In this episode, we hear a guided workshop from earlier this year called Breathing for Health.  We also talk about what we’re reading. Abby and Abby talked about reading  Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone and Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes (and mentioned the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge and Mirrors, Windows, and … Continue reading S.4 Ep.6 – Breathing for Health →

In this episode, we hear a recording of a panel on virtual learning and homeschooling. We also talk about our reading. Abby and Abby talked about reading Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream by Blair Imani The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris which had elements that reminded Abby … Continue reading S.4 Ep.5 – Homeschooling and Virtual Learning →

In this episode, we discuss National Novel Writing Month, coming up in November. Casey, a repeat NAACP/JMRL Intern, chats with us about her experiences working at JMRL branches. We also talk about our reading. Abby and Abby talked about reading The Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (a prequel to the Hunger … Continue reading S.4 Ep.4 – NaNoWriMo is Coming! & Interning at JMRL →

In this episode, we hear a recording of a program from this summer called Parenting with Neuroscience: Self-Control. We also talk about our reading. The Abbys talked about reading: Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot Harry Potter series Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Red at the … Continue reading S.4 Ep.3 – Parenting with Neuroscience: Self-Control →

In this episode, we hear a recording of a virtual panel on Race and Representation in JMRL’s Collection. We also talk about what we’re reading. Katie read The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton (and mentioned her earlier title, A Kind of Freedom) Abby read Pandemic by A.G. Riddle (The first of two in an ongoing … Continue reading S.4 Ep.2 – Race and Representation in JMRL’s Collection →

In this episode, we hear a recording of a virtual program called Parenting with Neuroscience: Empathy, presented by Dr. Erin Clabough. We also talk about what we’re reading. Katie read All Adults Here by Emma Straub Abby read A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow Next we hear the third in a four part … Continue reading S.4 Ep. 1 – Parenting with Neuroscience: Empathy →

In this episode, we hear a recording of a virtual program called Don’t Become a Victim: Fraud, Scams, & Elder Abuse. We also talk about what we’re reading. Katie read Here for It R. Eric Thomas  Abby read The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling (and mentioned Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy) Next, we hear a … Continue reading S.3 Ep. 18 – Don’t Be A Victim: Fraud, Scams, and Elder Abuse →

In this episode, we hear a recording of a virtual program called Parenting with Neuroscience: Creativity, presented by Dr. Erin Clabough. We also talk about what we’re reading. Katie read The Port Chicago 50 by Steve Sheinkin (She also mentioned his book Most Dangerous) Abby read The Resisters by Gish Jen Next we hear the … Continue reading S.3 Ep.17 – Parenting with Neuroscience: Creativity →

In this episode, we find out about how this year’s Summer Challenge will work. We also talk about what we’re reading. Katie read Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee Abby read Swamplandia! by Karen Russell Next, we talk to Young Adult Services Manager Tim Carrier about this year’s Summer Challenge. You can access the first challenge … Continue reading S.3 Ep.16 – JMRL Summer Challenge 2020 →

On this episode we re-air a recording first shared in Season 2 Episode 12. In this recording, child psychologists Dr. Marianne Celano and Dr. Marietta Collins read and discuss their book Something Happened In Our Town: A Child’s Story about Racial Injustice. They visited the Central library on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, the National Day … Continue reading S.3 Ep.15 – RECAST A Visit From The Authors of Something Happened In Our Town →