Shush! with Debi - Puyallup Library Podcast

Episode 30: Superhero Librarian and Author Nancy Pearl

Debi chats with superhero librarian and author Nancy Pearl, the only librarian to have her own action figure.

Nancy's storied life as a Seattle librarian and writer includes publishing multiple books, a stint as a professor at the University of Washington, talk shows on PBS and NPR, and being named 2011 Librarian of the Year. She reminisces with Debi about running book clubs, h...

Episode 29: Travel Q&A - Part Three of a Special Series on Traveling the World and Close to Home

Debi presents the third and final episode in her summer travel series. She and her travel librarian guest, Paul, answer questions submitted by library patrons during the library's Summer of Travel event.

Debi and Paul dish about the best places to travel locally and abroad, give tips on how to save money on the road, and answer intr...

Episode 28: Meeker Mansion - President Shelly Schlumpf and Curator Holly O'Brien

Debi sits down with Shelly Schlumpf and Holly O'Brien, some of the team who run the Meeker Mansion in Puyallup.

Shelly is the President of the Puyallup Historical Society at Meeker Mansion and Holly is the museum's curator. They share stories about the origin and preservation of the mansion, future plans for expansion, and exciting events to come.

To l...

Episode 27: Travel Tips & Tricks - Part Two of a Special Series on Traveling the World and Close to Home

Debi hosts part two of three special travel-themed episodes. In this episode, Travel Tips & Tricks, seasoned library staff travelers share the best travel ideas and hacks for everyone, from families to solo travelers and from globetrotters to local road trippers.

Puyallup Public Library offers travel resources of all typ...

Episode 26: Travel Tales - Part One of a Special Series on Traveling the World and Close to Home

Debi hosts the first of three special travel-themed episodes. In this episode, Travel Tales, seasoned library staff travelers share some of their favorite and funniest stories from their trips. There may even be a celebrity sighting!

Puyallup Public Library offers travel resources of all types. Visit our website to learn more:

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Episode 25: Washington State Library Part 3 - Sara White and Tien Triggs

Puyallup Public Library's Outreach Coordinator, Debi, interviews Sara White, Youth Services Consultant, and Tien Triggs, School and Digital Support Librarian, both from the Washington State Library, in part three of three special episodes.

Sara White and Tien Triggs work together to provide training, ideas, programming, and financial support to school librarie...

Episode 24: Washington State Library Part 2 Plus Special Guest Helena Caughlan

Puyallup Public Library's Outreach Coordinator, Debi, interviews more of the wonderful staff of the Washington State Library in part two of three special episodes.

The staff of the Washington State Library provide a stunning variety of historical, archival, reference, and public support services. They sort and organize cultural heritage information, prov...

Episode 23: Washington State Library Part 1

Puyallup Public Library's Outreach Coordinator, Debi, interviews some of the wonderful staff of the Washington State Library in part one of three special episodes.

The staff of the Washington State Library provide a stunning variety of historical, archival, reference, and public support services. They sort and organize cultural heritage information, provide access to unique and rare docum...

Episode 22: Artist and Girl Scout Leader Meghan Darby

Puyallup Public Library's Outreach Coordinator, Debi, chats with artist and Girl Scout leader Meghan Darby. Meghan is a Puyallup artist who specializes in digital art and is the creator of Puyallup Library's mascot, Otter B. Reading.

Meghan has lifelong ties to scouting and shares stories of running a troop and her own time in the group as a child.

To learn more about the Puyall...

Episode 21: Pediatricians Dr. Pooja Tandon and Dr. Danette Glassy

Puyallup Public Library's Outreach Coordinator, Debi, interviews Dr. Pooja Tandon and Dr. Danette Glassy.

Doctors Tandon and Glassy are pediatricians and proponents of the value of outdoor time in the development and happiness of children and their caregivers. They discuss their book, Digging Into Nature: Outdoor Adventures for Happier and Healthier Kids, which cover...

Episode 20: Retired Union Rep and History Buff William "Bill" Johnston

Puyallup Public Library's Outreach Coordinator, Debi, speaks with retired union rep and history buff William "Bill" Johnston.

Bill recounts fascinating tales of his father's history in World War II, sharing letters written while he was stationed on a minesweeping vessel. He discusses his long ties to the Tacoma and Puyallup areas and his many years spent as a un...

Episode 19: Retired Librarian and Teach Karen Chapman

Puyallup Public Library's Outreach Coordinator, Debi, speaks with retired librarian and teacher Karen Chapman.

Karen shares tales of growing up in the 1930s and 40s, attending a one-room school house, and childhood shenanigans. She fondly remembers the people who inspired her to become both a librarian and a teacher and a career dedicated to schools in the Puyallup area and supp...

Episode 17: Honorable Judge Andrea Beall, Puyallup Municipal Court

Puyallup Public Library's Outreach Coordinator, Debi, speaks with Honorable Judge Andrea Beall, Presiding Judge for Puyallup Municipal Court.

Judge Beall describes her journey from lawyer to judge and shares stories of family, her time in the Puyallup area, and her favorite book.

After the main interview, stay tuned for a fun chat with Library Assistant Emily, who d...

Episode 16: Heritage Quest Library Volunteer Gordon Chisholm

Puyallup Public Library's Outreach Coordinator, Debi, speaks with Gordon Chisholm, volunteer for the Heritage Quest Research Library in Puyallup.

Gordon tells stories from his family's military history, discusses the importance of truth, and shares the harrowing trials and tribulations of the Heritage Quest Research Library over the years. Heritage Quest is a genealogical...

Episode 15: Puyallup Community Planning Specialist Michelle Price

Puyallup Public Library's Outreach Coordinator, Debi, speaks with Michelle Price, former Community Planning Specialist in Emergency Management for the City of Puyallup.

Michelle shares fascinating stories of the experiences that shaped her life, including spending 10 years in India. She draws connections between lessons learned overseas and at home in Puyallup. Miche...

Episode 14: Friends of the Puyallup Public Library President Kathy Warren

Puyallup Public Library's Outreach Coordinator, Debi, speaks Kathy Warren, the President of the Friends of the Puyallup Public Library.

Kathy shares tales of her family's long history in Puyallup, both in the valley and on the hill, and reminisces about time spent in Anchorage, Alaska. She has a wealth of amusing anecdotes about local life in the 1940s to 70s...

Episode 13: Seattle Fashion Designer Dan McLean

Puyallup Public Library's Outreach Coordinator, Debi, speaks with fashion designer Dan McLean, who has a fashion show coming up on July 20, 2024.

Dan McLean is at the forefront of sustainable fashion in Seattle. Since graduating from Seattle Central College’s apparel design program in 2019, Dan has gone on to dress names such as Megan Rapinoe and Ezi Magbegor and has been named Seattl...

Episode 12: Puyallup Library Services Manager Aleya Stone

Puyallup Public Library's Outreach Coordinator, Debi, presents a special summer episode speaking with Library Services Manager Aleya Stone.

Aleya recommends and reviews several books for adults to provide reading inspiration for our Summer Reading Program. Adults who read this summer can win a free monogrammed sticky pad and an entry into our drawing for fabulous prizes.

Sta...