Connections: A Podcast of the James L. Hamner Public Library

Literary agent and author of Parked, Danielle Svetcov talks to Jill about what a literary agent does. In the process, they talk about books, podcasts, writing, and more.

Featured Resource: NoveList

Other Resources:

• Alexander McCall Smith
• Ask a Manager
• Breath by James Nestor
• Breath: The Art of Manliness Podcast Interview with James Nestor
• Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen
• Danielle Svetcov
• Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
• Free Lunch by Rex Ogle
• Gordon Korman
• Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
• Wink by Rob Harrell
• Writers and Lovers by Lily King

Inspired by Jason Reynolds' Long Way Down, Jill learns about social norms.

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Featured Resource: Local History Archives

Other Resources:

• Bodies: A Digital Companion > Cultural Norm
• The National Academies Press: Addressing the Social and Cultural Norms That Underlie the Acceptance of Violence
• Open Oregon Press Books: Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Social Norms

Jill creates a playlist for Jill and Mandy from Sara Zarr's How to Save a Life and talks a bit about adoption.

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Featured Resource: Curbside Service

Other Resources:

Adoption

• Business Insider: How Much It Costs to Have a Baby
• U.S. News and World Report: What Adoption Costs
• Virginia Department of Social Services

Jill's Playlist

• "I Grieve" written by Peter Gabriel
• "The Lonely" written by Christina Perri and David Hodges
• "Start Over Again" written by Gregg Ryan Christopher and Stevens Christopher

Mandy's Playlist

• "Fight Song" written by Dave Bassett and Rachel Platten
• "It's Not Over Yet" written by Ben Glover, Joel Smallbone, Kyle Rictor, Luke Smallbone, and Ted Tjornhom
• "Speechless" written by Alan Menken, Justin Paul, and Benj Pasek

Jill talks with author Traci Sorell, inspired by the book Indian No More which she finished for Charlene Willing McManis.

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Featured Resource: The Friends of the James L. Hamner Public Library

Other Resources:

• The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe
• IllumiNative
• National Indian Council on Aging
• The People Shall Continue by Simon J. Ortiz
• Traci Sorell
• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

Jill thinks about Meg Medina's Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass in the context of anti-bullying advice.

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Featured Resource: Local History Archives

Other Resources:

• Stomp Out Bullying
• Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina

Jill talks about Danielle Svetcov's book Parked, focusing more on themes and how events compare to real life than on reviewing or summarizing the story.

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Featured Resource: Libby by Overdrive

Other Resources:

• Danielle Svetcov
• Teaching Books Author Pronunciation Guide

Jill announces a hiatus.

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Jill talks about how to apply for a job at her library.

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Featured Resource: Weekly Amelia Bulletin Monitor article

Other Resources:

• Connections Episode #114: "What a Library Service Job Is Really Like" Part 1
• Connections Episode #115: "What a Library Service Job Is Really Like" Part 2

Jill talks about the differences between a library job ad and what the work really is like.

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Featured Resource: Local History Archives

Jill talks about the differences between a library job ad and what the work really is like.

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Featured Resource: Libby/Overdrive