Off the Shelf with Delaware Library

Off the Shelf Radio Show - August 14, 2026

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers LaBadie. Guests include Dyesha Darby, Director of School-Based and Community Prevention with HelpLine of Delaware and Morrow Counties. This week we chat about the upcoming QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) programming at the Orange Branch on August 24th. With participation from Helpline, this program will equip attendees with knowledge on how to support someone who may be in crisis. More info can be found here [https://delawarelibrary.libnet.info/event/16099512]. September is also National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. If you or anyone you know is in a mental crisis, call 988 for help and advise.  Recommendations include: Th [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4332554]e Housewife [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4332554] by Natalie Barelli and Before I Let Go [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3674554]by Kennedy Ryan. Also check out what the Maker Studios [https://www.delawarelibrary.org/makerstudio/] can do for parents of high school seniors! Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM. https://my967.net/ [https://my967.net/]  This episode originally aired on August 14, 2026.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - August 7, 2026

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers LaBadie. Guests include Jen Ruhe from Delaware City Schools. [https://www.dcs.k12.oh.us/] This week we chat about back to school and getting students, teachers, and parents ready. Listen for an exciting announcement!  Recommendations include Starter Villain by John Scalzi [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3781496], Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4278212] and the Fairs & Festivals list [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/2410450919/3068657647]from DCDL staff.   Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM. https://my967.net/ [https://my967.net/]  This episode originally aired on August 7, 2026.

Off the Shelf Radio Show - July 31, 2026

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Molly Meyers LaBadie and Nicole Fowles. This week's guests is national bestselling author Thao Thai. We discussed Thao's new book The Seekers of Deer Creek [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4308448]! Tickets for her upcoming event at Beanbag Books are available on on their website [https://beanbagbooks.com/event/2026-08-14/thao-thai-author-visit]. Thank you to our Friends of the Library for putting on this special event! Recommendations include: The Women [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3834738] by Kristin Hannah, The Artist and the Feasts [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4263012] by Lucy Steeds, We Are Mighty [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4304588] by Sharon McMahon and As I Lay Dying [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C839383] by William Faulkner. Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM. https://my967.net/ [https://my967.net/]  This episode originally aired on July 31, 2026

Off the Shelf Radio Show - July 24, 2026

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Molly Meyers LaBadie and Hannah Simpson. Guests include Suzanne Pingry from Connections Volunteers Center [https://connectionsvolunteercenter.org/] and Helpline [https://helplinedelmor.org/], and Neha Hariharan and Jan Davis from the Sages & Seekers program [https://connectionsvolunteercenter.org/programs/]. This week we chat about the connections made during this summer's Sages & Seekers session, which met at the Library for several weeks. And, of course, what we're reading!  Recommendations include Should the Waters Take Us by Stephanie Soileau [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4332595], The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3125881], Country People by Daniel Mason [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4306702], and Upward Bound by Woody Brown [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4294693]. Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM. https://my967.net/ [https://my967.net/]  This episode originally aired on July 24, 2026

Off the Shelf Radio Show-July 20, 2026

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers LaBadie. Guest this week is Lori Kipfer from the Board of Library Trustees. This week we chat about what we have been reading and back to school readiness.  Recommendations include: Jurassic Park [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C1908884] by Michael Crichton, Born Lucky [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4258046] be Leland Vittert and The Odyssey [https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3745519] by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson.   Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM. https://my967.net/ [https://my967.net/]  This episode originally aired on June 17, 2026.