Using our Library Voices

It’s September and you know what that means! Cooler weather? Not likely. Fall leaves? Sadly, not in Harris County. Library Card Sign Up Month? You bet! And who are libraries for?
Voting season is looming and along with that questions such as who can vote, how do you register to vote, and how do you report voting issues. Sadina Shawver interviews elections officials, Kyle Cummins and Lynn Mumford, about all your voting questions.
Out in the community, Katelyn Helberg highlights a new HCPL collection at Sunrise Lofts, a housing center for youth aging out of foster care.

For more information about voting in Harris County visit www.harrisvotes.org
And for more information about library outreach and our work to provide access to resources visit our website at www.hcpl.net 

Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
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Podcast Team Members include: Jennifer Finch, John Harbaugh, Katelyn Helberg, Beth Krippel, Alinda Mac, Mary Mink, John Schaffer,  Sadina Shawver, Dylan Smith, and Nancy Hu. 


In memory of Darcy Casavant. 

Have you ever wondered how a book gets to you from another branch? It may seem like library magic, but a book passes through many hands and beeps before it gets to you. This month, we follow the journey of a book getting from one borrower to another.  

We’ll also take a look at the different borrowers that we have that inhabit the library eco-system. Listen now to find out where you fit into the reader’s food web.  

 
Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
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Team Members include: Beth Krippel, John Harbaugh, Mary Mink, Lana Sell, Ellen Kaluza, Sadina Shawver, Gisella Parker, Kara Ludwig, Delaney Daly, Jennifer Finch, Katelyn Helberg, Logan Tuttle, Darcy Casavant, Darla Pruitt and Nancy Hu 
 
Original Music created by Bryan Kratish 

Music in this Episode:
Little Troll 2 by Frank Schroeter
Only Forward by RomanSenykMusic
Spring Awakening [Full version] by MusicLFiles
Informative Pizzicato by Steven OBrien
Little Break/LoFi Beat by SoulProdMusic
Crime Time by Frank Schroeter
Documentary Story by RomanSenykMusic
Secrets of the Old Library by Geoff Harvey
Epicaly by LiteSaturation
Piano by Lesfm

Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
www.hcpl.net

Podcast Team Members include: Jennifer Finch, John Harbaugh, Katelyn Helberg, Beth Krippel, Alinda Mac, Mary Mink, John Schaffer,  Sadina Shawver, Dylan Smith, and Nancy Hu. 


In memory of Darcy Casavant. 

It's a Compicpalooza extravaganza episode as this month's host, Jennifer Finch, brings us voices from vendors and cosplayers alike, highlights from the live Gabbing with the Librarians podcast session, and an interview with fantasy author Kij Johnson. 

This episode was produced by  Sadina Shawver edited by Katelyn Helberg and features the voices of Kij Johnson, Mary Mink, Lana Sell, Sadina Shawver, attendees and vendors at Comicpalooza, and our Host, Jennifer Finch 

Check out some of the titles mentioned in this episode from your local library! Click HERE for books from this episode  

Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
www.hcpl.net

Podcast Team Members include: Jennifer Finch, John Harbaugh, Katelyn Helberg, Beth Krippel, Alinda Mac, Mary Mink, John Schaffer,  Sadina Shawver, Dylan Smith, and Nancy Hu. 


In memory of Darcy Casavant. 

It maybe a dated phrase these days, but the "Summer Blockbuster" was a Summer time staple for kids who grew up in the 70s, 80s and 90s. This month's episode we celebrate and recall what the biggest Summer Blockbusters were to give listeners today a peek into what made these movies iconic for generations!

If you're like to watch any of these blockbusters from the comfort of your own home, check out our online streaming service, Kanopy. Available with your Harris County Public Library card. Visit www.hcpl.net for more information.

Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
www.hcpl.net

Podcast Team Members include: Jennifer Finch, John Harbaugh, Katelyn Helberg, Beth Krippel, Alinda Mac, Mary Mink, John Schaffer,  Sadina Shawver, Dylan Smith, and Nancy Hu. 


In memory of Darcy Casavant. 

On this Gabbing with the Librarians episode, we explain and talk about the Writing Guild of America's writing strike and how it will affect your T.V., Movies and Entertainment in the future. 

This  episode was edited by Beth Krippel and features the voices of  to Jennifer Finch and Mary Mink from the Spring Branch Memorial Branch Library.

Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
www.hcpl.net

Podcast Team Members include: Jennifer Finch, John Harbaugh, Katelyn Helberg, Beth Krippel, Alinda Mac, Mary Mink, John Schaffer,  Sadina Shawver, Dylan Smith, and Nancy Hu. 


In memory of Darcy Casavant. 

This month we celebrate Jewish American Heritage month with  interviews from two great organizations in the Harris County area! First we'll chat with Houston Hillel about their outreach serving the Jewish LGBTQIA community and we talk to Joel Bangilan of the Laurie and Milton Boniuk Library at the Holocaust Museum Houston about the different resources they have available .


For more information about the museum, please visit www.hmh.org
and if you're searching for more resources to explore the Jewish faith or culture, please visit https://www.houstonhillel.org

Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
www.hcpl.net

Podcast Team Members include: Jennifer Finch, John Harbaugh, Katelyn Helberg, Beth Krippel, Alinda Mac, Mary Mink, John Schaffer,  Sadina Shawver, Dylan Smith, and Nancy Hu. 


In memory of Darcy Casavant. 

People, let me tell you 'bout my best friend.  They're warm-hearted people that'll love the library to the end and on this month's episode we meet a few of our library friends of all ages and chat with them about the different ways they support the Harris County Public Library.

If you'd like to be a friend to the library, please donate to or join
https://www. hcfol.org
 
This episode features the voices of Logan Tuttle, Mary Mink, Sadina Shawver, John Harbaugh,  and Kelly Hayden with guests Jennifer Nandal and the FRIENDS and Patrons of Katy Branch Library and Spring Branch Memorial Branch Library.

Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
www.hcpl.net

Podcast Team Members include: Jennifer Finch, John Harbaugh, Katelyn Helberg, Beth Krippel, Alinda Mac, Mary Mink, John Schaffer,  Sadina Shawver, Dylan Smith, and Nancy Hu. 


In memory of Darcy Casavant. 

Ever wonder what the kids are thinking? This month Darla talks to Young Adults from our Atascocita Branch Library in Northeast Harris County, to hear what they're loving to read and why they love about the library! We  also chat with TeenBook Con organizer, Elizabeth Boggs and we learn from Anjela Martinez about Tournament of Books, a book club battle for teens ! 
With the launch of our new library TikTok Account, @HarrisCountYPL ,  we chat with Jasmine Washington, the awesome lady who's been running her own BookTok Account since joining the platform last year.

Learn more about the programs and events that we mentioned in this episode by visiting www.hcpl.net/ And follow our new TikTok account at @HarrisCountyPL

Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
www.hcpl.net

Podcast Team Members include: Jennifer Finch, John Harbaugh, Katelyn Helberg, Beth Krippel, Alinda Mac, Mary Mink, John Schaffer,  Sadina Shawver, Dylan Smith, and Nancy Hu. 


In memory of Darcy Casavant. 

As part of our African American History Month celebration, we're getting to know the performers and organizations that will be presenting their talents at our libraries this month.
We have Tommy Terrific, a  traveling magician who adds a historical twist to his show that delights kids of all ages.
Meet the Jalen Trio, a young up and coming jazz trio who perform their music as part of DACAMERA.
And then we chat with Christelyn Nash of Young Audiences, who tells us about their many performing and visual arts programs available to Harris County Residents.

To see any of these wonderful performers or programs this month, please visit www.hcpl.net/events
and see our African American History month reads on https://hcpl.overdrive.com/

Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
www.hcpl.net

Podcast Team Members include: Jennifer Finch, John Harbaugh, Katelyn Helberg, Beth Krippel, Alinda Mac, Mary Mink, John Schaffer,  Sadina Shawver, Dylan Smith, and Nancy Hu. 


In memory of Darcy Casavant. 

As part of our SciFi celebration— Our host, Jennifer Finch and other HCPL librarians to take part in the eternal debate: Star Wars, Star Trek, or... even more controversial... other

Interested in checking out some of the books and fandoms mentioned in this podcast? Check out our Science Fiction list on www.hcpl.net

Created by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.
www.hcpl.net

Podcast Team Members include: Jennifer Finch, John Harbaugh, Katelyn Helberg, Beth Krippel, Alinda Mac, Mary Mink, John Schaffer,  Sadina Shawver, Dylan Smith, and Nancy Hu. 


In memory of Darcy Casavant.