The Librarian Is In

The New York Public Library’s podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.


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Podcasting the Apocalypse

We’re going weekly! One week, Gwen and Frank will talk books, culture and what to read next and the next, they’ll welcome a very special guest. Let us know what you think! This week: mesmerizing short stories, our Margaret Atwood obsession, and cree

What Lawyers and Librarians Have in Common

Reena Glazer of the Pro Bono Institute joins Frank and Gwen to talk about lawyers in the library and recommendations for great nonfiction about pro bono legal work. Plus: Purple diaries, yellow cable cars, and colorful characters.

Supermodel of the World: Sashay, Shauntee!

Wait, Super Model? Absolutely, but also: Super Librarian! Gwen and Frank talk to Outreach Services Librarian Shauntee Burns about her work with schools, her long and varied career at NYPL and her attendance at one very famous NYC high school!

A Librarian’s Path to Citizenship

How do libraries help immigrants and underserved communities? Find out with NYPL’s very own Adriana Blancarte-Hayward. Plus: major love for great journalism, time travel, ghosts, Frank’s hair, frozen yogurt, and Salt ‘n Pepa.

Kilts, Cupcakes, and Romance Novels

Frank and Gwen dive into two very different romance novels with NYPL librarians Annie Lin and Kate Fais. Plus: a super-clean podcast, a binge-watch-able show, and a gender-bending picture book.

At Home and Abroad

With books on the Syrian refugee crisis and American “hillbilly” culture, Frank and Gwen are looking for a deeper undstanding of the world here at home, and abroad. Also, dinosaurs. And then, the inimitable Nancy Aravecz, NYPL trainee and library-school

Lord of the Guys

Overdue in NYC! Frank and Gwen welcome Andrew and Craig of the Overdue podcast for a deep dive into William Golding’s 1954 classic, Lord of the Flies. Every reader for him/her/reallyjustHIMself…

#ReadersUnite!

Happy new year! Christopher Platt joins Gwen and Frank to talk about hate crimes, privacy and transparency, and how to start a revolution from your local library. Plus: Project Gutenberg reads, our technological future, and our crush on Carla Hayden.

So Long, 2016

Welcome to our Very Special Holiday Mini-Episode! We talk about our families’ book-giving traditions, Santa stress, and a few random gift suggestions.

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