D323 Library Podcast: Recent Episodes
D323 Library Podcast
A K-12 Librarian and her Friends chat about books, genres, and all things school library-related! What started as a simple passion podcast project became a larger platform to share knowledge. Come join in on our conversations, laugh and read with us!
What else do you do while at home for a very long time?
Read an epic fantasy! Several books that take you on a journey that removes you from home and puts you in a place that exists only on the pages.
Epic Fantasy Talked about:
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
Dune by Frank Herbert
Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein
Harry Potter by JK Rowling
Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicles) by Patrick Rothfuss
Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanagan
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski
Star Wars novels- MANY
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth Trilogy) by NK Jemisin
What We’re Reading:
Rimike:House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Amy:The Titan Series by Christin Harber
Data Feminism by Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein
Check Please 2: Sticks and Scones by Ngozi Ukazu
Maurissa:Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
Non-fantasy mentioned by Maurissa:
The Wilderness World of John Muir edited by Edwin Way Teale
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Educated by Tara Westover
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hainsbury
The Yankee Widow by Linda Lael Miller
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Bubba and Beakers share 10 new books for kiddos to read! All books recommended for kids from K-6th grade.
Beaker’s Books
- Unicorn Diaries by Rebecca Elliott
- The Magic Mirror by Anna Staniszewski
- The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
- Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late by Mo Willems
- Sweety by Andrea Zuill
Bubba’s Books
- The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier
- The Magic Tree House Series #13: Vacation Under the Volcano
- Galaxy Zack: Science Fair Disaster! By Ray O’Ryan
- The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Greece by Jonathan W Stokes
- The Unofficial Minecraft Academy Box Set
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Another look at some elementary reads suggested by the coolest 9 year old ever -- Bubba -- the older of the duo.
Join Bubba in his journey through the Harry Potter books -- his first time and his thoughts.
Also suggested by Bubba:
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Press Start Series
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Aliens next Door Series
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Desmond Cole Series
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Harry Potter -- Illustrated Ed
It's time to chat Elementary books! Phew it's about time, right?
This episode introduces our newest co-host -- Beakers! She is the second part of the Bubba and Beakers duo.
Beakers is a first grader who loves to read she recommends the following books:
1) Sophie Mouse Series
2) Princess Pulizer Series
3) Dragon loves Tacos books (1 &2)
4) Knuffle Bunny
We continued the conversation about the importance of reading whatever you want!
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Twitter - @Amy_Stefanski
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Our new box is here and we are opening it with you!
Let's chat -- What we are reading
Amy: Melinda Gate's The Power of Lift
Remike: Nothing...she is blaming me for her lack of reading #LibrarianFail
Book:
**The New David Espinoza
The Never Tilting World
Your House Will Pay
The Revolution of Birdie Randolph
A Match Made in Mehendi
One of Us Is Next
Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises
Salt Slow
A Delayed Life: The True Story of the Librarian of Auschwitz
Shadow of the Batgirl
Minus**
For more information on each book, and other printables go to Learning with Libranski: D323 Library Podcast.
It's time to chat about popcorn and potato chip books!
Key Topics:
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Leisure/guilty pleasure reading
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"New Year's Resolution vs. Revelation"
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The actual value of potato chip books (actually reading)
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Active reading vs. passive watching
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No books are inherently better than others- Stop Judging People!
Books Mentioned:
Private Series by Kate Brian
Maximum Ride by James Patterson
Educated by Tara Westover
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (new Hunger Games)
It's that time again! We are opening a new box of books for the library! If you find one! Tweet at us @Amy_Stefanski or @DunlapHSLibrary.
Books are provided by the Junior Library Guild's monthly subscription program.
Books reviewed:
Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer
The House by Paco Rosa
Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 by Don Brown
All American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney
The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah
The Avant-Guards Volume One by Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes
Flowers in the Gutter by K. R. Gassy
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz
Something Deeply Hidden by Sean Carroll
Watched and Warnings by Ryan Wolf
New books have arrived in the library and we are unveiling them with you! We purchased new books with funding from our Barnes and Noble book fair!
