Page Flippers Take on the World

BPL's first ever podcast for kids!

A podcast where kids save the day by exploring their interests, discovering new books and talking to real-life experts! If you can take over the show, you can take on the world!

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The Magic School Bus meets Reading Rainbow in this wacky library show for kids ages four to ten. Hosted by two Brooklyn Public Library children’s librarians, the show is designed to encourage a love of reading, increase kids’ confidence and introduce young listeners to the world of work … with lots of great songs and funny jokes, of course!

Listen to our episodes using the players below, or subscribe on your podcast app of choice. Plus, check out our video, featuring BPL children's librarians and co-hosts Sheneatha Frison and Rachel Tiemann.

Love our logo? We do too! You can download and print a coloring book version here.



Season 1, Episode 6

Rafael, the Musician & the Whistling Pigeon

Meet Rafael, a ten-year-old kid living in Brooklyn. He loves drawing, doing the Rubik's cube, and playing cello. When Rafael joins the Page Flipper Club, he gets to interview the bassist with The Roots and save the day by helping a pigeon find her way out of the library!

The Whoa Gizmo (aka our fantastic children's librarians) created a list of books about music to go along with this episode! Plus, if you're a teacher or a librarian, we created an activity for school-age kids that you can use in your own library or classroom, with this episode as starting point.


Season 1, Episode 5

Ada, the Surgeon & the Headless Skeleton

Meet Ada, an eight-year-old kid living in Brooklyn. She loves sewing, making graphic novels, and playing with her friends. When Ada joins the Page Flipper Club, she gets to interview a surgeon and save the day by rescuing a headless skeleton!

The Whoa Gizmo (aka our fantastic children's librarians) created a list of books about being a surgeon to go along with this episode! Plus, if you're a teacher or a librarian, we created a story time program and an activity for school-age kids that you can use in your own library or classroom, with this episode as starting point.


Season 1, Episode 4

Euna, the Designer & the Highest Monkey Bars

Meet Euna, an eight-year-old kid who loves rainbow loom, inventing things, and doing the monkey bars! When Librarian Rachel freezes on top of the highest monkey bars, Euna thinks on her feet and designs a solution to help Rachel realize her dream.

The Whoa Gizmo (aka our fantastic children's librarians) created a book list about designing and inventing to go along with this episode! Plus, if you're a teacher or a librarian, we created an activity for school-age kids that you can use in your own library or classroom, with this episode as starting point.


Season 1, Episode 3

Jack, the Engineer & the River of Glue

Meet Jack, an eight-year-old kid who loves dancing, drawing, and doing math! When a glue bottle explodes in the library, Jack has to think on their feet and save the day with some really speedy engineering!

The Whoa Gizmo (aka our fantastic children's librarians) created a book list about architecture and engineering to go along with this episode! Plus, if you're a teacher or a librarian, we created a story time program that you can use in your own library or classroom, with this episode as starting point.


Season 1, Episode 2

Jason, the Veterinarian & the Book-eating Jaguar

Meet Jason, a seven-year-old kid who loves reading and playing with his dogs. When a jaguar enters the library after the Page Flipper meeting and swallows Rachel and Sheneatha, Jason save the day (and the librarians, of course!) by asking the right questions.

The Whoa Gizmo (aka our fantastic children's librarians) created a book list about animals and veterinarians to go along with this episode! Plus, if you're a teacher or a librarian, we created a story time and an activity for school-age kids that you can use in your own library or classroom, with this episode as starting point.


Season 1, Episode 1

Melina, the Spy & the Secret Code

Meet Melina, a nine-year-old kid who loves reading, writing, playing with her little siblings, and learning how to be a spy. When Melina joins the Page Flipper Club, she gets to interview a spy novelist and save the day by cracking a secret code!

The Whoa Gizmo (aka our fantastic children's librarians) created a book list about spies and writing to go along with this episode! Plus, if you're a teacher or a librarian, we created a story time and an activity for school-age kids that you can use in your own library or classroom, with this episode as starting point.


Season 1, Trailer

Introducing BPL's New Podcast for Kids!

Page Flippers Take on the World is designed to encourage a love of reading, increase kids’ confidence and introduce young listeners to the world of work … with lots of great songs and funny jokes, of course! 


 

Want to be part of the show?

You could be our next Star Page Flipper! Fill out a quick form and tell us more about you.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age range for your show?

Kids ages four to ten, plus their grownsups!

Who are the people on the show?

We feature real people just like you in our podcast! Our two hosts, Rachel and Sheneatha, are librarians at BPL, and all the kid voices on the show are real kids who live right here in Brooklyn, and across the country! We also invite grownups onto the show who really do work in the jobs they talk about. 

I want to be on the show! How do I do that?

You can fill out this form with your grownup and record yourself saying the things you love to do! Or, you can email an audio recording to podcasts [at] bklynlibrary [dot] org. Your audio recording could be used in our "Things That Make You Go Ooh" song!

I'm a librarian or an educator and I want to use this podcast in my classroom. How can I do that?

You're in luck! We designed programs with fun activities that you can use to engage kids with the content of each episode. Look out for those on our website, or sign up for our dedicated email list to be notified when new episodes and activities come out. 

How can I listen?

You can listen right here on our website or on the podcast app of your choice. All you have to do is open your podcast app and search for “Page Flippers.” Then click “subscribe” or “follow” to get new episodes downloaded to your device as soon as they come out. 


Page Flippers Take on the World is produced with support from PRX and is made possible (in part) by a Ready To Learn grant from the U.S. Department of Education.