Long Overdue: A Franklin Public Library Podcast

In this episode of Long Overdue Librarian's Andy, Keri, and Sam discuss their favorite books written by Native American authors and highlight many more books written by Native American's. In this episode we talked about: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeli...

In this episode librarians Andy, Briony, Keri, and Sam talk about their most recent spooky, scary, suspenseful, horror, and otherwise Halloween reads! In this episode we talked about: The Jealousy Man and Other Stories by Jo Nesbø When Things Get Dark: Stories inspired by Shirley Jackson edited by Ellen Datlow The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham J...

In this episode of Long Overdue librarians Sam and Briony discuss their work on the Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) Literary Award and Children's Book Award committees. They discuss the overall winners and some of their favorites. For more information about the awards and links to all of the winners visit: https://www.wisconsinlibraries.org/wla-literary-awards The books we talked about were: H...

In this graphic novel special episode Sam, Sarah, Briony, Megan, Keri, and Penny chat about graphic novels for all ages. In this episode we talked about: The Crossroads at Midnight by Abby Howard Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang Smile by Raina Telgemeier Sisters by Raina Telgemeier Guts by Raina Telgemeier Drama by Raina Telgemeier Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier...

In this very special (and very long!) episode of Long Overdue Sam is joined by Barbara and Melody from the North Shore Library in Glendale, WI where Melody hosts "Book Chat at North Shore Library," which Barbara and Sam started in 2018. In this episode we talk about books we've changed our minds about and get unexpectedly deep when discussing books we thought we loved and later realized we don't l...

In this episode librarians Andy, Briony, and Sam discuss their most recent reads over the summer. In this episode we talked about: The Ninth Metal by Benjamin Percy The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett Graff The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defianc...

In this episode Sam, Keri, Laura, and Sarah talk about the Summer Reading Program for 2021 and, of course, talk about some of their favorite reads and books they're excited about! In this episode we talked about: Pumpkin by Julie Murphy The Ninth Metal by Benjamin Percy All Adults Here by Emma Straub The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder Drag...

In this episode Librarians Sam, Andy, and Keri talk about their recent reads. We talked about: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Sergeant Salinger by Jerome Charyn Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark Earthlings by Sayaka Murata Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata The Coyotes of Carthage by Steven Wright We also talked about: Birth of a Nation (Film) The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

In this episode librarians Sam, Briony, and Sarah talk about their recent reads. We talked about: Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury Starfish by Lisa Fipps You Have a Match by Emma Lord American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption by Gabrielle Glaser Boardwalk Babies by Marissa Moss Come On Over: 111 Fantastic Recipes for the Family That Cooks, Eats, and Laughs Together by Jeff...

In this episode of Long Overdue librarians Sam, Sarah, Andy, and Briony talk about some of their recent reads. We talked about: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Cousins by Karen McManus Starla Jean: Which Came First: The Chicken or the Friendship? by Alana K. Arnold The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine t...

In this episode of Long Overdue librarians Sam, Sarah, Andy, and Briony talk about their latest reads in the new year. We talked about: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi Frontier Follies: Adventures in Marriage and Motherhood in the Middle of Nowhere by Ree Drummond Stingray Afternoons: A Memoir by Steve Rushin Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas We also menti...

In this episode of Long Overdue librarians Sam, Sarah, Andy, and Keri talk about their favorite spooky, scary, or Halloween books, TV shows, movies, and more! We talked about: Skeleton Crew by Stephen King NOS4A2 by Joe Hill Growing Things and Other Stories by Paul G. Tremblay The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson World War Z by Max Brooks Zone One by Colson Whitehead The Killer Across the Table: Unl...

Join Librarians Keri, Sam, and Sarah as we talk about our recent reads: The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker A Good Family by A. H. Kim The Well Plated Cookbook: Fast, Healthy Recipes You'll Want to Eat by Erin Clarke (Her blog can be found at https://www.wellplated.com/) Books Revisited: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (and the Hulu TV Adaptation) Other books and authors discussed: Mary Hi...

Join Librarians Andy, Sam, and Sarah as we talk about our recent reads: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Name Drop: The Really Good Celebrity Stories I Usually Only Tell at Happy Hour by Ross Mathews The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont by Shawn Levy The Jesus Cow by Michael Perry Other titles discussed: Everything I Never Told You by Celest...

In this episode librarians Briony and Sam discuss some recent reads: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris The Red Market: On the Trail of the World's Organ Brokers, Bone Thieves, Blood Farmers, and Child Traffickers by Scott Carney The Hunger Games (Trilogy) by Suzanne Collins The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Thanks for joining us for the first episode of our new series called “Book Bites.” Book bites are short episodes that profile one book or author. Today Sam is taking about Michael Crichton’s posthumously published western adventure novel “Dragon Teeth.”

Join librarians Sam, Andy, and Sarah as they talk about their recent reads: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury Suicide Woods by Benjamin Percy G'Morning G'Night by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Illustrated by Jomny Sun