OJPL Music is the music production arm of the Orange Juice Public Library. Here is a showcase of some of our musical albums by our in-house band, The Librarians. Click on album covers for more detailed info.

Why did the chicken cross the road??
The Librarians
2010
Lyrics
  1. song for annie [03:20]
  2. The flux capacitor is a MONKEY dreaming of Nothing [04:31]
  3. HOUSING EATING UP PEOPLE'S SALARIES!!! [02:26]
  4. Inactivism 101 [02:59]
  5. beetles [02:10]
  6. It's raining (again) [03:09]
  7. Don't Splash Me, Automobile! [02:14]
  8. Dock of the Bay [02:43]
  9. Romantic Interlude [02:32]
  10. It's like that guy who jumped off a ten story building... [03:21]
  11. Seesaws, slides, and swings [02:46]
  12. Oh Boy [02:38]
  13. For the birds [03:24]
  14. This world sucks the life out of you. [04:05]
  15. have you seen my keys I just had them a minute ago [02:46]
  16. Bagful of Nickels [05:35]
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An Elephant Never Forgets
The Librarians
2012
Lyrics
  1. Again again again [04:25]
  2. The Dog That Lived in the Deep Blue Sea [01:32]
  3. Palestine [02:50]
  4. Book Review [05:17]
  5. Dahdodahdo [01:01]
  6. Ill Fares the Land [02:36]
  7. Perpetuating the Dysfunction... [03:24]
  8. For the Longest Time [04:06]
  9. It was a sign. [05:30]
  10. Do What You Can. [03:36]
  11. Fact or Fiction [03:40]
  12. A cold night in the rainy season. [03:29]
  13. Health Insurance and a Bucket of Popcorn [03:30]
  14. That song I played that one time. [03:02]
  15. Mapping Coincidence [04:16]
  16. Song for Annie Redux [03:22]
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pock-mark—zymurgy & SUPPLEMENTS
The Librarians
2013
Lyrics
  1. An Original Message [02:58]
  2. tiny envelopes [02:36]
  3. Vietnam [05:44]
  4. Smile in my Heart [03:19]
  5. Archival Jam [03:48]
  6. You're a cat. [02:42]
  7. Frank the Donkey [04:11]
  8. Fever Song [02:41]
  9. Note to Self [06:44]
  10. Mr. Rogers goes to Star****s [06:14]
  11. I can't stop. [02:23]
  12. As far as the moon. [05:33]
  13. parking SPACE [04:01]
  14. Sister [05:15]
  15. Cut that bit at the end. It's about horses, see. [04:25]
  16. No Justice, No Peace [05:32]
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A New Nation
The Librarians
2014
disc 1
  1. Novel Writing Month [13:48]
  2. Climax [07:30]
  3. For Dreaming the Impossible Corner of the Sky [09:01]
  4. Overture To A New Nation [07:22]
  5. An Afternoon in Interlude [08:16]
  6. Fireworks for me [08:17]
disc 2
  1. The Things That I Did (Today) [19:58]
  2. The Sea Monster [06:06]
  3. Holiday Party [11:00]
  4. Leroy Brown [13:28]
  5. Nothing to Show For It [15:56]
  6. Dumplings [06:12]
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A Parable
The Librarians
2014
  1. Farewell to Bubby [11:16]
  2. End of the Hiatus [08:25]
  3. And This Too Can Be Done [05:29]
  4. Chutes and Letters [05:22]
  5. Quantitative Easement [06:00]
  6. Conflict [03:46]
  7. A Mental Institution [03:54]
  8. Stone Soup [04:26]
  9. And Let Us Move On The Grave [04:40]
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Like a book you never want to finish. [The Live Album (for the children)]
The Librarians
2014
Lyrics
  1. Feedback Mechanism
  2. Actions Speak Louder Than Words
  3. Applesauce
  4. You are Not the Boss of Me
  5. People Before Prophets
  6. The Alphabet Song
  7. The Observable Structures on the Dark Side of the Mood
  8. Satisfaction Guaranteed
  9. Working for a Living
  10. Blind Spot
  11. Like a book you never want to finish.
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Obsolete : The Solo Project
The (Retired) Librarians
2015
Lyrics
  1. The Obsolete Human
  2. Fight the Baddies [5:55]
  3. Atta Girls and Boys
  4. Tweet Tweet Tweet [5:05]
  5. I suppose. [6:37]
  6. The Elephant Jungle Salve (New Thesis) [9:21]
  7. The Birds + The Bees [4:49]
  8. Je suis une dame très occupé [5:12]
  9. Situational Comedy [4:22]
  10. String Hypothesis [5:48]
  11. Speech!
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This Here Machine
The Librarians
2016
Lyrics
  1. Infinite Jest [04:27]
  2. There is nothing wrong with masturbation. [02:26]
  3. Feed Your Dead [02:32]
  4. Horrible People [03:40]
  5. This Here Machine Is A Dancing Machine [04:18]
  6. Notice [02:08]
  7. What's New, Jake? [05:22]
  8. Expense Report [03:47]
  9. Shopping List [02:47]
  10. Yawn [03:27]
  11. Brrrrng [03:22]
  12. Box on Fire [02:38]
  13. Barcode [05:22]
  14. ʻO Lola Koʻu Inoa [04:58]
  15. When Operating Heavy Machinery [08:17]
  16. Buffering [03:16]
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Still, We Die
The Librarians
2016
Lyrics
  1. Still, We Die [03:29]
  2. And There Is Nothing We Can Do About It [03:06]
  3. Yet, Still, Perhaps [05:35]
  4. Palinode [02:57]
  5. Old Man of the Sea [04:16]
  6. Disparate Things [02:33]
  7. Everything Is Going To Be Alright This Mourning [01:26]
  8. Aloha No Maunawili [03:29]
  9. I Guess I'll Eat Some Worms [00:51]
  10. He Leo Mai Kekahi i Kekahi [03:25]
  11. Holoholo i ka Pā Pōhaku i Kahakai Kailua [02:39]
  12. Heart For Sale [02:18]
  13. I Don't Speak (ʻAʻole Maikaʻi Loa Kaʻu ʻŌlelo Kanaka) [03:23]
  14. This Here Machine is a Perpetual Motion Back Scratching Machine [03:25]
  15. Worms [00:02]
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Ka Iʻa Gefilte
The Librarians
2017
Lyrics
  1. Gefilte Fish [05:14]
  2. If not now, when? [06:43]
  3. Duck Soup [09:36]
  4. A Break in the Narrative [05:46]
  5. Be Careful What You Wish For [05:07]
  6. When-it-all-changed (again) [02:24]
  7. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do [02:51]
  8. F is for Fish [02:28]
  9. Flies! [02:18]
  10. Thinking 'bout you [02:37]
  11. Nobody's Home (But Me) [04:37]
  12. To Be [04:36]
  13. End of an Era [05:56]
  14. Language [03:45]
  15. Oh oh oh oh [05:18]
  16. Fish Suit (Stuffed Fish) [4:40]
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Why did the chicken cross the road??
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An Elephant Never Forgets
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pock-mark—zymurgy & SUPPLEMENTS
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A New Nation
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A Parable
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Like a book you never want to finish.
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Obsolete
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This Here Machine
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Still, We Die
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Ka Iʻa Gefilte
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