Talking Books with Special Guest Rob Lynch
Listen as we chat with special guest and devoted Librarians Telling Tales podcast listener Rob Lynch about the powerful role of books–and audiobooks!–in his life!
May 19, 2023•32 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Librarians Telling Tales
Three Youth Services librarians from Prescott Public Library introduce you to all the things we love about libraries: books, people, and making connections!
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Supporting Early Childhood Literacy with Special Guest Dr. Tara O’Neill
Listen as we chat about early childhood literacy and setting kids up for reading success with Dr. Tara O'Neill, Yavapai College Education & Early Childhood Education Program Director.
Apr 21, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Recent Reads and Recommendations for Kids and Teens
Listen as we chat about recent reads for kids and teens—books that we love, hate, and want more of.
Mar 17, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Inspiring Reads for Black History Month
Listen as we chat about inspiring reads for Black History Month and recommend wonderful books for kids, teens, and the whole family.
Feb 17, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Special Guest Prescott City Councilman Montoya + 2023 Reading Resolutions
Listen as we chat with special guest Prescott City Councilman Montoya about the power of books and libraries and share our 2023 reading resolutions.
Jan 20, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Reading Resolutions Recap + Favorite Bookish Moments of 2022
Listen as we reflect on our 2022 reading resolutions and share some of our favorite bookish moments of the year!
Dec 16, 2022•24 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Why We Read Young Adult (YA) Books + Favorite YA Titles + Special Guest
Listen as we chat with special guest and fellow librarian Sarah about why we read YA books and share some of our favorite YA titles–then and now!
Nov 18, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Hidden Gems
Listen as we chat about hidden gems—books that are currently on our shelves, waiting to be discovered!—and what happens when these hidden gems don't find a reader.
Oct 21, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 2
The Power of Youth Book Clubs
Listen as we chat about our book club experiences, why we think youth book clubs are awesome, and the standout stories shared in our library book clubs for kids and teens!
Sep 16, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Wildly Engaging Nonfiction for Kids & Teens
Listen as we chat about interesting, informative, and wildly engaging nonfiction books that will have kids and teens clamoring to learn more!
Aug 19, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Summertime Adventure Stories for Kids & Teens
Listen as we chat about outdoor adventure books from summer camps to vast expeditions into the unknown—all those fun things we like to do when we’re not in school!
Jul 15, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 11
LOL Books and Characters for Kids & Teens
Listen as we chat about outrageous characters–real and imagined!–and laugh-out-loud stories for youth!
Jun 17, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 10
A Treasure Chest of Books Inspired by the Summer Reading Theme: “Oceans of Possibilities”
Listen as we chat about aquatic adventure books, including tales of pirates, mermaids, sharks, and more!
May 20, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Books made into movies and TV shows
Listen as we chat about kids’ books that have inspired movie adaptations–for better or worse–and find out which of the popular shows and movies your kids are streaming are actually based on books!
Apr 15, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Books that celebrate strong girls + Favorite female authors for youth
Listen as we chat about books that celebrate strong girls. We also share some of our favorite female authors for kids and teens.
Mar 18, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Our paths to librarianship + Special guests from the Arizona State Library + Favorite books about books and libraries
We chat about our journeys to becoming librarians and what we love most about what we do. We also talk with Holly Henley and Jaime Ball about their wonderful work with the Arizona State Library and share some of our favorite books about books and libraries!
Feb 18, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Episode 5 Bonus: More young book lovers share their favorites! (Part 2)
We chat with Aiden, Kai, and Savanah about the books, series, and characters they love and how they make time for reading!
Feb 04, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Episode 5 Bonus: More young book lovers share their favorites! (Part 1)
We chat with Sierra, Stella, and Wilder about the books, series, and characters they love and how they make time for reading!
Jan 28, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Ways to fit reading into your everyday life + 2022 Reading Resolutions + Young book lovers share their favorites
Listen as we chat about easy ways to fit reading into your everyday life. We also share our reading resolutions for the new year. Plus, hear from two young book lovers--Abbey and Cody--about the books, series, and characters they love and how they make time for reading!
Jan 21, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Favorite fantasy books and series for youth + Our book confessions
In this episode, we chat about the different types of fantasy tales, our favorite fantasy books and series, and suggestions for readers who are looking for fresh new adventures. We also share our book confessions—the books and series that we almost missed out on!
Dec 17, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Books that celebrate food, family, and holiday traditions + Why books make great gifts
In this episode, we chat about books that celebrate food, family, and fun holiday traditions! We also share reasons why we think books make the best gifts.
Nov 19, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Books that launched us as readers + Tips for supporting independent readers
In this episode, we chat about our favorite independent reads and the books that we see flying off our shelves as readers in our community discover the joy of reading! We also share tips to help our listeners keep their kiddos excited about reading.
Oct 15, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Books we loved as kids + Books we love to share with kids (Part 1)
We chat about our earliest memories of reading and the books we loved having read to us when we were kids. We also share some of the books we love to read aloud—to very young children at storytimes and to school age kids who visit the library with their school groups.
Sep 17, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Trailer for Librarians Telling Tales!
Beginning Friday, September 17, follow the tales of three Youth Librarians at Prescott Public Library (AZ) -- Jennifer, Amy, and Blair --each month for a brand new episode about books and libraries. Subscribe to Librarians Telling Tales on your favorite podcast platform. Visit prescottlibrary.info for more information.
Sep 07, 2021•1 min
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