Into the Library

Join us as we go Into the Library to answer the question, what makes a public library, a public library? We also talk about signs you may see around the library and which ones go unnoticed. All of this and of course we end the episode constructing a delicious book recommendation sandwich. Enjoy!   Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at [email protected]   Book recommendations this episode include:   Funny Story, Emily Henry   The Library Book, Susan Orlean   Mister Hockey, Lia Riley

Join us this week as we discuss well-being in the library. We talk burnout, how to prevent and deal with it in a library workplace, and we discuss ways to protect mental health for both librarians and patrons alike. All of this and of course, book recommendations!   Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at [email protected]   Book recommendations this episode include: All the Blues in the Sky, Renee Watson The Austen Affair: A Novel, Madeline Bell Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead: A Novel, Emily Austen    

We're back and healthier than ever, ready to deliver the library podcast content you crave! Thanks for bearing with us this winter as illness hit our team pretty hard. In this episode we discuss ways the library can help you when you are sick, we answer some of your listener questions, and of course provide some wonderful book recommendations to get you through your own time of sickness.   Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at [email protected]   Book recommendations this episode include:   Get a Life, Chloe Brown, Talia Hibbert The House in the Cerulean Sea, T.J. Klune Terry Pratchett Audiobooks This Is How It Always Is: A Novel, Laurie Frankel The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin

Join us this week as we go back Into the Library to answer your listener questions! Topics discussed include ghost writers, circulation numbers and more!   Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at [email protected]   As always, check out book recommendations from this episode, including one from our Dublin correspondent!   The Book of Delights, Ross Gay Keep Moving, Dick Van Dyke Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed, Lori Gottlieb The World In Flames: A Black Boyhood in a White Supremacist Doomsday Cult, Jerald Walker

We're so back! Thanks for bearing with us during our short summer hiatus. Join us as we return to talk all things audio! Everything from audiobooks, how to access them and which medium might work best for you, to a brief history on how we came to read with our ears. All this and more, as we head back Into the Library!   Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at [email protected]   Audiobook recommendations this episode include: The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight, Andrew Leland Daisy Jones and the Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid The Martian, Andy Weir A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket The Vela, Yoon Ha Lee, Becky Chambers, Rivers Solomon, SL Huang The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin  

Join us, and some very special guests, for some summer fun at the library! In this episode, we have some help discussing the summer reading program, we share childhood memories, and of course bring some wonderful book recommendations, fun for all ages!   Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at [email protected]   LOTS of great book recommendations this episode which include: The Casson Family Series, Hilary McKay D&D: Dungeon Club: Roll Call, Molly Knox Ostertag and Xanthe Bouma Dog Squad, Chris Grabenstein Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman Gregor the Overlander, Suzanne Collins Heartstopper, Alice Oseman The Kane Chronicles, Rick Riordan Keeper of the Lost Cities, Shannon Messenger Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Robert C. O'Brien The Vanderbeekers, Karina Yan Glaser The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Frank L. Baum 

Happy Pride Month everyone! Join us as we discuss the importance of this month, what it means for libraries, how they celebrate, as well as some of the challenges libraries face in June. All of this, plus queer book recommendations and more, as we go... Into the Library!   Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at [email protected]   Book recommendations from this episode include: A Banh Mi for Two, Trinity Nguyen Brooms, Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall This Day Changes Everything, Edward Underhill The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles, Malka Older Run Away With Me, Brian Selznick The Sunbearer Trials, Aiden Thomas    

Grab your spades and sun hats and join us as we discuss gardening in the library! We also bust out the brooms for a little "spring reading", discuss accessibility in the library, and as always, have some book recommendations for your enjoyment!   Questions, comments, concerns? Please let us know at [email protected]   Book, DVD, and "spring reading" recommendations from this episode include:   Anne of Green Gables (1985), dir. Kevin Sullivan Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer Change of Heart, Falon Ballard Kingdom of the Wicked, Kerri Maniscalco Officer Clemmons: A Memoir, Francois S. Clemmons The Secret Garden on 81st Street, Ivy Noelle Weir Stay and Fight, Madeline Ffitch      

