On this Chowder Chat, we discuss some of the best dystopian series for teens. In our book spotlights, Your Inner Fish and Hero Next Door are highlighted. And in our musical feature - we look at Julian Lage as an acoustic guitarist. Of course, we have dad jokes and the Marvel report as usual.

This month, each teen council member talks about something that they are passionate about, from WandaVision to great historical fiction to good/bad Dad Jokes with some music suggestions thrown in for good measure. It's an eclectic mix, so tune in to find out what's on their radar this month.

The teen council discusses some of their goals for the new year and they pick out the newly published Young Adult book that has them the most excited for January.

Listen to a recording of Megan Barella's Toddler Talk workshop- Learn how to understand your toddler's world and make raising a toddler more enjoyable using brain science, tools, modeling and more! Follow along with the Toddler Talk slides from her presentation.

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.