Check out our "What's New in Children's Podcast!" Featuring Programming Coordinator, Christina McPhail, Children's Reference Assistant, Catherine Crousore, and Adult Reference Assistant, Nikolaj Frantisek. We chat about new books in Children's Services, our favorite Valentine's Day picks, and Nikolaj gives us his romance recommendations, including spiciness level. 🌶️We chat about the books in order of the ages they are geared toward. We start with babies and work our way up to adults. Special thanks to Catie Synowicz, IT Librarian, for her help in recording this podcast and to Blaine Teppema for editing. See below for a list of the books discussed and link to our catalog so you can check them out for yourself.Animals in Underwear by Todd ParrThis is Ballet (and other classical dances) by Dr. Rekha S. RajanBird Rehearsal by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Stacy InnerstUni the Unicorn: Uni and the Dolphin by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrations based on art by Brigette BarragerThe Big Empty: A Sagebrush Survival Story by Kirbi FaganChicken Karaoke by Heidi E. Y. Stemple, illustrated by Aaron SturgeonOwls: Who Gives a Hoot? by Frances BackhouseOne Wrong Step by Jennifer A. NielsenAdorable Empire by Laura TerryLove in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Yas ImamuraMirabel's Missing Valentines by Janet Lawler, illustrated by Olivia Chin MuellerSuite Hearts: Harmony and Heartbreak by Claire KannCrush AND Awkward by Svetlana ChmakovaThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangFanGirl Manga by Rainbow Rowell, adapted by Sam Maggs, illustrated by Gabi NamHello, Melancholic! by Yayoi OhsawaA Kiss of Hammer and Flame by Amy de la Force 🌶️A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña 🌶️🌶️🌶️The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley 🌶️🌶️🌶️To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters 🌶️🌶️🌶️Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Visit our catalog to see if these titles are available or to place holds:https://lps.swanlibraries.net/?browse...

Check out our first "What's New in Children's Podcast!" Featuring Rose Hopkins-LaRocco, Children's Services Director, Blaine Teppema, Children's Librarian, and our special guest, Sarah Kovac, Adult Services Director. We chat about new books in Children's Services and Sarah gives us her year-end round up for some of the best adult books of 2025. Special thanks to Catie Synowicz, IT Librarian, for her help in recording this podcast and to Blaine Teppema for editing. See below for a list of the books discussed and link to our catalog so you can check them out for yourself.Piccolo by Dan YaccarinoDon't Eat Eustace by Lian ChoA Place for Us: A Story in Pictures by James E. RansomeTuck & Tina and the Lost Fortune by Jess BrallierThe Last Resort by Erin Entrada KellyAbsolutely Nat by Maria ScrivanInto the Fire by Ann Brasheres & Ben BrasheresThe Book of Anansi by Angie ThomasSpeechless by Aron Nels SteinkeOctopus Moon by Bobbie PyronThe Science of Sound: Pitch, Volume, Music, and Noise by Andi Diehn, illustrated by Micah RauchOn the Move: Things In Motion On Earth and Beyond by Romana RomanyshynA World Without Summer: A Volcano Errupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out by Nicholas Day, illustrated by Yas ImamuraThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesEverything is Tuberculosis by John GreenAtmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Katabasis by R.F. KuangAutomatic Noodle by Annalee NewitzGreat Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henryhttps://lps.swanlibraries.net/?browse...