The teen council dives deep into the history of junk food, the new Loki tv shows and what movies they are eager to see.  Summer Break is upon us as season 3 concludes.  Looking forward to Season 4 in the Fall.

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Chowder Chat 3.10: Junk Food, Loki, and Summer Break!

The teen council goes over the Cedar Mill & Bethany Teen summer reading program in this episode. They share a great set of fantasy books to dig into along with some popular TV shows for teens, fun facts, dad jokes and more.

Chowder Chat 3.9: Summer Reading & Fantasy Picks

In this Chowder Chat, our teen council delves into their favorite Young Adult mysteries, we get a fun fact about book publishing in Norway, we hear about a Netflix horror show called Locke and Key and we get the monthly Marvel report on Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Chowder Chat 3.8: YA Mysteries, Fun Facts and the Falcon

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.

Chowder Chat 3.7: Best Dystopian Series & Inner Fish

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.

Chowder Chat 3.6: Dad Jokes, Wandavision & Teen Historical Fiction

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.

Chowder Chat 3.5: New Year, New Goals, New Books

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.

Parent Information Series: Toddler Talk with Megan Barella

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. 

Chowder Chat 3.4: Holiday Traditions & New Books

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.

Words of Wiser 8: Best of 2020

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.

Chowder Chat 3.3 New Books & Thanksgiving Food

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. 

Chowder Chat 3.2: Horror Books We Would Read

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.

Words of Wiser Staff Picks 7 - Comics Part 2

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.

Chowder Chat S3 E1: Online School is Back

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

Words of Wiser 6

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.

Writing a Dynamic College Application Essay

The Cedar Mill Library's podcasts include teen book discussions, library performances, oral histories from local immigrants, and discussions with the founders of the library about its origins. The Cedar Mill Library is a nonprofit community library located in the Portland Oregon metropolitan area.

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