The Information Place

Episode 12 - Summer Challenge 2025: Color Our World

It's Summer Challenge time! Catie Stewart and Sonya Knisley return to give us the scoop on Clark County Public Library's 2025 Summer Challenge. This year's theme is Color Our World and the challenge runs from June 1st through July 31st. Be sure to sign up early and check out all the fun happening at your library!
Mentioned in this episode:
Color Our World: Summer Challenge 2025 - Check out our website for more information on the Summer Challenge, how to participate, and all the great programs and events this summer at CCPL!
Beanstack - Sign up with Beanstack to log your Summer Challenge activities for the chance to earn freebies and be entered in the grand prize drawings! Download the Beanstack Tracker app or visit the website at ccplohio.beanstack.org. 
CCPL Events - Learn about the events and activities mentioned in this episode and many, many more!
The Information Place is a podcast of the Clark County Public Library in Springfield, Ohio. For more information about the library, visit our website at ccplohio.org.

Episode 11 - The Butler Did It! Mystery Spotlight

Your presence is requested at The Information Place. You'll be joining your host, Amanda, and other esteemed guests, Cathy Hackett and Allison Peck, for a delightful evening of murder, mystery, and mayhem. And we would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those meddling kids!
Mentioned in this episode:
The Great Courses - The Libby app has more to offer than great eBooks. Available through Libby Extras, The Great Courses offers engaging and understandable lectures by esteemed professors, professionals, and experts in topics ranging from history, better living, science, language learning, and much more. Checking out a 7-day pass gives you access to the full The Great Courses Library Collection including The Secrets of Great Mystery and Suspense Fiction taught by Professor David Schmid, Ph.D. 
Kanopy - Kanopy has over 30,000 documentaries, classic, and indie films available to Clark County Public Library cardholders. Looking for some of the British detective shows we mentioned in the episode? You're in luck! Death in Paradise, Midsomer Murders, and Father Brown are all available through Kanopy.
Five Minute Mysteries - Check out this link to the Internet Archive for eighty-two stories from the Five Minute Mysteries radio show. Originally aired on the Mutual Broadcasting Network from August of 1947 to March of 1950, Five Minute Mysteries offered guest panelists the opportunity to play detective and guess the perpetrator before the solution to the crime was revealed at the end of the episode.
CCPL Events - Learn about the events and activities mentioned in this episode including the Mental Health Resource Fair, Tunes-n-Tales: There Was A Party For Langston, and many, many more!
The Information Place is a podcast of the Clark County Public Library in Springfield, Ohio. For more information about the library, visit our website at ccplohio.org.

What's New and Coming Soon

Welcome back to The Information Place! It's been a minute since our last episode, so join Amanda and special guest Sonya Knisley for a quick rundown of some new and returning collections and upcoming events at the Clark County Public Library.
Mentioned in this episode:
Community Engagement - What is Community Engagement? Check out their page at ccplohio.org to meet the Community Engagement Team and find out what they do. Be sure to tune in for our next episode where the team will share one of their awesome community outreach programs!
Library of Things - The Clark County Public Library’s Library of Things is a collection of fun, useful, and unexpected items that go beyond what you would normally expect from your community library. A Library of Things breaks the mold of what a library typically offers with items ranging from board games, cones for driving test practice, CD players, book magnifiers, and much more.
Seed Library - The Seed Library at Clark County Public Library is back! Click the link to check out our new Seed Library Resource Guide. Visit us at the Main branch Reference desk to become a member and check out seeds for your garden!
Tunes-n-Tales - There Was a Party for Langston - Follow the link for more information and to register for the very special Tunes-n-Tales: There Was a Party for Langston event! Special thanks to permissions from the author, illustrators, Simon & Schuster and Writer’s House. Additionally, we wish to greatly thank the composer, conductor, educator, Evan Williams, DMA.
CCPL Events - Learn about the events and activities mentioned in this episode plus many, many more!
The Information Place is a podcast of the Clark County Public Library in Springfield, Ohio. For more information about the library, visit our website at ccplohio.org.

