Episode 88: Every Witch Way

Grab your spell books, get those cauldrons bubbling, and ready your broomsticks. In Episode 88, Call Number delves into the world of witchcraft. First, American Libraries Associate Editor Megan Bennett speaks with Dan Lipcan, of Phillips Library at Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. The two discuss the library’s vast collection of materials related to the 1692 Salem Witch Trials and debunk common myths and misconceptions. Then, three staffers from Troy (Mich.) Public Library—director Emily Dumas; livia Olson, head of community engagement; and Nicole Armstrong, marketing associate—share spine-tingling snippets from the winning entries of the library’s 2022 Scary Story Contest. Finally, American Libraries Associate Editor and Call Number host Diana Panuncial speaks with KL Pereira, archivist and curatorial information manager at Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Pereira has taught classes at libraries on how to perform tarot card readings and shares the ways in which library workers can implement similar programs. Plus, watch the video on americanlibraries.org to hear Pereira giving Panuncial a personal reading—you don’t want to miss Pereira’s expertise at work.