Loud in the Library

Teacher Librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka present “All My Main Characters are Me – A Conversation with E. Lockhart” in which Chris and Tracy speak with young adult author E. Lockhart about her new book Genuine Fraud, the value...Read more

Teacher Librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka welcome October by discussing the value of scary books. They share some of their favorite books of horror and suspense, as well as discussing other young adult titles that are new and upcoming....Read more

Teacher Librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka present “I Love Smart Books – A Conversation with Meg Medina” in which Chris speaks with author Meg Medina about soft censorship, researching Burn, Baby, Burn, and some of her favorite reads, including...Read more

Teacher Librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka kick off Season 2 of Loud in the Library, their podcast about books and reading. They’ve changed up the format and will now be publishing 2 shorter podcasts each month. This episode shares...Read more

Teacher Librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka present “Loud in the Library Ep. 012: The Power of Seeing Yourself in Stories” in which they speak with YA mystery author Lamar Giles about his research trip to Vegas for his latest...Read more

Teacher librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka introduce listeners to their summer reading list, which includes 60 books, ranging from elementary to adult titles. Whether you’re a fan of mysteries, historical fiction, or biographies, you should be able to find...Read more

Teacher Librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka present “Loud in the Library Ep. 011: Ignore Your Teachers if They Yell at You” in which they speak with YA graphic novelist and children’s book author Victoria Jamieson about her start as an...Read more

Teacher Librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka present Loud in the Library’s “Bonus Episode: A Conversation with Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely” in which they, along with KDL librarian Kip Odell, speak with ya authors Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely...Read more

Teacher Librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka present “Loud in the Library Ep. 010: Desire and Longing and Disillusionment” in which they speak with mystery writer Megan Abbott about the authors that inspired her, how she writes her teen girl...Read more

Teacher Librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka present “Loud in the Library Ep. 009: Living in Man World” in which they speak with Jon Scieszka about the medal he received as national ambassador for young people’s literature, his Guys Read...Read more

Teacher Librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka present “Loud in the Library Ep. 008: Things Are Just So Complicated in the Superhero Universe” in which they speak with comics author Gene Luen Yang about his role as national ambassador for...Read more

Teacher Librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka present “Loud in the Library Ep. 007: When Man and Wolf Came Together” in which they speak with author W. Bruce Cameron about the film adaptation of “A Dog’s Purpose,” his life as...Read more