The Library Pros

We took the podcast on the road into Nassau County’s Port Washington Public Library.  We spoke with Technology Libarian James Hutter & Dan Chuzmir Head of Community Relations.  We talked technology in libraries and discussed all the great things Port Washington is doing!  Join us for lots of laughs and we also play the game “Where in the World is Bob Johnson?”

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This episode takes us to the Suffolk Cooperative Library System in Bellport, New York.  SCLS supports all the libraries of Suffolk County, New York with a range of coordinated ordering, resources, materials and support services.  We were fortunate enough to have as our guests Kevin Verbesey, the Director oft he Suffolk Cooperative Library System. Roger Reyes, Assistant Director of Business Operations, Ruth Westfall, Assistant Director of Member & Technology Services, Aurora Maravalli, Samantha Alberts, Technology and Electronic Supervisor, Derek Ivie, Youth Services Coordinator and Darla Salva Cruz, Youth Services Consultant and Valerie Lewis, Outreach Administrator.  Take a listen to what a library system does for its member libraries.  They have it all from support services, to a lending library for technology and yes, even a parade trailer!!!

https://portal.suffolklibrarysystem.org/

Joining the podcast via FaceTime from Watertown New York is Angela Newman, North Country Library System Librarian and blogger “The Frozen Librarian”.  We talk about blogging, life and librarianship in the North Country and what the North Country Library System does to give “guidance and support” to their member libraries!!

http://thefrozenlibrarian.blogspot.com/

https://catalog.ncls.org

For this episode we joined Jeff Stratter via Google Hangout to talk about building a recording studio on a budget!  In this episode we will learn about life in rural Idaho along with the challenges that face small town libraries.  Jeff also shares the equipment that Salmon Public Library installed and some tricks to optimize performance.  Take a look at their library, because they are truly serving their community in rural America!

Jeff also streamed our interview live and you can watch the video here

www.salmonlibrary.org 

www.facebook.com/SalmonPublicLibrary

twitter.com/SalmonPublicLib

This episode is very special because Chris had an opportunity to interview Podcaster/Writer Howard “Howie” Gunston, the host of “Writer Comma Ice Cream”.  His podcast interviews writers who have or have not been published.  He also interjects his observations with “Listener” about how he desires to get published.  Howard is a dynamic speaker who loves writing, podcasting and libraries!

http://www.writersicecream.com/

Kristina Holzweiss, school librarian at the Bayshore Middle School was voted School Medial Librarian of the Year by School Library Journal in 2015.  Chris had an opportunity to speak with her about how to reach kids with STEAM, making science fun (even though Chris and Kristina are not great with math) along with some great laughs  and Batman impressions along the way.  Kristina is involved in so many great projects and organizations including Long Island Leads www.longislandleads.org, her blog, www.bunheadwithducttape.com.  her weebly, bsmslibratory.weebly.com, and the SLIME Expo slimemakerexpo.com.  What is SLIME?  It is an incredible expo that is free to the public and has vendors and library professionals from all over the region that are there to promote “making”.  Whether its school medial librarians, public librarians, academic librarians or other educators, this year’s will sure make a mark.  This year it will take place on May 20th from 10am-3pm.  For more information visit the SLIME website and please consider coming.  We will be podcasting from the expo, so drop in and say hello!  Remember admission is free!!  Please give a listen to a great episode with Kristina!  

This episode was full of laughs!  Brian Pichman is the Director of The Evolve Project www.evolveproject.org joined us via FaceTime to talk about libraries, technology and his approach to building maker spaces along with utilizing technology to educate in a library.  We also talked about the Cubs and had lots of laughs in between!  Check him out also on social media www.twitter.com/bpichman.

The Library Pros went on the road to The Merrick Library in Merrick New York (Nassau County).  We sat down with Director Ellen FIrer, Tech Guru Marisa Crowley, and Carol Ann Tack, the Readers Advisory Librarian.  Merrick has some great technology and is not afraid to jump into new tech to stay ahead of the curve.  Listen to Ellen, Marisa and Carol Ann discuss not just technology but also some very innovative things they do with programming and integrating book clubs with the actual authors of those books!!  If you like to laugh, then this is the episode for you!!!

David Ecker, the Director of Innovation and Technology at Stony Brook University opened up his doors and gave a tour to Chris, and then they sat down and chatted about the creation of this incredible lab which is only 1 of 4 spaces on campus for students to come and imagine, create, collaborate and design.  If you can imagine it, his labs probably have it.  Learn about the mysterious Madagascar boxes and Dave and his students created with them!  Lots of laughs and WOW, the items created there are not only impressive but creative as well!!

In this episode, Chris sat down with Mike Buono from the Brentwood Library, Michele Cayea from the Patchogue Medford Library and Stacey Paynter from the Sachem Public Library.  This was an eye opener because the discussion went beyond what librarians learn in the classroom setting when working towards their MLS degree.  There is so much that goes into being a Teen/YA Librarian.  Our guests really tell it like it is on what it is like to be a Teen Librarian on Long Island.  Our guests share some incredible experiences and valuable resources in this episode.

The Patchogue Medford Library

Sachem Public Library’s Teen Department

Carnegie Move