Missed May 13’s Read, Listen & Watch virtual program? Watch it now!

Last week, Librarians Dontaná, Margita, Kathy, and Rose chatted live on Zoom to discuss what they’re reading, listening to, and watching while at home. Watch the recorded video to see what they suggested and get links to the titles below.

Join us live next week on Wednesday, May 27 from 1 to 3:30 pm for our next installment of Read, Listen & Watch with your Oak Park librarians. We love to chat! Use Zoom’s chat feature during the program to share.

After you register, you will receive a specific Zoom link to join the fun. In the meantime, check out digital title suggestions from our previous virtual Zoom chat below.

What to read, listen to & watch next

All of the titles listed below are available from your digital library! Check out these titles with Hoopla and Media on Demand & Libby.

From Dontaná

  • Read recently: An Embarrassment of Witches by Sophie Goldstein: Hoopla (ebook)
  • Favorite book to read again and again: Enchantment by Orson Scott Card: Hoopla (digital audiobook)
  • Favorite shows to rewatch: Thor: Ragnarok directed by Taika Waititi: Disney+ (movie)
  • Characters that stuck with me recently: the women of Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis (not available in your digital library)

From Kathy

  • Read recently:
    • They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib: Media on Demand & Libby (ebook)
    • The Crying Book by Heather Christle: Hoopla (ebook and digital audiobook)
  • Favorite book to read again and again: Winnie the Pooh and The House on Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne: Hoopla (digital audiobook), Media on Demand & Libby (ebook and digital audiobook)
  • Character that stuck with me: Sadie by Courtney Summers: Media on Demand & Libby (ebook and digital audiobook)  

From Margita

  • Read recently: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid: Hoopla (ebook), Media on Demand & Libby (ebook and digital audiobook)
  • Favorite book to read again and again: Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery: Hoopla (ebook and digital audiobook), Media on Demand & Libby (ebook and digital audiobook)
  • Favorite shows to rewatch:
  • Character that stuck with me recently: Agent Doug (not Frank!) from McMillions: HBO (documentary)

From Rose

  • Read recently: The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer: Hoopla (digital audiobook), Media on Demand & Libby (ebook)
  • Favorite books to read again and again:
    • Harry Potter series: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone currently available with no holds, no waiting on Hoopla (ebook and digital audiobook), Media on Demand & Libby (ebook and digital audiobook)
    • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte: Hoopla (ebook and digital audiobook), Media on Demand & Libby (ebook and digital audiobook)
    • To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Hoopla (ebook and digital audiobook), Media on Demand & Libby (ebook and digital audiobook)
  • Favorite shows to rewatch:
    • The Good Place: Netflix (TV show)
    • Parks and Recreation: Peacock (TV show)
    • Friends (TV show)
    • Seinfeld (TV show)
  • Character that stuck with me recently: Jude from A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara: Media on Demand & Libby (ebook)