In the Stacks: The Library Podcast

We have been presenting oral history interviews, Jen has done with a grant from the Indiana Genealogical Society, and she's finished with the Jeffersonville High School project.

This episode we have 

Carl and Mary Kramer: local historians

Carrie Collins: artist

Demond Thompson: massage therapist and podcaster

Show Notes

https://jefflibrary.org/archives/s/pandemic-perspectives-jeffersonville-residents-recount-their-lives-during-the-2020-covid-19-pandemic/page/oral-histories

This episode Jen shares some of her favorite spooky stories from the area, and one tale of Jeffersonville folklore that we're both old enough to remember.

Haunted Indiana

Newspaper articles used in this episode were found using Historic Courier Journal archives available on the libraries website under Local History Links, you will need a library card to use this archive. 

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/indianapolis/five-most-haunted-places-to-visit-in-indiana

https://www.hauntedrooms.com/indiana/haunted-places

https://www.indianahauntedhouses.com/real-haunts/

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/indiana/in-cemeteries/

https://scaryhq.com/haunted-witches-circle-daleville-indiana/

Pandemic Perspectives Oral History Project

We have been presenting oral history interviews Jen has done with a grant from the Indiana Genealogical Society, and she is finished with the Jeffersonville High School project. She did a pandemic oral history project and want to start releasing these interviews. 

This episode we have 

Annalies Bassett- college student

Amanda Beam- Journalist

Judge Vicki Carmichael- local Judge

Show Notes: 

https://jefflibrary.org/archives/s/pandemic-perspectives-jeffersonville-residents-recount-their-lives-during-the-2020-covid-19-pandemic/page/oral-histories

On this episode Jen talks about book banning and challenges and how everyone has the constitutional right to read what they want. She discusses the 13 most challenged books of 2022. 

Show Notes

The First Amendment Encyclopedia 

https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/986/book-banning

Freedom to Read

https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/bannings-and-burnings-in-history/

Tinker v. Des Moines

https://www.aclu.org/documents/tinker-v-des-moines-landmark-supreme-court-ruling-behalf-student-expression#:~:text=February%2022%2C%202019-,Tinker%20v.,protest%20the%20war%20in%20Vietnam.

American Library Association 

https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/freedomreadstatement

Show Notes:

Jen interviewed author Bob Chenoweth about his book Naked as a Jaybird at the Moon-Your-Mama Bar & Grill. She highly recommends reading the book if you need a few laughs in your life.

About the Author

[Husband. Dad. Grandpa. Novelist. Writer. Designer. Artist. Full-frontal absurdist.] Bob Chenoweth is the award-winning author of Naked as a Jaybird at the Moon-Your-Mama Bar & Grill: A Novel of Full-Frontal Absurdity. Fittingly, Bob was born naked, and often returns to the state of undress (near his home in the state of Indiana.)

After ghostwriting several highly rated books, Bob finally chose Naked as a Jaybird to put his name on. It should be no surprise, then, that Bob once shamelessly promoted his novel while wearing a hot dog costume. Strange man. Ask anyone.

Where to find the book

https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Jaybird-Moon-Your-Mama-Bar-Grill/dp/1735220906

https://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/search/site/Naked%2520as%2520a%2520Jaybird

This episode continues the Oral History interviews, today Jen is sharing the stories of 

1:04 Penny Holbrook Dowdell- class of 1966

26:44Jeanette Turk Burke- class of 1962, Joyce Hamilton Terrell- class of 1962

50:18 Rick Elliott- Class of 1967

Back in 2020-2021 I had a grant from the Indiana Genealogical Society to do an oral history project gathering the stories from Jeffersonville High School graduates that attend the school from 1950-1970.  We shared a few of them last year but I thought it would be fun to share some more of them as school will be starting really soon around here. 

I’m sharing the stories of 

Dale Moss- class of 1971

Richard Kincaid- class of 1966 

David Hammett- class of 1963

Jen sat down with Jess McAlister (they/them) a librarian at a small public library here in Indiana.

They talk about their concern about having a Pride display or even having a LGBTQA+  section at their library.

The DEI policy (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) at her library so if patrons complain about issues they have a policy to show patrons why things are the way they are, and how it can help

Kindness matters as does representation! Please be kind and respectful to everyone at your local library. We are all just trying to live our lives and having books that represent all people and points of view are essential to a healthy and happy society. If Pride for some reason offends you please don’t be rude or hateful, just move along and find library material that is to your liking. Remember we all have the right to read and receive information no matter if you like it or not. 

Rainbow Round Table

https://www.ala.org/rt/rrt/rainbow-book-month

Library Resources

https://www.ebsco.com/blogs/ebscopost/2150305/top-library-resources-celebrating-pride-month

Who's Afraid of a Rainbow Flag?

https://bookriot.com/censorship-of-library-pride-displays/

Pride Activity

https://www.oppl.org/news-events/authors-books/june-is-pride-month-find-books-virtual-activities-online-resources-more/#video-for-early-learners

New York Public Library Pride

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/06/18/pride-month-update

Another interview for Pride Month (Yes, we understand we're late) Assistant Librarian Jen Weidner talks with Annalise Bassett, an amazing young adult that just finished her sophomore year at Hanover College.

They talk about her experience at a small liberal arts college in Southern Indiana and how LGBTQA+ students are treated there. They discuss her experience, challenges for LGBTQA+ students and more!

Also, the conversation turns to book banning attempts targeting LGBTQA+ topics, and how do those attempts affect her community. 

The library is decked out in rainbows! We hope everyone feels welcome, safe and included at the library.  

We have a special guest today Dencil Brown  (aka CC Davenport). I am so happy to have you here today. When we were told we couldn’t have an adult drag storytime at the library I knew I had to interview a drag queen, because why not!!

Show Notes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_queen

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/the-history-of-drag-and-how-drag-queens-got-pulled-into-politics/

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/drag-queen-us-history-explainer-cec/index.html

https://www.them.us/story/inqueery-drag