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Linking Our Libraries episodes
- Book Bites: We Are Okay
Book Bites are quick, five minute looks at a book from readers. Try a new book this week!
Today’s book is We Are Okay, by Nina LaCour.
Want to be a full book group member? Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 a month, you can support the podcast as well as helping to keep Official Office Dog, Lady Grey, in treats. We also have new episodes of our book group podcast: Reading With Libraries dropping every Thursday morning; subscribe to get it in your app, or stream it on our website.6 min - Book Bites: The Housekeeper and the Professor
Book Bites are quick, five minute looks at a book from readers. Try a new book this week!
Today’s book is The Housekeeper and the Professor, by by Yoko Ogawa (Author), Stephen Snyder (Translator). (Mary really gushes over this one!)
Want to be a full book group member? Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 a month, you can support the podcast as well as helping to keep Official Office Dog, Lady Grey, in treats. We also have new episodes of our book group podcast: Reading With Libraries dropping every Thursday morning; subscribe to get it in your app, or stream it on our website.6 min - Book Bites: Trail of Lightning
Book Bites are quick, five minute looks at a book from readers. Try a new book this week!
Today’s book is Trail of Lightning, by Rebecca Roanhorse.
Want to be a full book group member? Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 a month, you can support the podcast as well as helping to keep Official Office Dog, Lady Grey, in treats. We also have new episodes of our book group podcast: Reading With Libraries dropping every Thursday morning; subscribe to get it in your app, or stream it on our website.6 min - Book Bites: Infandous
Book Bites are quick, five minute looks at a book from readers. Try a new book this week!
Today’s book is Infandous, by Elana K. Arnold.
Want to be a full book group member? Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 a month, you can support the podcast as well as helping to keep Official Office Dog, Lady Grey, in treats. We also have new episodes of our book group podcast: Reading With Libraries dropping every Thursday morning; subscribe to get it in your app, or stream it on our website.5 min - Library Legislative Day 2019
Welcome to a special bonus podcast episode!
You can find our shownotes right here, with links and all of our information in one place.
This week we want to get you ready for Minnesota Library Legislative Week! It runs from Feb. 25 through March 1 – so you have plenty of time to be a part of this important work. If you are not in Minnesota, stay with us; these issues will likely be similar to those in your state, and we would love for you to be part of your state’s Legislative Day or Week activities!
If you are new to advocacy, that’s fine! Advocacy is best done as a team sport – we are stronger when we all work together, so you will not be left alone in your advocacy for libraries.
All of us, as a library community, need the support of our state legislators to provide funding to libraries. It comes in a variety of ways, goes to different groups, and is aimed at solving assorted library needs. It’s all important, and we literally need every dime we can get so that we can keep moving forward in serving our communities.
But we know that a lot of people do not have a complete grasp of all the details, and it’s hard to start advocating for libraries when you are confused about what exactly is happening. We are here to help! We will walk you through the basic issues, and direct you to all kinds of resources to give you knowledge and confidence to be a good advocate.
19 min - Book Bites: Algeria is Beautiful Like America
Book Bites are quick, five minute looks at a book from readers. Try a new book this week!
Today’s book is Algeria Is Beautiful Like America, by Olivia Burton.
Want to be a full book group member? Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 a month, you can support the podcast as well as helping to keep Official Office Dog, Lady Grey, in treats.6 min - Book Bites: Stiff and Gulp (Live!)
Book Bites are quick, five minute looks at a book from readers. Try a new book this week!
Today’s book is Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, by Mary Roach. We also discussed Gulp: Travels Around the Gut, also by Mary Roach. This was recorded live at St Cloud public library.
Want to be a full book group member? Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 a month, you can support the podcast as well as helping to keep Official Office Dog, Lady Grey, in treats. We also have new episodes of our leadership podcast: Linking Our Libraries dropping every Thursday morning; subscribe to get it in your app, or stream it on our website.7 min - Book Bites: Sabriel (Live!)
Book Bites are quick, five minute looks at a book from readers. Try a new book this week!
Today’s book is Sabriel, by Garth Nix. This episode is recorded Live! on-site at the Great River Public Library in St Cloud.
Want to be a full book group member? Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 a month, you can support the podcast as well as helping to keep Official Office Dog, Lady Grey, in treats.5 min - Book Bites: Pride (Live!)
Book Bites are quick, five minute looks at a book from readers. Try a new book this week!
Today’s book is from Amy: Pride, by Ibi Zoboi. This episode is recorded Live! on-site at the Great River Public Library in St Cloud.
Want to be a full book group member? Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 a month, you can support the podcast as well as helping to keep Official Office Dog, Lady Grey, in treats. We also have new episodes of our leadership podcast: Linking Our Libraries dropping every Thursday morning; subscribe to get it in your app, or stream it on our website.6 min - Book Bites: Tales from the Inner City (Live!)
Book Bites are quick, five minute looks at a book from readers. Try a new book this week!
Today’s book is from Annie: Tales from the Inner City, by Shaun Tan. This episode is recorded Live! on-site at the Great River Public Library in St Cloud.
Want to be a full book group member? Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 a month, you can support the podcast as well as helping to keep Official Office Dog, Lady Grey, in treats. We also have new episodes of our leadership podcast: Linking Our Libraries dropping every Thursday morning; subscribe to get it in your app, or stream it on our website.6 min
About Linking Our Libraries
From the publisher's feed
Libraries are amazing places! The work library people do is so wide-ranging, it can be hard to keep up on the latest news. We are here to help. Each episode, we focus on one area of library work, discuss library news stories, recommend some books, and share a Spotlight Library that is doing some interesting work.
If your image of libraries is dominated by crabby old women who shush you, or places where they scowl when you take books home - you are in for a big surprise. Libraries are the jewels of their communities, and doing all sorts of amazing things every day! Books are the backbone of any library, and there is so much more to do and to use. Service to every member of their community means searching out and connecting with the needs of a lot of different groups. No matter what your interests, there is a library out there for you!
Listen to us talk about some of the great things happening in libraries today!