Oranges & Peaches

Ruby and Hazlett talk elections info ahead of our local November election. Don’t forget to register! And don’t confuse the library with an elections office!

BEFORE YOU GET ANY FURTHER -- you have until TUESDAY!! October 12th! to register to vote in this election! NOT WEDNESDAY! Gosh, I’m so embarrassed. Sorry, Jamie Shew.

Launched in July 2021, Oranges & Peaches is a Lawrence Public Library podcast that invites listeners behind the scenes of the library’s reference desk. Hosts Hazlett and Ruby show that although librarians don’t always know everything, when we work together we can help you find the answers you need. Listeners will come away knowing where to go for their research — or at least, knowing who they should ask! Oranges & Peaches is recorded in the SOUND+VISION Studio at Lawrence Public Library. Thanks to Joel Bonner for our jingle and editing the show!

Ready for the show notes? Find them here: lplks.org/blogs/post/006-we-are-not-elections-officials/

Learn about the resources we use to uncover the history of houses around Lawrence in this episode, featuring special guest Frankie! Putting together a narrative about your house based on available historical records can be a powerful way to peer into the hyperlocal past. We talk historical neighborhoods in Lawrence here, but be on the lookout for a future episode about rural dwellings, newer housing developments, and non-house structures.

Launched in July 2021, Oranges & Peaches is a Lawrence Public Library podcast that invites listeners behind the scenes of the library’s reference desk. Hosts Hazlett and Ruby show that although librarians don’t always know everything, when we work together we can help you find the answers you need. Listeners will come away knowing where to go for their research — or at least, knowing who they should ask! Oranges & Peaches is recorded in the SOUND+VISION Studio at Lawrence Public Library. Thanks to Joel Bonner for our jingle and editing the show!

Ready for the show notes? Find them here: lplks.org/blogs/post/005-how-to-research-your-house-pt-1/

In this episode, we chat with Erin, our amazing, special Community Resources Specialist, about urgent community resource questions we receive at the desk and the relationship between social work and librarianship. Local emergency shelter resources are highlighted in this episode, but we’ll talk food, transportation, and more in later episodes - so stay tuned!

Launched in July 2021, Oranges & Peaches is a Lawrence Public Library podcast that invites listeners behind the scenes of the library’s reference desk. Hosts Hazlett and Ruby show that although librarians don’t always know everything, when we work together we can help you find the answers you need. Listeners will come away knowing where to go for their research — or at least, knowing who they should ask! Oranges & Peaches is recorded in the SOUND+VISION Studio at Lawrence Public Library. Thanks to Joel Bonner for our jingle and editing the show!

Ready for the show notes? Find them here: lplks.org/blogs/post/004-the-communitys-living-room/

In this episode, Hazlett and Ruby talk Lawrence history! We discuss where in the library you can find books about Lawrence, what our local history room has to offer, what it means to be a hometown librarian, and why Lawrence past is also Lawrence… now times… By the way, 978.165 is actually the call number for Douglas County. But Lawrence is a big part of Douglas County, so we’re calling it a win.

Launched in July 2021, Oranges & Peaches is a Lawrence Public Library podcast that invites listeners behind the scenes of the library’s reference desk. Hosts Hazlett and Ruby show that although librarians don’t always know everything, when we work together we can help you find the answers you need. Listeners will come away knowing where to go for their research — or at least, knowing who they should ask! Oranges & Peaches is recorded in the SOUND+VISION Studio at Lawrence Public Library. Thanks to Joel Bonner for our jingle and editing the show!

Ready for the show notes? Find them here: lplks.org/blogs/post/003-your-hometown-librarians/

In this episode, Hazlett and Ruby are joined by Theresa, another member of the Ask Desk team, in a discussion about misinformation, reputable sources, and trying not to let fights over information fracture relationships with loved ones. It gets heavy, folks! Listen in for some straightforward info referrals - we love our health databases! - and some lamenting about social media.

Launched in July 2021, Oranges & Peaches is a Lawrence Public Library podcast that invites listeners behind the scenes of the library’s reference desk. Hosts Hazlett and Ruby show that although librarians don’t always know everything, when we work together we can help you find the answers you need. Listeners will come away knowing where to go for their research — or at least, knowing who they should ask! Oranges & Peaches is recorded in the SOUND+VISION Studio at Lawrence Public Library. Thanks to Joel Bonner for our jingle and editing the show!

Ready for the show notes? Find them here: lplks.org/blogs/post/002-how-to-argue-about-info-dont/

Welcome to Oranges & Peaches! In our very first episode, hosts Hazlett and Ruby introduce the show (and explain why the heck we called a library podcast Oranges & Peaches!) and dig into one of our favorite library resources - digital newspaper archives!

Launched in July 2021, Oranges & Peaches is a Lawrence Public Library podcast that invites listeners behind the scenes of the library’s reference desk. Hosts Hazlett and Ruby show that although librarians don’t always know everything, when we work together we can help you find the answers you need. Listeners will come away knowing where to go for their research — or at least, knowing who they should ask! Oranges & Peaches is recorded in the SOUND+VISION Studio at Lawrence Public Library. Thanks to Joel Bonner for our jingle and editing the show!

Ready for the show notes? Find them here: lplks.org/blogs/post/001-say-no-to-microfilm/