The Bloomfield Township Public Library presents the Distracted Librarians Podcast. We are your friendly neighborhood bookworms who can’t resist the siren call of movies, video games, music and everything else in the pop culture universe. Sit back, relax, and prepare to get delightfully distracted with us!
Want to discover the “origin story” of some popular books and films? Check out this list of titles from the Distracted Librarians’ most recent discussion: Stories We Didn’t Know Were Adaptations.
Titles Based on Folklore and Mythology
A Cinderella Story
High school senior Sam lives at the beck and call of her self-obsessed step-mother Fiona and her wicked step-sisters….
If The Distracted Librarians inspired you to learn more about TTRPGs, here are some places to start at the Library!
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS (FIFTH EDITION)
The most well known TTRPG system, and what was used for the mini-series. The Library owns the three core rulebooks.
DUNGEONS &…
Want to visit the indie bookstore our Distracted Librarians explored in our last episode? Here’s how you can.
Schuler Books
Schuler Books has four locations throughout the state: Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Okemos, and West Bloomfield. This latter location is the newest, having opened in mid-2023. All locations offer new, bargain, and used books (as well as a host of specialty items) in all genres and for all ages….
Check out some of the titles the Distracted Librarians mentioned in their seventh episode!
BOOKS
Twilight / Stephanie Meyer
When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human….
Check out some of the titles the Distracted Librarians mentioned in their sixth episode!…
Titles in Youth Services
The Adventures of Captain Underpants: An Epic Novel / Dav Pikley
When George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, he leads them to the lair of the nefarious Dr. Diaper, where they must defeat his evil robot henchmen.