Join us in frustration and fear as we discuss Trump's executive order and what it means for the futures of libraries. On more positive notes, we celebrate April and her month by learning what the typical work day at the library looks like for her, and of course leave you with some great reading recommendations.   Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at [email protected]   Book recommendations in this episode include:   The Chrestomanci Books, Diana Wynne Jones   Kate in Waiting, Becky Albertalli   So When Are You Having Kids, Jordan Davidson   Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...: A LOVE Story, Jason Reynolds   When the World Tips Over, Jandy Nelson

It's finally here! Join us as we celebrate National Nutrition Month by discussing cookbooks in the library, AI and how libraries can adapt with new technologies, and of course we have food-filled book recommendations for you. All of this and more can be found in this week's episode as we go, Into the Library.   Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at [email protected]   This episode's book recommendations include:   Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Toshikazu Kawaguchi Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam, Thien Pham The Golden Spoon, Jessa Maxwell Jacques Pepin Cooking My Way: Recipes and Techniques for Economical Cooking, Jacques Pepin Legends & Lattes, Travis Baldree Measuring Up, Lily Lamotte

Join us as we discuss Black History Month and its connection to libraries, the current political climate and what a new administration means for the future of libraries, and we of course answer more listener questions. For all this and more, join us, as we go Into the Library! Be sure to check out this episode's book recommendations and resource links down below!    Questions, comments, or concerns? Please email us at: [email protected]   https://blackhistorymonth.bcala.org/   Becoming Who We Are, Sammy Lisel Puck and Prejudice, Lia Riley The Soul of an Octopus, Sy Montgomery The World's Worst Assistant, Sona Movsesian You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism, Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar        

Love is in the air! Join us as we answer some of your questions, discuss library romances, and talk all things related to the romance genre. Happy Valentine's Day!   Questions, comments, or concerns? Please email us at: [email protected]   Book recommendations from this episode:   Fangs, Sarah Andersen How You Get the Girl, Annita Kelly Get a Life, Chloe Brown, Talia Hibbert The Kiss Quotient, Helen Hoang A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall The Road to Roswell, Connie Willis Spoiler Alert, Olivia Dade When a Scot Ties the Knot, Tessa Dare  

Happy New Year! Join us as we discuss yearly reading goals. Do you have a reading goal? Is a reading goal right for you? How can your local library assist you in achieving your goal? Answers to all these questions and more, as we set off for another year of going Into the Library!   Questions, comments, or concerns? Please email us at: [email protected]   Book recommendations from this episode:   Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear, Seanan McGuire A Heart That Works, Rob Delaney Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, Derf Backderf  

Happy Holidays! Grab a glass of eggnog, slip on those cozy slippers, and join us as we answer listener emails, discuss the First Law of Library Science, and more!

Join us in celebrating National Native American Heritage Month as we discuss tribal libraries , share some indigenous authors with you, and debunk another library myth! Be sure to continue your celebration and education this month with the following books and links:   Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer Elatsoe & Sheine Lende: A Prequel to Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger Godly Heathens, H.E. Edgmon The Only Good Indians, Stephen Graham Jones   https://youtu.be/fAvPwjq7Gv8?si=gu4XFgy_Uhjdiarm https://youtu.be/WmTtQddNbiA?si=1XZOh2vN3mlYf6G1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAX9vBEAIH4

It's tricks, treats, and surprises around every segment! Join us this Halloween as we discuss haunted libraries, scary books, and fears every librarian must face! Be sure to check out these spooky links after the episode for more library haunts:   https://www.oedb.org/ilibrarian/10-haunted-libraries-of-the-us/   https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2015/10/28/phantoms-among-folios-guide-to-haunted-libraries/   https://bookriot.com/haunted-libraries/

We discuss why librarians are obsessed with Harry Potter, whether or not you actually need to be quiet inside a library, all things banned books and more!

We discuss what things you can check out at your library beyond books, how books get into your library, and what you should NOT return with your library books! This and more!

We discuss a Library Incident, do some homework, explain why there's no such thing as a bad book, and more!

We're getting off to a great start with strategic plans, library science theory, internet quizzes, and more!