All Episodes
Circulating Ideas — 100 episodes
323: Library Game Kickstarter with Gene Ambaum
322: The Case for a Professional Foundation in Librarianship, with Bobbi L. Newman and Sam Helmick
321: Intellectual Freedom Manual, with Erin Jones
320: Incarnate by Alma Katsu – Summer Reading Spectacular 2026
319: Unreliable Narrator by Araminta Hall – Summer Reading Spectacular 2026
318: Summer of Love by Kerri Maher – Summer Reading Spectacular 2026
317: The Man by Laura Sims – Summer Reading Spectacular 2026
316: Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home by Zach Weinersmith – Summer Reading Spectacular 2026
315: Three Hitmen and a Baby by Rob Hart – Summer Reading Spectacular 2026
314: Social Animals by Camille Perri – Summer Reading Spectacular 2026
313: Feast by Catherine Kurtz – Summer Reading Spectacular 2026
312: Dress Your Baby in Sage and Taupe by Hayley DeRoche – Summer Reading Spectacular 2026
311: Wake Now in the Fire by Jarrett Dapier
310: Journalism Education, AI, and Local News, with Jeremy Shermak
309: The Infinite Loop: Archives and Time Travel in the Popular Imagination, with Lynne M. Thomas and Katy Rawdon
308: Enemy of My Enemy: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel by Alex Segura
307: ALA Presidential Candidates (2026)
306 – Valuing the Community College Library, with Terra Jacobson and Spencer Brayton
305: YOU & ME AND YOU & ME AND YOU & ME by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees
304: Passive Readers’ Advisory, with Lila Denning
303: Roll for Adventure: Tabletop Roleplaying Adventures for Your School or Public Library, by Lucas Maxwell
302: School Libraries Supporting Students with Hidden Needs and Talents by Karla Collins
301: Federal Education Policy, with Dr. Bradley Custer
300: The New Civic Path with Rich Harwood
299: The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor’s Lair by Max Brallier
298: Why I Love Horror by Becky Siegel Spratford
297: The Library Leader’s Guide to Human Resources by Steve Albrecht
296: The Legacy of Black Women in Librarianship: When They Dared to Be Powerful by Nicole A. Cooke
295: Generative AI and Libraries, by Michael Hanegan and Chris Rosser
294: The House of Two Sisters by Rachel Louise Driscoll – Summer Reading Spectacular
293: A Universe Big & Small: a Story about Carl Sagan by James Yang – Summer Reading Spectacular
292: The Librarians by Sherry Thomas – Summer Reading Spectacular
291: Fiend by Alma Katsu – Summer Reading Spectacular
290: UnWorld by Jayson Greene – Summer Reading Spectacular
289: The Medusa Protocol by Rob Hart – Summer Reading Spectacular
288: Weird Sad and Silent by Alison McGhee – Summer Reading Spectacular
287: Where You’re Planted by Melanie Sweeney – Summer Reading Spectacular
286: All the Signs by Jessie Rosen – Summer Reading Spectacular
285: Well-Being in the Library Workplace: A Handbook for Managers, with Bobbi L. Newman
284: Stories on Skin: A Librarian’s Guide to Tattoos as Personal Archives
283: Overdrive Content Strategy with Jason Tyrrell
282: Battle Mountain by C. J. Box
281: ALA Presidential Candidates (2025)
280: The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens
279: Revolutionize Youth Book Clubs by Stacy Brown
278: Fighting for Academic Librarians: the Impact of Underfunding
277: Inclusive Cataloging: Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches
276: The Christmas Cookie Wars by Eliza Evans
275: Library 2035, with Sandra Hirsh
274: Reference and Information Services: An Introduction by Melissa A. Wong and Laura Saunders
273: Chicago Teachers Union Negotiations, with Nora Wiltse
272: The Booklover’s Library by Madeline Martin
271: That Librarian by Amanda Jones
270: Virtue Information Literacy by Wayne Bivens-Tatum
269: The Bourne Shadow by Brian Freeman – Summer Reading Spectacular
268: That Night in the Library by Eva Jurczyk – Summer Reading Spectacular
267: The Frame-Up by Gwenda Bond – Summer Reading Spectacular
266: Owly by Andy Runton – Summer Reading Spectacular
265: The Heirloom by Jessie Rosen – Summer Reading Spectacular
264: The Year of Living Constitutionally by A. J. Jacobs – Summer Reading Spectacular
263: Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller – Summer Reading Spectacular
262: Unladylike Rules of Attraction by Amita Murray – Summer Reading Spectacular
261: The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow – Summer Reading Spectacular
260: The 12 Steps to a Community-Led Library
259: Literature and Primary Sources: The Perfect Pairing for Student Learning
258: The Last Comics on Earth: Too Many Villains by Max Brallier
257: Financial Literacy with Richland Library
256: Creating a Person-Centered Library
255: ALA Presidential Candidates (2024)
254: Three-Inch Teeth by C. J. Box
253: On Censorship by James LaRue
252: RAILS – Reaching Across Illinois Library System
251: Bookish Realm
250: Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty
Recirculated: Tracie D. Hall
249: All You Have to Do Is Call by Kerri Maher
248: Elevating the School Library
247: Nocturne by Alyssa Wees
246: Book Banning in 21st Century America, with Emily J. M. Knox
245: The Safe Library
244: The First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
243: Knowledge as a Feeling
242: PeMento
241: LibraryReads – Tenth Anniversary
240: Hopeful Visions, Practical Actions: Cultural Humility in Library Work
239: Open Educational Resources
238: Storm Watch by C. J. Box
237: ALA Presidential Candidates (2023)
236: Promoting African American Writers by Grace M. Jackson-Brown
235: Romance Novels, with Falon Ballard and Robin Bradford
234: Library Link of the Day, with John Hubbard
233: Actively Anti-Racism Service to Leisure Readers, with Robin Bradford and Becky Spratford
232: Library Marketing, with Angela Hursh
231: Auditing Diversity in Library Collections, with Sarah Voels
230: Project Information Literacy, with Dr. Alison J. Head
229: The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin
228: City Cast Chicago – Jacoby Cochran
227: American Library History, with Wayne Wiegand
226: Library Services and Incarceration, with Jeanie Austin
225: The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong