This week Tayla is joined by Ed Garcia, the director of the Cranston Public Library, and Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., Current President of the American Library Association. In this episode, they discuss reading about history through the lens of our current era, their personal theme songs, Julius’s Holding Space Virtual Tour, and why they love sci-fi.

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In this bonus outtake from Episode 18, Rebecca and Alyssa offer their professional and personal opinions about E. L. James's 50 Shades of Grey series. Enjoy!

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This week Tayla is joined by Alyssa, teen librarian at the Central Branch of CPL and Rebecca, the teen librarian at Tiverton Public Library. This episode we're celebrating Read a Romance Novel Month, as our guests discuss everything romance novels, from why they love them to what’s worth reading. They also discuss reality TV and the merits of new book smell.

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This week Tayla is joined by mystery authors Frances McNamara and Joanna Schaffhausen from the Sisters in Crime New England. Frances and Joanna share what mystery writers inspire their work and what TV they’ve been watching to past the time. Then they discuss their books and how their main characters embody the idea of the modern heroine. Today’s heroines balance relationships and careers, leap over sexist obstacles, and rescue themselves from danger. Our guests discuss how they and many other women authors are redefining the genre by creating strong women characters.

You can find our guest authors at francesmcnamara.com and www.joannaschaffhausen.com

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This week we have a very special episode of our show. Tayla is joined by Derrick, Erin, and Jo for a Trans 101 roundtable discussion. Drawing from their personal experiences, this week’s guests discuss the positive and negative aspects of their transition journeys so far, normalizing the sharing of pronouns, how libraries and other public spaces can make their spaces more welcoming to trans and non-binary individuals, and much more.

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We got a silly one for you this week, folks! This week Tayla is joined by Sarah, CPL’s Communications Manager, and Jen, our current reference intern. In this episode, they discuss being late to the party watching shows, scrolling through Netflix infinitely, and what they’re lives would be like if they were like their Pinterest boards.

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This week Tayla is joined by Dave, Coordinator of Adult Services at Central and Kyle, a library assistant at the Central branch. In this episode they discuss positive apocalyptic stories, Hamilton, and escaping our current situation by playing games.

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This week Tayla is joined by John, a long time member of the CPL team and George, a library assistant and AV expert at the Central branch to talk all things music. In this episode they discuss reading about plagues during a pandemic, Ford v Ferrari, and music that they love to listen to.

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This week Tayla is joined by Lisa, a Reference Librarian at the Central and Katherine, the Emerging Technology Librarian at Central.  In this episode they discuss their most recent reads, Star Trek stars’ singing careers, late night TV in the time of COVID-19, and finding interesting items at flea markets.

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