Smallville Chronicle: 2025

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

The library is celebrating ten years of podcasting!

We began recording episodes of The All the Books Show back in August of 2015 as a way to highlight the library collection and services. Shortly after, it was added to the schedule for the Angelica County Radio Station (where the current iteration still airs Wednesdays at 4pm). In 2016, we were awarded the Best Use of Social Media Award from STLS for our use of SoundCloud and other social media apps in conjunction with the podcast. After Eric Mikols (who served as Head of Youth Services from 2015-2020) moved on, the podcast began a new life as Howe's Things with an increase on author interviews and special guests. Then in 2023 Ally Fesmire (Youth Librarian 2021-Present) joined the show, which became ButHave You Tried, where she and I trade off trying new things like ukulele, needle point, cooking, and more!

Since its inception the David A. Howe Library podcast has had approximately 100k listens! You can find back episodes on YouTube or any podcast app. It has been a great way to share unique things about the library and its collections. And we've had a lot of fun doing it.

To celebrate the tenth year, we have a special episode where Eric and I recreate the original show to discuss the best books since 2020. Thanks for Listening!

Direct Link: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/atbs-episode-276-the-phoenix

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Mz6LDM42atGOoWoeA4Yel?si=066f608c6d674f7d

The current show, But Have You Tried: https://buthaveyoutried.podbean.com/

Monday, January 6, 2025

Comic Book Coffee Break: Giant-Sized Annual #4

This year, Eric and I reunited for a special episode of Comic Book Coffee Break, discussing our favorite comics from 2024. We had so much to cover we broke it into two parts!