Multnomah County Library Podcasts
Listen to library events, as well as information about books and other library resources.
Wed, 28 December 2011
Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Ramsey When Ruth and her parents take a motor trip from Chicago to Alabama to visit her grandma, they rely on a pamphlet called "The Negro Motorist Green Book" to find places that will serve them. Includes facts about "The Green Book. Audience: Kids and Teens
Direct download: 20111220_MCLRuthandtheGreenBookJP.mp3
Category:Booktalks - Kids and Teens -- posted at: 4:06pm PDT |
Wed, 28 December 2011
Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing by Ann Angel Spreading her wings -- Out of Port Arthur -- Looking for love -- Call on me -- Monterey Pop's poster child -- Cheap thrills, drugs, and self-destruction -- Kozmic Blues -- To love somebody -- Pearl -- Love, Janis. Audience: Kids and Teens
Direct download: 20111220_MCLJanisJoplinKH.mp3
Category:Booktalks - Kids and Teens -- posted at: 4:02pm PDT |
Wed, 28 December 2011
Tell Us We're Home by Marina Tamar Budhos Three immigrant girls from different parts of the world meet and become close friends in a small New Jersey town where their mothers have found domestic work, but their relationships are tested when one girl's mother is accused of stealing a precious heirloom. Audience: Kids and Teens
Direct download: 20111220_MCLTellUsWereHomeCC.mp3
Category:Booktalks - Kids and Teens -- posted at: 3:57pm PDT |
Wed, 28 December 2011
Energy Island by Allan Drummond It's windy on the Danish island of Samsø. Meet the environmentally friendly folks who, in a few short years, worked together for energy independence, and who now proudly call their home Energy Island. Audience: Kids and Teens
Direct download: 20111220_MCLEnergyIslandJP.mp3
Category:Booktalks - Kids and Teens -- posted at: 3:53pm PDT |
Wed, 28 December 2011
Joe and Sparky, Superstars! by Jamie Michalak When Joe the giraffe and his friend Sparky, a turtle, see a television talent show, Joe tries to find Sparky's talent so that they can compete. Audience: Kids and Teens
Direct download: 20111220_MCLJoeandSparkyGS.mp3
Category:Booktalks - Kids and Teens -- posted at: 3:47pm PDT |
Wed, 28 December 2011
The Big Book of Spy Stuff by Bart King The secret to success? Know all the secrets! Learn how to escape tricycle-riding assassins. Find out why you can trust women more than men. Discover how squirrels can deliver top-secret messages. Learn the keys to tricking enemy agents. Create a disguise that renders you invisible in a crowd of two. Audience: Kids and Teens
Direct download: 20111220_MCLBigBookofSpyStuffCC.mp3
Category:Booktalks - Kids and Teens -- posted at: 3:39pm PDT |
Wed, 28 December 2011
The Unforgettable Season: the Story of Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams and the Record-setting Summer of '41 by Phil Bildner Tells the story of baseball greatest heroes Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams and how during the summer of 1941 they each set records that still stand. Audience: Kids and Teens
Direct download: 20111220_MCLTheUnforgettableSeasonKH.mp3
Category:Booktalks - Kids and Teens -- posted at: 3:38pm PDT |
Wed, 28 December 2011
Super Chicken Nugget Boy vs. Dr Ned-Grant and His Eggplant Army by Josh Lewis When school bully Dirk Hamstone pushes him to the dark side, Dr. Myron Ned-Grant develops an army of evil eggplants bent on world domination and it falls to Fern Goldberg's alter ego to save the world. Audience: Kids and Teens
Direct download: 20111220_MCLChickenNuggetGS.mp3
Category:Booktalks - Kids and Teens -- posted at: 3:33pm PDT |
Wed, 28 December 2011
Amelia Lost: the Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming Tells the story of Amelia Earhart's life--as a child, a woman, and a pilot--and describes the search for her missing plane. Audience: Kids and Teens
Direct download: 20111220_MCLAmeliaLostJP.mp3
Category:Booktalks - Kids and Teens -- posted at: 3:28pm PDT |
Wed, 28 December 2011
Little Pink Pup by Johanna Kerby Pink, a piglet who is the runt of the litter, is adopted by Tink, a dachshund who is nursing a litter of her own, and Pink is raised in the house along with the puppies. Audience: Kids and Teens
Direct download: 20111220_MCLLittlePinkPupGS.mp3
Category:Booktalks - Kids and Teens -- posted at: 3:17pm PDT |