Sounds from the Shelves
Ever wondered what the B-side of library life is about? Well, here’s a hint… it’s not just books. Come join Mieke, Leonides, and Sarah from the Salt Lake County Library as they flip that record and discuss the less known sights and sounds of the library world. With special guest appearances dropping in to chat about music, writing, community, gaming, and yes, even books.
Episodes
Join our hosts as they discuss various myths about librarians, including the fact that they are tattooed, pierced, and color their hair.
Time stamps: 00:00 - Intro/Reader's Advisory 04:06 - Librarian Stereotypes 21:48 - How Common is Body Modification for Library Employees? 24:29 - What Body Modifications do Our Staff Have? 25:54 - Reasons for Body Modification 34:40 - How do Patrons and Other Staff React? 40:49 - How have percepti...
Join us as we talk to Gentry and Jenn from the Salt Lake County Jail Library about the jail library, and what it is like working there.
Book Recommendations from Vern:
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman
- The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
- The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton
- Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Th...
Join Mieke, Leonides, and Sarah as we talk about haunted libraries, and other ghost stories from around the state.
Time stamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Reader's Advisory 02:50 - Staff Ghost Stories 08:31 - Other Library Ghost Stories 10:18 - Haunted Salt Lake City 23:36 - More Ghosts! 32:30 - Ghost Programming 33:07 - Outro
Join our hosts as they talk about their love of potatoes in a bonus episode for National Potato Month.
Join us as we talk to Raquel Ruiz, a librarian at our Kearns branch, and Marcella and Mario from Mentas Activas, as we talk about Hispanic Heritage month and some of the contributions of the Hispanic community to our state and our country.
Time stamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:26 - Reader's Advisory 05:27 - Mentes Activas and Raquel Ruiz introductions 06:48 - Hispanic Heritage Month 08:47 - Why is it Important to Celebrate? 10:58 - Library...
Join us as we talk to Tayler Allen, the assistant manager of the Viridian Event Center, about the Viridian and the events that happen there.
Time stamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Tayler Allen, Viridian Assistant Manager 01:46 - Viridian Event Center 05:03 - Why an Event Center? 07:46 - Planning and Execution of Events 18:21 - Favorite Part of Working at the Viridian 21:30 - Event Stories 29:30 - Who Works at the Viridian? 34:29 - Stra...
Listen to our hosts discuss the books, TV shows, movies and hobbies they are currently obsessed with.
Time stamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - Books: Throne of Glass 01:21 - Books: Harriet Tubman Live in Concert 02:25 - Books: Thursday Murder Club 03:21 - TV: Pushing Daisies; The Good Place 04:04 - TV: Agatha Raisin; Murder She Wrote; Bet 06:15 - TV: Pride and Prejudice; The Golden Girls 06:52 - Movies: Sinners; Final Destination 08:21 -...
Join us as we discuss music in the library with Tim Hinkle, Vern Waters, and Dave "Gruber" Allen.
Reader's advisory mentions:
- Kid's Guide to Learning the Ukelele by Emily Arrow
- Kid's Ukulele Songbook by Emily Arrow
- Acoustic Songs - Strum Together Songbook
- Hoopla - Binge Pass - Fret Zealot
- Linkedin Learning
- Pretend We're Dead: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrections of Women in Rock in the '90s by Tanya Pearson
- Please Kill Me: The U...
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 more about our new library director, Joey McNamee.
00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Past Library Directors 02:27 - Previous Library Experience 04:04 - Path to Becoming Director 07:38 - Necessary Experience 10:56 - A Typical Day? 13:55 - Favorite Part and Hardest Part 18:23 - Goals 22:46 - Anything Else? 23:50 - Potatoes! 26:42 - Outro
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 -...
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