Youth Services Librarian Meagan comes on the show to promote the 'All Together Now' Summer Reading Challenge. This Challenge opened on June 10th and goes through August 12th! Learn more and register by visiting https://oakcreeklibrary.org/src. Or, visit our events calendar to stay up to date on all of the fun activities that will keep you and your family busy this summer: https://oakcreeklibrary.org/events.

Check out what we talked about:

Books mentioned:
The "Haikyu!" manga series by Haruichi Furudate with readalike series "My Hero Academia" by Kōhei Horikoshi. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky with readalike "Looking for Alaska" by John Green. "Our Little Kitchen" by Jillian Tamaki with readalikes "Thank you, Omu!" by Oge Mora and "Hot Pot Night" by Vincent Chen. "Friends Beyond Measure" by Lalena Fisher with readalike "A New Friend" by Lucy Menzies and Maddy Vian. "#NoEscape" of the "#Murder Trending" series by Gretchen McNeil. "The Twisted Ones" by T. Kingfisher with readalikes "The Hollow Places" by the same author and "The Lost Village" by Camilla Sten. Finally, "Hamra and the Jungle of Memories" by Hanna Alkaf.

Movies mentioned:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Director Stephen Chbosky
Cube, Director Vincenzo Natali

To access complete transcripts for all episodes of Not Your Mother's Library, please visit: oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast

Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System:
countycat.mcfls.org
hoopladigital.com
wplc.overdrive.com
oakcreeklibrary.org

Episode 46: All Together Now

Youth Services Librarian Meagan joins us once again to promote the 'Adventure Begins at Your Library' Summer Reading Challenge. This Challenge opened on June 8th and goes through August 10th! Learn more and register by visiting oakcreeklibrary.org/src. Or, visit our events calendar to stay up to date on all of the fun activities that will keep you and your family busy this summer: oakcreeklibrary.org/events.

Check out what we talked about:

Books mentioned:
"Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules Verne with readalike "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells. The "Throne of Glass" series by Sarah J. Maas with readalike series "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir. "Grandad’s Camper" by Harry Woodgate with readalike "On the Trapline" by David Robertson. "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac with readalike "Off the Road: My Years with Cassady, Kerouac, and Ginsberg" by Carolyn Cassady. The "Dragon Rider" series by Cornelia Funke with readalike series "The Inheritance Cycle" by Christopher Paolini. "You Are Here: Connecting Flights" edited by Ellen Oh with readalike "Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks" by Jason Reynolds. The "Uglies" series by Scott Westerfeld with spinoff series "Imposters" by the same author. "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau with readalike "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. "Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds" by Samira Ahmed with readalike "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi.

To access complete transcripts for all episodes of Not Your Mother's Library, please visit: oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast

Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System:
countycat.mcfls.org
hoopladigital.com
wplc.overdrive.com
oakcreeklibrary.org

Episode 56: Adventure Begins at Your Library

Librarians from Oak Creek Public Library discuss their latest reads and give their favorite reading, watching, and listening recommendations each month! Visit https://oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast for complete transcripts of every episode.

New tracks tagged #Summer Reading Challenge