ShelfLogic Podcast

Do you enjoy other people's life stories? Are you looking for new book recommendations? Watch and learn about a variety of memorable memoirs to add to your reading list. Memorable Memoirs

Join Alyssa and Melissa for the 100th episode of ShelfLogic! They discuss the 100th anniversary of the Newberry awards and 100 (ish) other random topics. Titles include: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Delll, One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, Number the Stars by Lois Lowery, The Giver by Lois Lowery, Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White, Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller, El Deaf by Cece Bell, and Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña

Join Alyssa and Melissa as they discuss their favorite (and not so favorite) books, movies, and shows! Titles: She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb, Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan, Baby-Sitter’s Club by Ann Martin, Birdcage, The Crown, The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris, Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeny, Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeny, JD Robb novels, Public Secrets by Nora Roberts, self-help, true crime, Adnan’s Story by Rabia Chaudry, Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer, cookbooks, We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan Higgins, Pajama Time by Sandra Boynton, Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, The Selection by Kiera Cass, Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, The Office, The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak, Why Not Me? By Mindy Kaling, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? By Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project, Never Have I Ever, People I Want to Punch in the Throat by Jenn Mann, The Office: the untold story of the greatest sitcom of the 2000’s by Andy Greene and more

Are you in the mood for some sea monster books? Join us as we discuss all our favorite horror stories about things that live in the deep, dark oceans and are very, very hungry.

Join librarian Shelley as she speaks with two of the staff for the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center, located in Scottsdale Arizona. The SWCC is a unique animal rehabilitation facility that partners with state and federal programs to house displaced wildlife. We’ll meet Don Coyote (the center’s first resident) as well as Heavenly (a bear with a sweet tooth), Tocho the mountain lion, and more. We’ll also discuss the issues facing the wildlife of the Sonoran desert as more of their habitat is absorbed into human environments. And tune in to discover more great books about the confluence of humans and nature, such as The Glitter in the Green: In Search for Hummingbirds by Jon Dunn, The Puma Years: A Memoir by Laura Coleman; The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World by Peter Wohlleben, and Zooburbia by Tai Moses

What video game world has the best food?! Join Jeff, Karen, and Glen as we discuss three titles that we have in our collection for video game themed cookbooks. We’ll take a look at a Minecraft cookbook, a World of Warcraft cookbook, and finally the Skyrim cookbook. Who will reign supreme? Tune in and find out!

Love movies like Avengers: Infinity War & Endgame, where all your favorite heroes unite in an epic battle that will change everything? Learn about the comic book stories that pioneered and perfected epic crossover events like these with Jeff and Glen.

Join Alyssa and Kaitlyn as they explore juvenile literature that adults will love! Titles include: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, Neil Gaiman novels, Brown Girls Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson, Rick Riordan Presents Imprint, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Gmorning, Gnight! By Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels by Raina Telgemeier and Gale Galligan, When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamison and Omar Mohamed, New Kid by Jerry Craft, Dog Man by Dav Pilkey, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz, The Giver series by Lois Lowry, Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan.

Join Caroline and Jen as they discuss their 2022 titles for Pride month! Titles discussed: "Too Bright to See" by Kyle Lukoff, "Sometimes People March" by Tessa Allen, "Last Night at the Telegraph Club" by Malinda Lo, "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, "Getting Clean With Stevie Green" by Swan Huntley, "The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison" by Hugh Ryan, and "One Last Stop" by Casey McQuiston.

Which is better the book or the movie? Join Brittany, Alyssa and Melissa as they discuss the differences between fiction to film by using titles we have available for check out in physical format as well as digital! Titles discussed: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, Forrest Gump by Winston Groom, Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Shrek by William Steig, 50 Shades of Grey by E.L James, True Blood by Charlaine Harris, The Mist by Stephen King, You by Caroline Kepnes, Game of Thrones by G.R Martin, Twilight by Stephanie Meyers, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris