Off the Shelf with Delaware Library

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie. Today we have two special guests! Nichole Klatte, Friends of the Delaware County District Library president, and author Jane Hamilton. Jane discusses her new book The Phoebe Variations [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4251756]. Interested in hearing more about Jane's new book? Join Jane and the Friends of the Library at the Liberty Branch on October 27th. For more information check out our event calendar and reserve your seat [https://delawarelibrary.libnet.info/event/14676611]. Recommendations include:  Sure, I'll Join Your Cult [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3818400] by Maria Bamford and My Friends [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3818400] by Fredrik Backman. Read more about today's episode here [https://libraryaware.com/38Z82S]. Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  [https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/]  This episode originally aired on October 10, 2025.

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Alice Mackey. This week we chat about what it's like to be a new staff member at DCDL and how we prepare staff to serve our Library visitors!  Recommendations include I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3959334], Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3872125], and The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift [https://www.hoopladigital.com/music/the-life-of-a-showgirl-taylor-swift/18759909]. Read more about today's episode here [https://libraryaware.com/38WBEE]. Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  [https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/]  This episode originally aired on October 3, 2025.

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly LaBadie This week we chat about fall activities you can do with the help of library resources and programs!  Recommendations include The Measure [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3639016]by Nikki Erlick and The Haunting of Alejandra [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3775963]by V. Castro. Read more about today's episode here [https://libraryaware.com/38RH2M].  Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  [https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/] This episode originally aired on September 26th, 2025.

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Wynn Fowles. This week we chat about required reading for school [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1211902127/2833696307]and Minecraft programming at the Library.  Recommendations include The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadettes by Hanna Alkaf [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3957787], Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C892867], and Minecraft: The Island by Max Brooks [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C2270390]. Read more about today's episode here. [https://libraryaware.com/38NP99]  Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  [https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/]  This episode originally aired on September 19, 2025.

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Chad Williams, Adult Education Director at Delaware Area Career Center.   This week we chat about This week we chat about the ESOL program [https://delawarelibrary.libnet.info/event/14111843] in partnership with the DACC Adult Education [https://www.delawareareacc.org/o/adult-ed]program! And, of course, what we're reading.   Recommendations include Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4207298], Dexter Resurrection, and Mostly What God Does by Savannah Guthrie [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3877215]. Read more about today's episode here [https://libraryaware.com/38DB6A].  Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  [https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/]  This episode originally aired on September 5, 2025