Between The Stacks

Library Director Jennifer Baxter has a conversation with Dr. Robert Burkhardt, former Athens State University Library Director. Dr. Burkhardt reflects on growing up exploring his local library and how a pivotal encounter in college led him to choose a career in library science.  He talks about information and research in the digital age and previews his upcoming book about the history of Athens State University.

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Music by Pixabay

Between the Stacks After Hours brings you Jennifer and Anna as they have conversations about notable authors over a themed cocktail. In this episode, they dive into the works of author Shirley Jackson with accompanying cocktail, the Dirty Shirley.

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Leigh Patterson, director of KALB (Keep Athens Limestone Beautiful), talks about the pollinator program teaching children the role pollinators play in our plants and food supply. She also discusses other KALB projects from recycling, litter clean up, and beautification, to the Wacky Quacky Ducky Derby.   Bonus: Emily Clem gives a tour of the new Athens-Limestone County Public Library garden!

Links
https://keepathenslimestonebeautiful.com/
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Music:  "Flight of the Bumblebee" by Rimsky-Korsakov   provided by Pixabay. 

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Between the Stacks After Hours brings you Jennifer and Anna as they have conversations about notable authors over a themed cocktail. In this episode, they dive into the works of author Shirley Jackson with accompanying cocktail, the Dirty Shirley.

More Info
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/17/the-haunted-mind-of-shirley-jackson/amp

Library Links
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Athens-Limestone County Public Library Director, Jennifer Baxter, talks with Adult Education Coordinator and Curator of the Rosa Parks Museum, Madeleine Burkhardt, about the unsung heroes of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Ms. Burkhardt reflects on this early event in our civil rights history and contrasts it with the current social justice movement.  

Links
https://www.troy.edu/student-life-resources/arts-culture/rosa-parks-museum/index.html
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Athens-Limestone Public Library staff member Kennedy talks about her path in joining the library, interactions with patrons, her favorite reads, and how libraries influence the community as a whole.

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Library Director, Jennifer Baxter, talks with Steven Bates, founder of Poemspeak – a non-profit organization using poetry to reach people suffering with PTSD or suicidal thoughts. Hear Steven’s personal story as a suicide attempt survivor and how his poetry has touched those living with life-threatening depression. He also reads some of his award- winning poems.

https://www.poemspeak.org/
https://www.facebook.com/StevenBatesMusings/
https://www.crisistextline.org/
https://gracefor2brothers.org/
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 On July 16, 2020, the FCC adopted rules to establish 988 as the new, nationwide, easy-to-remember 3-digit phone number for Americans in crisis to connect with suicide prevention and mental health crisis counselors. The rules require phone service providers to direct all 988 calls to the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by July 16, 2022. During the transition to 988, Americans who need help should continue to contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK) and through online chats. Veterans and Service members may reach the Veterans Crisis Line by pressing 1 after dialing, chatting online at www.veteranscrisisline.net, or texting 838255. 

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Athens- Limestone County Public Library director, Jennifer Baxter, talks about her experiences as a librarian, the relevance of libraries today, and why she would not want to work anywhere else.

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