Adventure Steve

Palmer Library Adventures

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Adventures at the Palmer LibraryPalmer Library turns 80 in 2026 and we want to record stories about the library in Palmer, Alaska. This podcast series takes us on a journey – from colonists collecting books to store at the United Protestant Manse to a room in the Mat-Maid building to some garages and even to the famous chicken coop! Along the way, we will meet different Library People: librarians, patrons, researchers, authors, and others to help us learn about the history of the Palmer Library and so much more. Each episode will bring a mix of voices and stories about the library from the pas...

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Episode 3 of Palmer Library Adventures: Part 2 of the Chicken Coop Library 22.04.2026 46:28

Episode 3 begins with Mardeen, the current president of the Friends of the Palmer Library, and she tells us of some of the fundraising that's been happening in the last month or so, especially about Palmer's Dash to Gold, or From Love to Luck, a community fun run that happened on St. Patrick's Day that was very well attended and many people participating in. We've also got Bethany,...

Episode 2 of Palmer Library Adventures: The Chicken Coop Library 06.03.2026 32:30

Episode 2 of Palmer Library Adventures, features Part one of our Interview with Jo Ann Utt! She shares her memories of the Palmer Library as a child. That library was in a modified Red Chicken Coop and the Librarian' name was "Doodles". This episode also features Friends President Mardene Collins, Library Director Joy Bailey, and Seinna Bell, the Library Services Coordinator. Friends...

Episode 1 Palmer Library Adventures 07.04.2024 11:17

Episode 1 Palmer Library Adventures: Friends Fundraising and Current Activities at the library this Spring (2024). This episode of Palmer Library Adventures is hosted by Prudence McKenney, Heidi Deadmond and Mayor Steve Carrington.