Checked Out: A Virtual Book Club

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Join librarians Alexa and Jenny as we talk books. What we're currently loving, what we're hating, and what we can't wait to read next!

Lexington Public Library


    • Nov 9, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    Checked Out: The Final Frontier (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 26:39


    Alexa and Jennifer discuss what they've read and enjoyed lately, including dark fantasy, romance, mystery, graphic novels and biographies. They also revisit two timeless children's classics, The Phantom Tollbooth and A Wrinkle in Time. This is the final episode of Checked Out, but please look forward to our new library podcast series, coming in January 2022!

    Checked Out (2021): June's Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 49:42


    Jennifer and Alexa chat about what they've been reading and listening to since the last podcast.

    Checked Out (2021): Romance!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 47:39


    Alexa and Jennifer discuss Regency, Victorian, and contemporary romance titles, the smash hit Bridgerton, and what they've been reading lately.

    Checked Out (2020): December's Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 31:02


    Alexa and Jennifer discuss what they've read and are looking forward to reading this month.

    Checked Out: November's Picks (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 45:12


    Join Alexa and Jennifer as they discuss what they've been reading, listening to, and watching in the month of November!

    Checked Out (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 42:40


    Alexa and Jennifer chat about books, libraries, and the new Checked Out.

    Episode 22: Checked Out Reading Challenge, Episode Five: YA

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 52:18


    In this episode, Alexa, Brian, and Bri discuss their favorite YA reads.

    Episode 21: Checked Out Reading Challenge, Episode Four: Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 39:09


    In this episode, Alexa, Aprile, and Jennifer discuss mysteries.

    Episode 20: Checked Out Reading Challenge, Episode Three: Science Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 47:27


    In this episode, Jenny, Alexa, Brian, and Scott discuss their picks for their favorite Sci-Fi books.

    Episode 19: Checked Out Reading Challenge, Episode Two: Romance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 68:54


    Episode 18: Checked Out Reading Challenge, Episode One: Thrillers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 38:42


    Episode 17: Mother's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2018 42:31


    In this episode, Jenny and Alexa celebrate Mother's Day with a list of their favorite and some of the most memorable mothers across fiction and nonfiction.

    Episode 16: Crafting with Robyn from ReBelle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2018 48:56


    In this episode, Jenny, Alexa, and Robyn, co-owner of ReBelle, Central Kentucky’s most imaginative yarn shop, to discuss how they each got started crafting, their crafts of choice, and their favorite books and pattern resources.

    Episode 15: Jarrod Polson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 13:43


    Join Alexa and Jenny as they interview Jarrod Polson and his mentee Joe about their favorite things to do together, UK basketball, and, of course, what they’ve been reading.

    Episode 14: Best of 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2017 69:04


    In this episode, Jenny, Alexa, and Becca talk favorites: fiction, nonfiction, YA, picture books, and TV shows.

    Episode 13: Pig and Pepper

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2017 38:51


    In this episode, Jenny, Alexa, and creator of Pig and Pepper, Rian, discuss their favorite cookbooks, the food scene in Lexington, and family holiday cookie traditions.

    Episode 12: Halloween Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 46:45


    On this special episode of Checked Out, join Alexa, Jenny, and special guest Brian, as they discuss their favorite scary books, graphic novels, and movies, just in time for Halloween.

    Episode 11: Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2017 16:32


    Join Jenny and Alexa as that chat with Jamie Ford, author of Love and Other Consolation Prizes, about Seattle's forgotten World's Fair, diversity in books, and selling beds to brothels.

    Episode 10: Fallout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2017 29:28


    Join Alexa and Jenny as they interview Gwenda Bond, author of Fallout, the first book in a YA series focusing on Lois Lane's high school years. They discuss Lois as a character, her relationship with Superman, cyber bullying, and what it was like working with DC Comics on reimagining such an iconic character.

    Episode 9: Inside of a Dog

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2017 36:30


    Join Alexa and Jenny as they discuss Alexandra Horowitz's fascinating book, Inside of a Dog, talk about their own dogs, and interview Ashley with the Lexington Humane Society about everything you could want to know about adopting a pet.

    Episode 8: The Underground Railroad

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2017 47:13


    Join Alexa and special guest host Ashley as they discuss Colson Whitehead’s bestselling and National Book Award-winning novel The Underground Railroad.

    Episode 7: The Return

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2017 44:39


    In this week's episode Alexa, Jenny, and special guest librarian Mariam, talk about Hisham Martar's memoir The Return. Matar chronicles his return to Libya in a quest to find out what happened to his father, who disappeared in 1990.

    Episode 6: Wonder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2017 30:32


    Alexa and Jenny are joined this week by our middle school expert, Ellie, as we discuss the very popular book Wonder by RJ Palacio. Wonder tells the story of a very special kid named Auggie, as he navigates his first year of middle school, takes on bullies, and make important friendships. 

    Episode 5: Night Before Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2016 4:43


    In this very special holiday episode of the Lexington Public Library’s Checked Out podcast, author C.C. Payne reads “The Night Before Christmas.” Perfect listening for a chilly night spent in front of the fireplace with a mug of hot cocoa.

    Episode 4: Brian K. Vaughan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2016 52:21


    In this episode of Checked Out, join Alexa and special guest Cindy, as we discuss the first volumes of several Brian K. Vaughan graphic novel series: Paper Girls, Saga, and Y: The Last Man.

    Episode 3: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2016 54:17


    Join Alexa and special guest host Kinzie as we talk about the newest entry into the Harry Potter canon, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” This play has been getting a lot of attention and is a wild ride through Albus Severus Potter’s tumultuous first years at Hogwarts. We’ll discuss our favorite characters all grown up, the nature of parent-child relationships, and, of course, Time-Turners.

    Episode 2: Modern Lovers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2016 49:02


    Join Alexa and Jenny as they discuss “Modern Lovers” by New York Times-bestselling author, Emma Straub. Highly acclaimed, including being named one of Entertainment Weekly’s Best Books of 2016 So Far, this book came out just in time for poolside reading. We discuss the tangled relationships of the characters, love, music, middle-age, and Brooklyn hipsters.” [SPOILERS]

    Episode 1: Me Before You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2016 41:00


    Join Alexa and Jenny as we talk about the bestseller "Me Before You" by Jojo Moyes. This book is beloved by many, but is also controversial. We'll talk about Will and Lou's love story, as well as the issues this book brings up. 

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