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I Blame My Shelf
A monthly podcast brought to you by staff at the Hillsboro Public Library. We talk about about books, comics, gaming, TV, movies, and pop culture. We are committed to helping you find your next thing to read, watch, or play.
Episodes
I Blame My ShelfAn American Werewolf in Hillsboro 🐺🌕
For this year's Halloween episode, Jen, Rob, and Brendan head to the moors for the 1981 horror-comedy classic An American Werewolf in London, available on…
I Blame My ShelfThe Crypt Collection on Kanopy! 👻😱🧛
Jenny, Rob, and Brendan are back on the pod to explore more of Kanopy, the steaming video service you have access to with your WCCLS library card. For this…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: Fall New Releases & Witchy Fiction 🧙♀️🧹
The leaves are turning, the nights are getting longer, and there's magic in the air! Julie and Karen return with another Find Your Next Read episode, rounding…
I Blame My ShelfChildhood Nightmare Movie Madness, Part 2
Do you tell your children to Beware the Wheelers? Do you have an unreasonable fear of Judge Doom putting you in The Dip? Do you wish that Artax had fought…
I Blame My ShelfChildhood Nightmare Movie Madness, Part 1
Do you tell your children to Beware the Wheelers? Do you have an unreasonable fear of Judge Doom putting you in The Dip? Do you wish that Artax had fought…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: Spring New Releases & Historical Fiction
Spring has sprung - and so have rivalries, revolutions, and long-forgotten stories! Julie and Karen return with another Find Your Next Read episode, rounding…
I Blame My ShelfHillsboro Reads 2026 - An Interview with Author Emma Pattee
Emma Pattee is a climate journalist and fiction writer whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and…
I Blame My ShelfTV FOMO: The First and Last Episodes of Dawson's Creek
You don't want to wait for your life to be over, you want to know right now, is Dawson's Creek worth watching? There is never enough time in the day to watch…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read - Cozy Winter Edition ❄️📚❄️
Find Your Next hosts Julie and Karen are back to share some upcoming winter book releases they are excited about, and to share their favorite audiobook…
I Blame My ShelfLate Night with the Library 👻😈💀
For this year's Halloween episode, Jen, Rob, and Brendan watch the 2023 film Late Night with the Devil on Kanopy, the library's streaming video service. Tune…
I Blame My ShelfSpooky Season on Kanopy! 👻😱🧛
Jenny, Rob, and Brendan are back on the pod to explore more of Kanopy, the steaming video service you have access to with your WCCLS library card. This time…
I Blame My ShelfHey You Guys! Rose City Comic Con Preview
Jen and Elizabeth from Hillsboro Public Library's SciFi Fantasy Collective return to the pod to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the show! They join Brendan…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read - Sizzlin' Summer Edition!☀️📚⛱️
Find Your Next hosts Julie and Karen are here to help you get ready for summer with some of the hottest upcoming releases! Check out the list of books…
I Blame My ShelfLibrarian Brendan's Super Happy Fun Riddle Game Where the Winner Gets 5 Bucks!!
