Part of the Story: Red Deer Public Library's Official Podcast

Sarah Spurr, and Claire Brown ( @whatcsees ) make the case that EVERYONE should be reading Young Adult books. Primarily discussing two articles (and offering recommendations of their own), join Claire and Sarah to feel better about your "guilty pleasure" reading. Connect with the hosts on Twitter ( @rdpl ), visit our Facebook page, or website ( rdpl.org ) for more information.

Join hosts Sage Black ( @sblackrdpl ) and Claire Brown ( @whatcsees ) to chat all things exciting for Spring! Take a a listening journey from the opening of a pop-up branch at Bower Mall to a discussion of Nicolas Cage (as they do). Spring forward into the season of renewing possibilities! Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website ( rdpl.org ) for more information.

Join hosts Shannon Lirondelle ( @shanliron ), and Claire Brown ( @whatcsees ) as they discuss women authors in celebration of Women's History Month AND International Women's Day (March 8, 2022). Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website ( rdpl.org ) for more information. 

Listen to tips from Sarah Spurr ( @sspurr_nerdgirl ), Claire Brown ( @whatcsees ), and some internet articles about how they choose books. Discussions on library suggestion services, and covers are a must. Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website ( rdpl.org ) for more information.

Join hosts Claire Brown ( @whatcsees ) and Shannon Lirondelle ( @shanliron ) as they talk about the difference between resolutions and intentions. What it means to set reading goals, and the challenge of going outside your comfort zone. Connect with the hosts on Twitter, or visit our Facebook , or website ( rdpl.org ) for more information. 

Join hosts Sage Black, Claire Brown, and Sarah Spurr as they share their favourites from 2021 (and a couple of honourable mentions)! 

Join hosts Sage Black and Claire Brown to talk reading slumps. Who has 'em, and how to solve them. Claire and Sage bring research, and oh so many thoughts on reading, slumps, and fixes. 

Join Claire Brown, and a new regular host, Sarah Spurr, as they chat upcoming programming at Red Deer Public Library. (And stick around for their latest recommendations!)

The Tri-pod returns for their final podcast of season two! They talk summer, tease next season, and share their recommendations for what you should be reading, watching, and listening.  

Join hosts Claire Brown and Shannon Lirondelle for a discussion about all things Red Deer Reads 2021! Hear about our three short listed titles, and the plans to celebrate this community wide book club. 

Join Shannon Lirondelle as she welcomes Red Deer Public Library's 2021 Summer Reading Club Coordinators Claire Stange, and Ainsley Lirondelle. They chat a bit about how they found this opportunity, philosophies on what summer reading club means to them, and why neither listen to podcasts. 

Join hosts Sage Black and Claire Brown for their latest top five adventure. The hosts give their always recommended from Nicolas Cage to Anime, and of course honourable mentions. 

Join hosts Claire Brown and Shannon Lirondelle to celebrate the inaugural issue of Red Deer Public Library's magazine "Another Story". The hosts are in conversation with Emil John Aquino, Leah Martinoski, and Catherine Butcher about their creative processes, day jobs, and being published for the first time. 

Join hosts Sage Black, and Shannon Lirondelle as they discuss their fitness journeys (including the open and closing of the gyms), becoming experts on their bodies, and finding out what works for them. 

Join hosts Sage Black, Shannon Lirondelle, and Claire Brown for a chat about how their 2021 goals are progressing, and some unique new offerings at the library. 

Join hosts Sage Black, and Claire Brown as they talk about what's giving them joy so far in 2021. From the big things to the small, join the hosts as they reflect on joys and hopeful feelings. 

The Quarantine Adventures of Part of the Story continue as hosts Shannon Lirondelle, and Claire Brown dive into the genre of romance. How they define it, where it does a disservice to itself, bodice-rippers, and whether it is inherently feminist. 

Join all three hosts to chat about goals in 2021 from fitness pursuits to puppies (and being a nice person in between).

Join Claire Brown with Sarah Spurr back in quarantine with a list of favourites they enjoyed in 2020! Forgive the audio, and come on a top five adventure!

Join hosts Sage Black, Shannon Lirondelle, and Claire Brown for their first top three list as a tri-pod. The hosts discuss things that were good despite COVID, being acquaintances after eight years, the joys of pet parenthood, and getting physical (exercise that is). 

Hosts Claire Brown, and Shannon Lirondelle welcome Adult Services Coordinator Trish Klein. Trish tells us a little library history as we discuss the changing preferences of the public, and how being a maker influences her library programs. 

Host Claire Brown welcomes NEW co-host Shannon Lirondelle, and welcomes back original co-host Sage Black. The three catch up on the happenings in lives, at the library, and what the future of this podcast might look like. Get ready to tri-pod. 

Host Claire Brown welcomes Youth Outreach & School Services Manager Karen Drok to celebrate Canadian Library Month. Karen tells us about library memories, serving community, and what outreach means to her all while battling audio issues! 

Claire Brown welcomes you back to season two of Red Deer Public Library's official podcast with a visit from former guest, and newly minted Public Services Manager Kareena Fulton to talk about the chaos of upheaval, finding small happinesses, being anchored, and staying tethered to your community. 

Join Claire Brown, and guest co-host Mary Medinsky as they talk about series (of all kinds) that were and are important, a CanCon Classic, and whether a particular title is actually in the Poirot series.