July 13, 2020
Featured in this week's Book Talk Bakersfield:
  • Join Kern County Library staff members, Fahra and Jasmin, with  Scott Couture, of Kern County Department Employers' Training Resource to talk about what we're reading and watching, the Kern Recovers Program and PPE distribution, and information about the Library's curbside services.
  • Watch this week's episode on the Beale Memorial Library Facebook page. 
Scott Couture 
Employer's Training Resource
Fahra Daredia
Beale Memorial Library
Jasmin LoBasso
Kern County Library
Scott is reading...

Pinkalicious ABC : An Alphabet Book
by Victoria Kann

Pinkalicious invites young fans to learn their ABCs on
themed spreads that reveal how A is for Apple, B is for
Bubble Bath, C is for Cupcake, and more.
 
Pinkalicious titles are available as eBooks & eAudiobooks on Hoopla
 
Pinkalicious titles are available as eBooks & eAudiobooks on OverDrive
Sword of Destiny
by Andrzej Sapkowski

The Witcher sequel to The Last Wish collects short stories following the adventures of magical hero Geralt and includes the tales "The Last Wish," "The Sword of Destiny," "Blood of Elves," "The Time of Contempt," and "Baptism of Fire." 
 
Also available as an eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive

Fahra is reading...
 
With a Star in My Hand: Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero
by Margarita Engle

A novel in verse traces the life of Nicaraguan poet and folk
hero Rubén Darío, describing how his storytelling gifts and travels throughout Central and South America inspired the Modernismo literary movement. 
The Magic Fish
by Trung Le Nguyen

A beautifully illustrated story that follows a young boy as he tries to navigate life through fairytales, an instant classic that shows us all how we are connected.
 
Book to be released in October, 2020. 
Jasmin is listening to...

Hamilton

"Hamilton”, the hit show which moved to Broadway following it’s sold-out run at The Public Theater in NYC, is the acclaimed musical about the scrappy young immigrant Alexander Hamilton, the $10 bill Founding Father who forever changed America with his revolutionary ideas and actions. During his life cut too short, he served as George Washington's chief aide, was the first Treasury Secretary of the United States of America, a loving husband and father, despised by his fellow Founding Fathers, and shot to death by Aaron Burr in a legendary duel.
 
Instrumentals Soundtrack available on Hoopla
 
Hamilton Mixtape available on Hoopla
 
Discover the eBook the Broadway is based on:
Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Jasmin is reading...

Storm and Fury
by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Protected her whole life from demons by an army of shapeshifters, Trinity, who can communicate with spirits,
must team with a mysterious outsider in order to save her family and possibly the world.
 
Also available as an eBook & eAudiobook on Hoopla
 
Also available as an eBook on OverDrive
Even More Titles We Talk About
    A Burning by Megha Majumdar
    A Game of Thrones by George R. R Martin
    Kristy's Great Idea by Raina Telgemeier
    Ozark on Netflix 
    Shameless on Netflix 
    Warrior Nun on Netflix 
    The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix 
    The Mandalorian on Disney Plus 
    Joe Rogan Experience, a Podcast 
    We're Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey 
    Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne
    Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
    The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson
    The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson
    Supernova by Marissa Meyer
    The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
    Sadiq Wants to Stitch by Mamta Nainy
    Agnes At the End of the World by Kelly McWilliams
    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer