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Meet Me In The Stacks
by Vancouver Island Regional Library librarians
Learn about book-ish things and hear from book-ish people with librarians from Vancouver Island Regional Library.
Episodes
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47 -Sea & Cedar Storytime
Featuring original works published by Vancouver Island Regional Library in the Fall, 2025 edition of Sea & Cedar literary magazine. Enjoy! Writers featured: Nebula Anne Farrer Chris Lowther DK Eve Jessica Blackbourn Jonathan Moskaluk Judith Lapadat Harrison Kim Scott Lawrance
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46 -Heated Rivalry Trivia
Don't worry, you don't need to have read the books! But you do need to be okay with a lot of hockey innuendos. Join Nathan as he tests Darby's trivial knowledge in romance, hockey romance, and spiciness.
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45 - The Shadow Knows
Come along for a strange ride with Nathan as he takes you down an archive.org rabbit hole. Yes, this episode is as random as the day in the life of a librarian. Also as random as the hobbies, both past and present, of a librarian.
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A Christmas Carol -Fifth Stave
Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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A Christmas Carol -Fourth Stave
Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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A Christmas Carol -Third Stave
Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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A Christmas Carol -Second Stave
Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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A Christmas Carol -First Stave
Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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44 - Searching for Mary MacLeod with Marilyn Bowering
A thoughtful and thought provoking conversation between writers Marilyn Bowering, Kate Braid, and Carol Matthews about Marilyn's new work More Richly in Earth: A Poet's Search for Mary MacLeod (2024). Mary MacLeod is an intriguing figure who is important in the Gaelic world in Canada, as in...
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43 - Spooky Stories for Boo-kish People
Spooky stories and terrifying old poetry read to you by Anthony, who is very boo-kish indeed. First up is The Haunted Dock by Clara Le Grand, which was a Spooky Scribbles Writing Contest winner last season. Spooky Scribbles is a writing contest sponsored by the Library and the Comox Valley…
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42 - Chatting About Chickens
This episode is a good egg for sure. Darby talks with Gabriola Island blogger and educator Claire from Bitchin' Chickens about all sorts of chicken topics. Then Nathan rules the roost at chicken trivia. There's definitely nobody here but us chickens today! Episode links: Bitchin' Chickens blog…
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41 - All Things Seaweed
Nathan talks with Vancouver Island-based Amanda Swinimer all about seaweed. She has a BSc. that involved taking an algae physiology couse and harvests seaweed to eat. She also has written The Science and Sprit of Seaweed for adults and The Science and Superpowers of Seaweed for kids. You can find...
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40 - Beach Listening: Sea & Sea-darr Storytime
It's a Sea & Cedar Storytime episode! Nathan gets piratey to set some beach vibes. Enjoy work from the Winter, 2024 edition of Sea & Cedar with local writers. Featured writers: Camilla Arnold, Cate Sandilands, Jonathan Moskaluk, Marlene Dean, Mary Alissa, Erica Keen, Petra Chambers, Richard…
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39 - Murder in Echo Bay with Yvonne Maximchuk
Was it Really Murder? Big crime comes to a town too small to merit even that title in Murder Rides a Gale Force Wind. Beloved West Coast author and artist Yvonne Maximchuck is best known for her slices of BC marine life written with friend Billy Proctor, but has turned her hand to writing a…
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38 - SOGI 1, 2, 3...
Have you always wondered what SOGI stands for but didn't want to ask the angry people with the signs by the side of the road? Nathan thinks maybe you have. He conducts an investigation with the help of Scout from SOGI 1, 2, 3. Find some SOGI-inclusive books for children and teens here.
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37 Canadian Letters & Images Project
Join us in our first sponsored episode! Buster and Barnfather's Children's Cigarettes are the perfect pairing for this educational look at Vancouver Island University's Canadian Letters & Images Project with Dr. Stephen Davies. See the project here at https://www.canadianletters.ca including some...
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36 - Climate Action and Preparing for the Inferno
Nathan gets a bit down/realistic about climate change with some special guests. First he talks to Teegan Walshe from Fridays for the Future in Qualicum, which is an ongoing school strike for climate justice. (Back in Nathan and Darby's day, people skipped school to smoke pot or buy candy.)…
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35 - Freedom to Read, this week & every week
Ex-high school investigative journal turned Library Manager Stephanie interviews Library Manager Monica about Freedom to Read Week, which we observe from Feb. 18-24 this year. Tune in for this interesting library values conversation on this still very relevant topic. Further reading: Check out…
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34 - Library Trivialities in the Arena, vol. 3
Nathan tests his Manager Stephanie's trivia prowess in today's episode. Can you beat Stephanie at trivia? Peter Parker Gretzky thinks you can in one section for sure. Winners will of course receive FREE BOOKS FOR LIFE! If you did not win, you will also receive free books for life, but only real...
