Podcasts by WPL Book Drop
The Waterloo Public Library's podcast gathers trends and topics from the literary world to connect listeners with their library and explores what makes our community a great place to live.
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Episode 46: Jessica Rucker, Executive Director of Main Street Waterloo, Joins Us to Talk Winter Wonderloo from 2023-11-20T15:00
Listen in as Main Street Waterloo Executive Director, Jessica Rucker, joins us to discuss the many, many festivities coming up as part of Winter Wonderloo.
Winter Wonderloo kicks off on N...
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Episode 45: Missie from the Youth Department Joins Us to Discuss Prime Time Family Reading from 2023-10-10T14:00
Welcome to Episode 45 of the WPL Book Drop podcast! Today, we have Missie from the library's Youth Department on to talk about Prime Time Family Reading, a series of programs in collaboration wi...
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Episode 44: Josée Joins Seth to Talk Banned Books from 2023-10-05T14:00
In honor of Banned Books Week (October 1-7), Library Assistant Josée joins Seth on the pod to talk all things Banned Books. Listen in and learn more ab...
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Episode 43: Sarah and Dusty Join Seth to Discuss the New Hive from 2023-09-28T14:00
Welcome back! After a Summer Break, the WPL Book Drop is back with a new episode to give some updates on the library, On this episode, Seth is joined by Library Assistant, Sarah, and Teen Librar...
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Episode 42: Maddie and Beth from UNI Discuss The Big Public Poetry Party at WPL from 2023-04-12T16:41:28
In this episode, brand new Book Drop host Seth Thill welcomes Maddie Kizer and Beth Tulley, two students from the University of Northern Iowa, to discuss The Big Public Poetry Party, a collabora...
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Episode 41: Becky Visits with Dusty to Talk Changes at the Library from 2022-12-12T20:54
In this episode, former WPL Book Drop host and current WPL Public Services Manager, Becky Miller, visits with brand new, first-time WPL Book Drop host and Teen Librarian, Dusty Sanboeuf to catch...
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Summer 2022 Interlude Episode: UNI-CUE Talent Search Students Learning Podcasting - Group 2 from 2022-09-07T21:42:42
Summer 2022 Interlude Episode: UNI-CUE Talent Search Students Learn Podcasting from 2022-07-11T23:42:40
Episode 40: Dusty Visits with Becky About the Upcoming Adult Summer Library Program from 2022-05-27T15:21:48
Episode 39: Diane Visits with Becky About the Upcoming Teen Summer Library Program from 2022-05-12T16:34:15
Episode 38: Robin Kime Visits with Becky About the Waterloo Community Playhouse from 2022-04-30T13:55:17
In this episode, Robin Kim, Director of CLUE for Waterloo Community Playhouse, visits with Becky about the Waterloo Community Playhouse and their upcoming production of CLUE.
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Episode 37: Missie Talks With Becky About the Upcoming 2022 Youth Summer Library Program from 2022-04-23T14:48:25
Episode 36: Haley and Holly Talk About Coffee and the Classics Book Club from 2022-04-08T18:54:06
Episode 35: Mike Finley Visits with Becky About His Upcoming Investment Series at the Library from 2022-03-26T15:21:43
In this episode, "The Crazy Man in the Pink Wig,"— Mike Finley, visits with Becky about his upcoming investment series at the library.
Episode 34: Haley and Seth Visit with Becky About the Library's Upcoming Poetry Series from 2022-03-17T16:09:10
Episode 33: New Library Director David Eckert Visits with Becky About the Library from 2022-03-08T00:01:22
Episode 32: Genie Berst Visits with Becky About Friends of the Family from 2022-02-23T00:36:23
Episode 31: Councilwoman Nia Wilder Visits with Becky About Her Upcoming Storytime at the Library from 2022-02-12T15:25:14
Episode 30: Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart Visits with Becky About His Upcoming Storytime at the Library from 2022-02-05T16:41:26
Episode 29: Mike Herman Visits with Becky About Friends of the Library from 2022-01-31T15:23:19
Episode 28: Mary Kabel Visits With Becky About Homebound Service and Books from 2022-01-03T18:16:51
Episode 27: Kim Visits with Becky About The MustList and Books from 2021-12-18T15:10:38
Episode 26: Jillian Talks About the 2022 All Iowa Reads Titles from 2021-12-04T14:34:33
Episode 25: Dusty Talks Graphic Novels with Becky from 2021-11-20T15:20:25
In this episode, Dusty makes his first appearance on the podcast to talk about graphic novels with Becky.
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Episode 24: Anderson visits with Becky about The Hive and audiobooks on Libby from 2021-11-08T20:07:46
In this episode, Anderson makes her first appearance on the podcast to talk about The Hive's upcoming open house and to talk about audiobooks with Becky.
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Episode 23: Waterloo Center for the Arts Director Kent Shankle Visits from 2021-10-23T13:31:30
In this episode, Waterloo Center for the Arts Director Kent Shankle visits to talk about what's happening at the Center for the Arts and share some favorite books.
