ShelfLogic

ShelfLogic Podcast

The shelves of MCLD come to life! Join librarians each week to connect with books, music and apps available at your library. Find your next favorite read, discover a new album, or connect with your community.

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Star Trek Multi-Media with Tim and Caroline!

Episode 53, published Monday, August 23, 2021.

Star Trek has had a place in the global vision of Science Fiction since the 1960’s. In three separate podcasts, Tim and Caroline will focus on Star Trek in different mediums. Today they will discuss Star Trek in books, graphic novels, audiobooks, and documentaries. Specifically they will break down high points, how Star Trek handles a Utopian vision of the future, and Star Trek’s social commentary.

Musicals!

Episode 52, published Monday, August 16, 2021.

Join Kelly and Roxie as they discuss Rodgers and Hammerstein and Irving Berlin. They will talk about their favorite musicals such as Jersey Boys, Hamilton, Beautiful: the Carole King Musical and White Christmas.

Book Lovers Day 2021

Episode 51, published Monday, August 9, 2021.

Join Caroline, Alex, and Jen as they discuss some recent books they love as well as books that have made an impact on them. Titles discussed: Beetle and the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne, Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport, Cinder by Marissa Meyer, The Martian by Andy Weir, Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Holes by Louis Sachar, Small Steps by Louis Sachar, We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver, and Sabriel by Garth Nix.

50th Shelf Logic Episode!

Episode 50, published Monday, August 2, 2021.

Can you believe we have done 50 episodes of Shelf Logic? Neither can we! Join Alyssa and Corban as they reminisce on the past few months and their favorite podcasting moments.

Native Representation in Literature

Episode 49, published Monday, July 26, 2021.

Join Librarian Laura with panelists Byron Aspaas, Naomi Bishop, and Vina Begay as they talk about how books and movies misrepresent Native Americans, how to spot cultural misappropriation, and what advice they have for how writers can correctly and respectfully portray Indigenous cultures in books.

Star Trek Movies with Tim and Caroline!

Episode 48, published Monday, July 19, 2021.

Star Trek has had a place in the global vision of Science Fiction since the 1960’s. In three separate podcasts, Tim and Caroline will focus on Star Trek in different mediums. Today they will discuss Star Trek in Film. Specifically they will break down high points, how Star Trek handles a Utopian vision of the future, and Star Trek’s social commentary.

Star Wars Skywalker Saga Movie Showdown

Episode 47, published Monday, July 12, 2021.

Join Caroline, Nicolas and Travis for round 2 of discussing incredibly popular film franchises as they pick their favorite (and not so favorite) movies from the Star Wars Skywalker Saga. Movies discussed are: Episode I: The Phantom Menace; Episode II: Attack of the Clones; Episode III: Revenge of the Sith; Episode IV: A New Hope; Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back; Episode VI: Return of the Jedi; Episode VII: The Force Awakens; Episode VIII: The Last Jedi; Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker; Rogue One; and Solo.

2021 PopSugar Reading Challenge Discussion Part 2

Episode 46, published Monday, July 5, 2021.

Join Caroline and Travis for Part 2 of their PopSugar Reading Challenge discussion as they check in midway through their journey to see how they are progressing. Some of the books discussed: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett; Saga series by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples; The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South: Civil Rights and Local Activism by Shirley A. Wiegand and Wayne A. Wiegand; The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged and Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie; To Drink Coffee with a Ghost by Amanda Lovelace; Flamer by Mike Curato; Whatever It Takes: Life Lessons from Degrassi and Elsewhere in the World of Music and Television by Stephen Stohn; Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman; Disney After Dark by Ridley Pearson; Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

People You Should Know Part 3

Episode 45, published Monday, June 28, 2021.

Everybody knows Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, and Betsy Ross, but do you know Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer? On this episode, we will be discussing Billie Jean King, American tennis player and Alan Turing, British mathematician and logician.

Star Trek Television with Tim and Caroline!

Episode 44, published Monday, June 21, 2021.

Star Trek has had a place in the global vision of Science Fiction since the 1960’s. In three separate podcasts, Tim and Caroline will focus on Star Trek in different mediums. Today they will discuss Star Trek in Television. Specifically they will break down series high points, how Star Trek handles a Utopian vision of the future, and Star Trek’s social commentary.