Lots of Good Fun That Is Funny: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 26

By Gwen Glazer, Librarian
December 6, 2016

Welcome to The Librarian Is In, The New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.

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Children's librarian Louise Lareau joins Frank and Gwen to talk about NYPL's annual Best Books for Kids list and why you should say "underpants" during first-grade storytime. Plus: Eve Babitz, Joan Didion, Zadie Smith, joy, suffering, existentialism, etc., etc.

cat in the hat

"I know some new tricks," said the Cat in the Hat...

What We're Reading Now

Best Books for Kids and Teens lists, plus our committees' top 10 favorites from each list (kids and teens)

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Making butter at the Bronx Library Center.

The play that awesome guy on the train was reading: The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh

Extreme Makeover: Apocalypse Edition  by Dan Wells

Eve Babitz: L.A. Woman and Slow Days, Fast Company

Play It as It Laysby Joan Didion

Swing Timeby Zadie Smith

Guest Star

Louise Lareau, librarian at the Children’s Center!

The Cat in the Hat  by Dr. Seuss

(Many, many other people have seen Freudian themes in CitH and taken the whole thing waaaay further than we did!)

Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman

Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

The Best Man by Richard Peck

Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

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HUNNY! Image via Wikipedia.

Let Your Voice Be Heard: The Life and Times of Pete Seeger by Anita Silvey

Anything but Books

Louise: HGTV, Fixer Upper, and pinecone crafts

pinterest

Pinterest has a LOT of ideas about pinecone crafts.

Gwen: Colorforms/reusable stickers

Frank: Swing Time the film

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