We've all heard the saying "don't judge a book by its cover" - but does anyone actually abide by it? On this episode, Nicole, Drew, and Killian discuss different styles of cover art, book decoration, and design, how these affect whether or not a reader will pick up a book, and if they are influenced by book covers in their own reading.

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Many thanks to BCTV for their support in recording, editing, and releasing this podcast; and to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring closed captioning on every episode.

Words can paint amazing pictures, but sometimes you really need to see the story come to life on a screen. In this episode, Nicole, Drew, Killian, and Amanda put their cinematographer hats on and discuss which books would lend themselves well to being made into a movie or a TV show.  

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Is listening to audiobooks really reading? Does it count? Nicole, Drew, Killian, and Amanda discuss these questions and more on this episode of The Distracted Librarians.  

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Many thanks to BCTV for their support in recording, editing, and releasing this podcast; and to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring closed captioning on every episode.

Sometimes the universe provides a perspective change right when you needed it. On this episode, Nicole, Drew, Killian, and Amanda discuss books and media that we discovered at the right time in our lives, and the ways they helped us.

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Some authors really can do it all! On this episode, Nicole, Drew, Killian, and Amanda discuss authors who not only write for one age group, but two (or more)! From personal favorites to widely known names, the Distracted Librarians consider what it takes to successfully write across age ranges and who gets to decide what age the book is for anyways.

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In the market for a new read? Good, that's what librarians are here for! On this new episode, Nicole, Amanda, Drew, and Killian discuss the art of the reference interview, some of our favorite and most challenging questions to be asked about book recommendations on desk, and helpful websites and resources for anything to use in finding your next great read. 

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Many thanks to BCTV for their support in recording, editing, and releasing this podcast; and to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring closed captioning on every episode.

Ready to grab some tissues? On this new episode, Nicole, Amanda, Drew, and Killian discuss books and media that make us sad, but in a good way. Whether it is so happy that it makes you feel emotional or just the saddest of the sad, this is your spot to learn more abut this phenomenon. 

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Many thanks to BCTV for their support in recording, editing, and releasing this podcast; and to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring closed captioning on every episode.

Did you know we read non-fiction too?? On this new episode, Amanda, Drew, and Killian discuss a few of our favorite memoirs and autobiographies (turns out there IS a difference!), memoirs we consider to be classics, and some of the unique benefits and interesting formats that the genre can provide.

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Many thanks to BCTV for their support in recording, editing, and releasing this podcast; and to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring closed captioning on every episode.

Video games have been around for decades, so many of us have nostalgic memories of the family Atari or Nintendo. On the latest episode, the Distracted Librarians discuss their own experiences with video games - from childhood 8-bit games to modern online multiplayer games (and everything in between) - as well as some of the unique storytelling capabilities that video games have.

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Many thanks to BCTV for their support in recording, editing, and releasing this podcast; and to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring closed captioning on every episode.

It's a complicated time in library land, as an executive order from the current US presidential administration compromises the federal funding provided to the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Today, Nicole, Drew, Killian, and Amanda sit down with special guest Tera Moon, director of the Bloomfield Township Public Library, to discuss how this might affect libraries and services at both the local and state level.

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Many thanks to BCTV for their support in recording, editing, and releasing this podcast; and to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring closed captioning on every episode.