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

Religion, spirituality, faith... whatever it is called, people have questions about belief systems that are different from their own. In an effort to answer some of those questions, Jill asks Reverend Doctor Bruce A. Gray what Episcopalians believe and how that plays out in real life.

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Featured Resource: 283.73 Section of the Dewey Decimal System

Resources:
The Book of Common Prayer
Christ Episcopal Church
The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Christmas season and nostalgia go together like hot chocolate and cookies. In this episode Jill and Matt talk about their holiday memories.

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Featured Resource: 394 Section of the Dewey Decimal System

Resources:

• Bethlehem Walk
• River City 3 Railers Train Display

Religion, spirituality, faith... whatever it is called, people have questions about belief systems that are different from their own. In an effort to answer some of those questions, Jill asks Presbyterian Reverend Jeremy Cannada about what Presbyterians believe and how that plays out in real life.

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Featured Resource: 285 Section of the Dewey Decimal System

Resources:

• Amelia Presbyterian Church
• Bible Presbyterian Church
• Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians
• Cumberland Presbyterian Church
• Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America
• Evangelical Presbyterian Church
• Orthodox Presbyterian Church
• Presbyterian Church in America
• Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Religion, spirituality, faith... whatever it is called, people have questions about belief systems that are different from their own. In an effort to answer some of those questions, Jill asks Methodist pastor Reverend Callie Walker about what Methodists believe and how that plays out in real life.

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Featured Resource: 287 Section of the Dewey Decimal System

Resources Mentioned:

• Tabernacle United Methodist Church
• The Art of Manliness - The Spiritual Disciplines: Fasting
• The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church
• Trinity United Methodist Church

The library participates in The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Read Local program. In November 2018, Karin Anderson and Kathryn Erskine spoke at the library. This episode is a recording of that event. Karin Anderson is a photographer and Kathryn Erskine is an author. For ease of reference, in this recording, they are both referred to as "authors."

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Books Mentioned:

• Impact! Asteroids and the Science of Saving the World by Elizabeth Rusch, Photographs by Karin Anderson
• The Incredible Magic of Being by Kathryn Erskine
• Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine

Other Resources:

• Read Local

Inspired by the Art of Manliness's Libraries of Famous Men series, Jill and Matt thought about what titles are representative of the kinds of things they read. In this episode, they each discuss five books that collectively give insight into who they are.

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Featured Resource: The Library's Catalog

Books Mentioned: 

• All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg
• Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? by Pamela Keogh
• The Bible
• Bonk by Mary Roach
• The Bracken Trilogy by Jeri Massi
• Educated by Tara Westover
• Grunt by Mary Roach
• The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
• Marilyn Monroe by Barbara Leaming
• The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto Guevara
• Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
• The Power of a Praying Woman by Stormie Omartian
• Stiff by Mary Roach
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Other Resources Mentioned:

• The Art of Manliness
• The Art of Manliness: Libraries of Famous Men

The James L. Hamner Public Library's strategic plan contains a list of ways the public library is different from other community organizations. In this episode, Jill and Matt consider this list and try to think of how it applies in real life.

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Featured Resource: After Business-Hours Hours
Monday: 10:00 - 6:00
Tuesday - Thursday: 10:00 - 8:00
Friday: 10:00 - 6:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 2:00

Other Resources:
Strategic Plan

The JLH Library has a five-year plan that is build on four foundational values. In this episode, Jill and Matt talk about how these values are used in the day-to-day work at the library.

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Featured Resource: Large Print Books

Other Resources Mentioned:

• Five-Year Plan
• Indie Flix

The library has a five-year plan that includes a mission statement. Sometimes, mission statements are forgettable and irrelevant, but not this one! In this episode, Jill and Matt think about how the mission statement describes what the library does and how it influences decisions about where the library is going.

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Featured Resource: The Hamner Room (Meeting Room) 

• Meeting Room Policy
• Meeting Room User Agreement

Other Resources Mentioned:

• Five-Year Plan
• Mission Statement

Circulation Assistant Angela goes to conventions for fun. Recently, she went to her first library conference. In this episode, Angela talks about her experience at the library conference and how it compared to manga and gaming conventions.

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Featured Resource: Universal Class