Using our Library Voices

If you've ever seen that map of every state's favorite Thanksgiving food and wondered what the rest of the county Is doing, we're here to say you can find folks with head-scratching Thanksgiving meal traditions much closer to home! This month the whole HCPL podcast team met for a four-course meal debating the finer points of Turkey Day foodstuffs. Then stick around for a tour across a variety of food and cooking programming you can find at libraries across Harris County.  

Registration landing page for Herbs for the Holidays at Octavia Fields is here! Spice Club packets are available to pick up anytime while supplies last. New packets available on First Fridays.  

Info for the next installment of the Cook by the Book cooking demonstration at Kingwood is here. 

Watch the calendar for the next installment of Cook the Book at Northwest Library in Cypress (Jones/Grant):  and for the At the Table series in Seabrook, Tx. 

Read our accompanying blog here

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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. 

Join us for the spooky month edition of Using Our Library Voices hosted by Sadina.  Katelyn invites you to read some space horror in the Reading Room segment, while Sadina shares some kitchen magic an a real life supernatural story.

Harris County Public Library is home to Houston, AKA Space City- we thought it would be fitting this month to share with you a list of books that place emphasis on that special feeling of horror that only the dark vacuum of space and unknown can give. 
And for emphasis, we also have a blog about it!  https://hcpl.net/blogs/post/in-space-no-one-can-hear-you-scream/

Find the full reading list of Space Horror Book recommendations here:
https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/2232335159_katelynh_hcpl/2631074540_space_the_frightening_frontier

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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. 

In this episode, hosted by Mary, we learn more about the Gulf Coast Reads community event from John and the "I'm With the Banned" event from Kara.  Also, Sadina and Nikki sit down to talk with Tatiana Schlote-Bonne, author of the novel "Such Lovely Skin." 

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. 

August is Read a Romance month!  If you don't know where to begin, listen in for Nikki and Delaney's recommendations on the HCPL Reading Room Radio!

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. 

 Hosted by John Schaffer, this episode is a deep dive into the problem’s libraries are facing in the aftermath of storms like Hurricane Beryl.  John discusses the “mold” and the new in an extended interview with Amber Seely, Division Director of Collections & Technical Services at HCPL.

Please visit the Blog page for more information on the ways HCPL is dealing with humidity damage to our collection in the article, “Libraries – Dealing with the fungus among us.”

Read the blog on our website: https://hcpl.net/blogs/post/libraries-dealing-with-the-fungus-among-us/

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 episode, hosted by Delaney, we take a look into perspectives and experiences related to tech and cybersecurity. 

Ty touches on tips and strategies to safeguard your personal information and deter cyberattacks.  Katelyn interviews Jessamyn West to discuss modern tech literacy and its implications.  We also have insights from John on the CyberPatriot program, which engages students and Civil Air Patrol Cadets in cybersecurity.

Notes: The Latest Digital Divide: Systems Thinking vs. Misinformation and Malfeasance by Jessamyn West

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 host Katelyn, gives us a quick update on Beryl and our cooling center locations. 
If you've ever been curious about cosplaying and didn't know where to get started, this episode will help you get started— or at least what not to use on your face. Darla interviews some seasoned cosplayers about the resources and inspirations that keep them creative and cosplaying!

We also drop in at Comicpalooza this year we asked cosplayers what their characters would recommend for you to read!

If you'd like to learn more about which library locations are open or serving as cooling locations please visit-https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/locations

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. 

Summer is in full swing at the library and this month's podcast is aimed at supporting YOUR adventures! We'll chat with a friend who's out living their life on the road and RVing across the U.S.A., then we'll chat about the variety of sports that Texans just don't understand!

Find more information about our Summer Reading Program at https://hcpl.net/summer-reading-program/ 
and find books about sports and Rving in our catalog, 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. 

Join John Harbaugh for this special episode of Using Our Library Voices as he talks to the prolific local SciFi/Fantasy author of the Murderbot Diaries, Martha Wells, before her appearance at Comicpalooza.

Find more SciFi and Fantasy books at your local library 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. 

We recently were announced to be a 2024 recipients of the IMLS National Medal for Library Service. In this episode we'll learn what the medal means and hear from some patrons on how much our library means to them.

Learn more about the medal here
and as always, check out our library's website for more resources, books and news!

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.