Oh, Snap! “Tomes and Talismans!”

When I was in fifth grade, Mississippi Public Broadcasting decided to introduce a series of short films to educate children on how to use the library. For some godforsaken reason, the people at MPB decided that the best way to do this would be through a post-apocalyptic science fiction serial with children roaming the blasted earth in a…bookmobile…like a cross between “Reading Rainbow” and “Damnation Alley.” Confused? So was I. I loved the library and post-apocalyptic movies and television programs, and even I was completely nonplussed.

Happily, someone has uploaded the entire run to YouTube...