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Send us Fan Mail On this month's episode, Beth, Brittany, and Stephanie discuss Library Card Sign-Up Month, new books coming out this fall, and The Library's exciting Bookmark Design Contest!  We want to hear from our listeners! Email us at [email protected] To find out what books were mentioned in this episode, visit our Checked In LibGuide! Upcoming programs: Adults: Adult Ambassador Board - Monday, September 21st @ 6pm | Fairmount Tweens/Teens: Scott Area Recycling Center Teen Tour - Monday, September 14th @ 2:30pm | Off-Site Kids: Play to Learn - Friday, September 11th @ 11am | Eastern    Helpful links from our discussion: Bookmark Design Contest Fold3! Library Links: Calendar of Events - Learn more about the events discussed in this episode and about what is coming up at the Library! Library Catalog - Place holds on all of the books discussed today! Info Cafe: The Library's Reference Blog Beanstack - Sign up to participate in our reading challenges! 2026 Online Reading Challenge: Know Your History

Send us Fan Mail On this month's episode, Beth, Brittany, and Stephanie discuss how libraries and bookstores support one another by going right to the source--the owner of local Moline bookstore, The Atlas Collective! We want to hear from our listeners! Email us at [email protected] To find out what books were mentioned in this episode, visit our Checked In LibGuide! Upcoming programs: Adults: QC History Hop – Saturday, August 15th @ 10am | Offisite  Tweens/Teens: Teen Silent Reading Party – Saturday, August 15th @ 3pm | Fairmount   Kids: End of Summer Bash – Saturday, August 22nd @ 10am | Vander Veer  Helpful links from our discussion: Summer Reading Challenge The Atlas Collective Bookstore QCL Book Club Library Links: Calendar of Events - Learn more about the events discussed in this episode and about what is coming up at the Library! Library Catalog - Place holds on all of the books discussed today! Info Cafe: The Library's Reference Blog Beanstack - Sign up to participate in our reading challenges! 2026 Online Reading Challenge: Know Your History

Send us Fan Mail On this month's episode, Chris, Stephanie, and Brittany discuss war, artifacts, and archives throughout our nation's 250 years with a retired Rock Island Arsenal Historian! You will not want to miss this one!

Send us Fan Mail On this month's episode, Beth, Brittany, and Stephanie discuss the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act becoming law by sharing their favorite Disability Pride Month reads. They also showcase their graphic novel recommendations in celebration of Graphic Novels in Libraries Month.  We want to hear from our listeners! Email us at [email protected] To find out what books were mentioned in this episode, visit our Checked In LibGuide! Upcoming programs: Adults: Artifacts and Archives Live! - Thursday, July 23rd @ 5pm | Putnam Museum and Science Center  Tweens/Teens: Teen DIY: Seed Paper – Saturday, July 18th @ 2pm | Fairmount Kids: Nahant Marsh Presents Snake Science – Thursday, July 16th @ 11am | Eastern Helpful links from our discussion: Summer Reading Challenge Freegal Music Library Links: Calendar of Events - Learn more about the events discussed in this episode and about what is coming up at the Library! Library Catalog - Place holds on all of the books discussed today! Info Cafe: The Library's Reference Blog Beanstack - Sign up to participate in our reading challenges! 2026 Online Reading Challenge: Know Your History

Send us Fan Mail On this month's episode, Beth, Brittany, and Stephanie discuss summer reading--both their own goals and The Library's Summer Reading Challenge. They also deep dive into LGBTQ+ Pride reads and all of the programs we have planned for this summer! We want to hear from our listeners! Email us at [email protected] To find out what books were mentioned in this episode, visit our Checked In LibGuide! Upcoming programs: Adults: Designing the QC: Untold and Unusual Stories Part 1 - Monday, June 15th @ 6:30pm | Main Tweens/Teens: Pride Storytelling Night - Thursday, June 11th @ 6pm | Eastern Kids: Garden Party - Saturday, June 20th @ 10am | Fairmount Helpful links from our discussion: Upcoming Pride Programs Pride Storytelling NightRead with Pride Book ClubPride Party at Bass Street LandingDavid R. Collins Writers Conference Summer Reading Challenge Library Links: Calendar of Events - Learn more about the events discussed in this episode and about what is coming up at the Library! Library Catalog - Place holds on all of the books discussed today! Info Cafe: The Library's Reference Blog Beanstack - Sign up to participate in our reading challenges! 2026 Online Reading Challenge: Know Your History

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the hosts discuss the many train bridges in the Quad Cities, a boat determined to be their downfall, and how a beloved president had his name on court proceedings.

