">A Blessing For A Warrior Going Out (no publication date yet- she hasn’t finished writing it)</p> <p> </p>
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