Our teen council reviews some of the Young Adult books that they are looking forward to and they share some of their holiday traditions that may look a little different in this year of COVID. 

Four staff members at our libraries discuss their favorite reads and media from 2020. We also share some favorites from other staff members who couldn't join us. Add some great choices to your 'to read' pile after listening to this conversation.

The teen council picks the new book releases that are exciting them this month from the latest from Marissa Meyer to a new post apocalyptic adventure. They also share their Thanksgiving tradition and debate what the best Thanksgiving food is.

The teen council members look at a list of the best Horror books out there and select a few that they might actually read. Most of them shy away from scary tales, but these 'jumped' out at them. These are not the typical choices either. 

Librarians from around Oregon met in early September 2020 to discuss graphic novels, comics and manga - what we like, what gets checked out and issues that come up when buying comics for our libraries. We recommend many great things to read as well.

Our teen council is back with another podcast episode from their pandemic lives. Plans spoiled, older books read and more origami along with what the first day of online school was like in this new school year. 

The song used for the intro is "Traveling horse by Lobo Loco" courtesy of a creative commons license.

Oregon librarians from Tigard, Beaverton, Aloha and Cedar Mill discuss comics and graphic novels: what we like, what got us interested in comics and what library users are asking for these days. Aloha Library services: https://alohalibrary.org/ Beaverton City Library services: https://www.beavertonlibrary.org/437/BCL-To-Go Cedar Mill & Bethany Libraries services: https://library.cedarmill.org/services/ Tigard Library services: https://www.tigard-or.gov/library.php

Independent College Counselors, Eric Delehoy and Devon Simpson, share what to think about when you are writing a college application essay. They include lots of practical advice as well as how to approach this writing activity.  Recorded on July 8, 2020.

Our teen council discusses what they've been doing during the pandemic from home besides school. Books were read and shows were watched. Someone even created a massive origami project. One show discussed is for mature audiences.