Sounds from the Shelves

Join us as we talk about the book In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, and the movies Everything, Everywhere, All at Once; Rocketman; Bohemian Rhapsody; and Love Lies Bleeding.   Time stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:51 - In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado 0:06:43 - What is the Dream House? 0:13:56 - Archival Silence 0:16:06 - Queering the Archive 0:18:21 - Final Thoughts on the Dream H...

Have you ever wanted to know about what library school is like? Join us as we talk to our education manager, Emily Bullough, to find out.   00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Read This: Dark Academia 05:04 - Emily Bullough 05:24 - What schooling does a librarian need? 06:47 - Undergrad Degrees 09:49 - Applying to Library School 12:51 - What do you learn in library school? 16:02 - Non-librarian jobs with Librar...

Join us as we talk with Patrick Hoecherl, the current president of the Utah Library Association (ULA), about what ULA does and the upcoming ULA conference.   00:00 - Intro 00:57 - What is the Utah Library Association? 04:33 - Who are the members of ULA? 05:55 - ULA Presidency 09:01 - ULA Organization Structure 13:29 - Book Bans 21:33 - MPLA Conference 24:05 - Just Winging It 30:58 - Let Utah Read...

Join us as we talk to librarian Christopher Bray about the County Library's Seed Library program. 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - What is the Seed Library? 02:26 - What Inspired the Seed Library? 04:05 - Do They Come with Instructions? 05:21 - Returning Seeds to the Library 06:25 - Participating Branches 07:05 - Seed-related Programming 08:01 - Favorite Seeds 10:07 - Seed Saving 15:26 - Cultivating Communit...

It's not just librarians who work at a library. Join us as we talk to some customer service specialists and shelvers from the County Library. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:34 - Sierra Cowley 0:02:22 - How Did You Get Started with the Library? 0:03:41 - Surprise! We're Not all Librarians 0:06:09 - Always Changing/Wouldn't Change a Thing 0:07:42 - Positive Connections 0:11:06 - You're Welcome Here; You're Wa...

Join us as we talk to Heather Chynoweth about our Reader's Choice program. Get a behind the scenes peek at how books are chosen, and the work that makes the program run.   00:00 - Intro 00:58 - What is Reader's Choice? 02:37 - How are Reader's Choice books chosen? 05:12 - Is it Ever Hard to Find Enough Books? 07:09 - Two Rounds Each Year 08:00 - Do Books That Aren't Picked Stay on the Long List? 0...

Join us as we talk to some of our talented staff about their creative endeavors.    AJ Irving books: Dance Like a Leaf The Wishing Flower The Bi Book - coming soon!   Alesha Adamson books: The Dark King and the Eternal Dance The Wolf’s Golden Deception   Blake Casselman books: Devil’s Triangle Weird Wasatch Heroic: Tales of the Extraordinary   Blake Casselman films: Kiss the Devil in the Dark Adop...

Learn more about the native tribes and Native Americans in Utah, and what you can do to help support them with our guest Jacob Crane.   00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Tribes in the Salt Lake Area 01:34 - Community Advocacy 02:23 - How to Support Native American Community 03:34 - Recommended Organizations 05:12 - Respectful Ways to Engage 06:58 - Sovereign Nations 09:18 - Building the Realtionship between T...

Join us as we talk to Wanda Huffaker and Katie Wegner about Banned Books Week, book challenges, and what you should know about reconsideration requests.   00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Read This! 06:17 - Katie Wegner and Wanda Huffaker 07:16 - Banned Books Week 08:09 - Banned vs. Challenged 09:23 - Why are books challenged? 11:00 - Reconsideration Committee 14:50 - How many reconsideration requests do we...

Come hear about the experience of some of our Summer Interns: the highs, the lows and everything in between. 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - Meet Our Teen Interns 02:00 - How Did You Find Out About the Intern Program? 04:22 - Why Did You Want to Work at the Library? 05:44 - Are You Interested in the Library as a Career Now? 07:17 - Was Your Internship What You Expected? 08:33 - Internship Highlights 12:07 -...

Join us as we talk to Susan Hamada from Utah Pet Partners about reading to dogs, and our Read to a Dog Program. 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Read This 5:48 - Susan Hamada - Utah Pet Partners 6:59 - Read With Me 7:43 - Pet Therapy Training 8:41 - How Does Reading to a Dog Help? 9:38 - What About Different Animals? 11:37 - Memories of Program Highlights 14:26 - How Can I Participate? 16:56 - Outro

Join us to learn all about Zines. What are they? Where can you find them? Do you want to make your own? Find out all about it here!   0:00 - Intro 1:22 - Read This 4:54 - What is a zine? 8:09 - What is some of the history of zines? 12:20 - Examples of zines 13:36 - What is the zine community like in Utah? 17:05 - What type of person makes zines? 19:27 - Online zines 25:21 - Where can I find zines?...

Join us as we talk with our special guest, Kat Zimmerman, about Pride Month and all things pride related.   00:00 – Intro 00:25 – Read This with Cynthia Hinckley and Tami Austin Cynthia’s Reccomendations: For Young Kids: My Own Way: Celebrating Gender Freedom for Kids by Joana Estrela True You: A Gender Journey by Gwen Agna and Shelley Rotner Ho’onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale For older Kids:...

