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Cover to Cover 203: Genealogy with Librarian Cal Rydzinski Jun 03, 2025

The Cover to Cover team learn about genealogy resources at the library with Cal Rydzinski.

Cover to Cover 202: Strategic Plan Update Apr 30, 2025

Find out what's been happening at the library with the Strategic Plan update. The Cover to Cover team discusses updates in Teen Central, new additions to the collection, and how the library is making their services more accessible.

Cover to Cover 201: Meet the New Team! Apr 08, 2025

Cindy and Ed get to know Jade and Tim, two new co-hosts of the Cover to Cover Team! They discuss working at the library, what library trends are exciting, and what they can't put down.

Cover to Cover 174: Adult Reading Challenge with Mary McDonald Mar 14, 2025

Join the Adult Reading Challenge and read widely! The Cover to Cover team chats with Mary McDonald about recommendations for each of the 12 prompts.

Cover to Cover 173: Andrew Cook, Adult & Teen Services Librarian, and Services for Older Adults Feb 12, 2025

Local Hero Award winner Andrew Cook discusses his job as an Adult and Teen Services Librarian and services for older adults with the Cover to Cover team.

Cover to Cover 172: The Shortest Episode Jan 14, 2025

Listen to Cover to Cover's shortest episode ever! This episode skips ahead to the regular features: events, Did Ya Know?, and What We Can't Put Down. Hear about new reading challenges, the library's many book discussions, and the team's current titles.

Cover to Cover 171: Book Discussion: Homicide and Halo Halo by Mia P. Manansala Dec 10, 2024

Enjoy a cozy mystery with the Cover to Cover team and learn about Consumer Reports with the library's Did You Know?

Cover to Cover 170: Home Delivery with Mary Nov 05, 2024

Patrons with temporary or permanent health or mobility conditions can use the library's Home Delivery service. Learn about the Illinois State Library's Talking Book and Braille Service.

Cover to Cover 169: Voter Resources at DGPL Oct 01, 2024

Prepare for November's election by learning about the library's Voters' Corner, where patrons can find nonpartisan resources to educate themselves on the candidates, issues, and voting process.

Cover To Cover 168: DGPL Family Feud Sep 10, 2024

Find out what the survey says about the library's services! The Cover to Cover team play DGPL Family Feud and discuss the most popular answers.

Cover To Cover 167: Art and Exhibits at the Library with Grace Goodwyn Aug 02, 2024

Meet Grace Goodwyn, the library's Graphic Design and Gallery Coordinator, and learn about how she brings local artwork to DGPL.

Cover To Cover 166: Movie Discussion: Past Lives (2023) Jul 11, 2024

Ponder Past Lives (2023) with the Cover to Cover Team, and learn about the Talking Book & Braille Service.

Cover To Cover 165: Strategic Plan Discussion Jun 06, 2024

Learn more about the current updates on the library's strategic plan.

Cover To Cover 164: Jade Parks, Teen Services Coordinator and Summer Reading Club May 07, 2024

Meet our new Teen Services Coordinator, Jade Parks, and learn about what's in store for Summer Reading Club!

Cover to Cover 163: Building Monitors Danny and Miriam Apr 05, 2024

Get to know the library's Building Monitors, Danny and Miriam!

Cover to Cover 162: Tricia Thompson and Veteran Services Mar 06, 2024

Learn about veteran services with Tricia Thompson.

Cover to Cover 161: DGPL Foundation with Amanda ReCupido Feb 02, 2024

Learn more about the Downers Grove Public Library Foundation with their new president, Amanda ReCupido.

Cover to Cover 160: Adult Program Coordinator Mary Hurtado Dec 28, 2023

Mary Hurtado, our new Adult Program Coordinator, discusses how she chooses programs at the library and what we can look forward to.

Cover to Cover 159: Best of 2023 Dec 06, 2023

Discover the Cover to Cover team's picks for best books, movies/TV shows, and albums for 2023.

Cover to Cover 158: Book Discussion: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala Oct 24, 2023

Cozy mystery Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manasala is discussed.

Cover to Cover 157: Celebrating Intellectual Freedom during Banned Books Week Oct 06, 2023

Van McGary, Adult and Teen Services Manager, visits with the Cover to Cover team to discuss censorship, intellectual freedom, and banned books in celebration of Banned Books Week.

Cover to Cover 156: Cards for Kids with Children's Services Manager Allyson Renell Sep 01, 2023

Learn about the new Cards for Kids Initative with Children's Services Manager Allyson Renell.

