Library Love

This month on Library Love, folks from the Northfield Public Library discuss some of their book clubs, what goes into choosing the books, and much more. 

This month on Library Love, staff from the Northfield Public Library talks all things to do with the romance genre in honor of Valentine's Day. 

Director of Library Services at the Northfield Public Library Natalie Draper and Emerging Technology Librarian Tyler Gardner discuss statistics and data from the library for 2025. 

Host Natalie Draper is once again joined by a host of folks from the Northfield Public Library staff to discuss Librarians as they are portrayed in pop culture and in the media.

Director of Library Services at the Northfield Public Library Natalie Draper and Emerging Technology Librarian Tyler Gardner discuss all things AI and it's new place in our society. 

 Host Natalie Draper talks with library staff about their experiences in post-grad Library and Information Science programs, and later talk readings they were assigned in high school. 

 Host Natalie Draper talks with library staff about attending and presenting at library conferences, and later gets into library budgets and how they work. 

Host Natalie Draper talks with members of the Northfield Public Library staff about where their interest in library sciences came from, and how they came to work at the Northfield Public Library.

Northfield Public Library’s Director of Services Natalie Draper discusses the history of books, how a book is put together, and how that has changed over time with guests Pam O’Hara (SELCO), Bill North (Carleton College), and Alexus Kreft (Northfield History Center and Northfield Public Library).

Host Natalie Draper talks with the Northfield Public Library Services Collection Manager Amy Nelson about the summer reading challenge, how the youth collection is managed, and an introduction to something called E-Rates, which is actually really important. 

On today's show we talk with Northfield Director of Library Services Natalie Draper and the library's Outreach Services Manager Angelica Linder about being named 2025 Movers and Shakers by Library Journal. We also talk about the curation of the library collection, particularly the books, and how or why things are moved in or moved out. Finally we wrap up with a good discussion about free speech and why banning books is a bad idea.

 On this first installment of what will be a monthly show, host Natalie Draper, the Director of Library Services in Northfield, MN, brings you a full hour of library talk. The show will feature employees of the Northfield Public Library, and tech/producer Rich Larson who asks the librarians to maybe explain some of the hipster librarian jargon.