Not Your Mother's Library

Rachel changes up the format, creating a top-3 list of various media items available in multiple formats. Here's everything we talked about in the episode: Number 1: Marvel Netflix's Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, and The Punisher. Number 2: Good Omens "Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch" by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Good Omens, Amazon Prime Stardust (2007), Director Matthew Vaughn Coraline (2009), Director Henry Selick American Gods, Starz The "Discworld" series by Terry Pratchett and "The Long Earth" series by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Number 3: Everybody's Gone to the Rapture The video games "Everybody's Gone to the Rapture" and "Dear Esther" as well as their original soundtracks composed by Jessica Curry. To self-register for a virtual library card, visit: https://countycat.mcfls.org/selfreg Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System: countycat.mcfls.org www.hoopladigital.com wplc.overdrive.com oakcreeklibrary.org

It's Expanding Girls' Horizons in Science and Engineering Month! Get reading recommendations to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. Check out what we talked about: Books mentioned: "STEM Lab: 25 Super Cool Projects: Build, Invent, Create, Discover" by Jack Challoner with readalike "Maker Lab Outdoors: 25 Super Cool Projects: Build, Invent, Create, Discover" by the same author. "The Only Woman in the Room" by Marie Benedict with readalike "The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post" by Allison Pataki. "Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM" by Tonya Bolden with readalike "Little Black Girl: Oh, the Things You Can Do!" by Kirby Howell-Baptiste. "The Chai Factor" by Ferah Heron with readalike "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus. "A Lab of One's Own: One Woman's Personal Journey through Sexism in Science" by Rita R. Colwell with readalikes "The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science" by Kate Zernike and "The Mistress of the Art of Death" series by Ariana Franklin. "The Calculating Stars: A Lady Astronaut Novel" by Mary Robinette Kowal and "Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race" by Margot Lee Shetterly. Learn more about this month-long celebration: https://www.holidaysmart.com/node/1423 Find out how you can check out e-Materials for Read an e-Book Week: https://oakcreeklibrary.org/e-books-e-audiobooks Follow us on some of our socials: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oakcreeklibrary Twitter: https://twitter.com/OakCreekPubLib Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oakcreeklibrary YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fXBQabGb_kU15q6iQpqWQ To access complete transcripts for all episodes of Not Your Mother's Library, please visit: oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System: countycat.mcfls.org hoopladigital.com wplc.overdrive.com oakcreeklibrary.org

Who doesn't love to laugh? Rachel shares a handful of classic British TV shows that will have you in stitches. Here's everything we talked about in the episode: The Office (U.K.), BBC Two / BBC One The Office (U.S.), NBC Black Books, Channel 4 Spaced, Channel 4 The IT Crowd, Channel 4 Green Wing, Channel 4 Extras, BBC Two / BBC One Read the article that Rachel mentioned by visiting: https://time.com/3720218/difference-between-american-british-humour For more information on Interlibrary Loans, visit: https://oakcreeklibrary.org/borrowing-fees Have a question while the library is temporarily closed? Ask our staff! Call 414 766-7900 to leave a voicemail message or email us at [email protected]. Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System: countycat.mcfls.org www.hoopladigital.com wplc.overdrive.com oakcreeklibrary.org

Leah gushes about Old World Wisconsin, her childhood memories of it, and a book that is set there! Here's everything we talked about in the episode: Old World Wisconsin: https://oldworldwisconsin.wisconsinhistory.org Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_World_Wisconsin “Old World Murder” and “The Heirloom Murders” from the Chloe Ellefson Mystery series by Kathleen Ernst. Author Jerry Apps. Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee county library system: countycat.mcfls.org www.hoopladigital.com wplc.overdrive.com oakcreeklibrary.org

Celebrate Community Service Month & National Volunteer Week with us this April. Volunteers are integral to the library—they even run our Book Nook! Hmm...are there any good books ABOUT second-hand bookshops? 🤔 Check out what we talked about: Books mentioned: "The Lost Bookshop" by Evie Woods with readalike "Small Town, Big Magic" by Hazel Beck. "Bookshops & Bonedust" from the "Legends & Lattes" series by Travis Baldree. "The Paris Bookseller" by Keri Maher with readalike "Little Bookshop of Murder" by Maggie Blackburn. "Confessions of a Curious Bookseller" by Elizabeth Green with readalike "The Lending Library" by Aliza Fogelson. "The Bookish Life of Nina Hill" by Abbi Waxman with readalike "Zora Books Her Happy Ever After" by Taj McCoy. "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry" by Gabrielle Zevin with readalike "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by the same author. Learn more about the Friends of the Oak Creek Public Library: https://oakcreeklibrary.org/friends To access complete transcripts for all episodes of Not Your Mother's Library, please visit: oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System: countycat.mcfls.org hoopladigital.com wplc.overdrive.com oakcreeklibrary.org