Cover to Cover 155: Revisiting High School Favorites Jul 18, 2023

The Cover to Cover Team discusses favorites from their High School days.

Cover to Cover 154: Strategic Planning with Board President Swapna Gigani Jul 05, 2023

Hear an update and reflect on the strategic planning process with Board President Swapna Gigani.

Cover to Cover 153: Book Discussion: Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan Jun 16, 2023

The Cover to Cover Team celebrates Juneteenth with a discussion of the book Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan.

Cover to Cover 152: Movie Discussion: Turning Red (2022) May 05, 2023

Find your inner panda and listen to a movie discussion about the film Turning Red (2022)! The team also discusses upcoming programming, how to Book-An-Expert, and what they can't put down.

Cover to Cover 151: Book Discussion: Answers in the Pages by David Levithan with Children's Program Coordinator Amanda Apr 06, 2023

Join the One Book One Town book discussion of Answers in the Pages by David Levithan. Amanda Blau, Children's Program Coordinator, talks about the book with the Cover to Cover team.

Cover to Cover 150: Gaming at the library with Karen Bonarek, Adult Program Coordinator Mar 01, 2023

Get ready to have fun! Games of all kinds are discussed by the Cover to Cover team and Adult Program Coordinator, Karen Bonarek. Find the discussed games in the library to take home!

Cover to Cover 149: Construction Updates with Building Operations Director Ian Knorr Feb 01, 2023

Wondering why the library needed a new elevator and workspaces? Find out with a deep dive into the library's current construction projects with Building Operations Director Ian Knorr.

Cover to Cover 148: Books that Inspired Us Jan 05, 2023

The Cover to Cover Team reflects on books they read in 2022 that inspired them.

Cover to Cover 147: Staff Picks with ATS Librarian Mary Sustar. Dec 02, 2022

Learn about the Staff Picks program with Adult and Teen Services Librarian Mary Sustar! Organization of the Month: Easterseals DuPage and Fox Valley.

Cover to Cover 146: Book Discussion: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher Nov 08, 2022

Read along with the Cover to Cover team and Adult and Teen Services Assistant Tim Raub as they get into fall with the book What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher. Organization of the Month: Compudopt.

Cover to Cover 145: Genealogy Resources with Jaymie Middendorf, Adult and Teen Services Librarian Oct 06, 2022

Learn about the library's genealogy resources and get to know one of our newest librarians, Jaymie Middendorf! Organization of the Month: Giant Steps.

Cover to Cover 144: Lucas McKeever, Access Services Manager; Hope For The Day Aug 30, 2022

Meet the newest manager at the library, Lucas McKeever! Organization of the Month: Hope for the Day.

Cover to Cover 143: Julie Milavec, Library Director; Literacy DuPage Jul 30, 2022

Meet Library Director Julie Milavec in a discussion about what's coming up at the library. Organization of the Month: Literacy DuPage

Cover to Cover 142: Swapna Gigani, Board President; TEACH Empowers Jun 18, 2022

Meet the library's new Board President, Swapna Gigani. Organization of the Month: TEACH Empowers

Cover to Cover 141: What We Can't Put Down Mega Episode; Youth Outlook May 26, 2022

Find your next read in our Summer Reading Club special! This month, the Cover to Cover team shares what they can't put down in the following genres: literary fiction, romance, teen/YA, mystery, sci-fi/fantasy, nonfiction, audiobook, historical fiction, thriller, and Kids grade school/picture books! A representative from our Organization of the Month, Youth Outlook, also visits the studio to share what their organization has to offer.

Cover to Cover 140: Mini-series Discussion: The Night Manager; Organization of the Month: grit2 May 04, 2022

The team welcomes Ann Cummins from grit2 to the Media Lab with its first Organization of the Month guest since the pandemic! The mini-series, The Night Manager is also discussed.

Cover to Cover 139: Book Discussion: Please Don't Sit On My Bed In Your Morning Clothes by Pheobe Robinson; DuPage Health Coalition Mar 30, 2022

Laugh through Pheobe Robinson's Please Don't Sit On My Bed In Your Outside Clotheswith the Cover to Cover team. Organization of the Month: DuPage Health Coalition

Cover to Cover 138: Book Discussion: The Golden Hour by Nikki Smith with Children's Librarian Assistant Gracie Ruyle; DuPage Foundation Mar 04, 2022

Children's Librarian Assistant Gracie Ruyle joins the Cover to Cover team to discuss The Golden Hour by Nikki Smith. Organization of the Month: DuPage Foundation.

