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In Episode 18, Dewey Decibel steps out onto the international stage. First, American Libraries Associate Editor and Dewey Decibel host Phil Morehart talks with Sandra Uwiringiyimana, author of How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of War Child (HarperCollins, 2017), which chronicles her life as a survivor of the 2004 Gatumba massacre in Burundi and as a refugee in the United States. They discuss the book...

In Episode 17 of the Dewey Decibel podcast, American Libraries looks at the protests that took place on August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, through the eyes of the library world. First, American Libraries Associate Editor and Dewey Decibel host Phil Morehart talks to John Halliday, director of Jefferson-Madison Regional Library in Charlottesville, and Krista Farrell, assistant director...

In Episode 16 of the Dewey Decibel podcast, American Libraries magazine looks at the "fake news" phenomenon—its history, how we become susceptible to it, and how we can fight it. Host and AL Associate Editor Phil Morehart talks with Joanna Burkhardt, fake news expert, professor and director of the University of Rhode Island branch libraries, and author of Teaching Information Literacy Reframed: 50...

In the new episode of the Dewey Decibel podcast, American Libraries shares tips and tricks for starting a library podcast. AL Associate Editor and Dewey Decibel host Phil Morehart talks with Steve Thomas, manager of Buford-Sugar Hill branch of Gwinnett County (Georgia) Public Library and host of the Circulating Ideas podcast, on his experiences interviewing librarians to find out more about their...

In Episode 14 of the Dewey Decibel podcast, American Libraries examines a multi-faceted issue: privacy, both inside and outside the library. AL Associate Editor and host Phil Morehart talks with Deborah Caldwell-Stone, deputy director of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom and the Freedom to Read Foundation, about privacy concerns that affect libraries. Next, P...

In episode 13 of the Dewey Decibel podcast, American Libraries looks into the future of libraries. Host Phil Morehart talks to Miguel Figueroa, director of the American Library Association's Center for the Future of Libraries, about the center's work tracking future trends important to the library world. Next, Phil talks to Kimber Fender, director of the Public Library of Cincinnati (Ohio) and Ham...

In the new episode of the Dewey Decibel podcast, American Libraries welcomes two authors whose new books look at inspiring women, past and present. Host Phil Morehart talks to Julie Foudy, former professional soccer player for the US women's national team, ESPN analyst and reporter, and 2017 National Library Week Honorary Chair, about her book, Choose to Matter: Being Courageously and Fabulously Y...

In the new episode of the Dewey Decibel podcast, American Libraries goes looking for love ... and finds it in the most unexpected places Dewey Decibel senior love correspondent Terra Dankowski talks to three librarian couples—Elizabeth Westenburg and Evan Williamson; Amy Call and Ellen MacInnis; and Annie and Dan Bostrom—who found each other thanks to the American Library Association (ALA). Dewey...

In the 10th episode of the Dewey Decibel podcast, American Libraries Associate Editor and DD host Phil Morehart talks to three individuals who occupy a unique place in the Star Wars universe, revealing how the franchise has become a force with worldwide influence. Guest include: Anne Neumann, general manager of Rancho Obi-Wan, a nonprofit organization in Sonoma County, California, that collects, c...

In this bonus episode of the Dewey Decibel podcast, American Libraries reports from the Youth Media Awards (YMAs) at the 2017 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits. The YMAs have a devoted fan base, many of whom queue in the pre-dawn hours to get a prime seat for the ceremony. Dewey Decibel host Phil Morehart talked to some of them about their YMA fandom, their favorite kids...

In this very special episode of the "Dewey Decibel" podcast, host Phil Morehart presents a series of short interviews with a variety of luminaries who have spoken with "American Libraries" over the years, each of whom discussed the impact of libraries on their lives, including Khaled Hosseini (author of "The Kite Runner"), Alexander McCall Smith (creator of the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency s...

In this post-election episode of the Dewey Decibel podcast, join American Libraries associate editor and host Phil Morehart as he examines presidential libraries and presidential history with three esteemed guests: Meredith Evans, director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta Jodi Kanter, associate professor of theater at George Washington University and author of the boo...

It's that time of the year again, when the days grow shorter, a chill creeps into the air, and the supernatural and otherworldly are ubiquitous—even in the library world. Join American Libraries Associate Editor and Dewey Decibel host Phil Morehart for a very special Halloween edition of the podcast, featuring conversations with: Greg Hager, director of Willard Library in Evansville, Indiana, whic...

To coincide with the conclusion of Banned Books Week, Dewey Decibel host Phil Morehart looks at book banning, challenges, and censorship with three individuals at the forefront of the conversation: James LaRue, director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom and the executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation. James and Phil talk about the difference between...

Episode Five tackles a topic close to host Phil Morehart's heart: library architecture and design. As editor of American Libraries Magazine's annual Library Design Showcase, Morehart was primed and perfectly suited to talk to this episode's three guests: Brian Lee from Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, the chief architect behind Chicago Public Library's new, award-winning Chinatown branch. Lee and Mo...

For Episode Four of the Dewey Decibel podcast, host Phil Morehart and a staff of reporters recap the American Library Association's (ALA) 2016 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, highlighting the celebrity interviews, staff and member conversations, and exhibit hall action for those librarians who attended, those who could not, and any listeners who may have wondered what kinds o...

American Libraries magazine is back with another installment of the Dewey Decibel podcast, and this time host Phil Morehart is taking on the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. Episode Three features interviews with Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of the Carnegie Medal– and Pulitizer Prize–winning novel "The Sympathizer," and Nancy Pearl, renowned librarian, literary critic,...

Episode two examines a multi-faceted, important issue: library security. American Libraries Associate Editor and Dewey Decibel host Phil Morehart talks to three people from the library world who work to help us understand how to handle safety issues—both large-scale, harrowing encounters and smaller but still disconcerting events—in our buildings and on our campuses. Mary Ann Jacob, a library aide...

In the first episode of American Libraries Dewey Decibel podcast, host Phil Morehart talks to Brad Meltzer, bestselling author and host of "Brad Meltzer's Decoded" and "Brad Meltzer's Lost History" on the History Channel; Michele Cloonan, preservation scholar and dean emerita at Simmons College School of Library and Information Science, and Michael Witmore, dean of the Folger Shakespeare Library.