Episode 14: History and Hope

CADLcast Podcast by Capital Area District Libraries

Feb 7, 202551:54Arts

Jessica, Mari, and Cheryl talk about reading during complicated times, ALA book award season, and book purchasing. Cheryl’s Books: American Primitive: Poems by Mary Oliver They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us: Essays by...

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