Welcome to Reading With Libraries!
Thank you for joining us on the SEVENTH SEASON of our Reader’s Advisory podcast! We have more genres to discuss, new books to recommend, and we’re so glad you’re here to join us. We always enjoy our book group podcast, and we hope you do, too!
And today’s episode is very special: this is our official 100th episode! Yes, there have been a few bonus episodes, and we include our short Browsing Books episodes when this show is on hiatus for our sister podcast: Linking Our Libraries. So while we have been with you for many more than 100 episodes, we have really enjoyed being with you and chatting about 100 genres!
We want to thank you, the listeners, who have been with us since the beginning – special thanks to Chuck and Ralph who have been such good supporters! We want to thank people who drop in for episodes they like. And also to the listeners who are newbies – it’s great to have you join us.
And to make our celebration complete, we have invited back our Podcast Correspondent: Ariel from the Great River Regional Library System! Thanks for joining us again!
Beverages:
Each week we like to connect the theme of our books with our beverages! To celebrate our 100th episode, we are enjoying some special birthday beverages. These recipes are from the website Kate and Tom’s and we give you links to all of them in our show notes page.
French Martini
The French Martini is a fantastic looking cocktail with maximum glam power. It is easy to drink, easy to make and has rapidly become the number one choice for Birthday Parties and other celebrations.
The Ingredients:
25 ml Vodka / 25 ml Chambord / 75 ml Pineapple Juice / 3 Raspberries for Garnish
How to Make:
- Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
- Shake well.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish with 3 Raspberries.
Woo Woo
A very popular and fun cocktail. If you are looking for “easy to drink” and not too concerned with sophistication, the Woo Woo makes a perfect Birthday Cocktail.
The Ingredients:
37 1/2 ml Peach Schnapps, 37 1/2 ml Vodka, 90 ml Cranberry Juice
How to Make:
- Pour all ingredients into a highball glass over ice cubes.
- Stir with bar spoon for 15 seconds
- Serve.
Raspberry Ripple
Reminiscent of an Angel Delight dessert, this is the ultimate retro-style sweet concoction, and birthdays love a retro treat!
The Ingredients:
25 ml Raspberry Vodka, 25 ml Vanilla Vodka, 12 1/2 ml Sugar Syrup, 50 ml Half & Half, 6 Raspberries
How to Make:
- Add all ingredients into Boston mixing glass and fill with ice.
- Shake hard for about 15 seconds.
- Using sugar syrup as a glue, dip the edge of a martini glass into hundreds of thousands.
- Double strain the liquid into the rimmed glass
Review of the Podcast!
Let’s take a trip back in time, and revisit some of the past ideas we have covered together.
Season One episodes
Back in our Season One days, we were known as Books & Beverages. It was a fun time, but it’s so much easier to find our podcast now with our Reading With Libraries name!
| Oct 17 | Romance | |
| Oct 24 | SciFi | |
| Oct 31 | Horror | |
| Nov 7 | Thriller | |
| Nov 14 | British Literature | |
| Nov 21 | Occupational fiction | |
| Nov 28 | LGBTQ | |
| Dec 5 | Humor | |
| Dec 12 | Graphic Novel | |
| Dec 19 | Children’s | |
| Dec 26 | Holiday | |
| Jan 2 | Fantasy | |
| Jan 9 | Outdoor | |
| Jan 16 | Historical fiction | |
| Jan 30 | Minnesota |
Season Two:
We had so many fun guests to talk with us about the books they enjoy – it was a great season of books and beverages, all the best parts of a book group.
Season Three:
This was a fun season! This time, we had our Guest Hosts suggest genres they wanted to cover, and we ended up with several that were new to us. That’s great! It’s always good to discover new books and new book ideas.
And there was a bonus episode: 316 Reading Challenges!
Season Four Episodes:
We explored some unexpected and new genres this season. You can listen to all of them here, along with links to the beverages we enjoyed and books we shared!
Season Five Episodes:
This was fun season, with all kinds of interesting topics. And of course, we wrapped up this season with The Global Pandemic – so that was an unexpected adventure. We are very grateful to our guests who were able to come to our office before the quarantine started, as well as our guests who recorded online with us!
- Episode 501: Spooky Reads
- Episode 502: YA Books for Boys
- Episode 503: Chick Lit
- Episode 504: Microhistories
- Episode 505: Environmental Book for Kids
- Episode 506: Library History and Mystery
- Episode 507: YA Latinx Fantasy
- Episode 508: Books for Springtime
- Episode 509: Books With Food
- Episode 510: High Fantasy
- Episode 511: Hiking
- Episode 512: Pandemic
- Episode 513: Running
- Episode 514: Middle Graders
- Episode 515: Minnesota
Season Six:
This was our season to try out some fun new bonus episodes, looking at books related to important pop culture issues, in addition to looking at our traditional book genres. It has given us more opportunities to explore books in different ways, and connect them with other things we can enjoy together.
- Pop Culture with Books: Black Widow
- Bonus Pop Culture: Space Jam: A New Legacy
- Bonus Pop Culture: In The Heights
- Bonus Pop Culture: Fanfiction
- Episode 611: Minnesota (Book Stores!)
- Episode 610: Pandemics II
- Episode 609: Winter Mysteries
- Episode 608: Psychological Thriller
- Episode 607: Libraries and Librarians
- Episode 606: Winter Romance
- Episode 605: Sports Fiction
- Episode 604: Historical Fiction
- Episode 603: LGBTQIA Fantasy/Sci-Fi
- Episode 602: Beach Reads
- Episode 601: Contemporary Fantasy
And of course, we are still in Season Seven, so we have a few more fun episodes to look forward to before we move back over to our Linking Our Libraries podcast.
Conclusion:
Thank you so much for joining us on Reading With Libraries! We’re so glad you were able to join us today! It’s great to have you here as part of the book group, and we hope you stay with us for the next 100 episodes.
Special thanks to our Podcast Correspondent Ariel. It is great to have you here with us.
Join us next Thursday with another genre, more guest hosts for our book group, and more books to share and discuss. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast so you don’t miss a single episode! And if you want to hear more about the work we do in libraries or expand your library skills, check out our podcast Linking Our Libraries!
Bring your book ideas, bring your beverages, and join us back here on Thursday!