This month we’re talking to Jeff Buydos of our library marketing department about what they do and why they do it. We also had some bonus questions for Jeff, an avid mountain biker, about National Bike Month! 0:00-0:22: Intro 0:22-0:45: Intro to Jeff Buydos 0:45-4:52: The job of a library marketing team 4:52-7:00: How is the marketing team made up? Who does what? 7:00-10:45: The importance of mark...

Celebrate National Poetry Month with us as we welcome local poets Wynter Storm and Rees Sweeten to talk about the magic of poetry!   0:00-0:28: Intro 0:28-6:45: Read This! 6:45-9:35: Introduction to our guests, Wynter Storm and Rees Sweeten 9:35-12:30: Why is poetry so important to people? 12:30-20:05: Favorite poems to share 20:05-24:40: Favorite poets 24:40-29:40: Is poetry hard to get into? 29:...

Summary: Celebrate Women's History Month with us as we speak with Ashley Finley about her work as a doula.  Timestamps: 0:00-0:21 - Intro 0:21-9:40 - Read This! 9:40-10:15 - Welcome Ashley 10:15-13:33 - What do doulas do? 13:33-17:14 - How did you get into this line of work? 17:14-23:45 - What kind of training do doulas have? 23:45-33:55 - Relationships between doulas and hospitals 33:55-37:54 - H...

Summary: It’s Black History Month and we are so excited to sit down and speak with Alyssha Dairshow, executive director of CurlyMe, a nonprofit resource for families with children of color, specifically Black girls 5-14 years old. Books discussed in this episode: Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson, Blended by Sharon Draper, Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega Resources discussed in this episode: CurlyMe...

Starting something new in 2023? Let the library help! From our Create Spaces to car repair, crocheting and beyond, listen in as we go over all the amazing things we have to offer!  0:00-0:30: Introduction 0:30-9:05: Our hobbies 9:05-12:26: How can people learn our hobbies with the library? 12:26-20:38: Create Spaces at the library 20:38-28:00: Other resources for hobbies at the library 28:00-33:00...

2022 is coming to a close, and our podcast team has some thoughts about it! Tune in to listen to our favorite things from the year, and what we’re looking forward to next year. 0:00-1:16: Introduction 1:16-11:43: Favorite shows & movies from 2022 11:43-16:48: Favorite books from 2022 16:48-22:07: Best concerts of 2022 22:07-25:09: Trips 25:09-30:48: Personal or professional projects 30:48-32:15: B...

Join our hosts as they talk about some fun non-Thanksgiving holidays that happen in November. 00:00-00:49 Intro 00:49-03:35 National Pickle Day - November 14 03:35-05:37 Sweet Potato Awareness Month 05:37-07:30 National Author's Day - November 1 07:30-08:34 Election Day 08:34-10:11 Married to a Scorpio Support Day - November 18 10:11-11:26 National "Have a Bad Day" Day - November 19 11:26-12:20 Wo...

Join our hosts as we talk about all things Halloween!   0:00-1:35: Intro 1:35-7:47: Favorite Halloween Traditions 7:47-13:20: Favorite Costumes 13:20-20:50: Favorite scary movies 20:50-24:37: Do you believe in ghosts? 24:37-28:30: Upcoming Dia de los Muertos and Halloween library programs! 28:30-29:36: Outro

0:00 – 1:30 – Introductions 1:30 – 7:05 - Advice for at-home storytimes 7:05 – 8:58 - Tips for reading out loud 8:58 – 12:25 - Great books for different ages 12:25 – 15:09 - Singing songs with your littles 15:09 – 21:43 - Finding and incorporating children’s music 21:43 - 24:22 - Storytime-to-Go Kits 24:22 – 28:16 - Library resources for storytimes 28:16 – 37:30 - Favorite books from childhood 37:...

Love cooking? Whether you’re a great cook or not so much, join us as we talk about all things cookbooks! Our guest is Kami Anzures, who runs Cookbook Club for Millcreek Library. 0:00-1:00: Intro 1:00-5:45: What is a cookbook club? How does it work? 5:45-7:50 : How did Covid change cookbook club? 7:50-8:32: How can someone join the cookbook club? 8:32-11:15: What are some interesting recipes you’ve...

What do library workers do all day? Spoiler alert: It’s not reading books! Listen in as we sit down with Brooke Young from The City Library and explore the joys and challenges of working in a public library.  0:00-1:20: Introduction 1:20-4:10: The City Library and The County Library 4:10-7:10: What do library workers do? 7:10-12:45: Different jobs in the library 12:45-17:30: Surprising aspects of...

It’s Juneteenth! Listen in to hear our special guest, Wynter Storm, talk about the history of Juneteenth and what it means for the Black community, plus the amazing work that UBLAC does for our local community. Learn more about UBLAC on their website . 0:00-3:15: Introduction and welcome Wynter! 3:15-5:15: Factual History of Juneteenth 5:15-9:05: Wynter: What Juneteeth means to me   9:05-15:45: UB...