Cover to Cover 137: Film Discussion: The Friendliest Town; Food Rescue US Feb 01, 2022

Celebrate Black History Month with Lauren, Cindy, and Ed as they unpack their viewing of The Friendliest Town, a documentary about a small-town's first Black police chief's abrupt firing. Organization of the Month: Food Rescue US - Willowbrook.

Cover to Cover 136: Book Discussion: Fables by Bill Willingham; Midwest SOARRING Foundation Dec 21, 2021

Join the Cover to Cover team as they discuss the book Fables Book 1 by Bill Willingham.* Organization of the Month: Midwest SOARRING Foundation.

*Fables contains mature content.

Cover to Cover 135: Book Discussion: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden with Kira Riddle, Adult and Teen Services Librarian; YWCA Chicago Nov 30, 2021

Kira Riddle, Adult and Teen Services Librarian, joins the Cover to Cover team to discuss the book The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. Organization of the Month: YWCA Chicago

Cover to Cover 134: Behind the Scenes: DGPL's Land Acknowledgment. Organization of the Month: Hope's Front Door Nov 02, 2021

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the library's Land Acknowledgment in a Q&A session with ATS Librarian Van McGary: hear about what prompted the library to make a land acknowledgment, how it was written, and why it's important. Organization of the Month: Hope's Front Door.

Cover to Cover 133: What We Do In The Shadows, Season 1; Child's Voice Sep 22, 2021

Join Lauren, Cindy, and Ed as they review and discuss the first season of What We Do In The Shadows. Organization of the Month: Child's Voice.

Cover to Cover 132: Joy Matteson, ATS Librarian; The Enneagram Made Easy by Renee Baron; The Aspen Catalog Sep 01, 2021

Joy Matteson, Adult and Teen Services Librarian, joins the Cover to Cover team to discuss the library's new Aspen catalog. Then, they discuss The Enneagram Made Easy by Renee Baron. Organization of the Month: DuPage Symphony Orchestra.

Cover to Cover 131: Lizzie Matkowski, ATS Manager; Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red by Martha Wells Aug 03, 2021

Lizzie Matkowski, the Adult and Teen Services Manager, joins the Cover to Cover team to discuss the library's reintroduction of services and reopening. Then, they discuss the Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Organization of the Month: West Suburban Humane Society.

Cover to Cover 130: First Cow (2019) Jul 02, 2021

Join the team as they discuss the film First Cow (2019). Organization of the Month: Wellness House.

Cover To Cover 129: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Jun 03, 2021

Join Lauren, Cindy, and Ed as they review and discuss the book An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. Organization of the Month: Downers Legacy Seed Library.

Cover to Cover 128: Albums Discussion: The Masterplan by Oasis, The Essential Dolly Parton, and Hang On Little Tomato by Pink Martini. Organization of the Month: Hephzibah Children's Association May 04, 2021

The Cover to Cover team each chose an album for the others to listen to. Albums were chosen based on their significance to the selector.

Ed: The Masterplan by Oasis Lauren: The Essential Dolly Parton Cindy: Hang On Little Tomato by Pink Martini

Find the albums in the library's catalog and listen along! Hear what the team thought in this month's episode.

Organization of the Month: Hephzibah Children's Association

Cover to Cover 127: Book Discussion: How to Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi Apr 02, 2021

Join Lauren, Cindy, and Ed as they discuss the book How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi. Organization of the Month: NAMI DuPage.

Cover to Cover 126: Movie Discussion: The Trial of the Chicago 7 Mar 02, 2021

The team reviews and discusses the movie "The Trial of the Chicago 7." Organization of the Month: Downers Grove Organic Gardeners.

Cover to Cover 125: Movie Review: The Donut King Jan 28, 2021

Join us as we discuss the movie The Donut King. Organization of the Month: Senior Suburban Orchestra

Cover to Cover: Book Review: The Devil in the Dark Water by Stuart Turton Dec 30, 2020

Join us as we review and discuss the book "The Devil in the Dark Water" by Stuart Turton. Organization of the Month: Organization Support Our Troops - America

Cover to Cover 123: Book Review: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn Dec 02, 2020

Join us as we discuss the novel "The Woman in the Window" by A.J. Finn.

