This episode is dedicated to one of Skylyn's favorite genres... Romantasy! Listen in as we look at where this blended genre got started and discuss the stats of certain titles. We also have a special guest join us who knows absolutely nothing about romantasy, so play along as we play a game of Romantasy or Fantasy!

Time Stamps:

Upcoming Events - 4m 50s

History of Romantasy - 12m 40s

Romantasy or Fantasy Game - 25m

Our Romantasy Books - 36m 45s

Currently Reading - 59m 30s

Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

It's the Friends of the Winter Haven Public Library's 50th anniversary! This episode is dedicated to all the amazing past, present, and future volunteers that dedicate their time and energy to helping make our Friends group the best! It's also our final episode of 2025!

Time Stamps:

Upcoming Events: 2min 50sec

Friends of the Library: 8min 45sec

Podcast Year-End Wrapped: 38min 10sec

Currently Reading: 41min 45sec

Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

This episode we explore Publisher Weekly's September on-sale calendar to see what new books are being published. We look at the different genres, how many new titles from the list our library has acquired, and more!

Time Stamps:

Upcoming Events - 3m 35s

On-Sale Calendar - 10m 15s

Currently Reading - 42m 40s

MusicCredit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, FreeMusic Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

Join us as we talk about the fun fall programs we have starting back up, and do a deep dive into a section of our non-fiction books... books ABOUT books!

Time Stamps:

Upcoming Programs: 2m 30s

Books on Books: 11m 45s

Currently Reading: 27m 15s

Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

Join us on this little side quest where we talk about book covers! You can follow along with us and see all the covers we are talking about at the linked article below. Let us know in the comments what covers attract you and what ones you would never pick up off a shelf!

https://lithub.com/the-167-best-book-covers-of-2024

Time Stamps

Upcoming Events: 2m 55s

Book Covers: 6m 35s

Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

This episode we dive deep into our historical records and explore the statistics that you, our patrons/listeners, help contribute to! We look at the trends for our circulation count, patron library visits, and program attendance, going as far back as we could find.

Time Stamps:

Upcoming Programs: 2m 25s

Circulation Numbers: 9m 5s

Visitor Numbers: 26m 30s

Program Attendance: 32m 25s

Currently Reading: 45m

Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

We have so many programs and events that we had to dedicate a full episode to talking about everything! Listen to this episode to learn about all our offerings, and hopefully find something new you can join us for. Listen through the whole episode to find out how you can earn a gold star...sticker!

Time Stamps

Upcoming Events: 2m 40s

All Programs: 12m 15s

Currently Reading: 59m 15s

Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

Happy Anniversary!

We made it to our one year anniversary! A giant THANK YOU to all of our listeners for joining us on this journey! In this episode we break down our 2024 checkout stats and our very own podcast stats. For our anniversary, we also talk about which episodes have been our favorite to make and give listeners a small behind the scenes look with a blooper reel!

Link to article mentioned in episode:

"Top Syndetics Unbound Titles of 2024"

Time Stamps

Monthly Events: 2m 30s

2024 Circulation Stats: 5m 25s

Podcast Stats: 48m

Blooper Reel: 56m

Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0