All Episodes

324: Roadtrip Nation: Beyond Books

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