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Out on a Tangent

Youth Serviceswww.merrimacklibrary.org
Join the Youth Services team on a journey through teen literature, fandoms, and more! Sometimes they'll stay on topic, but usually, they'll go out on a tangent.
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Episodes

Episode 92: Teen Detective Fiction

Becca and Kylie talk teen detectives from Nancy Drew all the way to more true crime related novels, a quiz on some detectives, and a love of fictional mice. Trigger Warning: We do talk about some hard subjects because of the change of the genre in more recent years. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Tiktok, and Instagram: @merrimacklibnh

May 09, 202547 min

Episode 91: Historical Hoaxes

Becca talks about some historical hoaxes from the days before the internet. Voting for the Flume and Isinglass awards can be done here: https://flumeisinglass.wordpress.com/ Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Apr 14, 202522 min

Episode 89: Weird Animals

World Wildlife Day was this past week so Becca and Kylie talk about some weird animals, "proper" animal names, and some collective animal nouns. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Mar 07, 202547 min

Episode 88: Appalachian Mountains- Geology and Folklore

Becca dives into some of the interesting history of the Appalachian Mountains and the unique folklore from the area. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Feb 21, 202522 min

Episode 86: King Tut and His Curse

Becca talks about King Tutankhamun and his supposed curse. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @merrimacklibnh

Jan 31, 202513 min

Episode 84: The Nutcracker

Miss Becca talks about the stories behind The Nutcracker Ballet as well as some fun facts about the ballet and some movies.

Dec 20, 202424 min

Episode 83: Dinosaur Facts

Becca brings you some dino facts for Dinovember!!! Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter @merrimacklibnh

Nov 08, 202422 min

Episode 82: Werewolves Around the World

Becca and Cathy talk about werewolves from around the world and a little bit about Twilight. Find us on our socials: Facebook@ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Oct 25, 202429 min

Episode 81: Vampires Around World

Becca and Leah talk vampires and extra stuff. Trigger Warning for talk of death, blood, and some other scary stuff. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram @merrimacklibnh

Oct 11, 202444 min

Episode 80: Pokémon based on Yokai

Becca and Alyssa talk about Pokémon that are based on Japanese Yokai, and just more fun about Pokémon. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok @ Merrimacklibnh

Sep 27, 202439 min

Episode 79: Ghost Ships

Becca and Jenny talk about some spooky ghost ships. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter @Merrimacklibnh

Sep 13, 202440 min

Episode 78: Spies

Becca and Leah talk historical spies, James Bond, and animal spies as well as some extras. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter: @Merrimacklibnh

Aug 30, 20241 hr

Episode 77: Adventure Stories

Becca and Cathy talk about the origins of the adventure genre and play a version of First In Line with classic adventure stories. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @ Merrimacklibnh

Aug 16, 202434 min

Episode 76: Real Life Adventurers

Becca talks about some real life adventurers from the past. Find us on our socials: Facebook@ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok @Merrimacklibnh

Aug 02, 202419 min

Episode 75: Lost Cities and Wonderous Places

Becca talks about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. Find us on our socials- Facebook: @Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @merrimacklibnh

Jul 19, 202422 min

Episode 74: Bluey!

Becca and Dina talk about the wonderful show Bluey! Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Tiktok, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Jul 05, 202435 min

Episode 73: Summer Reading and Adventurers!

Becca and Leah kick off summer reading with some talk about adventurers in media! Find us on our socials: Facebook:@Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @Merrimacklibnh

Jun 25, 202445 min

Episode 72: Coming Out- How Libraries Can Help Teens

Becca and Dina discuss resources for LGBTQIA+ teens and families as well as some books in the collection. Some resources discussed: Suicide and Crisis Line-988 NAMI's Text Crisis Line- text 741741 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) LGBTQIA Resources- https://www.naminh.org/lgbtqia/ NAMI resource line- 1-800-242-6264 PFLAGNH-https://www.pflagnh.org/ Book Lists- queerbooksforteens.com, ALA's Rainbow Book List- https://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/ Find us on our socials- Facebook-Merrimack ...

May 24, 202435 min

Episode 71: Bucket List Books

Becca goes over some staff picks for must read books for teens and tweens. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

May 10, 202420 min

Episode 70: Flume and Isinglass Awards 2024

Becca goes over the Flume and Isinglass Award nominees for 2024. Voting ends on April 30th. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok @Merrimacklibnh

Apr 26, 202411 min

Episode 69: Great Stone Face Book Award 2023-2024

Becca talks about the nominees for this years Great Stone Face book awards and how you can vote on your favorites. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Apr 12, 202416 min

Episode 68: Dealing with Stress

Join Becca and Jenny as they do a listener request all about dealing with stress. Find us on our socials: Facebook@ Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter @Merrimacklibnh

Mar 19, 202439 min

Episode 67: Fairytales and Folklore

Becca and Cathy talk about the differences between fairy tales and folklore and a little history behind them as well. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Instagram, and X (Twitter) @Merrimacklibnh

Mar 01, 202420 min

Episode 66: Black History Month

Join Becca and Cathy as they talk about some Black Authors and stories this month! Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok @Merrimacklibnh

Feb 23, 202436 min

Episode 65: Lunar New Year

Dina and Becca talk about Lunar New Year and the Chinese Zodiac. Find us on our socials: Facebook: @Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter (X), and Tiktok: @merrimacklibnh

Feb 01, 202426 min

Episode 64: YA Dystopian Novels

Becca and Cathy talk Young Adult Dystopian novels. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter (X), Instagram, and Tiktok @ Merrimacklibnh

Jan 19, 202443 min

Episode 63: One Star Review Guess Who

Becca does a round of one star review guess who. Find us on: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Tiktok, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Jan 05, 202411 min
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