Episode 22: Peeves, Positions and Pedals

Episode 22: Peeves, Positions and Pedals

Join us this week as we go Into the Library to discuss what really grinds our gears as librarians, we talk about job positions in the library, and we shine our library spotlight on a unique library in Portland, OR. All of this, and of course we cap it off with some book recommendations. See you inside!   Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at intothelibrarypod@gmail.com [intothelibrarypod@gmail.com]   Book recommendations this episode include:   Beth is Dead, Katie Bernet The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances, Glenn Dixon Just Do This One Thing for Me, Laura Zimmermann

Episode 21: Classified Information

We've got top secret information for you this week! Just kidding, in this episode we discuss how libraries stay organized through classification systems! We also answer an audio listener question, leading to a discussion about library collections and ethics. Of course, the episode ends with some more book recommendations to keep you reading all spring long!   Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at intothelibrarypod@gmail.com [intothelibrarypod@gmail.com]   Book recommendations this week include: House of Hollow, Krystal Sutherland Mr. Wolf's Class, Aron Nels Steinke The Name Game, Beth O'Leary Super Nintendo, Keza MacDonald Swept Away, Beth O'Leary

Episode 20: Back to the Basics

Join us as we go Into the Library to answer the question, what makes a public library, a public library? We also talk about signs you may see around the library and which ones go unnoticed. All of this and of course we end the episode constructing a delicious book recommendation sandwich. Enjoy!   Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at intothelibrarypod@gmail.com [intothelibrarypod@gmail.com]   Book recommendations this episode include:   Funny Story, Emily Henry   The Library Book, Susan Orlean   Mister Hockey, Lia Riley

Episode 19: Well-being in the Library

Join us this week as we discuss well-being in the library. We talk burnout, how to prevent and deal with it in a library workplace, and we discuss ways to protect mental health for both librarians and patrons alike. All of this and of course, book recommendations!   Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at intothelibrarypod@gmail.com [intothelibrarypod@gmail.com]   Book recommendations this episode include: All the Blues in the Sky, Renee Watson The Austen Affair: A Novel, Madeline Bell Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead: A Novel, Emily Austen

Episode 18: Keeping Sickness Out and You In

We're back and healthier than ever, ready to deliver the library podcast content you crave! Thanks for bearing with us this winter as illness hit our team pretty hard. In this episode we discuss ways the library can help you when you are sick, we answer some of your listener questions, and of course provide some wonderful book recommendations to get you through your own time of sickness.   Questions, comments, concerns? Please email us at intothelibrarypod@gmail.com [intothelibrarypod@gmail.com]   Book recommendations this episode include:   Get a Life, Chloe Brown, Talia Hibbert The House in the Cerulean Sea, T.J. Klune Terry Pratchett Audiobooks This Is How It Always Is: A Novel, Laurie Frankel The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin