Using our Library Voices

Come listen to three librarians from around the county discuss how reading doesn't always mean words on a page and why those other types of reading are important and should be respected. Find our audiobook collection at hcpl.overdrive.com
Host: Jennifer Finch
Editor: Beth Krippel
Guests: Rebecca Trent and Amy Campbell
Listen to more podcasts from the Harris County Public library at www.hcpl.net/podcast

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. 

Did you know that libraries support small business owners ? On this episode, we talk to Jeremy Griswold, from Griswold Solutions.and Million Dollar Climb for Small Business Owners Podcast,  who partners with our Maud Smith Marks Branch library to help regular people start their own businesses.
Laura explains a couple of the most helpful databases library card holders have access to, and we find out what's new at our newly re-freshed Galena Park Branch Library

This podcast is produced by Harris County Public Library by Nancy Hu, Laura Smith, John Harbaugh, Sisi Medina with special guest Jeremy Griswold . This episode was edited Loyd Huyn

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. 

Jennifer and Sadina cover a very relatable fear this month: THE DARK! Horror has a way of helping you confront fears and this month, we will give you some book recommendations and reviews to help your little ones conquer the dark.  

Book Recommendations:  

The Dark by Lemony Snicket 

Tiny T.Rex and the Very Dark Dark by Jonathan Stutzman 

The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield 

Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlett 

Little Owl’s Night by Divya Srinivasan 

The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson 

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 are telling you about the unexpected places you'll find library services, inside and outside the library's walls.
Harris County is vast and diverse, a land filled with hidden opportunities for discovery and creation. Our libraries harbor some of the best spaces for patrons to explore new technologies and machines, our Maker Spaces...and all you have to do to get started is, visit a library!
We'll also meet the Curiosity Cruiser team, the library's very own outreach vehicle crew who are out in the community promoting STEM learning, Early Literacy through book give-aways and that Smart is Cool!

Find Maker programs at the library here and for information about our Maker spaces visit: https://www.hcpl.net/services/makercentral
and to find the Curiosity Cruiser visit: https://www.curiositycruiser.com/

This podcast is produced by Harris County Public Library by Nancy Hu, Logan Tuttle, Ellen Kaluza . This episode features voices from Kelly Hayden, Jason Cruz, Katie Broussard , Marrisa Basquez, Loyd Huyn, Alexis Hurtado, and Kameco De Los Santos

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. 

Come listen to three librarians from around the county discuss how inclusion in media or the lack thereof has affected them and why it is important for everyone to be represented in the media they consume.

Host: Jennifer Finch

Editor: Beth Krippel

Guests: Erica Koop and Desmond London

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. 

You Choose the Scare !
Sadina and Jennifer cover the subject of choice and how it can be influential when it comes to consuming horror as a young reader. Give Yourself Goosebumps by R.L. Stine is a fun way to learn about choice and how our choices affect outcomes. 

Book Recommendations: Choose Your Own Adventure (various authors) 

 
Books mentioned in this episode:
Welcome to the Wicked Wax Museum by R.L.Stine


For more books available at our library www.hcpl.net/explore

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. 

We’re growing readers at Harris County Public Library!  Logan visits with Jennifer and Anjela about the systemwide Growing Readers program launched earlier this year.  Sadina gets a parent’s perspective on the LENA project when she chats with Nikki and Nikki’s son, Noah.  We also learn more about the Barbara Bush Branch Library at Cypress Creek, one of the busiest libraries in Harris County.

Music:
Theme by Bryan Kratish
Everyday Hero from Audioblocks

Produced by:  Sadina Shawver, Nancy Hu, Beth Krippel and Logan Tuttle

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's Are You Afraid of the Stacks covers zombies in children's literature. Zombies can be scary but Sadina and Jennifer look to dispel the fear.

Books Mentioned:
Zombie in Love by Kelly DiPucchio
Zombie in Love 2 +1 by Kelly DiPucchio
Gustavo the Shy Ghost by Flavia Drago
Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligot
Vampirina Ballerina by Anne Marie Pace
Crankenstein by Samantha Berger

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. 

We are celebrating and honoring Creators this month with interviews with Harold Trotter and the Jalen Baker Trio. We stop by the Crosby Branch Library for a highlight of what's happening, and end with a Database Drill for all you Genealogists out there. 

Credits:

Host: Darla Pruitt

Producer: John Harbaugh

Editor: Jennifer Nandlal

Segments: Laura Smith, Jennifer Finch, Logan Tuttle, Molly Mcginty

Guests: Nils Aardahl, Jalen Baker, Gavin Moolchan, Harold Jay Trotter

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 on Are You Afraid of the Stacks, Jennifer and Sadina explore alienation, toxic parenting, and communication through sci-fi horror.  
 
Book and Media Mentioned:   

• The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away by Ronald L. Smith 
• Stranger Things 

 This podcast was produced by Jennifer Nandlal and Sadina Shawver.
More books are available at 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.