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Have you ever wished you could read your favourite library podcast? Now you can - click here to read the transcript from this episode! This month Krystal is joined by Heather Doran, the Assistant Manager at the Bookmark Charlottetown. Listen in as they chat about this a number of exciting book related events coming up on PEI!Timestamps for each section: Heather Doran at the Bookmark Charlottetown (0:45)Wrap-Up (32:15)Links for The BookmarkWebsite: bhttps://bookmarkreads.caEvents Page: https://bookmarkreads.ca/eventsBookmark on FacebookBookmark on InstagramEmail Heather: [email protected] Literary Festival: cavendishliteraryfestival.comPEI Public Library Links-Programs and Events Calendar  -Facebook  -Instagram Books mentioned in this episode (click the links to visit the library catalog page for available titles): Your Breath in Charcoal - Nicholas HerringSome Hellish - Nicholas HerringThe Spiritual Imagination of CS Lewis - Brenton DickiesonThe Little Way - Carol BruneauExit Party - Emily St. John MandelA Widow's Charm - Caitlyn PaxsonThe Dying Light - Ann CleevesMurderbot Diaries (#1 All Systems Red) by Martha WellsWhistler - Ann PatchettThe Things We Never Say - Elizabeth Strout

Have you ever wished you could read your favourite library podcast? Now you can - click here to read the transcript from this episode! This month Krystal is joined by Cindy Grant from CBC's Books and Backroads. Listen in as they chat about this program that connects with small-town libraries hosting book clubs with local authors. Timestamps for each section:In Conversation with Cindy Grant, CBC Books and Backroads (0:45) Wrap-Up (25:43)Books and Backroads Linkscbc.ca/booksandbackroadsEmail Cindy: [email protected] (after July 1st)PEI Public Library Links  -Programs and Events Calendar  -Facebook  -Instagram Books mentioned in this episode (click the links to visit the library catalog page for available titles): The Luckiest Ones: A Memoir of Fishing, Family, and Facing Cancer by Vicki Reddin-GauthierSecret Me by Angel JendrickThe Spoon Stealer by Lesley CreweThe Berry Pickers by Amanda PetersHaunted Heart by Laverne StewartRun, Hide, Repeat by Pauline DakinMirai: Montre et raconte/Show and Tell by Monique PereiraMy Two Grandmothers by Diane Carmel LégerThe Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor by Sally ArmstrongThe Birth House by Ami McKay

Have you ever wished you could read your favourite library podcast? Now you can - click here to read the transcript from this episode!  Krystal and Chloe are joined by local author Caitlyn Paxson, to chat about the release of her debut book A Widow's Charm and her journey to getting published. Caitlyn and Chloe also give some book recommendations, complete with spice ratings!  Timestamps for each section: In Studio with Caitlyn Paxson & Chloe Colwill (0:40) Wrap-Up (26:53)  Caitlyn Paxson's LinksCaitlynPaxson.comCaitlyn on Instagram (@CaitlynPaxson)PEI Public Library Links  -Programs and Events Calendar  -Facebook  -Instagram Library Books mentioned in this episode:A Widow's Charm by Caitlyn PaxsonSaint Death's Daughter by C.S.E. Cooney (Coming soon)A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasThe Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen (Coming soon)Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti (Coming soon)The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu MandannaHeated Rivalry by Rachel ReidThe Long Game by Rachel Reid

Have you ever wished you could read your favourite library podcast? Now you can - click here to read the transcript from this episode!  Join Krystal in the library’s podcast studio as she talks to Beth Clinton, the Regional Librarian for the Central Region Libraries, about the 2026 PEI Book Awards. Later she’s joined by Dr. Christine Beck, a clinical psychologist and president of the Psychological Association of PEI, to talk about some upcoming programs for Psychology Month in February and some library resources that might help support your mental health throughout the winter and the year.  Timestamps for each section: 2026 PEI Book Awards with Beth Clinton (0:50)  Psychology Month with Dr. Christine Beck (6:33)  Wrap-Up (19:40)  PEI Public Library Links   -Programs and Events Calendar   -Facebook   -Instagram    Other Links:  PEI Book Awards Website -Details and Entry Criteria-Submission FormsPsychological Association of PEI Website   Books mentioned in this episode: Unmapped Dreams: The Charlottetown Stories by JJ SteinfeldBastard of Fort Stikine by Debra A. KomarBound by Theresa RedmondMindfulness for Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Have you ever wished you could read your favourite library podcast? Now you can - click here to read the transcript from this episode!In this special episode, Krystal is joined by Children and Teen Services Librarian, Michaela Krieger, and French Services Coordinator, Lori McAdam, as they share the winning stories from our first annual Scary Story Writing Contest. Chloe Colwill also makes an appearance to share some spooky book recommendations for adults.Timestamps for individual stories:The Legend of the Living Dead by Fiona Stewart (4:25)The Skeletons by Jeremiah Barbour (6:46) Where’s the Werewolf? by Melissa Abeywardane (9:16)Un soir effrayant de Parker Benstead (15:05)La nuit des fantômes de Gabrielle Beck (17:29)View the winning stories and their illustrations on our Facebook page here: Scary Story Winning EntriesPEI Public Library Links  -Programs and Events Calendar  -Facebook  -Instagram  Books mentioned in this episode:The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixBat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker - coming soon!