Send us Fan Mail On this month's episode, Sarah from the Midwest Writing Center returns to share some exciting opportunities coming this summer. Your hosts also get bookish with some cozy mysteries, and they share their tips and tricks for planning a bookish vacation! We want to hear from our listeners! Email us at [email protected] To find out what books were mentioned in this episode, visit our Checked In LibGuide! Upcoming programs: ALL AGES: Summer Reading Kick Off: Bubblepalooza! - Saturday, May 30th @ 10:00am | Eastern Adults: The Real Cowboys that America Tried to Erase - Tuesday, May 26th @ 6:30pm | Fairmount Tweens/Teens: Teen Book + Club: The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold - Saturday, May 9th @ 2:00pm | Eastern Kids: Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club - Tuesday, May 26th @ 5:30pm | Eastern Helpful links from our discussion: Young Emerging Writers Internship (Midwest Writing Center) Artifacts & Archives Podcast QC Beats  Interlibrary Loan Library Links: Calendar of Events - Learn more about the events discussed in this episode and about what is coming up at the Library! Library Catalog - Place holds on all of the books discussed today! Info Cafe: The Library's Reference Blog Beanstack - Sign up to participate in our reading challenges! 2026 Online Reading Challenge: Know Your History

Send us Fan Mail On this month's episode, we discuss the 2026 Audie Award winners, try our best to mislead you with poorly worded book reviews, and equate April showers with tears as we discuss books that made us cry. We want to hear from our listeners! Email us at [email protected] To find out what books were mentioned in this episode, visit our Checked In LibGuide! Upcoming programs: Adults: Social Security, Retirement Income, & Tax Planning Basics: Part II -Thursday, April 30th @ 6:30pm | Fairmount Teens/Tweens: Teen DIY: Clay Leaf Dish - Friday, April 17th @ 3:30 | Main Kids: Davenport Junior Theater Workshop - Wednesday, April 8th @ 4:30 | Eastern Helpful links from our discussion: 2026 Audie Awards National Library Week (April 19-25, 2026) Libby & Bridges Library Links: Calendar of Events - Learn more about the events discussed in this episode and about what is coming up at the Library! Library Catalog - Place holds on all of the books discussed today! Info Cafe: The Library's Reference Blog Beanstack - Sign up to participate in our reading challenges! 2026 Online Reading Challenge: Know Your History

Send us Fan Mail On this very special episode of Checked In, our hosts sit down with ALA President, Sam Helmick, to discuss the ALA's 150th Anniversary!  Learn more about the ALA's last 150 years here.

Send us Fan Mail On this month's episode, we get a little dirt under our nails with the opening of our seed library! We also share some of our favorite reading snack foods and favorite food themed books to go with them. Oh, and we jump on the TikTok trend of revisiting all that 2016 had to offer. We want to hear from our listeners! Email us at [email protected] To find out what books were mentioned in this episode, visit our Checked In LibGuide! Upcoming programs: Adults: Mushroom Foraging - Tuesday, March 31st @ 6:30pm | Fairmount Teens/Tweens: Teen DIY: Tea Box Junk Journal - Friday, March 27th @ 3:30pm | Main Kids: Spring into Main - Thursday, March 19th @ 2pm | Main Helpful links from our discussion: Archives and Manuscript Collections Library of Things! Seed Library The Library app Library Links: Calendar of Events - Learn more about the events discussed in this episode and about what is coming up at the Library! Library Catalog - Place holds on all of the books discussed today! Info Cafe: The Library's Reference Blog Beanstack - Sign up to participate in our reading challenges! 2026 Online Reading Challenge: Know Your History

Send us Fan Mail What put Antoine and Marguerite LeClaire in the right place at the right time to be an instrumental part of the Black Hawk Treaty signing in Davenport in 1832? What led to the treaty signing and what were its lasting effects?

