SSJCPL Podcast Network

Welcome to A Book with a View, a Goodreads Virtual Book Club! This episode we read a book purely based off of it's cover. That chosen book was Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. Join us as we talk about labyrinths, cults, and mind palaces. Go to goodreads.com and search SSJCPL to keep the conversation going. Visit SSJCPL.org for more library news. #ssjcpl #bookclub #Piranesi #SusannaClarke

Welcome back, friends! This episode, Michael and special guest Shenae Crain discuss Francois Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell’s 2018 horror mystery, Summer of 84 . To avoid spoilers, watch the film ahead of time for free with your library card at ssjcpl.kanopy.com or hoopladigital.com. Don’t have a library card yet? Call us at 209-937-8221 and get one for free! Want to get in on all...

Welcome back to A Book with a View, a Goodreads Virtual Book Club! This month we read Educated a memoir by Tara Westover about her childhood and in rural Idaho and beyond. Here are the discussion questions we used to base our conversation on: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FzHJ932WYj5911U8pYM3DOj-1FLzP-iJ/view?usp=sharing Go to goodreads.com and search SSJCPL to keep the conversation going. Visi...

How unexpected events help two girls from two completely different backgrounds bond in order to survive a dangerous night.

Get the low down on some great reads with Ms. Cyndee and Ms. Kendra.

Looking for more ebooks and music available online? Cyndee and Kendra have you covered. All of the books and music mentioned are available on the Hoopla app with your library card. For more library news visit: ssjcpl.org  

Join Cyndee and Kendra for a riveting discussion of An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. An American Marriage centers around newlyweds Celestial and Roy as they settle into their life together. Just as they begin to settle in Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. The novel is an insightful look into the lives of people who are bound and separated by forces beyond their control. &nbs...

Welcome to A Book with a View, a Goodreads Virtual Book Club! This month we read The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. This is the first book in a trilogy about a young girl named Vasya living in medieval Russia who comes into her powers through hardship and sacrifice. Go to goodreads.com and search SSJCPL to keep the conversation going. Visit SSJCPL.org for more library news. Link to t...

Welcome to A Book with a View, a Goodreads Virtual Book Club!  This month we are reading about motherhood with a twist. We read The Push by Ashley Audrain. This is a pulse pounding almost thriller about isolation and motherhood.  Go to goodreads.com and search SSJCPL to keep the conversation going. Visit SSJCPL.org for more library news. Discussion questions:  https://www.penguinran...

Welcome to A Book with a View, a Goodreads Virtual Book Club! This month we read The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune to fit the Summer Reading 2021 theme of Tails and Tales. Go to goodreads.com and search SSJCPL to keep the conversation going. Visit SSJCPL.org for more library news. Check out what the author has to say about the inspiration for the book here: https://whatever.scalzi.com/.../...

Welcome to A Book with a View, a Goodreads Virtual Book Club! This episode we discuss Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo with two special guests. Go to goodreads.com and search SSJCPL to keep the conversation going. Visit SSJCPL.org for more library news. #ssjcpl #bookclub # ClapWhenYouLand #ElizabethAcevedo

Hello, friends! Did you know a library can take you anywhere you can imagine, even the darkest depths of the horror genre? Join Horror Club host Michael Vinyard for SSJCPL Podcast Network’s premier horror podcast, Library the 13th . In this pilot episode, Michael and A Book with a View ’s Elsa Fregoso discuss George Romero’s 1985 zombie classic, Day of the Dead . To avoid spoilers, watch the film...

Welcome back, friends! This episode, Michael and special guest Malia Leuck discuss Robert Egger’s 2015 feature directorial debut, The Witch – The VVitch: A New-England Folktale . To avoid spoilers, watch the film ahead of time for free with your library card at ssjcpl.kanopy.com. Don’t have a library card yet? Call us at 209-937-8221 and get one for free! Want to get in on all the horror fun? Join...

Welcome back, friends! This episode, Michael and special guest Nathan Maez discuss Babak Anvari’s 2016 directorial debut, Under the Shadow . To avoid spoilers, watch the film ahead of time for free with your library card at ssjcpl.kanopy.com or hoopladigital.com. Don’t have a library card yet? Call us at 209-937-8221 and get one for free! Want to get in on all the horror fun? Join Horror Club at s...

Welcome back, friends! This episode, Michael and special guest Kendra Vinyard discuss Bob Clark’s 1974 Canadian slasher, Black Christmas , considered by some to be the first of its kind. To avoid spoilers, watch the film ahead of time for free with your library card at ssjcpl.kanopy.com or hoopladigital.com. Don’t have a library card yet? Call us at 209-937-8221 and get one for free! Want to get i...

Welcome back, friends! This episode, Michael and special guest Melinda Kopp discuss Phillip Noyce’s 1989 psychological thriller, Dead Calm . To avoid spoilers, watch the film ahead of time for free with your library card at ssjcpl.kanopy.com. Don’t have a library card yet? Call us at 209-937-8221 and get one for free! Want to get in on all the horror fun? Join Horror Club at ssjcpl.org. Special th...

Welcome to  A Book with a View, a Goodreads Virtual Book Club! Join this special Goodreads Virtual Book Club Double Feature. This episode we are  showcasing the novel Godshot by Chelsea Bieker with special guest Merrilee and When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole. Go to goodreads.com and search SSJCPL to keep the conversation going. Visit SSJCPL.org for more library news.  #Bookclub...