S.S. Librarianship

Mind Grapes: We've been reading! Alli's almost done (and already ready for a reread of) Lexicon, and Sam's been pleasantly surprised by Sarek. Plus, we talk our impressions of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and its fascinating friendships - as well as its fallout on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Class Z(ed): We finished our M.L.I.S. degrees! Yay us! We take a little retrospective tour back through some of the grad school/library school do's and don'ts we've picked up over the past two-and-a-half years - and put a call out for your contributions to the list.

We're Alli & Sam. We met in a pub the night before our first day of library school, and since then we've been through a lot together - classes, jobs, weddings, D&D campaigns - always finding ourselves engrossed in wide-ranging conversations about television, film, books, technology, and what it means to be a young, nerdy, lady librarian in the 21st century. This podcast is our invitation to you to join our conversation. We hope you'll join us by sending in a question, comment, or topic for us to discuss on the show!

We're Alli & Sam. We met in a pub the night before our first day of library school, and since then we've been through a lot together - classes, jobs, weddings, D&D campaigns - always finding ourselves engrossed in wide-ranging conversations about television, film, books, technology, and what it means to be a young, nerdy, lady librarian in the 21st century. This podcast is our invitation to you to join our conversation. We hope you'll join us by sending in a question, comment, or topic for us to discuss on the show!

This week, with special guest Jonathan Kift... Mind Grapes: Alli's watching some new, potentially mediocre science fiction with The 100. Jonathan tries to quell that potential mediocrity with his old stand-by science fiction with Babylon 5. And Sam has been jumping on the contemporary adult fiction bandwagon with everyone's favourite Gone Girl. Where Do We Put This?: Jonathan shares his wealth of knowledge about BOARD GAMES. And the conversation is hardly boring. We discuss how to figure out what kind of gamer you are. Do you fall in line with the highly complex Eurogamers? Or are you more interested in narrative and socializing with the Ameritrashers? Let's all learn together.

Mind Grapes: Alli's been jumping on the Veronica Mars bandwagon, and thinks the mother did it; Mitchell tells us about the importance of queer representation in Dragon Age; and Sam waxes poetic about attending UBC Slam. Where Do We Put This?: Mitchell leads us through an exploration of the narrative potential of video games, particularly when it comes to the future of reading and books.

This week, with special guest Emily Booth... Mind Grapes: Emily likes creepy non-fiction books about medical deformities and mutations, but is tempering that interest with a book about puritans. Sam is kind of enjoying the science fiction of 2009's V. And Alli is time travelling and full of weird freaky magic. Where Do We Put This?: What the heck is an archive? What goes in there? What makes it different from a library? Why do archivists hate librarians? All these answers and more when Emily Booth gives us a basic primer of the archive.

Mind Grapes: Sam enjoyed the quiet mediocrity of Inside Llewyn Davis; Mary learned to play Seven Wonders, which launches a discussion of how to schedule tabletop gaming sessions; Alli saw the new Wes Anderson, and lo, it was good. Where Do We Put This?: We recap our many thoughts and feels about last week's Data Camp North Vancouver unconference, where librarians and libraries intersect with coding, design, and open data.

Mind Grapes: Sam has found time to do some reading and shares her latest literary adventure. Alli is on a Shonda Rimes binge and has picked up Scandal. Melanie tells about a yearly podcast she likes and tells us all about her adventure on the JoCo Cruise Crazy! Class Z(ed): Last week was Canada's Freedom to Read Week (like a Canadian Banned Books Week) and Melanie did some library programming and media, so she knows all about it! Plus, a few book challenges that we dug out of the records that provide some interesting insight to properly considering a book and not just rejecting challenges out of hand.

Mind Grapes: Alli's been reading at her age level; Sam thoroughly enjoyed a midwinter action flick's A-list cast; and Erin's all about the historical fiction this week, both on TV and in books. Class Z(ed): This week, we talk to Erin about her trajectory from teacher to librarian, as well as her current position as the University of British Columbia's Teaching and Learning (Flexible Learning) Librarian. Among other topics, we discuss information literacy instruction, MOOCs, and the changing role of the academic librarian.

This week... (SPOILER WARNING: Mild Sherlock Season 3 spoilers) Mind Grapes: Sam is working her way through Star Trek: Elite Force, and her discovery of video games is adorable. Spoiler warning: she is a menace to her crew. Alli's all caught up with Sherlock and both loves and hates figuring out the mystery before it is revealed. We also talk about supplementary content from shows and web series. Where Do We Put This: Where do we put social media in the library? How does the library create a social media persona? How do libraries navigate having several social media accounts? We're not answering these questions, really. More like just asking them.