Patrons & Partnerships

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. Welcome to another patron episode of Patrons & Partnerships. Today, we spoke with Angela Mulkin, a returned UF and Santa Fe professor and a participant in our branch's bookclub, The People's Bookclub.  Visit the Alachua County Li...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. Welcome to another patron interview, where we spoke with Glen Battle, one of our frequent patrons here at the Library Partnership. Glen is a multi-talented individual who loves to garden, draw, watch movies, and participate in the Special Olym...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. Our guest today is Emmanuel Payne, a comic book artist based here in Gainesville, FL. Emmanuel's first graphic novel, Jits, is due to publish later this year. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mritznmehpayne Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. In honor of National Quilting Month, our guest today is Candace McCaffery, a frequent patron of the library and a local fiber artist who makes vibrant, multilayered quilt art in celebration of the natural world. Candace's AGG Profile: htt...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. In honor of Black History Month, our guest today is Dr. K. A. Shakoor, the director of Gainesville KTC Tibetan Meditation Center and president of  the Mental Health Coalition of North Central Florida. Join us for a conversation about his backg...

Thanks for listening to Patrons & Partnerships.   We've posted the last episode of 2022. We'll be taking a hiatus in January, and we'll be back in February in time for Black History Month. Happy holidays from ACLD - we'll see you in 2023! Visit the Alachua County Library District website to browse our collection and to find other resources and services offered at your favor...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. Our guest today is Anthony J. Pierce, the Community Engagement Manager at the Pace Center for Girls. Pace provides girls and young women an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling, training, and advocacy in a way which is...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. Our guest today is Sharon Brown, our second patron interview and the founder of Book Thrasher, a book review website covering a wide range of genres and topics. Sharon has kept track of almost every book she's read since 2007, starting wi...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. Our guest today is Carlston Watts, the Executive Chef of Underground Kitchen and the Director of Chef Empowerment, a nonprofit organization that teaches at-risk youth how to cook, with a focus on vocational training and leadership education, a...

Thanks for joining us for the another collaborative episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District and Santa Fe College. Every other month, the second episode of the month will be an interview with Santa Fe staff meant to highlight a notable program or outreach effort by the college.  This month, we spoke with Marie Young-T...

Thanks for listening to Patrons & Partnerships.   Our next episode will not post this week; due to scheduling conflicts, the next collaborative episode with Santa Fe will not post until Thursday, October 27th. We'll be speaking with Marie Young-Trabbic, the Academic Chair for Santa Fe's Business Programs Department. See you then! Visit the Alachua County Library District website to b...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. Our guests today are PJ van Blokland, the President of the Friends of the Library; and Ellen Smith, the Vice President of the Friends of the Library and a table coordinator responsible for hardback fiction. We discuss the history of the Friend...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. Welcome to our very first patron interview, where we speak with Candace Jones, a registered guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy.  Candace is a student of environmental and social sciences with a keen interest in how human b...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. Today we spoke with Andrew Persons, the Director of the City of Gainesville Department of Doing, about Imagine GNV, the update to the City of Gainesville’s 10 year strategic plan. We talk about the inspiration behind the plan, how they encoura...

Thanks for joining us for the another collaborative episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District and Santa Fe College. Every other month, the second episode of the month will be an interview with Santa Fe staff meant to highlight a notable program or outreach effort by the college. This month, we spoke about the SF Achiev...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. Welcome to Part 2 of our interview Kevin Scott, Director of Just Income GNV, Gainesville’s pilot guaranteed income program which focuses on previously-incarcerated individuals here in Alachua County. We talk about how the history of Just Incom...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. Our guest today is Kevin Scott, Director of Just Income GNV, Gainesville’s pilot guaranteed income program which focuses on previously-incarcerated individuals here in Alachua County. We talk about how the history of Just Income GNV and how ca...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. Our guest today is Aaron Klein, the Director of Communications and Outreach for the Supervisor of Elections for Alachua County. We talk about the upcoming primary and general elections, how to register to vote, changes to the ballot dropboxes,...

Thanks for joining us for the another collaborative episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District and Santa Fe College. Every other month, the second episode of the month will be an interview with Santa Fe staff meant to highlight a notable program or outreach effort by the college. This month, we spoke with Julie Falt, th...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. Our guest today is Dr. David Canton, Director of the African American Studies program and Associate Professor of History at the University of Florida. In this special Juneteenth episode, we discuss the history and meaning of the holiday, and t...

Thanks for listening to Patrons & Partnerships.   Our next episode will not post this week; in honor of Juneteenth, we're releasing a special episode next Thursday  where we speak with Dr. David Canton, the Director of African American studies, about the history and significance of Juneteenth. See you then! Visit the Alachua County Library District website to browse our collection and to...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District.   Abigail Perret-Gentil, the Founder and Executive Director of GRACE Grows, a nonprofit which, in collaboration with GRACE Marketplace, seeks to empower individuals who are experiencing homelessness or food insecurity through horticulture. In...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District.   Abigail Perret-Gentil, the Founder and Executive Director of GRACE Grows, a nonprofit which, in collaboration with GRACE Marketplace, seeks to empower individuals who are experiencing homelessness or food insecurity through horticulture. In...

Thanks for joining us for the first collaborative episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District and Santa Fe College. Every other month, the second episode of the month will be an interview with Santa Fe staff meant to highlight a notable program or outreach effort by the college. Today we spoke with Javan Brown, the Coord...

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Patrons & Partnerships, presented by the Library Partnership Branch of the Alachua County Library District. Our guest today is Meg Thelosen, Board President of Working Food, a nonprofit which works to cultivate and sustain a resilient local food community in North Central Florida through collaboration, economic opportunity, education, and seed stewa...