
Checked Out with Green Hills Public Library District
Welcome to Checked Out! Green Hills Public Library District’s first staff-led podcast. Checked Out is hosted by Klaudia Gorgon, Youth Services Librarian, Sara Shahein, Adult Services Associate, and Tessa Werden, Youth Services Associate. Join them monthly as they discuss film and television, video games, music, pop culture, and of course books! Listen along when guests join in on the vibrant conversation to discuss their favorite titles, upcoming programs, and how libraries inspire curiosity and strengthen community. Checked Out is available wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
Interested in hearing your favorite book, topic, or genre discussed?
Send a recommendation to: ghpl@greenhillslibrary.org
Podcasting since 2024 • 11 episodes
Checked Out with Green Hills Public Library District
Latest Episodes
Episode 11- Checked Out Challenge
Get ready to read! Episode 11, “Checked Out Challenge,” recounts Sara and Tessa’s trials and triumphs following PopSugar’s 2025 Reading Challenge (featuring a Checked Out flair). From settings in space and sea, characters changing careers and c...
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46:55

Episode 10 - Library Lore
In episode 10 Library Lore, Sara and Tessa are joined by Library Director Jane to talk library history, swap reading recommendations, and rave about summer reading! Interested in hearing your favorite book, topic, or genre discusse...
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Episode 10
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48:40

Episode 9 - Down in the Slumps
In Checked Out’s 9th episode, “Down in the Slumps,” Tessa and Sara take you through the hills and valleys of their reading slumps. Hear about the books that slipped these hosts into a reading slump and the techniques they used to rekin...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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31:00

Episode 8 - Do You Believe in Magic?
Travel through worlds built of magic and myths in Checked Out’s 8th episode, “Do You Believe in Magic?” Tessa and Sara are joined by long time fantasy fan and Green Hills Librarian Patrick to discuss world building, magic systems, and ...
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Episode 8
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35:34

Episode 7 - Do Not Fear, You Can DNF!
Join Sara and Tessa as they tackle the age old problem of should they finish something they don't like? Listen as they break down that they should have put down and what they did. And don't fear, you can always DNF! Interested in he...
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Episode 7
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