In this episode we have a very special guest on the podcast--our mom! We talk about child literacy, reminiscence about childhood and some of our favourite books that we read while growing up. Happy Mother's Day!

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In this episode we look at some of the history behind Reader's Advisory, with a special focus on Joyce Saricks and the Downers Grove Public Library. After the Reading Break, where we discuss what we're reading, we share some of our own experiences with R.A. and offer some helpful tips. 

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Additional Links: 

SOLS website:  https://www.sols.org/index.php/interlibrary-loan-and-delivery-service-changes 

SOLS petition:  https://www.change.org/p/doug-ford-stop-the-cuts-to-the-southern-ontario-library-service-and-ontario-library-service-north-4e77e695-b7c5-46ae-a869-ae40c0b049a3 

Complete episode source material and attribution list: https://bit.ly/2H6b1vt

Find out what mistakes we made in our library careers and what we learned from them. Also find out what books we're currently reading in Reading Break.

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Thorn Horn by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com

This is episode three of Library Life, and in this episode we talk about the possibility of abolishing library fines. We also share some of our own stories about fines and look at some libraries who have already made the leap to eliminate the dreaded library fine.  

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Here are the links to sources that Shaena referenced in this episode:

https://princh.com/4-reasons-why-removing-fines-could-be-the-next-breakthrough-for-your-library/#.XJ23GPdKjIU

https://www.ted.com/talks/dawn_wacek_a_librarian_s_case_against_overdue_book_fines/transcript?language=en

https://oppl.org/visit/loan-rules/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/whistler-public-library-closing-the-book-on-late-fines-1.3559949

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/whistler-library-axes-late-fees-experts-urge-others-to-do-the-same-1.4263036

http://www.windsorpubliclibrary.com/?p=3975 

Music Used:

Thorn Horn by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com

Welcome to our second episode, where we talk about the concept of a public library being open 24 hours--good idea or not? Prompted by a recent twitter discussion, Jenna decides to do some research to figure out if a night library would work and if any public library is currently doing it. Find out what Jenna and Shaena think about the idea, the execution, and some of the obstacles involved with night libraries. 

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Here are the links to the articles and the interview that Jenna mentioned in the episode:

http://www.sirsidynix.com/news/

https://www.slcpl.org/24hours

https://youtu.be/opMIUr8qcBw

https://twitter.com/erinroseglass/status/1099429250979979265?s=07

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Thorn Horn by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

Welcome to our first episode of our brand new podcast where we talk about how we got started in the public library system, the books we are currently reading and why libraries matter. We plan on releasing an episode on a bi-weekly schedule. Bare with us as we learn the ins and outs of creating and producing a podcast. 

If you have any suggestions on what we should talk about or if you just want to say hi, you can find us on:

Twitter: @librarylifepod

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Email: [email protected] 

Music Used:

Thorn Horn by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com