SHOUT! For Libraries

Bill 28 is an ominous bill allowing the provincial government to expand their control over municipal governments, one that was passed without consulting any Alberta libraries. In this episode, we will discuss what this bill is about, why this is important, resources, and more! Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/...

S10E09 - Interviewing SHOUT’s Founders (Part 1) For this month, we have tracked down some more members of SHOUT’s past: and gone all the way back to the beginning. Join us as we interviewed the co-founders of SHOUT for Libraries about their experience starting and working on this radio show. This conversation reflects on SHOUT’s 2016 origins, impact, and continued legacy. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gl...

S10E08 – AMV  This April episode we got a unique and fun little peek into the world of AMV, short for Anime Music Video, editing and programming at Animethon, Canada’s longest running Anime Convention held annually here in Edmonton.  Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits N...

S10E07 – FIP Conference 2026 Join us for a selection of interviews with attendees and presenters at the 2026 Forum for Information Professionals (FIP) Conference. This year, FIP celebrated its 40th anniversary, with the theme “Gateways, not Gatekeepers: Intellectual Freedom and Access to Information.” If you would like to learn more about FIP or watch recordings of the conference, visit: https://f...

This month, SHOUT! For Libraries joined forces with Moving Radio host Lindsey Campbell to discuss Freedom to Read Week , intellectual freedom, and library-related films. For more information on book bans in Alberta, listen to our Alberta Book Ban Roundtable episode. To learn more about the role of libraries in the community, check out this article from The Walrus . To listen to an extended version...

To kick off 2026, we take a trip behind the curtain into the world of Edmonton Symphony Librarian, Peter Eratostene. A unique job at the intersection of music and librarianship, we get a special look at the operations of a music library and the role of the music librarian here in Edmonton at the Winspear Centre.  Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0...

In our final episode of 2025, we sat down with five librarians working at small, rural libraries in the Parkland Regional Library System. Join them for a discussion about how small libraries are stronger together, and how working collaboratively can make a big impact. Thank you to Lesley Moody (Olds), Maia Foster (Didsbury), Megan Ginther (Carstairs), Joy Willihnganz (Sundre), and Rebecca Smith (C...

Join us for episode three of our tenth season, where we continue last month’s journey back in time to find previous Shout members and check in with them now. We spoke with past members Joel Blechinger and Merran Carr-Wiggan to find out where life has taken them and how Shout has been a part of their journey in the world of librarianship. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative...

Join us for our FunDrive episode, featuring blasts from our past with previous members of the Shout For Libraries team! In this episode, we sat down with some past members (Maia Trotter, Jereme Wilson, and Lorisia MacLeod) to talk about their time with the show – what they loved, what they wished they had done, and anything else that stuck with them – and where they are now in their careers!  If y...

In June of 2025, the Government of Alberta released a survey addressing what they referred to as “explicit materials in school libraries.” Now, as the results of this survey have led to the release of Ministerial Order #030/2025: Standards for the Selection, Availability, and Access of School Library Materials , the Shout! For Libraries team has come together for a roundtable discussion to address...

This month, we’re reaching back into the vault, and bringing you a rerun of the third episode of Shout’s fourth season. In this rerun episode, Julia Guy, Joel Blechinger, Belinda Ongaro, Dan Hackborn, and Timothy Arthur from the season 4 Shout team sit down as a panel to discuss the invitation of trans-exclusionary radical feminist Meghan Murphy to speak at an event taking place in the Toronto Pub...

This month, we’re reaching back into the vault, and bringing you a rerun of the second ever episode of Shout! – with some current-event updates. In this rerun episode, hosts Jesse and Rachel, interviewers Céline Gareau-Brennan and Lorisia MacLeod, and guest Kyle Marshall discuss the role that libraries play in sexual health education for kids and teens. (The original episode aired in October 2016....

