Welcome back to the show. We are so glad you are here, joining us for the book group discussion!

Each week we talk  about books and about different genres, and provide useful information for people who want to talk about books. Each week we pick a new genre to chat about. We want to help you find new books for yourself, and to be ready to share them with others.

You can find our full show notes page here. We recorded this episode while we were socially distancing! So, enjoy us recording all from our own homes.

This week we are talking about hiking! Right now, we are all focused on our social distancing and not doing long-distance hiking trips. But as long as we are thoughtful of our fellow hikers, heading outside for some fresh air and exercise is good for us. Even if you can’t make it out to hike, you can do some hiking with books!

Our Guest Host is Kate Wallace, from Marketing and Communications at the St Cloud Technical and Community College.  She is also an occasional hiker, and has visited every state park in Minnesota! 

This week our beverages will help us to be well hydrated, as well as giving us the energy and endurance to make it through this discussion.

We are big fans of encouraging everyone to get outside and to enjoy the great hiking trails available across Minnesota. We have a Goodreads book challenge game: Armchair Travel to Minnesota. As we are Minnesota library people, we want you to connect your enjoyment of reading, and visiting libraries, to the fun of visiting these parks. We give a book prompt connected to each park, to help people learn a new fact about the park and also to find some new books.

You do not need to do just long hikes, or even to only read about these long hikes. There are so many trails out there to explore, and we encourage you to go explore all kinds of hiking for yourself. And there are going to be a lot of other books you can explore to help you do some armchair hiking, or to start planning out your own next hiking adventure!