Shelf Check is a monthly reader’s advisory podcast written and performed by the staff of the Carolina Manga Library. Each month will feature graphic novel recommendations (manga, comics, webcomics, comic strips, etc) based around a monthly theme.

This podcast debuts monthly on the Wednesday. Episodes are between 30-60 minutes long and feature book recommendations, updates about the Carolina Manga Library, and a fun Q&A session featuring the answers to questions from our Ask-A-Librarian channel on our Discord Server!

This podcast airs on Spotify, Amazon Music & Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and Pocket Casts! We are also on Youtube!

Interested in supporting the podcast and the Manga Library? Join our Patreon and get access the podcast a day early, as well as being able to have your Ask-A-Librarian question answered during a podcast!

Below is the archive of past episodes of the Shelf Check Podcast. There is a two month delay for newer episodes to appear on this list. Feel free to listen to the newest episode on any of the previously mentioned platforms!

Episode 0: The Prologue (Sept 2023)

Episode 1: Head Librarian’s Favs (Sept 2023)

Episode 2: School Days (Sept 2023)

Episode 3: Spooky Season (Oct 2023)

Episode 4: Family Time (Nov 2023)

Episode 5: Year in Review (Dec 2023)

Episode 6: I Hate Everything (Jan 2024)

Episode 7: Love is in the Air (Feb 2024)

Episode 8: Live from Zenkaikon (March 2024)

Episode 9: What a Twist! (April 2024)

Episode 10: Live from Anime Central (May 2024)

Episode 11: FINE, We’ll Talk About Isekai (June 2024)

Episode 12: Master’s Lesser-Known Works (July 2024)

Episode 13: Webcomics! (Aug 2024)

Episode 14: So Bad It’s Good (Sept 2024)

Episode 15: Live from Tsubasacon (Oct 2024)

Episode 16: Live from Momocon (Dec2024)

Episode 17: Best of 2024 (Jan 2025)

Episode 18: Thanks, CLAMP (Feb 2025)