Cover to Cover 122: Book Discussion "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles Oct 28, 2020

Join us as we discuss the book "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles

Cover to Cover 121: Book Discussion "The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle" by Stuart Turton Oct 01, 2020

Join us as we discuss the book "The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle" by Stuart Turton

Cover to Cover 120: COVID-19 with Board President Jonathan Graber; DuPage Pads Aug 28, 2020

Board President Jonathan Graber discusses navigating the library through the COVID-19 pandemic. Organization of the Month: DuPage Pads

Cover to Cover 119: Home Learning with Library Resources; Downers Grove Park District Adult Center Jul 29, 2020

Ms. Erin from the Kids Room talks about home learning and education resources for families as the community enters into the school year. Organization of the Month: Downers Grove Park District Adult Center

Cover to Cover 118: Harry Potter Memories; DuPage Habitat for Humanity Jul 07, 2020

The team talks about their favorite Harry Potter memories and moments from the books. Organization of the Month: DuPage Habitat for Humanity

Episode 117: Summer Reading Club; Virtual Programs; Diveheart May 29, 2020

Summer Reading Club is open for signups! Get excited about prizes and learn about how to sign up to participate digitally this year. Upcoming Virtual Programs are discussed. Organization of the Month: Diveheart

Cover to Cover 116: Book to Movie Adaptations; Downers Grove Area Fish Food Pantry Apr 29, 2020

Looking for some great recommendations? The Cover to Cover team talks about their favorite book to movie adaptations! Organization of the Month: Downers Grove Area Fish Food Pantry.

Cover to Cover 115: Service Desk Stories with Misty; Help Save Pets Mar 30, 2020

Hear about what the librarians behind the service desk do all day with Adult and Teen Services Librarian Misty, and learn about the Organization of the Month: Help Save Pets

Cover to Cover 114: Music at the library with Joy Matteson, Community Adult Day Center Feb 27, 2020

This month's episode is all about music at DGPL! Hear from ATS Librarian Joy Matteson about how the library chooses which CDs to buy for the public, learn about sheet music and using the media lab. Enjoy a special treat as our resident expert, Ed, talks about his top 5 albums he recommends. Organization of the Month: Community Adult Day Center

Cover to Cover 113: Romance at the Library with ATS Librarian Fred LeBaron; DuPage Health Coalition Jan 30, 2020

Join the Fred Fan Club and hear all about his journey to DGPL, romance at the Downers Grove Public Library, and upcoming events. Organization of the Month, DuPage Health Coalition, features Sonja Altmayer to discuss services.

Cover to Cover 112: Language Learning and ESL Resources; West Suburban Humane Society Dec 31, 2019

Join the Cover to Cover team and Nancy Rooney, Adult and Teen Services Librarian, in discussing the library's language learning resources. For the first time the Organization of the Month, the West Suburban Humane Society, visits the studio.

Cover to Cover 111: 3D Printing and Book an Expert with Assistant IT Manager Max Mogavero; Literacy DuPage Dec 04, 2019

Cover to Cover 110: Library Success Stories; Jon Graber, Board President; Pick-a-Palooza; Sharing Connections Oct 29, 2019

Hear library success stories during our month of Thankfulness; meet Jon Graber, President of the library's Board of Trustees, and learn about his role; Pick-a-Palooza book fair information; Organization of the Month: Sharing Connections

Cover to Cover 109: There's No Place That's Home: A Month of Homelessness Awareness at DGPL Sep 24, 2019

DGPL is hosting a month of homelessness awareness through October. Join the Cover to Cover team as they discuss the There's No Place That's Home initiative with Director Julie Milavec; Halloween events; Family Shelter Service of Family Services DuPage

Cover to Cover 108: Early Literacy and Kids Room Outreach Aug 29, 2019

Meet Erin Linsenmeyer, Children's Librarian and Outreach Coordinator, and Allyson Renell, Children's Services Manager, while they discuss early literacy at the library and outreach programming; PAWSitive Therapy Troupe

Cover to Cover 107: DGPL's Art Galleries: Melody Danley; One Community One Read; SEASPAR Aug 01, 2019

Cover to Cover 106: Follow a Book; Hamiltunes; West Suburban Community Pantry Jul 01, 2019

Follow a book through the library- find out how books are selected, ordered, shelved, and checked out!

Cover to Cover 105: Little Known Services: Katelyn Vabalaitis; Christine Lees; Shannon Gruber; Project C.U.R.E. Jun 04, 2019

Cover to Cover 104: Amanda Klenk, Farmers Market, Warm Weather Activities, Hope's Front Door Apr 24, 2019

Cover to Cover 103: Jen Fredericks, Founders Day, Watts of Love Apr 01, 2019

Cover to Cover: Ian Knorr; Voting in DG's April Election; Bridge Communities Feb 26, 2019

Meet the Facilities Manager, Ian Knorr, and get ready to vote in Downers Grove's April election.

Cover to Cover: Meet the Team Feb 26, 2019

Get to know your host Lauren, Cindy, and producer Ed.

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