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Erin and Becca talk about the Met Gala and art history! We have also started uploading video versions of our episodes to YouTube - check it out @MerrimackPublicLibrary

Becca and Erin go over the nominees for the Great Stone Face, Flume and Isinglass Book Awards for 2026. Voting for these awards ends April 30th, 2026.Ballot for Flume: https://forms.gle/UfWwGT7dezSXfeyDABallot for Isinglass: https://forms.gle/gtnnFSe3aEgetv656Ballot for Great Stone Face: https://forms.gle/bdUCtPVoDruxLFc96Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, twitter and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Erin talk about Women's History inspired historical fiction that you can find in our collection as well as a quick quiz on some important women and women's history.Find us on our socials: Facebook@ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Erin and Becca talk about all things Pokemon and which starters they have picked. Find us on our socials: Facebook: @Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok: @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Erin talk about the mistaken identity trope in literature specifically about mistaken genders. This was inspired by a manga nicknamed the Green Yuri and Twelfth Night by Shakespeare. Follow us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter@ Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Erin talk about the Netflix movie: KPop Demon Hunters and give some book recs based on aspects of the movie as well as some fun cultural trivia!Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Instagram and X: @merrimacklibnh

We're back!! Becca and Leah talk about video games to go with summer reading. Level Up At Your Library! A little history, our favorite games, some trivia, all fun!!Find us on our socials: Facebook- Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, X, and Instagram- @MerrimacklibnhHave an idea for the podcast? Drop a note in our suggestion box in the teen room or email us: [email protected]

Becca and Kylie talk teen detectives from Nancy Drew all the way to more true crime related novels, a quiz on some detectives, and a love of fictional mice.Trigger Warning: We do talk about some hard subjects because of the change of the genre in more recent years.Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Tiktok, and Instagram: @merrimacklibnh

Becca talks about some historical hoaxes from the days before the internet.Voting for the Flume and Isinglass awards can be done here: https://flumeisinglass.wordpress.com/Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Cathy talk about some influential female authors and a bit about Doctor Who.

World Wildlife Day was this past week so Becca and Kylie talk about some weird animals, "proper" animal names, and some collective animal nouns.Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Becca dives into some of the interesting history of the Appalachian Mountains and the unique folklore from the area.Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Leah talk about teen movies inspired by Shakespeare and some books in the collection that retell his plays.

Becca talks about King Tutankhamun and his supposed curse. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @merrimacklibnh

Happy New Year! Becca and Cathy debate the order of how to read the Chronicles of Narnia! Visit us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Miss Becca talks about the stories behind The Nutcracker Ballet as well as some fun facts about the ballet and some movies.

Becca brings you some dino facts for Dinovember!!! Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter @merrimacklibnh

Becca and Cathy talk about werewolves from around the world and a little bit about Twilight. Find us on our socials: Facebook@ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Leah talk vampires and extra stuff. Trigger Warning for talk of death, blood, and some other scary stuff. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram @merrimacklibnh

Becca and Alyssa talk about Pokémon that are based on Japanese Yokai, and just more fun about Pokémon. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok @ Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Jenny talk about some spooky ghost ships. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Leah talk historical spies, James Bond, and animal spies as well as some extras. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter: @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Cathy talk about the origins of the adventure genre and play a version of First In Line with classic adventure stories. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @ Merrimacklibnh

Becca talks about some real life adventurers from the past. Find us on our socials: Facebook@ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok @Merrimacklibnh

Becca talks about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. Find us on our socials- Facebook: @Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @merrimacklibnh

Becca and Dina talk about the wonderful show Bluey! Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Tiktok, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Leah kick off summer reading with some talk about adventurers in media! Find us on our socials: Facebook:@Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Dina discuss resources for LGBTQIA+ teens and families as well as some books in the collection. Some resources discussed: Suicide and Crisis Line-988 NAMI's Text Crisis Line- text 741741 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) LGBTQIA Resources- https://www.naminh.org/lgbtqia/ NAMI resource line- 1-800-242-6264 PFLAGNH-https://www.pflagnh.org/ Book Lists- queerbooksforteens.com, ALA's Rainbow Book List- https://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/ Find us on our socials- Facebook-Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok- @Merrimacklibnh

Becca goes over some staff picks for must read books for teens and tweens. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Becca goes over the Flume and Isinglass Award nominees for 2024. Voting ends on April 30th. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok @Merrimacklibnh

Becca talks about the nominees for this years Great Stone Face book awards and how you can vote on your favorites. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Join Becca and Jenny as they do a listener request all about dealing with stress. Find us on our socials: Facebook@ Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Cathy talk about the differences between fairy tales and folklore and a little history behind them as well. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Instagram, and X (Twitter) @Merrimacklibnh

Join Becca and Cathy as they talk about some Black Authors and stories this month! Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok @Merrimacklibnh

Dina and Becca talk about Lunar New Year and the Chinese Zodiac. Find us on our socials: Facebook: @Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter (X), and Tiktok: @merrimacklibnh

Becca and Cathy talk Young Adult Dystopian novels. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter (X), Instagram, and Tiktok @ Merrimacklibnh

Becca does a round of one star review guess who. Find us on: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Tiktok, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Join Becca and Michelle for a look at some holiday food history. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok @MerrimackLibNH

Becca and Michelle talk about Winter and Holiday monsters. Content warning: we talk about death. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Tiktok, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Michelle talk about some Thanksgiving staples and where they come from and why we eat them. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok @ Merrimacklibnh

Dina joins Becca as she raves about dinosaurs! Also Becca Quizzes Dina about some famous dinosaurs. Becca's favorite dinosaur is a stegosaurus. What's yours? Follow along on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok @ Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Jenny talk about some local ghosts and haunted locations as well as a quiz about some famous ghosts in pop culture. Trigger Warning: there are mentions of suicide in this podcast. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; and Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Jenny talk about inanimate objects in horror media. What's your favorite? Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Michelle talk about puppets in pop culture and Becca even gets quizzed. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok @ Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Michelle talk about the intriguing history of puppets and what they are around the world. Tell us your favorite puppet on: Facebook @MerrimackPublicLibrary; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Cathy talk about why graphic novels are important and useful for readers. Come check out our socials to continue the conversation. We're on Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, X (Twitter), and Tiktok @Merrimacklibnh; and our website: www.merrimacklibrary.org

Dina and Becca talk about both the graphic novel and the movie of Nimona. Spoiler Warning!! We do talk about some of the main differences and there will be spoilers!! Tell us what you think about either the graphic novel, the movie, or both over on our socials! Find us: www.merrimacklibrary.org; Facebook @ MerrimackPublicLibrary; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok @Merrimacklibnh

Becca quizzes Jenny on the first line of books. Can you figure out which books they are? Fine us on our socials: Facebook @MerrimackPublicLibrary; and our Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok @Merrimacklibnh

Michelle and Becca talk about some New Hampshire cryptids and spooky stuff for a little mid-summer Halloween vibes. Find us on our Facebook @MerrimackPublicLibrary; and on our Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok @Merrimacklibnh

Becca and Cathy talk about summer camps in books, movies, and their own experiences with camps! Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok @Merrimacklibnh