We are two librarians who just want the world to love public libraries as much as we do, and that’s what this podcast is all about. Join us for library tangents, book recs, and gossip!
Theme music is Curly by Louie Zong.
Cover art by Lauren Otto.
Happy summer listeners! Join us for a shorter episode this week as we vacation into libraries that aren’t our own, bring you another Library Pet Peeve, and end with some beach reads to keep you reading all summer long. Find a rock, dip your feet in the creek, and enjoy the sunshine as we go, Into the Library.
Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at intothelibrarypod@gmail.com
Beach read recommendations include:
And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie
Mara, Daughter of the Nile, Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Queen’s Thief Series, Megan Whalen Turner
The Rom-Commers, Katherine Center
Saints of Steel Series, T. Kingfisher
Schooled, Gordon Korman
23 Jun 2026
Episode 24: Pride 2026
Happy Pride to all of our listeners! Join us this week as we go into the library with our very special friend, Reid! He joins us to discuss growing up queer in the library and shares some very funny and heartwarming stories. WARNING: as fun as this episode is, it is R-rated and contains material for a mature audience. We end with some queer book recommendations to celebrate the month!
Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at intothelibrarypod@gmail.com
Book recommendations this episode include:
Gay the Pray Away, Natalie Naudus
Girl Next Door, Rachel Meredith
One Last Stop, Casey McQuiston
The Pairing, Casey McQuiston
The Rebel’s Guide to Pride, Matthew Hubbard
Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston
X-Men Comics, Chris Claremont
9 Jun 2026
Episode 23: Teenage Wasteland
Join us this week as teen librarian, Ruth takes us Into the Library to talk all things teens! In this episode, we discuss teen librarianship, April teaches us another law of library science, our Library Pet Peeves segment makes it’s return, and of course we cap it off with some book recommendations, teen edition!
Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at intothelibrarypod@gmail.com
Teen book recommendations this episode include:
In the Key of Us, Mariama J. Lockington
Lunar Boy, Jess and Cin Wibowo
Superman Smashes the Klan, Gene Luen Yang
This Must Be the Place, Kelly Quindlen
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