Librarians Telling Tales
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Talking Books with Special Guest Rob Lynch
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as we chat with special guest and devoted Librarians Telling Tales podcast listener Rob Lynch about the powerful role of books–and audiobooks...
Supporting Early Childhood Literacy with Special Guest Dr. Tara O’Neill
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as we chat about early childhood literacy and setting kids up for reading success with Dr. Tara O'Neill, Yavapai College Education & Ea...
Recent Reads and Recommendations for Kids and Teens
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as we chat about recent reads for kids and teens—books that we love, hate, and want more of.
Inspiring Reads for Black History Month
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as we chat about inspiring reads for Black History Month and recommend wonderful books for kids, teens, and the whole family.
Special Guest Prescott City Councilman Montoya + 2023 Reading Resolutions
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as we chat with special guest Prescott City Councilman Montoya about the power of books and libraries and share our 2023 reading resolutions.
Reading Resolutions Recap + Favorite Bookish Moments of 2022
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as we reflect on our 2022 reading resolutions and share some of our favorite bookish moments of the year!
Why We Read Young Adult (YA) Books + Favorite YA Titles + Special Guest
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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!
Hidden Gems
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Power of Youth Book Clubs
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 club...
Wildly Engaging Nonfiction for Kids & Teens
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as we chat about interesting, informative, and wildly engaging nonfiction books that will have kids and teens clamoring to learn more!
Summertime Adventure Stories for Kids & Teens
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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’...
LOL Books and Characters for Kids & Teens
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as we chat about outrageous characters–real and imagined!–and laugh-out-loud stories for youth!
A Treasure Chest of Books Inspired by the Summer Reading Theme: “Oceans of Possibilities”
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as we chat about aquatic adventure books, including tales of pirates, mermaids, sharks, and more!
Books made into movies and TV shows
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 m...
Books that celebrate strong girls + Favorite female authors for youth
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen as we chat about books that celebrate strong girls. We also share some of our favorite female authors for kids and teens.
Our paths to librarianship + Special guests from the Arizona State Library + Favorite books about books and libraries
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 wo...
Episode 5 Bonus: More young book lovers share their favorites! (Part 2)
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with Aiden, Kai, and Savanah about the books, series, and characters they love and how they make time for reading!
Episode 5 Bonus: More young book lovers share their favorites! (Part 1)
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with Sierra, Stella, and Wilder about the books, series, and characters they love and how they make time for reading!
Ways to fit reading into your everyday life + 2022 Reading Resolutions + Young book lovers share their favorites
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Favorite fantasy books and series for youth + Our book confessions
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat about the different types of fantasy tales, our favorite fantasy books and series, and suggestions for readers who are lookin...
Books that celebrate food, family, and holiday traditions + Why books make great gifts
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 g...
Books that launched us as readers + Tips for supporting independent readers
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
Books we loved as kids + Books we love to share with kids (Part 1)
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Trailer for Librarians Telling Tales!
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Beginning Friday, September 17, follow the tales of three Youth Librarians at Prescott Public Library (AZ) -- Jennifer, Amy, and Blair --each month fo...