Send us Fan Mail On this month's episode, our former host visits to tell us about the best romance books coming out this season and joins us in a deep dive into the trends and tropes of the genre. We also discuss the phenomenon that has taken hold of the romance world (or maybe the world in general!) -- sports romances. We want to hear from our listeners! Email us at [email protected] To find out what books were mentioned in this episode, visit our Checked In LibGuide! Upcoming programs: Adults: Trader Broes - Thursday, February 12th @ 6pm | Fairmount Teens/Tweens: Teen Advisory Board - Tuesday, February 10th @ 6:30pm | Fairmount  Kids: Preschool Fair - Saturday, February 28th @ 10am | Eastern Helpful links from our discussion: 1000 Books Before Kindergarten "Crash and Burn: Has Romantasy Peaked?" (Book Riot article) Threadless (The Library's Merch)  Library Links: Calendar of Events - Learn more about the events discussed in this episode and about what is coming up at the Library! Library Catalog - Place holds on all of the books discussed today! Info Cafe: The Library's Reference Blog Beanstack - Sign up to participate in our reading challenges! 2026 Online Reading Challenge: Know Your History

Send us Fan Mail In honor of the United States of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, The Putnam Museum and Science Center and the Davenport Public Library are teaming up to share how the Quad Cities fits into our nation's history!   Working through a timeline from our country’s founding to recent history, the podcast will feature artifacts from the Putnam Museum and archives from the Davenport Public Library’s Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center. The podcast will use these to illustrate the fascinating and surprising stories of our community within the bigger picture of the nation.  Join us to hear about some of the most notable artifacts you can see at the Putnam Museum (and some that are protected behind locked doors) that connect Quad Citians to national milestones. Learn about the documents housed at the Davenport Public Library that tell the stories of these events, and the books you can check out to learn more about these subjects!

Send us Fan Mail On this month’s episode, Beth, Brittany, and Stephanie look back on 2025 with their top titles of the year and what books they're looking forward to coming out in 2026. But first, they discuss their 2026 reading resolutions! We want to hear from our listeners! What are your reading goals for 2026? Email us at [email protected] To find out what books were mentioned in this episode, visit our Checked In LibGuide! Upcoming programs: All Ages: Winter Reading Challenge 2026 Adults: Formal Wear Dropoff and Giveaway - Friday, January 30th & 31st | Fairmount Teens/Tweens: Teen Book + Club: Accountable by Dashka Slater - Wednesday, January 28th @ 6:30 | Fairmount  Kids: Cat Kid Comic Club - Tuesday, January 27th @ 4pm | Eastern  Helpful links from our discussion: 2026 Online Reading Challenge: Know Your History 2026 Rock Island Arsenal Series - American Revolution on the 250th Anniversary of Our Nation Adult Book Clubs Library of Things Library Links: Calendar of Events - Learn more about the events discussed in this episode and about what is coming up at the Library! Library Catalog - Place holds on all of the books discussed today! Info Cafe: The Library's Reference Blog Beanstack - Sign up to participate in our reading challenges!

Send us Fan Mail On this last episode of the year, your hosts indulge in the annual Festivus, airing of grievances – book edition! They also give each other the gift of a reading recommendation, as well as share some of their favorite short reads for the shortest days of the year.  To find out what books were mentioned in this episode, visit our Checked In LibGuide! Upcoming programs: Adults: Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Grand Reopening Open House - Friday, December 12th @ 1:30pm   Teens/Tweens: Teen Book + Club: Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis - Tuesday, December 30th @ 6:30pm | Eastern  Kids: Glow-ga - Monday, December 22 @ 1:00pm | Fairmount Library Links: Calendar of Events - Learn more about the events discussed in this episode and about what is coming up at the Library! Library Catalog - Place holds on all of the books discussed today! Beanstack - Sign up to participate in our reading challenges! 2025 Online Reading Challenge