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'Book' yourself a date this Valentine's Day

On today's show...

SDPB's Jackie Hendry shares a message of love for public media (1:00 to 6:54; 44:15 to 49:04).

The "In the Moment" host and producers go on blind dates through the Siouxland Libraries.

Lori Walsh meets a collection of Toni Morrison's essays. Producer Ari Jungemann gets set up with a mystery, and Ellen Koester finds love with a fictional biography (7:23 to 11:42).

An author and historian discusses the time librarians saved the world. Elyse Graham takes listeners into, "Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II" (11:42 to 32:38).

We get a preview of a Garretson love story coming to "Dakota Life" (32:38 to 37:17).

Plus, we hear from South Dakotans who love the library in their own words. Hear excerpts from the state library funding debate (37:27 to 43:55).

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of "In the Moment."
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.