The Librarian Is In
The New York Public Library’s podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 241
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2023
Book Club: The Turn of the Screw
Join Frank and Rhonda as they discuss this month's book club pick: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James!
Is Fall Here Yet?!, Ep. 174
Happy Fall! Rhonda and Frank are ready for Spooky Season! This week they check in with each other and discuss what they've been reading!
Book Club: And Then There Were None
Join Frank and Rhonda this week as they discuss Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None!
Librarianing Ourselves in Real Time!
Join Frank as he welcomes YA librarian Susen Shi to discuss great new YA books. Rhonda will be back next week and she and Frank will be discussing our next 125 Books We Love book pick!
The World May Not Require Us, But We At Least We Have Our Books!
Join Frank and Rhonda as they discuss what they read this week!
Book Club: An Extraordinary Union
Frank and Rhonda discuss An Extraordinary Union, by Alyssa Cole.
When our interests and book picks collide!
Join Rhonda and Frank as they discuss their non-book club reading picks this week!
Book Club: Between the World and Me
Frank and Rhonda discuss Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
TRANSforming the Literary Landscape
Rhonda and Frank chat with Ellen MacInnis, a children's librarian in NYPL to discuss the TRANSform NYPL project and pass along book recommendations from the Trans and Gender Non Conforming book list …
Trying To Figure Out How We Got Here
Rhonda and Frank discuss their personal reading picks for the week and announce next month's book club pick.
June Book Club: The Argonauts
This week Frank and Rhonda discuss The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson.
Wilkommen! The Librarian Is In!
Wilkommen! Join Frank and Rhonda this week for a little bit of musical theater and their personal book picks. Don't forget to get a copy of next week's Book Club pick - The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson…
May Book Club: Train Dreams: The Librarian Is In, Ep 163
Happy May! This week is Frank and Rhonda check in with each other, as we pass the 1 month mark of podcasting while social distancing. We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. It's hard not to fe…
How Y'all Doin?
Hello fellow social distancing book enthusiasts! How y'all doing? Does anyone know what day it is? What week? Is it still March?
We hope everyone is staying safe and finding ways to stay sane as we n…
Book Club: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 161
Hey all, happy April! Thanks for joining us again for another episode of The Librarian Is In! This week Frank and Rhonda are discussing A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Co…
The Librarian Is (Hanging) In (There)
Frank and Rhonda practice social distancing together (but separately!) to discuss the books they've read this week. We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this uncertain time. Settle in …
Machines Like Me? Monsters Like You!
Frank and Rhonda discuss their non-125 list book picks this week!
Giovanni's Room - February Book Club
Hi all! Thanks for joining us. This week is our inaugural book club episode! As they mentioned last episode, Frank and Rhonda picked Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin off the NYPL's 125 Books We Love …
WE'RE BAAAAAAAACK!
Didja miss us?! We missed you too! Thanks for joining us on the new season of The Librarian Is In. Our good pal Frank joins us again and welcomes our new co-host Rhonda Evans. Longtime listeners will…
Walk the Windswept Moors
For the last episode of 2019, Gwen surprises Frank by reading one of his all time favorite books, Frank delves into the world of Trust Exercise and Gwen shares a personal announcement. Stay warm on t…