Two Librarians Walk Into a Shelf

Special Holiday Story Time

You know it’s that special time of year again when Santa is on the way and you hear the Nakatomi Plaza exploding in gales of holiday cheer.  

This week, Rob and Michelle pick some materials from the library’s digital collections to share. Both of your hosts found old favorites to revisit on Hoopla, and then they close the episode with a discussion about grief and allowing yourself the stages of grief right now, even though it can be difficult to put a finger on what you’re grieving. 2020 was quite the ride, and your hosts would like to encourage you to take the time to acknowledge your feelings in whatever stage of grief you might be in and allow yourself the space to work through it.

Materials mentioned in this episode:

Open Book by Jessica Simpson

The Best of 2020

Ten of the Most Borrowed Movies on Hoopla for 2020

Holiday Romance on Hoopla

This collection of Holiday Romance films is available now on Hoopla for the month of December.  All the following write-ups were provided by Hoopla.

The 13 Weird Days of Christmas

Okay, you got me. There’s really no such thing as the “13 Weird Days of Christmas.” I made it up so I could include thirteen of the craziest Christmas movies available from Hoopla on one list for your seasonal viewing pleasure. I watch these kind of wacky Christmas flicks every year.  Some are new, some are old but all will add the right amount of strange to your holiday festivities. It goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway, not all of these movies are appropriate for all audiences.

Rob and Michelle discuss their Holiday book exchange picks for each other in this episode, as well as some criteria to judge whether a Holiday movie really is a Holiday movie. Your hosts discuss what makes a Holiday romance enjoyable, and their favorite movies of the season. Listen to see if your favorite holiday movie meets the criteria to be counted as an actual holiday movie!

Materials mentioned in this episode are:

A Very Merry Christmas by Lori Foster  

Whether you are in the mood for a romantic comedy or just looking for a new release from a best selling author, we have some books for you.

Modern Christmas Cheer

Rob and Michelle and their coworkers had to isolate because of a COVID-19 case at work. Before they shut the library down for a bit, they grabbed some new release books and some movies to keep them entertained while isolating.

Less Dead by Denise Mina

Evil Geniuses: The unmaking of America by Kurt Andersen

The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara

2020 has been a difficult year in a lot of respects, but if there is something to celebrate, it's the books that came out. Our well-read HMCPL staff has put together a list of their best-loved books published in 2020. As the year draws to a close we hope you can take time to discover some new favorites for yourself.

Ten Movies Available from Hoopla Not Streaming on Netflix

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2014)