Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarians

Jim and Robyn are back for season two of Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarians! The first episode of the season features a discussion about the best books of 2021 with Adrienne Pettinelli, director of the Henrietta Public Library, and a conversation with PCL page Roberta about what we think is the biggest book of the year. Stick around to the end for a recommendation from one of our new staff memb...

Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarians are back with a new episode full of bookish banter! On the podcast this month we discuss the benefits of different types of reading formats and hear an enlightening interview with Alison Meyers, the executive director of Rochester’s literary arts center Writers & Books. As always, your co-hosts Robyn and Jim dish out some great recommendations and we hear all...

This month, Jim and Robyn talk all things reading during the summer: the best books to take on vacation, what a beach read truly is, and, of course, summer reading at PCL. Join them for conversations with Rachel Pazda, circulation supervisor at PCL, and Liz Bauld, The Storybook Cook. Stick around for their favorite summer reads and to hear about everything that's coming up at PCL. Recommended this...

This month Jim and Robyn talk with library page Roberta about their experience reading James Patterson for the first time, chat with Assistant Director Kate Procious about true crime, discuss digital newspapers with Library Director Amanda Madigan, and hear all about the events that are coming up in June. Recommendations this month... Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman We Are Okay by Nina La...

Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarians are back this month with a discussion perfectly timed for Oscar season: book-to-movie adaptations! Hear an interview with Vinise Bobrov, children's librarian at PCL, and tune in for recommendations, information about upcoming events, and a hint at next month's episode.  Recommended this month... Drawn Together by Mihn Le Dragon Pearl (Rick Riordan Present...

The first full episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarians, PCL's podcast, is now available! Tune in for a discussion of reading during the pandemic, an interview with PCL's director Amanda Madigan, book recommendations, and information about all of our upcoming events. Like us? Don't forget to hit that "subscribe" button.  

Need more bookish banter in your life? Then tune in to Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarians, the monthly podcast from the Pittsford Community Library. Each episode features an assortment of fun segments hosted by PCL librarians Robyn and Jim, from book discussions and recommendations to interviews with special guests and programming updates.