On this month's episode of the podcast, library staff members Kate & Jen face off in the library's Thunderdome of Riddles to see who will prevail in this…
I Blame My ShelfMarch Madness - Best Literary Villain
March Madness is back! This month, Jen and Brendan tackle a bracket of literary villains to determine who is the most conniving, most ruthless, and most…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: February Releases & Romantasy 🐉💘⚔️
Ah, love is in air... and it's hurtling across the sky on the back of an enormous fire-breathing dragon! Julie and Karen are back with another Find Your Next…
I Blame My ShelfHoliday Movie Madness 🎄🎅❄️
Get your sleigh bells and airhorns ready, its time for the holiday movie showdown! In this episode repost, Jen and Brendan browse the holiday collection at the…
I Blame My ShelfHillsboro Public Library vs. The Evil Dead 💀💀💀
On this week's episode, Jen, Rob, and Brendan watch the 1987 film Evil Dead 2 on Kanopy, the library's streaming video service. Tune in to listen to their…
I Blame My ShelfKanopy Watch Party - Spooky Edition! 👻😱🧛
Jenny and Brendan return to the pod to explore more of Kanopy, the steaming video service you have access to with your WCCLS library card. This time around…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: Fall Releases and Cozy Fantasy
Get ready for low stakes and tea puns! Find Your Next hosts Julie and Karen are back to share the October and November releases they're most excited about, and…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: The Books of Summer☀️📚⛱️
Find Your Next host Julie is back, bringing in librarians Chris and Rob to recommed some of the summer's hottest new releases and trends for both kids and…
I Blame My ShelfBiblioBirders: Spring Birding at the Brookwood Library 🐦⬛🦆🪿
Katherine and Jay, also known as the BiblioBirders, join the podcast to talk about all the birds you can find on the trails and in the ponds behind the…
I Blame My ShelfTV FOMO: The First And Last Episodes Of Supernatural
There will never be enough time in the day to watch all those television shows that people are always talking about, or to catch up on the ones you may have…
I Blame My ShelfHillsboro Reads 2024 - An Interview with Author Thien Pham
Thien Pham is a graphic novelist, comic artist, and educator based in Oakland, CA. He is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Family Style and Sumo…
I Blame My ShelfHillsboro Reads 2024 - An Interview with Author Cindy Baldwin
Cindy Baldwin is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Where the Watermelons Grow, Beginners Welcome, The Stars of Whistling Ridge, and No Matter the…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: HPL Staff Picks the Best Books of 2023
Looking for some great reads from 2023? Hillsboro Public Library staff share some of their favorites of the last year. Here's the list of titles from the…
I Blame My ShelfHoliday Movie Madness ❄️
Get your sleigh bells and airhorns ready, its time for the 2023 holiday movie showdown! Jen and Brendan browse the holiday collection at the library and put…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: Winter Releases and LitRPGs
Faeries and djinn, cooking and family secrets, romance and murder are all on the menu this Winter. Hosts Julie and Karen share some upcoming releases they're…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: Fall Releases and Haunted House Fiction
Witches, ghosts, and curses, oh my! Find Your Next is back from hiatus with new hosts Julie and Karen to share some October and November new releases they're…
I Blame My ShelfTV FOMO: The first and last episodes of The Sopranos
There will never be enough time in the day to watch all those television shows that people are always talking about, or to catch up on the ones you may have…
I Blame My ShelfSummertime at the Hillsboro Public Library 🌞📚
For this month's episode, we have library programming and outreach coordinators Rocío and Stacy on the podcast to talk about what is going on at the Hillsboro…
I Blame My ShelfAn Interview with Wallace the Book Bug
Wallace the Book Bug, the new WCCLS library mascot, stopped by the studio to give a rare interview, ruminating about his summers spent at the skate park…
I Blame My ShelfHillsboro Reads: Highlights from Renée Watson's Keynote Address
The Hillsboro Public Library is so fortunate to have Renée Watson deliver the keynote address for the 2023 Hillsboro Reads Local Authors Celebration. Renée…
I Blame My ShelfTV FOMO: The first and last episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer 🧛♂️
There will never be enough time in the day to watch all those television shows that people are always talking about, or to catch up on the ones you may have…
I Blame My ShelfSizzling Summer Reads! ☀️📚⛱️
Hosts Julie, Christie, and Karen are back with all the hottest reads coming out this summer! Inspired by this year's summer reading theme - Beyond the Beaten…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: May Releases and Graphic Novels
Find Your Next hosts Christie and Julie are back to share some May new releases that have been getting some good buzz, and bring in Jen to share some of her…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: April Releases and National Poetry Month
