Cedar Mill & Bethany Libraries Podcasts

Listen to staff picks, teen book discussions, library performances, oral histories from local immigrants and the history of the library from some of its founders.

Words of Wiser - Various members of our staff gather to discuss what we are reading, watching or listening to. Get great recommendations from our friendly staff.
The Chowder Chat with the Teen Library Council, where they share their views on pop culture, literary news and more!
Parent Information Series - This annual workshop series explores parenting issues with experts in their fields. When we record one of these workshops, it will appear here.
Founders' Oral History - Travel back in time to the early days of the library's founding. Listen as these community activists share their memories of the grassroots movement that resulted in today's Cedar Mill Community Library.
Community Oral History - In 2009, in honor of Oregon's sesquicentennial, we recorded 14 interviews with local immigrants and descendants of immigrants to illustrate the importance of immigration on our community. More interviews were added in 2011. This Oral History Project was done with the help of Matt Hiefield and his history students at Sunset High School. More information...

Chowder Chat 7.6: Good (and Bad) Study Habits

Apr 28, 2025

Deep into the school year, our teen council is immersed in school competitions for Model UN and their a capella group among other things. There is loads of homework as well. Listen to our crew discuss what they've been working on and how they do their best studying. Do they listen to music? Does it matter where they...

Chowder Chat 7.5: Sunrise on the Reaping & how to survive the Hunger Games

Mar 15, 2025

The teen council discusses the new Hunger Games book, Sunrise on the Reaping. Learn what they are looking forward to in the new book, which book is their favorite in the series and how far each of them think they would go in the Hunger Games. Hint, most of them think hiding is a good idea. Recorded on March...

Chowder Chat 7.4: Cinder Book Club

Feb 20, 2025

The teen council kicks off their book club by reading and discussion Cinder by Marissa Meyer.

Is it a dystopian novel or a unique mix of scifi and fantasy? Does the familiarity of the Cinderella story make it more engaging or take away from the story? Should you read the sequals? Listen to this discussion to see what...

Chowder Chat 7.3: A Conversation with Youthline

Jan 28, 2025

The Teen Library Council chatted with members of the Youthline organization about their work with teens in crisis on January 13th, 2025. Genevieve and Monica explain what a peer to peer crisis line for teens is like, what their goals are, and how teens can volunteer with them if interested.

You can find more info about...

Chowder Chat 7.2: Top Reads 2024, Current Reads and Giving Thanks

Nov 28, 2024

The Teen Council discusses their top reads of the year, what they are reading currently and what they are thankful for.

Books discussed are:

Cinder
Daughter of the Deep
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Throne of Glass
Court of Thorns and Roses (for older teens and adults)
Amulet graphic novel
Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz (for...