Anna and Bob talk with Susan Cox about her role in the Circulation Department at the Hopewell Branch. Juana Martinez-Neal discusses her experience as a picture book illustrator/writer, sharing details about illustrating the recently released, Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa (written by Sara Andrea Fajardo), as well as the upcoming release, A Gift of Dust (written by Martha Brockenbrough). Shannon Tuorto is back with a "60 Seconds with Shannon," featuring an overview of the picture book, Don't Trust Fish, written by Neil Sharpson and illustrated by Dan Santat.

Intro and Welcome

4:47 Interview with Susan Cox

15:02 Programs and Services @ MCLS

17:39 Sixty Seconds with Shannon

18:52 Interview with Juana Martinez-Neal

31:11 Summary and Closing

Show Notes:

Learn more about Juana Martinez-Neal at https://juanamartinezneal.com/

Register for upcoming virtual programs and branch events, using the MCLS Event Page, located at https://events.mcl.org/

Don't Trust Fish, written by Neil Sharpson and illustrated by Dan Santat is available from MCLS. Check the MCLS Catalog via https://merl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/mcl

Opening and closing music provided by ⁠SoulProdMusic ⁠via ⁠Pixabay⁠; music between segments is provided via ⁠Pixabay⁠.