In this episode, we feature an interview with Jeff Papineau of Bruce Peel Special Collections, discussing the Peel library’s collection of artists’ books. To visit the Peel library, please find information on their hours and more at https://library.ualberta.ca/locations/bpsc .  Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org...

In this episode, we feature an interview with Mallory Chipman, Edmonton Public Library’s former musician in residence, about her involvement with EPL’s “Welcome Baby” project. In particular, this episode recognizes the release earlier this month of “Sing It, Edmonton!”, a new album of children’s music produced by EPL and recorded at the Stanley A. Milner Library’s Makerspace recording studios. To...

In our eighth episode of the season, we talk to some of our classmates in the 2024-2025 first year cohort of the School of Library and Information Studies. What they wish they’d known, what they liked, what they found challenging - all manner of questions designed to give our listeners a sneak peek into what this program is all about! Thank you to Ken Price, Emily Simon, Alan Wobeser, Abigail Deck...

In our seventh episode of the season, we are joined by Jeff Papineau, the Special Collections Coordinator of Bruce Peel Special Collections. Shout correspondent Ethan Tonack was invited for a special, on-site interview and exploration of the Peel library, and we are excited to share this peek behind the curtain of rare books and special collections. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest Licen...

In this, our return episode of the University of Alberta’s Makerspaces and Beyond, we journey back into what it means to be a makerspace – or not a makerspace, within a library-related space. Now, join us as we dive back into the journey with a dive into the Digital Scholarship Center, also known as the DSC! Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unpor...

In our first episode of the new year, we sat down with Mallory Chipman, Edmonton Public Library’s previous Musician in Residence (MIR). A unique program exclusively available for Edmontonian musicians, both established and aspiring, Mallory shares with us her unique, professional insights into and experiences with this incredible program. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creativ...

We are excited to close our 2024 year holiday season by taking our listeners to Makerspaces and Beyond! In this episode, we will be featuring two of the University of Alberta’s on-campus makerspaces (or makerspace-adjacent places): featuring interviews with Lani and Yeh-in (from the Elko Engineering Garage), as well as Liz and Jessica (with the University of Alberta Library). Theme Song Music: Vla...

Gifting library books is maybe not the best practice, so join us as we get ready for the holiday season by talking with two independent bookstores in amiskwacîwâskahikan: Julie and Moriah from Magpie Books and Ben and Celine from Paper Birch Books.  Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Prod...

Join us for our FunDrive episode featuring three of Edmonton’s Alternative Libraries: featuring CJSR’s Music Library, the University of Alberta’s Bike Library and Workshop, and APIRG’s Public Library (including their unique Zine Collection).  Theme Song  Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest  License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en   Produc...

(This episode aired, originally, on September 27, 2024.)  Join us for a virtual visit to Edmonton Public Library’s Strathcona Branch! Jessie Enns-Power takes SHOUT correspondent Brett Sheehan on a tour, both historical and current, of EPL’s Strathcona Branch.  Theme Song  Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest  License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3....

(The original episode aired in March 2018. This rerun (with update) aired August 23, 2024.) This month, we dive back into our voices from yester-year by revisiting S02E07 – Libraries And Homelessness . This episode features interviews with Hilary Kirkpatrick, Lee-Ann Wittig, and Natalya Brettle.  This summer rerun also begins with updates on the interviews and projects (relevant now, in the summer...

(The original episode aired in December 2022. This rerun (with update) aired July 25, 2024.) This month, we dive back into our voices from yester-year by revisiting S07EP04 – Librarians Online. This episode features an interview with Jen Waters (aka “the Feisty Librarian), as well as a roundtable discussion on online resources (like podcasts and books).  This summer rerun also begins with updates...

(The original episode aired in November 2017. This rerun (with update) aired June 27, 2024.) This month, we dive back into our voices from yester-year by revisiting S02E03 – Indigenous Storytelling. In this episode, we feature interviews with Sheila Laroque, Kayla Larson, and Lese Skidmore, as well as a poetry reading by Norma Dunning.  This summer rerun also begins with updates on the interviews...