Beyond the Shelves: The Library of Things (With Special Guest Kathleen)

Beyond the Shelves: A Podcast from the Des Moines Public Library

On the newest episode of Beyond the Shelves, Jes and Sarah talk with Kathleen, a Central Library Librarian that works with The Library of Things and Tech Central. She talks about developing the Library of Things, what items are most popular, how they decide what to purchase, and more!

• Borrow items from the Library of Things
• Borrow Board Games
• Borrow Family Board Games

What Everyone's Reading

• Two Twisted Crowns, by Rachel Gillig
• The Wishing Game, by Meg Shaffer
• Icebreaker, by Hannah Grace
• Brat, by Gabriel Smith
• Bad Habit, by Alana Portero
• My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante
• The Wars of the Roses, by Dan Jones
• The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, by S.A. Chakraborty
• Beautyland, by Marie-Helene Bertino