Librarians in Conversation feat. Hawa Jalloh

Author Spotlight feat. Bri Michelle (Part 2)

In honor of the 2nd anniversary of my memoir, “Confessions of a Young Adult’s Life,” I thought it would nice to share this amazing conversation that I had with Jamie Crockett, founder of Shining Light Media. We had a good time! Sit back and listen as I am interviewed on the complexities of growing up in a non-traditional home and environment and how that shaped the my experience. Follow me on Instagram @storieswithbri Click the link to purchase a copy of the book https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Young-Adults-Life-Michelle-ebook/dp/B08F3VL5PZ Check out the accompanying podcast to the book here https://anchor.fm/coayal

Author Spotlight feat. Bri Michelle (Part 1)

In honor of the 2nd anniversary of my memoir, “Confessions of a Young Adult’s Life,” I thought it would nice to share this amazing conversation that I had with Jamie Crockett, founder of Shining Light Media. We had a good time! Sit back and listen as I am interviewed on the complexities of growing up in a non-traditional home and environment and how that shaped the my experience. Follow me on Instagram @storieswithbri Click the link to purchase a copy of the book https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Young-Adults-Life-Michelle-ebook/dp/B08F3VL5PZ Check out the accompanying podcast to the book here https://anchor.fm/coayal

Book Review: Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson with Ashley from @melanated_pages

Trigger Warning: This episode contains book spoilers and conversations on race, slavery, and assault. Guess what y'all?? Ashley's back! Ashley from Melanated Pages invited me to do a buddy read on Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson and I thought it would be a good idea to share our collective thoughts about the story here on the show. Anyway, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. By the way, this was my first buddy read and I'm open to another.  Follow Ashley on Instagram: @melanated_pages Follow me on Instagram: @storieswithbri Check out my website www.storieswithbri.com [https://www.storieswithbri.com/] Check out the video on my YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeZIER9uxLDYD7hOoA0p0cA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeZIER9uxLDYD7hOoA0p0cA] Please remember to like, comment, and subscribe. See you next week!

Librarians in Conversation feat. Hawa Jalloh

Season 3 has been a banger! This week I got the opportunity to talk with Hawa Jalloh, another fellow Black Librarian working for Prince George's County Library system in Maryland. She very recently graduated with her Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Maryland, but she has been working in libraries for over 3 years. We talked about her journey to become a librarian, thoughts on the barriers of entry into the field, life as a Bookstagrammer, and much more! Follow her on Instagram: @hawa.reads Follow me on Instagram: @storieswithbri Check out my website www.storieswithbri.com Check out the video on my YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeZIER9uxLDYD7hOoA0p0cA Please remember to like, comment, and subscribe. See you next week!

Librarians in Conversation feat. Tracie Randolph

This week I had the esteemed privilege of talking to a library veteran. At the time of our conversation, Mrs. Tracie Randolph was an Assistant Library Director in Upland California. She recently accepted a new position in Del City, Oklahoma, becoming a Library Manager in the Metropolitan Library System. With over 25 years of experience working in libraries, she talks about her journey to become a librarian, expanding library programming, and her thoughts on how the profession could change their recruitment strategy to attract more diverse candidates. It truly was a pleasure! Follow her on Instagram and Tik Tok: @trayday1908  Follow me on Instagram: @storieswithbri Check out my website www.storieswithbri.com [https://www.storieswithbri.com/] Check out the video on my YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeZIER9uxLDYD7hOoA0p0cA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeZIER9uxLDYD7hOoA0p0cA] Please remember to like, comment, and subscribe. See you next week!