Northfield Public Library’s Director of Services Natalie Draper discusses the history of books, how a book is put together, and how that has changed over time with guests Pam O’Hara (SELCO), Bill North (Carleton College), and Alexus Kreft (Northfield History Center and Northfield Public Library).

Host Natalie Draper talks with the Northfield Public Library Services Collection Manager Amy Nelson about the summer reading challenge, how the youth collection is managed, and an introduction to something called E-Rates, which is actually really important. 

On today's show we talk with Northfield Director of Library Services Natalie Draper and the library's Outreach Services Manager Angelica Linder about being named 2025 Movers and Shakers by Library Journal. We also talk about the curation of the library collection, particularly the books, and how or why things are moved in or moved out. Finally we wrap up with a good discussion about free speech and why banning books is a bad idea.

 On this first installment of what will be a monthly show, host Natalie Draper, the Director of Library Services in Northfield, MN, brings you a full hour of library talk. The show will feature employees of the Northfield Public Library, and tech/producer Rich Larson who asks the librarians to maybe explain some of the hipster librarian jargon.