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33 - LAC de livres, etc.
We are feeling very educational today. So today is the day you learn a new acronym! LAC stands for Library and Archives Canada and we are really nerding out with Julie Anne Richardson from LAC. Ever wondered what the Library and Archives of Canada does? Or how Canada preserves its written and...
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32 - Goosefeather
How do YOU feel about honking like a goose for people? If you're very comfortable, perhaps you are our next guest! Meet Naomi Steinberg, storyteller and author. There are no spoilers, just enjoy the voyage... *HONK!*
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31 - Sea & Cedar Storytime
Enjoy your literary adult storytime with these Sea & Cedar magazine readings! Works included: Storyteller Spirits & Tuesday's Tide by Heather Hendry Hedgerow & Moss by Allie Picketts Flame Girl by Jann Everard Snake Spur Road by Karl Sturmanis Planting Onions by Zoe Dickinson Pop-Up Grebe by...
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30 - The Great Debate: eBooks vs. pBooks
Do paper (or "pbooks", if you will) have a place in this world anymore? Will reading an ebook lead to buying unneeded items on the internet and generally ruin your health? Nathan and Darby duke it out. Can they come together on the topic, or will the excitement of the debate rhetoric prove to be...
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29 - Jan Zwicky reads & talks philosophy and climate change
Spurred on by our special guest, Nathan reflects on whether he is "award winning" for a brief, awkward moment. Then Quadra Island dwelling and Order of Canada winning poet Jan Zwicky (and lovely human being) does a special reading of her essays and poems. From this, she dives into a discussion…
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28 - Romance Recipe with Ruby Barret for Pride Month
Casey talks with Ottawa based bisexual author Ruby Barrett. She is the author of The Romance Recipe, a queer rom-com featuring Amy and Sophie possibly adding the non-FDA approved ingredient of "love" into their restaurant food. Publisher's Weekly calls it "a down-to-earth queer romance". This...
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27 - F This
Not for sensitive ears! There are a lot of words that start with different letters, but mostly "F". Get ready to feel like a kid looking up bad words in the dictionary! (Tee hee.) Nathan talks about all of the books with the eff word in the title. Apparently this kind of title is helpful to us…
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26 - Sea & Cedar Storytime
Nathan gets to reuse his accordion rendition of our theme to welcome you to this second special episode of Sea & Cedar magazine readings! It's like a literary adult storytime for you, really. Works included: Orca Cafe by Anna Russell West Coast Mornings: the view by Chris Lihou Tracks by Deborah...
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25 - From School to Sky
Does your family have war stories? Are they shared or unspoken? Join blues musician George Halpern for his father's action-packed war story from his book From School to Sky: Joseph's Tale of War. You can borrow his book here or find out where to purchase it here. See photos here. This event was...
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24 Win Free Books for Life with Library Trivia Vol. 2!
Nathan quizzes Darby on such topics as: what kind of library is an osmothèque? detective or dancer? Shakespeare word, or not? and many more... YOU could win FREE BOOKS FOR LIFE! Please redeem your prize at your nearest branch.
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23 Best Books Read in 2022 & what is time?
Nathan and Darby talk about books (again) and important topics like "what is a new year anyway?" We may or may not be late with this segment about our top picks from 2022 (though we are totally early for Nowruz/Persian New Year, so there!). Our top picks: FICTION GENERAL FICTION: A Funny Kind of...
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22 Something to Talk About (*woof*, *meow*)
When Nathan gets a bee in his bonnet, he really goes all the way. Listen to him talk about phone booths and "computer phones". Yes, this is library related, really. Don't get Nathan started again. Please. Darby brings you 5 books to talk about. They are book club approved! Or you can just think...
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21 Sea & Cedar Storytime
Nathan is inspired to procure an accordion to welcome you to this special episode of Sea & Cedar magazine readings! It's like a literary adult storytime for you, really. Works included: Steelhead! by Jess H. Brewer The Long View & Youth is an Absence by Diane Massam Hockey Fights by Miles Hayes...
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20 Library Trivia
Nathan tests your library trivia knowledge and then lets you self-evaluate to assign your own points. Listen in to hear what prizes are on offer.
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19 Kicking ASSpergers with Jeremy Tolmie
Longtime library employee Jeremy Tolmie talks to Dahlia about his life and his book called Kicking ASSpergers: One Meltdown at a Time. Find his book on his publisher's website, Jeremy's website, or in the library catalogue. Jeremy Tolmie has written three previous books—Living with Asperger's...
