Using our Library Voices

You Choose the Scare !
Sadina and Jennifer cover the subject of choice and how it can be influential when it comes to consuming horror as a young reader. Give Yourself Goosebumps by R.L. Stine is a fu…

We’re growing readers at Harris County Public Library!  Logan visits with Jennifer and Anjela about the systemwide Growing Readers program launched earlier this year.  Sadina gets a parent’s perspect…

This month's Are You Afraid of the Stacks covers zombies in children's literature. Zombies can be scary but Sadina and Jennifer look to dispel the fear.

Books Mentioned:
Zombie in Love by Kelly DiPucc…

We are celebrating and honoring Creators this month with interviews with Harold Trotter and the Jalen Baker Trio. We stop by the Crosby Branch Library for a highlight of what's happening, and end wit…

This month on Are You Afraid of the Stacks, Jennifer and Sadina explore alienation, toxic parenting, and communication through sci-fi horror.  
 
Book and Media Mentioned:   

• The Owls Have Come to Take …

January marks the start for new opportunities to learn, grow, and connect with those in your community and beyond. Harris County Public Libraries is here to help with our robust programs and events. …

We end the year with a look back. Meet the voices behind "Using the Library Voices" podcast as they discuss all they experienced behind the scenes. 

This episode was produced by Darla Pruitt, edited b…

This month on Are You Afraid of the Stacks, Jennifer and Sadina discuss navigating the holidays through horror and exploring stranger danger.

Book and Media Mentioned:  

• 12 Terrors of Christmas by John…

Join librarians, Jennifer, Daniel, Tony, and Margaret, to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of fandoms and the effects they have on modern society. 

Host: Jennifer Finch, Spring Branch-Memori…

Honoring Native American Heritage Month with a discussion on The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline of the Georgia Bay Metis Nation of Ontario. Jennifer and Sadina talk about important themes and char…

This month, our host Logan Tuttle,  speaks to native Houstonian, award winning young adult fantasy author J.Elle, urban fantasy writer Whit McClendon, and short fiction author Isabel Yap about their …

 There are groups of devoted library lovers out there working hard to improve libraries for everyone, they raise awareness of the importance of libraries to their communities, raise money to help pay…

Are You Afraid of the Stacks is a show, where we talk about the spookier side of children’s literature. Librarians Sadina Shawver and Jennifer Nandlal break down the psychology of  horror books  and …

Hello and welcome to another episode of “Using Our Library Voices”.

For those of you who like to look at an old tale through a new lens...We have FrankenStory where we dissect  old stories and then r…

Thank you for joining us! This episode of Using our Library Voice, we celebrate Hispanic Heritage month through the colorful and imaginative ways the different cultures are portrayed in literature. W…

On this 20 years anniversary, we find ourselves reflecting back on September 11th, 2001. Where were you when you heard the news? How did it make you feel? How did it change your life and the lives of…

What do you do when your favorite author, musician, or creator says or does something which turns your stomach?  How do you handle it?  Listen to three Harris County librarians discuss how they appro…

August means back to school for Harris County students and for this episode, we spoke to teens from around Harris County to get an idea of what they're into and how the library has helped them this p…

How can the library help you get your creativity flowing ?
We'll hear our crafty, fiber artist librarians gab about the resources, books and websites that help them be inspired and create their proje…

Continuing our celebration of PRIDE month, Join us for this special Spinoff episode of Gabbing with the Librarians where we talk about our favorite LGBTQ+ novels and the importance of representation.…