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Episode 22: Waterloo Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Bill Beck Talks Fire Prevention and Books from 2021-10-09T16:46:18
In this episode, Waterloo Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Bill Beck talks with Becky about fire prevention, his career, and books.
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Episode 21: Banned Books Week from 2021-09-21T13:26:28
In this episode, Lindsay Buehler, Arts & Culture Coordinator at Hawkeye Community College, Endya Johnson, Technical Systems Assistant at Waterloo Public Library, and Becky Miller, Circulation an...
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Episode 20: Sheryl and Becky Talk About Books from 2021-09-03T15:28:18
In this episode, Sheryl and Becky talk about books they recently read.
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Episode 19: Preparing for RAGBRAI Riders from 2021-07-12T22:08:44
In this episode, Amy Rousselow, Waterloo Public Library's Marketing and Volunteer Services Manager, Lindsay Pieters, Experience Waterloo's Marketing Director, and Ana Hanisch, SingleSpeed Brewin...
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Episode 18: Becky and Endya Talk About Audiobooks They Love from 2021-06-08T15:35:53
In this episode, Becky and Endya talk about why they love audiobooks and share some of their favorites.
Most of the titles mentioned in this episode may be found on the Libby App or the ...
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Episode 17: Teen Summer Library Program and Recommended Reads from 2021-05-29T20:44:15
In this episode, Diane from the Youth Department joins us to discuss the upcoming Teen Summer Library Program, and some youth and teen books she recommends.
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Episode 16: Exit Interview with Library Director Nick Rossman from 2021-05-21T17:50:39
In this episode, Library Director Nick Rossman joins us to reflect on his time at WPL before he departs to become the library director of Carnegie-Stout Public Library in Dubuque.
Youth t...
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Episode 15: Adult Summer Library Program and Recommended Reads from 2021-05-10T18:57:14
In this episode, Megan and Kim from the Circulation and Reference Departments join us to discuss the upcoming Adult Summer Library Program, and some adult fiction and nonfiction books they enjoy...
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Episode 14: Youth Summer Library Program and Recommended Reads from 2021-05-04T22:30:44
In this episode, Denise and Deb from the Youth Department join us to discuss the youth summer library program, some adult fiction books they enjoyed, and a few tit...
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Episode 13: Book Talk with Jillian from 2021-04-22T13:49
Episode 12: Jim Miller "Do it Anyway" from 2021-03-16T15:38:14
Jim's Book: Do It Anyway
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Episode 9: Small Business Saturday from 2020-11-17T18:48:57
Below are the event sires we reference in the episode.
Shop Downtown Saturday Facebook Event
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Episode 8: Happy Election Day from 2020-11-03T16:33:09
Megan comes to visit and we talk about the history of voting and the ratification of the 19th amendment.
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Ep. 7: October Reads from 2020-10-20T12:15:19
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Banned Book Week: The Hate U Give from 2020-10-02T19:18:46
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Banned Book Week: Where the Wild Things Are from 2020-10-02T19:00
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Banned Book Week: Winnie the Pooh from 2020-10-01T22:00
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Banned Book Week: This One Summer from 2020-10-01T19:27:42
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Banned Book Week: The Lorax from 2020-09-30T22:00
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Banned Book Week: Little Red Riding Hood from 2020-09-30T19:00
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Banned Book Week: A Wrinkle in Time from 2020-09-29T08:46:26
We are celebrating Banned Books Week!
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Ep. 6 Tom Eachus from 2020-04-28T12:37:16
In celebration of May being Mental Health month, we wanted to start it off with an interview with a mental health professional. Tom Eachus runs the Listen
Ep. 5: Tammy Turner from 2020-04-14T14:19:18
We discuss the importance of recycle in the community, as well as easy ways to get started.
https://wastetrac.org/city-services/
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Ep. 4: A Little Buzzed from 2020-04-01T14:43:29
This week I sat down to talk about the opening of the local salon, A Little Buzzed. This was recorded well before COVID-19 and so the recent closings of local businesses was not discussed. If yo...
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COVID-19 Closing from 2020-04-01T14:38:39
We are sad to announce that the library is closed due to COVID-19, but we do still have our many digital resources available and you can find them on our website waterloopubliclibrary.org.
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Ep, 3: Mike Finley from 2020-03-03T13:56
Mike Finley comes on the podcast today! Also known as 'The Crazy Man in a Pink Wig,' he is here to talk about financial literacy and his financial journey.
He is leading several classes ...
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Ep. 2: Interview with Nick Rossman from 2020-02-18T12:59:46
Morgan sits down with the Waterloo Public Library's new director, Nick Rossman to talk about the new year, his new position, and going fine free!
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Ep. 1: Book Talk with Jillian from 2020-02-04T19:59:23
Morgan sits down with WPL's Adult Service Manager, Jillian Rutledge, to discuss her role in the library, how she ended up in her position, and a new book!