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18 Short Fiction for Your Busy Ears
We hear ya... Summer can be a busy time and we have some local short fiction to squeeze in while you do something else. Meet winners from the 2022 Islands Short Fiction Contest! They are here for you. Stories included today: The Grimathonian Monster written by and read by Mira Vickers, 1st place…
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17 Live vibes for I Am Everything In Between with Sydney Sunderland
Get right into the live vibe of this event from Pride Month at Courtenay library with author Sydney Sunderland. I Am Everything In Between highlights kids who don't fit into stereotypical gender ideals. The book is published by Rebel Mountain Press in Nanoose. Find it in the library catalogue…
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16 Favourite Picks from Volume One Bookstore in Duncan
Kendra talks with Vivi and Catherine of Duncan's amazing bookstore, Volume One. Get ready for some deep-dive recommendations! Their favourites for adults: Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard (non-fiction) Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (fiction) Bluebird by Sharon Cameron (fiction) ~on…
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15 Fine Crimes
Are fines fine, or are fines not so fine? Does fining lead to... crime? Find out with Nathan and visit the dark world of library fine crimes. (Did you know that VIRL has no overdue fines for children's and young adult materials? And we're trying it out for adult materials too in 2022!) Darby…
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14 Visiting Notting Hill for a queer romcom + audiobooks to delight your ears
Sooke Librarian Nathalie interviews Victoria-based author Hayden Stone. He is definitely a book-ish person and talks about favourite real-life bookshops along with the fictional one he created for his character Aubrey. You can find his queer romance book An Unexpected Kind of Love for sale or in...
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13 Take a break from busy with poetry by Kamal Parmar
Settle in, maybe in a meditation seat, maybe reclined on your couch, and give yourself a little break to listen to some poetry. Kamal Parmar is Nanaimo's Poet Laureate and the author of numerous books of poetry. Parmar is also a writer creative non-fiction and has published multiple books in…
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12 The Gift of Adversity with W'ren & company
On Sunday November 28th from 2-3:30pm we will be conducting a virtual (Zoom) screening of the documentary film The Gift of Adversity, which will be followed by a Q&A by the filmmaker. Here are some details about the film and creator: Following W'Ren's life-changing 2016 diagnosis of Parkinson's...
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11 The Haunting of Vancouver Island & Also Of Your Bedside Table
BOO(k) to you!!! Casey shares some Spoooooooky Booooooooks: Good House by Tananarive Due Through the Woods by Emily Carroll Fangs by Sarah Andersen Check out Sarah's Scribbles too Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Sarah Khaw Dr. Edith Vane and the Hares of Crawley Hall by Suzette May Tell us what…
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10 COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories
What does folklore have to do with COVID anyway? And have you ever wanted to know what the difference between gossip and rumour is? Why does it even matter? And how big an X-Files fan is Nathan anyway? Find out by listening (and using a bit of imagination on what the slides looked like) if you're...
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09 Theremins and Libraries of Things
The episode in which you learn the name to that instrument you hear in all the TV shows but had no idea what it was. Also, Nathan and Darby talk about Libraries of Things that lend unexpected items. We talk about: Seed libraries at Nanaimo North, Creativity Commons (Nanaimo),Courtenay, and…
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08 Meryl Wilsner on queer romance
"If only we could just read and not go to our jobs and stuff." -Quote of the episode Author Meryl Wilsner reads from and discusses their novel Something to Talk About back in June for Pride month. The book follows Jo and Emma in a what starts as a Hollywood rumour and looks like it might become a...
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07 Beach Reads and Tips for Reading More
We're all about the R&R and slowing it down to get some reading in this episode. These segments were recorded during our July heatwave, so don't mind our dewey/Dewey appearance. Beach reads are different everyone, but Casey tells you about some compelling, light, and totally entertaining books…
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06 Farm Fieldtrip to the Comox Valley
Jessica takes us for a field trip into her Ask A Local Farmer program series! Local Comox Valley farmer Arzeena from Amara Farm discusses growing your own food and supporting local food cultivation during and post pandemic. You might learn something that will help you with your carrot crop or…
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05 Books About Books and Askew Creek Co-operative Book Shop
Brace yourself...this one is pretty book-ish. Books about books... Metabooks? Bibliomemoirs? Reading about reading? In Talk Bookish to Me Casey tells us about some books about some other books. Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi The Victorian and the Romantic by Nell Stevens My Life in...
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04 Author Eden Robinson in Laughter & Conversation
Are you a fan of cosy/serious/hilarious/Indigenous culture lit? Us too! Author Eden Robinson laughs (a lot) with Darby about her books, Wild Men of the Woods (aka Sasquatches), matriarchal tendencies, and lots more. This is the audio from our special zoom event on April 23, 2021. Eden Robinson…
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03 Local Press Rebel Mountain and Too Pride, Too Prejudice
Lori Shwydky talks to Darby about Rebel Mountain Press and the diverse titles they've been producing as they've grown since 2015. You can find Rebel Mountain titles in our catalogue, including the teen writing anthologies that feature the talented teens of Vancouver Island and our surrounding...
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