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Killingly Public Library

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S8 · E17
Yesterday · 32 min
Library 101
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss what it’s like to work in circulation. Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E16
August 17 · 17 min
Beyond the Interview
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss what happens after the interview. Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E15
August 3 · 36 min
Getting Your Foot in the Door
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they share valuable tips on how to secure a job interview and what steps to take if you receive one. Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E14
July 20 · 46 min
A New Chapter
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Drew Tingley, Director of the Scotland Public Library in Scotland, CT. Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E13
July 6 · 50 min
Everybody Needs a Little Magic
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, K.J. Lavallee, author of The Leadville Series & Many More! Find more info here: Amazon.com: K. J. Lavallee: books, biography, latest update Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E12
June 22 · 25 min
Crossover Edition
Join us as Claudette and Kim bring a special crossover podcast edition. Listen to this The Library is Open podcast with host, Elise Aiello, Marketing Executive of ByWater Solutions, and her special guests, Azadeh Jamalian, Founder, CEO of The Giant Room, and Claudette Stockwell, Killingly Public Library Director. Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E11
June 8 · 28 min
Monday's Most Likely: Summer Edition
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss their most recent book orders and what they are most likely to read. Books Mentioned: American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed by Isaac Fitzgerald A Deadly Inheritance by Kelly Armstrong The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockette Lies Between Us by Jessica Goodman I, Spy by L.M. Kemp You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel by Caroline Kepnes The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera Small Towns U.S.A.: 100 Must-See Getaways Across the United States by Brenna Darling Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E10
May 25 · 45 min
The Unbroken Pieces
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Jessica Toucinho, author of The Unbroken Pieces: The Journey to Finding Myself. Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E9
May 11 · 32 min
How Girls are Made
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss the book How Girls are Made by Mindy McGinnis. Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E8
April 27 · 42 min
The Silver Fox
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Seth Eaton, author of The Silver Fox. Find more info here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=61586297080263 Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E7
April 13 · 47 min
Wonderland Comics
Join us as Claudette, and Kim engage in another special lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Zachery DiPalma, about all thing's comic-book related. Find out more about his store, Wonderland Comics, here: Home - Wonderland Comics Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E7
March 30 · 51 min
Budget Breakdown
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Brian Palaia, Town Manager, and Jennifer Hawkings, Finance Director for the Town of Killingly, CT. Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E6
March 16 · 38 min
Tune In
Join us as Claudette, and Kim engage in another special lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Sarah Crowne, about her recently published YA novel, Tune In. https://sarahcrownebooks.com/ Send a text Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E5
March 2 · 21 min
March's Most Likely
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss their most recent book orders and what they are most likely to read. Books Mentioned: There's Always Next Year by George Johnson and Leah Johnson This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page Run Home: A Graphic Memoir by Alyssa Bermudez How to Get Away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson A Scar like a River by Lisa Graff If the Tree Could Speak: The Story of the Cross that Saw It All by Tim Tebow Keeper of Lost Children by Sadiqa Johnson Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E4
February 16 · 35 min
Paranormal Romance
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Desiree Niccoli, author of Untethering Dark, and the Haven Cove Series. Learn more here: Desirée M. Niccoli | Romance with a bite Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E3
February 2 · 35 min
Swoonworthy
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss romance books. Books Mentioned: One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez The Bride by Julie Garwood Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E2
January 19 · 51 min
Light is After Winter
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Justin Margadonna, author of Light is After Winter. Send us Fan Mail
S8 · E1
January 5 · 43 min
Plot Twist of 26
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss the books they are most excited to read in 2026. Books Mentioned: Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden The Last of Earth by Deepa Anappara Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy The Astral Library by Kate Quinn Everyone in this Bank is a Thief by Benjamin Stevenson Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict The Lie You Don’t Know You Believe by Jennie Allen Three Queens by Rebecca Connolly Ruins by Lily Brooks-Dalton The Yankee Sphinx: An FDR Novel by Mark Frost Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth The Fire Agent by David Baerwald Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel The Glass Key: The Magnificent, Epic Novel of Love, War and a Long-Kept Secret by Amanda Geard It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon Send us Fan Mail
S7 · E27
Dec 22, 2025 · 49 min
The Top 5 of 25
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss their Top 5 reads of 2025. Books Mentioned: Becoming by Michelle Obama Maria by Michelle Moran This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict Rage by Linda Castillo The Little Liar by Mitch Albom The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor, PH.D. My Beautiful Boy by David Sheff A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon Send us Fan Mail
S7 · E26
Dec 8, 2025 · 44 min
Grabtown
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Sarah Blanchard, author of Grabtown. Find more information here: https://sarahpblanchard.com/ Send us Fan Mail

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