Librarians from Oak Creek Public Library discuss their latest reads and give their favorite reading, watching, and listening recommendations each month! Visit https://oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast for complete transcripts of every episode.
We are going to get scared as we celebrate the spooky season. 🎃
Join us for "Mysterious Creatures of Wisconsin" presented by Chad Lewis on October 13, and tell your own scary story at "Haunted Library Open Mic with Haunted US" on October 9. Details about these free library programs are available @ oakcreeklibrary.org/events-calendar.
Check out what we talked about: The episode "Legend Trippers" from the television series "A Haunting." "The Watchers" by A.M. Shine with readalike "Seed" by Ania Ahlborn. “Ocultos," "Tótem," and "Nocturnos" by Laura Pérez with readalike series "Supernatural Sourcebooks" by Julie Légère. "Little Eve" by Catriona Ward with readalike "Little Heaven" by Nick Cutter. Horror anthology podcasts "Thirteen," "Scary Stories Told in the Dark," and the latest season of "Caledonian Gothic." "Intercepts" by T.J. Payne with readalike "The Invisible Man" by H.G. Wells. "The Spectre Bride" by William Harrison Ainsworth.
To access complete transcripts for all episodes of Not Your Mother's Library, please visit: oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast
Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System:
countycat.mcfls.org
wplc.overdrive.com
oakcreeklibrary.org
2 Sept 2026
Episode 77: Semiquincentennial
Celebrate the United States of America's 250th anniversary by reading about American history and historical fiction.
Visit Oak Creek Public Library from November 4 - 25, 2026 and experience the "Patriots of the American Revolution: Legacies in Wisconsin” exhibit.
Check out what we talked about: "A People’s History of the United States" by Howard Zinn with readalike "History: A Very Short Introduction" by John H. Arnold. "Fever 1793” by Laurie Halse Anderson with readalike "Yellow Fever: A Deadly Disease Poised to Kill Again" by James L. Dickerson. The "American Girl" children's series by various authors with readalike Scholastic series "Dear America." "A Girl Called Samson" by Amy Harmon with readalike "The Tory Widow" by Christine Blevins. "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era" by James M. McPherson from "The Oxford History of the United States" series. "The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon with readalike "The Whiskey Rebels" by David Liss.
To access complete transcripts for all episodes of Not Your Mother's Library, please visit: oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast
Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System:
countycat.mcfls.org
wplc.overdrive.com
oakcreeklibrary.org
1 Aug 2026
Episode 76: Back to School
We're back from summer break just in time to help you prepare for the new school year.
Check out what we talked about: The series “Crave" by Tracy Wolff with readalike series "Zodiac Academy" by Caroline Peckham. The "Atlas" trilogy by Olivie Blake with readalike "Vicious" by V.E. Schwab. "Girl in Ice" by Erica Ferencik with readalike "The Archivist" by Martha Cooley. The series "Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children" by Random Riggs with a graphic novel duology and a film adaption of the same name. "What You Wish For" by Katherine Center with readalike "Teach Me" by Olivia Dade. "Cat Among the Pigeons" by Agatha Christie.
To access complete transcripts for all episodes of Not Your Mother's Library, please visit: oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast
Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System:
countycat.mcfls.org
wplc.overdrive.com
oakcreeklibrary.org
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