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Missing one-on-one book recommendations from your favorite 3rd floor staffers? DPPL's new Miner Recs Book Talks are the next best thing! 

Each week DPPL's readers advisory staff will "talk" their best "recs" of books, movies and more!

And while we're all sheltering in place, we're calling the first few entries in this series Grounded Recs. 

In Episode 7, Joel talks about Satanic Panic, a comedy-horror film directed by Chelsea Stardust starring Hayley Griffith and Rebecca Romijn where a pizza delivery girl becomes unexpectedly caught up in a satanic coven.

If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, DPPL cardholders can watch Satanic Panic today through Hoopla. Enjoy!

On the latest episode of our podcast Miner Recs, Dave, Joel, Jami and Annie discuss documentary films and series, including films about mountain climbing such as Free Solo, Meru and Pretty Strong; long-form series such as The Last Dance, Tiger King and Ken Burns' Baseball; and other non-fiction films like Icarus, This Film Is Not Yet Rated and American Factory. (Please note, this episode was recorded remotely from home using Zoom - you may notice some slight audio imperfections which were inherent in the source.) Listen to their conversation in the player below:

This episode is another bittersweet one for the Miner Recs panelists, as it's our last episode with our longtime host Dave, who has moved on from the Des Plaines Public Library. We all wish Dave the best in his future endeavors and would like thank him for sharing his valuable insights over the years!

Interested in listening to more episodes of Miner Recs? You can subscribe with iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or on our Podomatic page. For more information about the podcast and the DPPL staff who make it, visit our podcast page.

 

Missing one-on-one book recommendations from your favorite 3rd floor staffers? DPPL's new Miner Recs Book Talks are the next best thing! 

Each week DPPL's readers advisory staff will "talk" their best "recs" of books, movies and more!

And while we're all sheltering in place, we're calling the first few entries in this series Grounded Recs. 

In Episode 6, David tells you about Captain Fantastic, a film directed by Matt Ross starring Viggo Mortensen in an Oscar-nominated performance as a father raising his six kids isolated from socity in rural Washington.

If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, DPPL cardholders can watch Captain Fantastic today through Kanopy. Enjoy!

 

Missing one-on-one book recommendations from your favorite 3rd floor staffers? DPPL's new Miner Recs Book Talks are the next best thing! 

Each week DPPL's readers advisory staff will "talk" their best "recs" of books, movies and more!

And while we're all sheltering in place, we're calling the first few entries in this series Grounded Recs. 

In Episode 5, Natalie tells you about The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, a workplace romance about two adversarial coworkers battling it out for the same promotion - until they realize they are falling for each other.

If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, DPPL cardholders can read The Hating Game as an ebook or audiobook today through the Hoopla links below.

The Hating Game ebook
The Hating Game audiobook

Enjoy!

 

Missing one-on-one book recommendations from your favorite 3rd floor staffers? DPPL's new Miner Recs Book Talks are the next best thing! 

Each week DPPL's readers advisory staff will "talk" their best "recs" of books, movies and more!

And while we're all sheltering in place, we're calling the first few entries in this series Grounded Recs. 

In Episode 4, Alejandro tells you about A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, a humorous but melancholy book about a curmudgeonly Swedish man.

If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, DPPL cardholders can read A Man Called Ove as an ebook or audiobook through the Overdrive links below.

A Man Called Ove ebook
A Man Called Ove audiobook

Enjoy!