We meet State Representative Kathy Crawford and learn about her upbringing, memories of Novi, and lots more!

Mary tells us all about her involvement with the Novi Cultural Arts and Advisory Board [CAAB], her creative programs, collections, ebooks and more!

Gail, Hillary, and Julie discuss returning to school during COVID-19 and ways the Library can help virtual learners

We meet Sarah and hear all about the fun programs she puts on, such as trivia, escape rooms, virtual reality, STEAM programming and more!

Can you solve Sarah's Virtual Escape room? Try it out here

Historian & Educator Jamon Jordan joins us for a discussion about how to handle historical statues and whether they should be removed. For more information about Jamon, please visit blackscrollnetwork.weebly.com

Feature Hoopla collections mentioned include:

African-American Voices: Audiobooks & eBooks 

Conversations on race 

Talking to kids about race

Conversations on Race: YA reads eBooks

In this episode, we meet Katie and hear about the Virtual Book Club she's running. We also learn about our SelectReads resource to find your next read, and get another book recommendation

Find more information about our different Book Clubs here

We are creating a collection of reflections on this important historical moment for the Local History Room. We want stories from first responders, medical professionals, people in isolation, teachers, supermarket employees, local business owners and anyone with a story to tell.

Contact: [email protected]

We meet Shannon our International Services Librarian and hear about her programs, conversation groups, collections and resources. We also learn about Pronunciator and have another special guest with a book recommendation for fans of graphic novels!

In this episode we meet Lindsay, our Teen Services Librarian, as well as two student representatives to the Novi Library board. We also get a book recommendation just for teens from a special guest!

In this episode, Dana tells us about the Friends of the Novi Library, and we meet Kathleen, our Youth Programming Coordinator who tells us all about this year's Summer Reading program! We even brought in a special guest to share a book recommendation!