Books we unveiled:
Technically You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson
The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan
American Royals by Katharine McGee
The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
Estranged: The Changeling King by Ethan Aldridge
Batman: Nightwalker the Graphic Novel by Stuart Moore
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
Sorry, Permanent Record by Mary HK Choi
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
The Tenth Girl by Sarah Faring
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (This book is UG Mature. Characters are almost out of college)
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Amy sits down with one of her senior students to chat about her book choices from ages 8 to 18.
We asked her what inspired her personal choices, what framed her literary reference, and what she reads heading out to high school.
Topics:
- Book choices from a high school senior
- How to define personal choice through the years?
- Classroom reading shapes personal choices
- What does the end of 2019 look like to a HS senior?
- What did we read in 2019?
- What are we currently reading?
Ep 203: D323 Library Podcast - Student Choice Part 2 Should we include literacy education in all subject areas? Example and Tips of Student Choice in the classroom Data Drives the questions Do the Classics still have a place? Key Books mentioned: Pride by Ibi Zoboi A Long Way Down - Jason Reynolds All American Boys - Jason Reynolds Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai Subversive Teaching in the English Language Arts Classroom. Edited by A. Boyd, J. Dyches, and B. Sams. Forthcoming in 2020. What we are Reading: The Book Whisperer By Donalyn Miller The Vulnerable Heart of Literacy: Centering Trauma as Powerful Pedagogy by Elizabeth Dutro The Boy who was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook...by Bruce D Perry Emmy in the Key of Code - Amiee Lucido To see full list of books please click HERE — or visit Learning with Libranski FB page. #d323librarypodcast and @Libranski
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Come chat about student choice of books and how important it is to curate a collection that is safe and supportive for continued growth.
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Let's talk about school libraries! In this season 2 opener, find out that our co-host Diana is off on a new adventure, Amy is flying solo and still advocating for school libraries, and yet they always find time to read!
This episode chatters about:
1) School Libraries, importance and long term investment for Districts
2) MG school student's reading habits
What we are reading:
1) Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
2) Maybe he just likes You by Barbara Dee
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Educational value of short stories, why students need them, and which ones Diana and Amy are reading.
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Time to end 2018 and start in 2019! Diana and Amy go through their last 10 episodes and apologize for those things they got wrong #oopsie, chat about the books they're read, and previewed new books for 2019!
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January Junior Library Guild Collection Box Unveiling -
1)UnBroken: 13 Stories Staring Disabled Teens 2) That Night by Amy Giles 3) Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson 4)My Sister the Serial Killing by Oyinkan Braithwaite 5)Attucks! by Phillip Hoose 6) American Dialogue by Joseph Ellis 7)Trinity by Louisa Hall 8) Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow 9)DeadFall by Stephen Wallenfels
Amy and Diana Preview the Spring Book Bingo Card! Listen to Ep 1 and Ep 2 for Bingo overview. And come join in the fun! Kwame- shout out about him Square Fish publishing company The Act of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson Source Publishing company - shout out to them BBC must read before you DIEEEE Harry Potter To Kill a Mockingbird The Hobbit Great Gatsby The Alchemist The Time Traveler’s Wife Memoirs of a Geisha The Handmaid’s Tale Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Count of Monte Cristo Winnie the Pooh Primal Leadership by David Coleman Good to Great by Jim Collins Novelization of a movie, video game, podcast suggestions: Plants vs Zombie Minecraft - authors vary Lore by Aaron Mahnke Adventure Zone by Clint McElroy Assassin’s Creed by Matthew Miller Mary Poppins Novelization by Walt Disney Pictures
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New Books coming from Junior Library Guild for December
Diana and Amy chat about all the new books bought for the library at a recent fundraiser. So many great books!
