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This week we’re sharing an excerpt from an episode of Down Time with Cranston Public Library in which guest host Robin talked with Nora Lester Murad, author of Ida In the Middle, and Susan Muaddi Darraj, author of Farah Rocks Fifth Grade, about their books, writing authentic portrayals of Palestinian life and joy, and why representation in media is so important for everyone. You’ll also hear our regular segment The Last Chapter, where we discuss a library or bookish related question. This week we answered the question: Do you have a memory of a book you were required to read over the summer and why has that title stayed with you?

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Ida in the Middle by Nora Lester Murad

Farah Rocks Fifth Grade by Susan Muaddi Darraj and Ruaida Mannaa

Nora Lester Murad

Ida In the Middle (website)

Susan Muaddi Darraj

Thanks for listening! Theme music for this episode is Day Trips by Ketsa. New episodes of Down Time with Cranston Public Library are released every Tuesday. Each week, host Tayla Cardillo chats with library staff, authors, and community members about what they’ve been reading, what they’ve been watching, and what they’ve been loving! Down Time is available anywhere you find podcasts - subscribe so you never miss an episode!

Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we’re reading, watching, and listening to. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online. Today we're featuring Kylie Woodmansee, publicity chair of the Rhode Island Middle School Book Award committee. Voting is open through March 31st, 2024, so be sure to help the middle schoolers in your life check out these titles and vote for their favorite to win!

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In this episode, Lauren Walker from the Rhody Radio crew and Coventry Public Library talks with Alan Gevinson and Karen Cariani, co-directors of the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, a collaboration between the Library of Congress and GBH. They talk about what the Archive does and why it’s important to preserve public broadcasting content and they’ll share a couple of their favorite clips from the collection. 

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Excerpt from Eyes on the Prize; America, They Loved You Madly; Interview with Jo Ann Robinson: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_151-wh2d796b02

Credit to the Washington University Libraries Film & Media Archive: https://library.wustl.edu/collecting-area/filmandmedia/

BirdNote: Birds of Block Island: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-3c7805b54c4 

Find more from BirdNote at https://www.birdnote.org/  

The American Archive of Public Broadcasting is a collaboration between Boston public media producer GBH and the Library of Congress. For more information about the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, visit www.americanarchive.org , where you can access their exhibits for free. You can also check out the AAPB podcast, Presenting the Past, on americanarchive.org or on YouTube.

Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we’re reading, watching, and listening to. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online. As I type these notes, I cannot link to these titles in the catalog, but by Monday, May 22, you can find these titles at your local library using https://catalog.oslri.net.

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Lauren Walker from the Rhody Radio crew and Coventry Public Library chats with Lisa Sallee, Assistant Director at Ocean State Libraries; Julie Holden, Assistant Director at Cranston Public Library; and Kiki Butler, Head of Adult Services at Coventry Public Library, all of whom work extensively with the Ocean State Libraries eZone, the statewide collection of free, downloadable e-books and audiobooks. They talk about how to use the eZone, answer some frequently asked questions, and talk about the e-book legislation that is currently before the RI General Assembly. 

For more information about the Ocean State Libraries eZone, ask your local Reference Librarian or visit https://riezone.overdrive.com/ .

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Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we’re reading, watching, and listening to. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online.

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Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we’re reading, watching, and listening to. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online. Today we're featuring members of the Rhode Island Latino Books Award committee sharing some highlights from this year's . Voting is open through May 31st, so be sure to help the kids in grades K-12 in your life check out these titles and vote for their favorite to win!

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In 2011, Robb Dimmick, co-founder of the award-winning non-profit, Stages of Freedom, curated the groundbreaking exhibit, "Creative Survival: African American Foodways in Rhode Island, 1690 to the Present." Held at the Culinary Arts Museum, the exhibit, the first of its kind, garnered national attention and achieved the Museum's largest attendance and longest run. In this episode, Dimmick shares his talk, "Opening the Oyster: Black Rhode Island Foodways” for Rhody Radio listeners. "Opening the Oyster" is a fascinating and illuminating talk which explores how the culinary genius and excellence of Rhode Island African Americans bought their way out of slavery and created a foundation of community prosperity. Learn about Duchess Quamino, the Pastry Queen of Rhode Island; master chocolate grinders; turtle frolicks; and more!

For more information about Stages of Freedom, visit www.StagesofFreedom.org.

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Rhody Recommends brings you a short segment on our off weeks where we tell you what we’re reading, watching, and listening to. Everything you hear about in this segment is available at your local library, or freely available online.

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