Episode 10 - Beating the Winter Blues

Everyone at CCPL is anxiously awaiting Spring's arrival. In the meantime, Katie Miller and Jerry Reed join Amanda to talk about how to beat the Winter Blues.
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Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center - Looking for some new hobbies to add to your toolkit? Hobbies and Craft Source offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines.
Freegal Music - Want to expand your musical horizons? Freegal offers access to about 15 million songs, including Sony Music's catalog of legendary artists, and over 40,000 music videos. In total, the collection is comprised of music from over 40,000 labels with music that originates from over 100 countries. There is no software to download, and there are no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. With your library card, you can stream Freegal Music up to three hours per day and download three songs per week.
988 Lifeline - If you are experiencing mental health struggles, emotional distress, or alcohol or drug use concerns, we encourage you to seek help. When people call, text, or chat with the 988 Lifeline, they are connected to trained crisis counselors who are part of the existing 988 Lifeline network, made up of over 200 local crisis centers. These crisis counselors are trained to provide free and confidential emotional support and crisis counseling to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress and connect them to resources. These services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, across the United States. Using the 988 Lifeline is free. When you call, text, or chat the 988 Lifeline, your conversation is confidential. The 988 Lifeline provides you judgment-free care. Connecting with someone can help save your life.
CCPL Events - Learn about the events and activities mentioned in this episode plus many, many more!
The Information Place is a podcast of the Clark County Public Library in Springfield, Ohio. For more information about the library, visit our website at ccplohio.org.

Tuttle Branch Grand Opening

Join us from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 for our Tuttle Branch Grand Opening Celebration!  
Stop by to visit the branch, explore all that it has to offer, pick up some special library swag (while supplies last) and some refreshments too!
With an open feel and a bright, colorful interior, customers will love utilizing this new space to attend programs, host meetings and take advantage of our wealth of library services.
 
The Information Place is a podcast of the Clark County Public Library in Springfield, Ohio. For more information about the library, visit our website at ccplohio.org.

Episode 9 - New Year Reading Goals

Happy New Year! It's officially 2025, which means it's time to set your yearly reading goal or start a reading challenge. Cathy Reid and Cindy Firman join Amanda for a chat about reading challenges and some of the resources available through CCPL to help you succeed in your reading goal.
Mentioned in this episode:
NoveList Plus - NoveList Plus helps readers discover fiction and non-fiction books that match their interests or mood by providing detailed book and author information, recommendations, reviews, and curated reading lists. Participating in the 2025 NoveList Reading Challenge? At NoveList Plus you can find lists of recommendations for each month's prompt.
Book Clubs & Discussion Groups - Book Clubs are a great way to discover books you might not have read otherwise, and they can help get you closer to your yearly reading goal! Check out some of the book clubs and discussion groups happening at CCPL.
CCPL Events - Learn about the events and activities mentioned in this episode plus many, many more!
The Information Place is a podcast of the Clark County Public Library in Springfield, Ohio. For more information about the library, visit our website at ccplohio.org.

Episode 8 - Holiday Events and a Message from the Director

In the final episode of 2024, Amanda is joined by Adult Programming Specialist Catie Stewart and Circulation/Outreach Assistant Cathy Brink to talk about the special holiday events going on at the library. Featuring a year-end message from CCPL Director Bill Martino.
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Rudolph's Holiday Workshop Wonderland - The Main Library’s Rotunda has been transformed! In this Holiday Workshop Wonderland for children 17 and under, walk along the colorful path to interact with characters from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, get photo ops, receive sweet treats, and participate in activities!
Christmas in South Charleston - Celebrate Christmas in South Charleston with the library! Enjoy the parade (including the CCPL Bookmobile), meet the Grinch and Max, and participate in holiday themed activities at our Houston branch. Cookies, crafts, and prizes will be available free to the public, while supplies last!
Holiday in the City - Take a look at the official Holiday in the City Facebook page for more information on all the holiday fun happening in Springfield!
CCPL Events - Learn about the events and activities mentioned in this episode plus many, many more!
The Information Place is a podcast of the Clark County Public Library in Springfield, Ohio. For more information about the library, visit our website at ccplohio.org.

Episode 7 - Game On at the Library!

November is ALA International Games Month! To celebrate, we've invited the library's resident Dungeon Masters Kylee Ervin and Alissa Zapieki to chat about all things gaming. 
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D&D for Kids and Teens at Main - Interested in joining the D&D groups at the Main branch? Follow the links for more information about the Explorer's Club for kids (ages 9-12) and the Adventurer's Guild for teens (ages 13-18).
D&D for Kids and Teens at Park - Looking to sign up for one of the Park branch's D&D clubs? Follow the links for more information about the Treasure Hunters for kids (ages 9-12) and the Monster Slayers club orD&D 5e Tournament: Astral Rumble event for teens (ages 13-18).
Rose City Roleplayers - Whether you're a Game Master or a newbie to tabletop roleplaying games, Greyson Sanders from Wittenberg University and Elizabeth Randall will be at the Main Branch to show you the ins and outs of TTRPGs. Adults 18 and over (and out of high school).
Dungeons & Dragons at the Library - Embark on an exciting quest at the Houston Branch with the fifth edition of the classic roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons! For ages 13 and older.
Games at CCPL - Take a look at the video games and board games available to check out with your CCPL library card!
CCPL Events - Learn about the events and activities mentioned in this episode plus many, many more!
The Information Place is a podcast of the Clark County Public Library in Springfield, Ohio. For more information about the library, visit our website at ccplohio.org.