Books talked about:
Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J Krosoczka Swing by Kwame Alexander Whiskey Words and a Shovel I and II by R.H. Sin A beautiful composition of broken by R.H. Sin Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobbs Royal Assassin by Robin Hobbs Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobbs Dear Martin by Nic Stone This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Illustrated by Fred Fordham Evicted by Matthew Desmond Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich and Steven Levenson The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Lore Dreadful Places by Aaron Mahnke Spindle Fire by Lexa Hillyer The Sisters of Winter Wood Rena Rossner The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson
Contact Amy (@Amy_Stefanski) and Diana (@DianaBurton22) Things we chat about... In order 01 Publishing Company M. Seigel - 5 World Graphic Novels Mark Pocket Princess WebComic Marvel Comics Lumberjanes Comic Series Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series - Jeff Kinney Harry Potter Illustrated Ed. Walking Dead Comic Series Game of Thrones - Graphic Novel Ed. (Mature content) Common Sense Media -- Website for content check Solo - Kwame Alexander Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Faith Erin Hicks -Nameless City trilogy: new book Pumpkinhead Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka This one summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki APP --- Book Scanner for iPhone -- Will scan ISBN for AR reading levels Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi Maus and Maus II Art Spiegelman The best we could do by Thi Bui March Series by John Lewis Author Andrew Aydin Nate Powell Illustrator Steve Jobs: Insanely Great by Jessie Hartland Hawking by Ottaviani and Myrick The Imitation Game by Alan Turing Dracula by Michael Burgan The Raven and other Tales, a Graphic horror novel by Edgar Allan Poe The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds To Kill a Mockingbird: A graphic novel by Harper Lee Illustrated by Fred Fordham Anne of Green Gables: A graphic novel by Mariah Marsden
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Amy and Diana tackle Books in Verse!
What we are reading?
Diana - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Amy - Fearless Magic (Star-Crossed Series) By Rachel Higginson
What we talked about:
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
For Everyone by Jason Reynolds
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Behind These Hands by Linda Phillips
Crossover By Kwame Alexander
Rebound By Kwame Alexander
Solo By Kwame Alexander
Crank By Ellen Hopkins
People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins
Recommendations:
Swing by Kwame Alexander
Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams
The Opposite of Innocent by Sonya Sones
Two Girls Staring at a Ceiling by Lucy Frank
Booked by Kwame Alexander
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sonyes
Dreams on Fire Annette Daniels Taylor
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Diana and Amy talk about the new books that have arrived in the library!
Books provided by Junior Library Guild monthly subscription program.
Books Talked about:
The Opposite of Innocent by Sonya Sones
Love a la Mode Stephanie Strohm
Upon Further Review: The Greatest What Ifs in Sports by Mike Pesca
7 ½ deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Anne Frank’s diary: The graphic adaptation Ari Foreman
What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli
A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl by Jean Thompson
Assassins Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker
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Diana and Amy laugh at themselves, review D323 Library podcast rollout, and talk about popular poetry.
Follow them now! @Diana_Burton22 and @Amy_Stefanski
Books spoke about in Podcast:
What are we currently reading?
Amy - Love, Lies, and Spies by Cindy Anstey
Diana - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Poetry Books Talked about:
Whiskey Words and a Shovel by r.h.Sin
Her, Her vol 2, & Him. Pierre Alex Jeanty
Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell
Poisoned Apples by Christine Heppermann
Black Books of Poems by Vincent Hunanyan
Children's books We Love: Llama, Llama books by Anna Dewdney
Bear Books by Karma Wilson
More Books to Check-Out: some may contain mature themes
She felt like nothing r.h. Sin
Wild Embers by Nikita Gil
2 am Thoughts by Makenzie Campbell
Planting Gardens In Graves By r.h. Sin
A Beautiful Composition of Broken by r.h.Sin
Salt by Nayyriah Waheed
Born to Love, Cursed to Feel Samantha King
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Join Amy and Diana as we talk to our Instructional Technology Coaches on their "why" and "how" of gamified professional development. To connect with coaches on Twitter: @MrsCford_tweets @StefaniePitzer @jodi_gordon5 *content from Ep: 2 directly related with material in Ep:1
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Welcome to the D323 Library Podcast! Diana and Amy talk about their gamified professional development Book Bingo card.
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