Banned Library Podcast

Peyton Place by Grace Metalious 07.11.2017 55:52 ↓

A small New England town is rocked by the scandal of everyday life in one of the most forgotten popular books of the twentieth century.

Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause 08.10.2017 ↓

Sex and violence abound as we meet Vivian, a young werewolf trying to make her way in the world and get some hot man meat. Possibly by eating him.

Stephen King's It 03.09.2017 1:03:43 ↓

Part 1 - We start at the beginning with the murders of a little boy and a gay man while Stan, Richie, Ben, Eddie, and Beverly are called home because they promised.

Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene 06.08.2017 52:44 ↓

We begin with the book that taught us that Germans are people, too! Young Patty learns about the world in her small town.

Looking for Alaska by John Green 02.07.2017 29:01 ↓

An angsty kid meet some new friends in this heartbreaking tale of whiny smokers cussing a lot.

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan 04.06.2017 4:36 ↓

Two boys try to set a world record for kissing after their friend is beaten in this YA novel. One lady tried to get it thrown out of libraries for sexual content.

I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel 28.05.2017 5:46 ↓

The autobiography of transgender teen Jazz Jennings, this heartfelt tale is one of acceptance and sacrificing yourself to a volcano god.

George by Alex Gino 21.05.2017 25:09 ↓

Rule Number 1 of Cheer Club: You don't talk about Cheer Club.

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 14.05.2017 11:15 ↓

We learn about the Handmaid and her/his tale about the alien artifact that brings water back to the world.

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki 07.05.2017 12:39 ↓

A book that in no way follows the plot of Three Men and a Baby (which is crazy) but was banned from a bunch of places.

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut 23.04.2017 9:40 ↓

Books are banned in Nazi hotels and then we sorta get into the book.

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut 16.04.2017 10:39 ↓

The world is ending with the water freezing over and the library is getting sued as we continue with Kurt Vonnegut month!

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut 09.04.2017 11:29 ↓

Vonnegut month continues with a tale of man machines and the library has a story about a machine who tried to assimilate a man for reasons.

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 02.04.2017 14:55 ↓

A banned book unstuck in time and how the library kept its forest despite mutant dogs.

Crazy Lady by Jane Leslie Conly 26.03.2017 14:00 ↓

Crazy lady's in books, terrorists in supermarkets, and were-garous down in the swamp branch library.

Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher 19.03.2017 12:37 ↓

It's a bunch of sports related small stories, and Granny Wendy would be mad.

The Fighting Ground by Avi 15.03.2017 13:46 ↓

A novel about the Revolutionary War meets a story about librarian spring break gone bad.

Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher 12.03.2017 14:08 ↓

Gathering a group of ragtag individuals is important, either to get confidence through sports or take down a conservationist construction worker with owls.

Life is Funny by ER Frank 05.03.2017 13:07 ↓

Life is Funny as a pair of teens find out in the library.

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 26.02.2017 17:46 ↓

We hear about a hallmark of African-American literature and a road trip into the wilds of Texas our librarian once took.

Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry 12.02.2017 27:00 ↓

A play of a family trying to find their way in the world and a few characters from fiction who died and caused the stories to happen.

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison 05.02.2017 25:00 ↓

Ralph Ellison's groundbreaking story about a boy becoming a man is discussed in part and we go into characters in fiction that have no name.

Lord of the Flies by William Golding 30.01.2017 25:23 ↓

Our humanity is building the hope that we are better than we are.

Animal Farm by George Orwell 22.01.2017 15:00 ↓

Today we learn about the classic tale of animal rights and a few more books that were meant for adults but given to children.

Blubber by Judy Blume 15.01.2017 12:37 ↓

Bullies abound in Judy Blume's Blubber and on our top ten list of the best bullies in literature.