Niagara Falls Public Library

Let's Go to the Library!

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The Niagara Falls (Ontario, Canada) Public Library's podcast featuring conversations with interesting people who have information and stories to share.

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Episode 6. Echoes and Reflections with the Wander Collective 19.05.2026 28:50

We're rebooting our COVID-era podcast project with a new episode featuring The Wander Collective in conversation on their upcoming Echoes and Reflection multi-disciplinary art happening at four locations throughout the city, including Victoria Avenue Library at 5:30pm on Thursday, June 5. We talk art, space, and the forgotten river that still flows beneath the Victoria Avenue Library. For more...

Episode 5. Until Niagara Falls with Jennifer Maruno 19.05.2026 49:40

Here's a special summer edition of the podcast with author Jennifer Maruno discussing her new book for young readers, Until Niagara Falls, a coming-of-age story about a troubled friendship that takes place over an eventful summer in 1960s Niagara Falls, Ontario. We also touch on the importance of stories and storytelling to her career as an educator, and her all-time favourite Niagara Falls li...

Episode 4. Managing Wellness with Darcy Patrick 19.05.2026 35:38

To celebrate CMHA Canadian Mental Health Week, we speak with author, mental health advocate and peer support worker Darcy Patrick about his mental health story, his body of work, and his fifth and newest book, Managing Wellness: Creating and Maintaining a Mind, Body & Soul Connection. To learn more about Darcy or to purchase the book, visit darcypatrick.com. To borrow his books with your free...

Episode 3. Three Funerals for My Father with Jolie Phuong-Hoang 19.05.2026 1:00:27

This month we speak with Jolie Phuong Hoang (joliehoang.com), author of Anchorless and the excellent new memoir Three Funerals for My Father, a story of her escape from communist Vietnam in 1983 with elements of the supernatural. The book is available to buy from major booksellers or to borrow from the Niagara Falls Public Library. To learn more about Vietnam and its history, have a look at our ep...

Episode 2. BounceBack with Rachel Summers 19.05.2026 22:55

This month we're continuing the conversation on mental health with a look at the Canadian Mental Health Association's free BounceBack program. Coach Rachel Summers explains how the program works, and how you can access it for free. For more info and downloadable materials, see their website: https://bouncebackontario.ca or call the CMHA at 1-866-345-0183 ext.3321. IF YOU ARE IN CRISIS, cal...

Episode 1. What is CBT? with Susan Chudzik-Sipos 19.05.2026 14:03

In our very first episode we talk to Susan Chudzik-Sipos, Registered Clinical Psychologist and owner of CBT Niagara, as well as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University. We ask Susan what Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is and how it can help those struggling with a variety of mental health issues. Listen, then check out these...