The Meanderings of a Librarian

Weaving Stories, Season 2, Episode 3

Books mentioned in this episode: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's Fighting Words; Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass For Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith and Illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt; Brooklyn Raney's One Trusted Adult: How to Build Strong Connections & Healthy Boundaries with Young People. Podcasts mentioned: Finn and the Bell https://radiolab.org/podcast/rumble-strip-finn-and-bell [https://radiolab.org/podcast/rumble-strip-finn-and-bell] Websites and/or telephone numbers shared in Brubaker Bradley's Author's Note: seekthenspeak.org ; startbybelieving.org ; RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network) at rainn.org or 800-656-HOPE ; National Suicide Prevention Lifeline suicidepreventionlifeline.org or 800-273-8255

Take the Stairs, If You Are Able

Discusses ways to include all, inspired by Professor (at Scuola Vaticana di Biblioteconomia) Paul Gabriele Weston's keynote at IASL, Roma (July 20, 2023) "Inclusion is a cultural achievement that must be pursued from childhood. Some reflections on how libraries can play a role in this task." Episode also encourages people to "take the stairs."

No Taxis Needed: Tips to Travel Frugally and Well

Book mentioned: The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass; Hotels in Italy and other details mentioned: Casa LaSalle in Rome; Hotel Marina in Monterosso; Hotel Gioia in Florence; Cinque Terre Card; pesto class at Nessun Dorma in Manarola

Recipes for Relief, Season 1, Episode 29

Books mentioned in this podcast: Nicole Gulotta's Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry; The Dirt Book: Poems about Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet by David L. Harrison and illustrated by Kate Cosgrove; and Jennifer A Nielsen's Rescue; the other book I mention but did not state the title in the podcast is Rita Black's From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss

Quiet, Please, Season 1, Episode 28

Inspired by a couple of passages in Ellen Oh's Finding Junie Kim which reminded me of Susan Cain's TED Talk called "The Power of Introverts [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0KYU2j0TM4]", as well as her book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking [https://bookshop.org/books/quiet-the-power-of-introverts-in-a-world-that-can-t-stop-talking/9780307352156]. Cain also wrote a book for children and teens called Quiet Power: the Secret Strengths of Introverted Kids [https://bookshop.org/books/quiet-power-the-secret-strengths-of-introverted-kids/9780147509925]