Youth Services

Out on a Tangent

Arts EN ↓ 104 episodes

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.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.merrimacklibrary.org

Author

Youth Services

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.merrimacklibrary.org

Latest episode

Oct 29, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 79: Ghost Ships 13.09.2024

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

Episode 78: Spies 30.08.2024

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

Episode 77: Adventure Stories 16.08.2024

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

Episode 76: Real Life Adventurers 02.08.2024

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

Episode 75: Lost Cities and Wonderous Places 19.07.2024

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

Episode 74: Bluey! 05.07.2024

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

Episode 73: Summer Reading and Adventurers! 25.06.2024

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

Episode 72: Coming Out- How Libraries Can Help Teens 24.05.2024

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, A...

Episode 71: Bucket List Books 10.05.2024

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

Episode 70: Flume and Isinglass Awards 2024 26.04.2024

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

Episode 69: Great Stone Face Book Award 2023-2024 12.04.2024

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

Episode 68: Dealing with Stress 19.03.2024

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

Episode 67: Fairytales and Folklore 01.03.2024

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

Episode 66: Black History Month 23.02.2024

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

Episode 65: Lunar New Year 01.02.2024

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

Episode 64: YA Dystopian Novels 19.01.2024

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

Episode 63: One Star Review Guess Who 05.01.2024

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

Episode 62: Holiday Foods 22.12.2023

Join Becca and Michelle for a look at some holiday food history. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok @MerrimackLibNH

Episode 61: Winter and Holiday Cryptids 08.12.2023

Becca and Michelle talk about Winter and Holiday monsters. Content warning: we talk about death. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Tiktok, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Episode 60: Thanksgiving Foods 24.11.2023

Becca and Michelle talk about some Thanksgiving staples and where they come from and why we eat them. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok @ Merrimacklibnh

Episode 59: Dinovember! 15.11.2023

Dina joins Becca as she raves about dinosaurs! Also Becca Quizzes Dina about some famous dinosaurs. Becca's favorite dinosaur is a stegosaurus. What's yours? Follow along on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok @ Merrimacklibnh

Episode 58: Ghosts!!! 27.10.2023

Becca and Jenny talk about some local ghosts and haunted locations as well as a quiz about some famous ghosts in pop culture. Trigger Warning: there are mentions of suicide in this podcast. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; and Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter @Merrimacklibnh

Episode 57: Inanimate Horror 13.10.2023

Becca and Jenny talk about inanimate objects in horror media. What's your favorite? Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Episode 56: History of Puppetry Part 2- Pop Culture Puppets 29.09.2023

Becca and Michelle talk about puppets in pop culture and Becca even gets quizzed. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok @ Merrimacklibnh

Episode 55: History of Puppetry part 1 15.09.2023

Becca and Michelle talk about the intriguing history of puppets and what they are around the world. Tell us your favorite puppet on: Facebook @MerrimackPublicLibrary; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok @Merrimacklibnh

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