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...
The Teen Council met on Dec. 12, 2022 to discuss their favorite
books, movies and music of the year. Some of the titles mention are
as follows:
Books
The Good Girl's Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson
Touching the Void - Joe Simpson
Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs - Steve Brusatte
Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas
City of Bones - Cassandra Clare
Eragon - Christopher Paolini
The Light in Hidden Places - Sharon Cameron
All My Rage - Sabaa Tahir
Kaikeyi - Vaishnavi Patel
Lobizona - Romina Garber
Movies & TV
In the Heights
The Swimmers
Wednesday
Friends
The Private Affair
The Great British Bake Off
Is It Cake
Adventures of Merlin
Grey's Anatomy
The Conjuring
How to Get Away With Murder
Evolution of Lactose
Stranger Things
Black Panther 2
Riverdale
Marvel TV shows
The Batman
Batman the Dark Knight
Music
Midnights - Taylor Swift
Yet to Come - BTS
Pink Venom - Blackpink
Jung Kook - Dreamers
Shut Down - Blackpink
Anson Seabra
Phoebe Bridgers
Harry Styles
Conan Gray
James Arthur
Heartbreak Anniversary, For Tonight, Lie Again - Giveon
About the Podcast
Audio recordings from the Cedar Mill & Bethany Community Libraries. These include staff picks, teen book discussions, library performances, oral histories from local immigrants and the history of the library from some of its founders.