Childhood Game-Changers
The Librarian Is In
The New York Public Library
4.7 • 595 Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2018
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
When we asked our book experts about books that changed their lives, we fell in love with their picks — and we wanted you to hear what they had to say, in their own voices. Plus: Frank and Gwen add their own childhood game-changers.
Check out the full list: 40 Books that Changed Librarians' Lives
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everybody. |
| 0:09.1 | Welcome to the library and is in. |
| 0:11.4 | The New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next. |
| 0:16.8 | I'm Frank. |
| 0:18.7 | And I'm Frank. |
| 0:38.3 | That was great. I loved that. I was, I don't know. It was like harmony. It was like harmony. Harmony. That was so sweet. Okay. We're coming at you from a new studio again today, and this is the coziest one ever, and it's kind of awesome. I have to say say I kind of like it. A little recording box. |
| 0:44.4 | It is a little box. It is cute. I hope we sound good. I think we do. I mean, I know we do. |
| 0:55.0 | It sounds great. It sounds great. Anyway, so we're at the Andrew High School Library for the Blind right now down on 20th Street and it's kind of great. I think I'm also in a really good mood today because I overestimated how much time it was |
| 0:59.9 | going to take me to get here. |
| 1:01.0 | And so I wound up with like 45 minutes where I was just alone drinking coffee, eating a |
| 1:05.8 | delicious breakfast sandwich and thinking about books. |
| 1:08.9 | And so I feel like calm and prepared and good. |
| 1:12.7 | Good. |
| 1:13.2 | At least one of us is. |
| 1:14.8 | I know I live near here. |
| 1:15.9 | I know. |
| 1:17.0 | I live near here. |
| 1:18.1 | So I, you know, it's this personal habit. |
| 1:21.0 | I just think, oh, I have so much time. |
| 1:22.8 | I always do. |
| 1:23.6 | And I strolled in eight minutes after I was supposed to be here as usual. |
| 1:31.8 | But, oh, also we should mention, we did interview Jill Rothstein, who is the director of the |
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