Sounds from the Shelves

Join us as we talk to Stephanie Bertin and Christa Warren from our Collection and Resource Services department. Learn about how we order new materials, and the process they go through to be ready for you to check out.

00:00 - Intro 01:01 - Collection and Resource Services 02:12 - CRS Teams 07:48 - Selection Process 09:31 - eMaterial Availability 11:35 - From an Order to the Shelf 16:52 - Physical vs Digital 18:07 - Replacement Bo...

Join us as we talk with Lyndi Buehler, our system database expert, to learn about the many databases the library has to offer.

00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Home by Isabelle Simler 01:55 - Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi 03:54 - Lyndi Buehler 04:50 - What is an Acquisitions Librarian? 05:32 - What is a Database? 07:15 - How are Databases Chosen? 09:08 - How Many Databases Do We Have? 10:02 - Most Popular Databases 11:56 - Why Should...

Ever wondered what goes into the process of building new library buildings? Join us as we talk to Jennifer Fay, Associate Director for Public Services, about the life of a library building and the process for building new libraries.

00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Life Cycle of a Library Building 04:10 - Land Acquisition 07:41 - Library Design 11:21 - Design Considerations 14:36 - Current Plans 19:09 - Should We Have Done That Differently?...

Join us for a fun discussion of the book "Soulless" by Gail Carriger, as well as our favorite romantic movies and songs!

Time stamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - Soulless by Gail Carriger 11:02 - Romance Tropes 17:38 - Favorite Romance Books 26:00 - Favorite Romantic Movies 33:32 - The Decoy Bride 34:54 - Rye Lane 35:59 - Now Voyager 38:09 - Strictly Ballroom 39:26 - Penelope 41:35 - Palm Springs 42:44 - Amour 43:41 - Favorite Love Son...

Learn about one of our more unusual library locations: the South Main Clinic Reading Room. Join us as we talk to Olivia Smock, who works at the South Main Clinic location, about the cool things going on there.

00:00 - Intro 00:39 - The South Main Clinic Reading Room 01:36 - Free Books and Outreach 02:31 - New and Repurposed Books in 45 Languages 05:43 - A Typical Day 06:47 - Favorite Memories 11:17 - A Space for Everybody 11:48 -...

Come learn about the Children's Literature Association of Utah and the Beehive Book Awards with the president of CLAU, Virginia Pine.

00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Children's Literature Association of Utah 01:56 - Beehive Books 02:53 - Beehive Selection Process 05:55 - School Library Participation 06:36 - How does the program work in the library? 07:52 - Favorite Current Nominees 10:59 - Kids Your Age Liked This Book 13:45 - Potato Pants...

Join us as we discuss the book "Camp Damascus" and some Halloween movies for spooky season.

0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:01 - Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle 0:06:25 - Homophobia, Bugs, and Mind Control 0:16:19 - Horror History: B-movies and Cult Classics 0:26:24 - Seasonal Favorites 0:27:50 - Jennifer's Body 0:30:59 - I Saw the TV Glow 0:33:50 - Lisa Frankenstein 0:38:27 - Little Shop of Horrors 0:43:27 - Train to Busan 0:47:49 - Army of Da...

Join us as we talk to Mindy Hiatt, our Create Space guru, about the library's Create Spaces and all the fun things you can create in them.

00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Providing Access to Technology 01:44 - Create Space Locations 02:12 - Reservations and Fees 03:16 - What does the Create Space Program Manager do? 05:34 - Create Space Library Assistants 07:57 - Favorite Equipment 08:49 - Unique Projects 10:21 - Favorite Things We Have Made...

We are joined by two very special teen guests, Lariah and RobbiLyn, to talk about all things ToshoCON - the County Library's teen anime convention that takes place each September.

00:00 - Intro 01:04 - What is Toshocon? 02:45 - History of Toshocon 05:02 - Toshocon Planning 07:58 - What's the Hardest Part of Putting on the Event? 09:46 - What is it Like to Attend Toshocon? 12:11 - A Typical Toshocon Day 14:08 - Favorite Parts 18:19...

Ever wondered about what resources the library offers that could improve your health? We talk to Lee Whiting, the Manager of the Kearns Branch, to learn all about health resources at the County Library.

00:00 - Intro 00:46 - What is Health Reference? 01:36 - What tools and services do we offer? 06:05 - Virtual Visit Room 09:28 - Consumer Health Information Specialization 12:19 - Community Health Fair 15:55 - Blood Pressure Cuffs ...

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 House 0:21:14 - Movie Time 0:25:15 -...

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 Library Degree 19:09 - Tuition Reimbursem...

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 33:43 - Utah's Best Fries 36:43 - O...

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 Community Connection 17:10 - Mashed Potatoe...

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 Wanted Here 0:12:30 - David Peterson ...

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? 08:50 - Favorite (and Least Favorite...

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

Adopting Trouble

White Wings

Flight fro...

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 Tribes and the State 14:01 - Recomme...