It's National Poetry Month! In this episode of Find Your Next, hosts Christie and Julie discuss April new releases, and bring in Mary to share some of her…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: March Releases and Audio Drama Podcasts
Find Your Next hosts Christie and Julie are back in action to share some March releases, and bring in Elizabeth for a special segment on audio drama podcasts…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: February Releases and Paranormal Romance 💕🧛
Find Your Next hosts Christie and Julie are back to share some February releases that are sure to get your heart pounding, and bring in Elizabeth for a special…
I Blame My ShelfHPL Discovery: A Library of Things Radio Play
When things go disastrously wrong with a batch of cupcakes, it's up to science sleuths Mary and Rob to solve the problem with a little help from the Library of…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: January Releases and Popular Non-Fiction
A new year is upon us and hosts Christie and Julie return to the pod to talk about upcoming January releases, and Chris stops by to share some favorite…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: HPL Staff Pick the Best Books of 2021
In this episode, Hillsboro Public Library staff share their favorite reads published in 2021. As any book nerd knows, it's sometimes impossible to choose just…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: November Releases and Cozy Reads
November is here and hosts Elena and Christie return to the pod to talk upcoming releases, and Jennifer stops by to discuss her favorite cozy reads and share…
I Blame My ShelfMy Hero Bibliotheca: A Manga and Anime Retrospective
HPL otaku Alanna, Molly, and Mary return to talk more manga and anime, taking a look back at this record-breaking year in manga sales and discussing their…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: October Releases and Witchy Fiction
Hosts Elena and Christie are back to talk about upcoming October releases, and bring in Karen to share some of her favorite titles from the witch fiction…
I Blame My ShelfFind Your Next Read: September Releases and Twisted Academia
Library staff Elena and Christie discuss September releases to get excited about, and Julie shares some creepy books set on academic campuses for all your back…
I Blame My ShelfThe HPL Summer Reading Spectacular! ☀️📚⛱️
Find out what the Hillsboro Public Library has planned for this summer, including our Summer Reading Program and Library on the Loose visits. We also take a…
I Blame My ShelfOregon Librarians Talk Comics
Our latest podcast episode is a deep dive into comics and graphic novels in libraries, to help kick-off our new teen graphic novel book club starting in June!…
I Blame My ShelfLibrary Staff Play My Little Pony: Tails of Equestria Storytelling Game 🦄🎲
In November 2019, staff from the Hillsboro Public Library sat down to play the roleplaying game My Little Pony: Tails of Equestria. This is a great…
I Blame My ShelfA Book That Changed My Life
On January 23, 2020, the Hillsboro Public Library hosted A Book That Changed My Life, an event that saw our community gather together to listen to and share…
I Blame My ShelfAn Interview with Comic Creator Paul Tobin
Back in January 2020, graphic novelist Paul Tobin came to the Hillsboro Public Library for a Tea with the Author event. While visiting, he agreed to sit down…
I Blame My ShelfOur Intrepid Explorers Sally Forth!
Welcome back to our Socially Distant Kanopy Watch Party! Jenny, Elizabeth, and Brendan do a deep dive on the 1985 film Explorers, taking you to the far distant…
I Blame My ShelfA Socially Distant Kanopy Watch Party!
Jenny and Brendan return to the pod to explore Kanopy, the steaming video service you have access to with your WCCLS library card. They each pick out a few…
I Blame My ShelfGame Time: Board Games at the Library
Join Laura from Cedar Mill Library, Brendan from Hillsboro Public Library, and PJ from Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) as they talk…
I Blame My ShelfSci-Fi Gems, Old & New
Hillsboro Public Library's SciFi Fantasy Collective returns with a fantastic episode exploring what the Collective currently have on their nightstands, what…
I Blame My ShelfThe ASMR Library
Join burgeoning ASMRtists Jenny and Brendan as they take you on an auditory journey through the library in an episode guaranteed to calm the mind and soothe…
I Blame My ShelfA Brief Introduction to Manga & Anime
Resident otaku Molly and Alanna sit down to give you a primer on manga and anime, talking about the genres, themes, and common terms and phrases you often hear…
I Blame My ShelfThe Bored & Brilliant Challenge
The 2019 Hillsboro Reads selection is Bored & Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi. Bored & Brilliant inspires readers to develop a more mindful relationship with…
I Blame My ShelfTalking 2019 Nebula Nominees
Hillsboro Public Library's wonderful SciFi Fantasy Collective valiantly kick off our new library podcast discussing the 2019 Nebula nominees for best novel…