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Episode 510: Programs

Welcome back to Season Five of Linking Our Libraries!

Check out our full show notes page here.

In this episode, we will talk about a fun part of library service – Programs. And by “fun” we mean the traditional definition, but also hard, time-consuming, and exhausting. Programs are integral parts to good library service, so let’s chat about doing them well.

But then there is a big hole in the possibilities of what a library can be in a community. Programs provide that missing link of connecting everyone in the community to the library, to the materials, to the resources, and to the services we provide.

This week we have returning Guest Host Kate, from the Great River Regional Library System, to help us get some ideas!

But then there is a big hole in the possibilities of what a library can be in a community. Programs provide that missing link of connecting everyone in the community to the library, to the materials, to the resources, and to the services we provide.

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Episode 506: Children’s Services

In this episode, we will talk about the service most people think of first when they think about cool things libraries do: Children’s Services. While it’s not the only thing we do, it’s important!

This week we have returning Guest Host Kelly Groth, from the Great River Regional Library System to help us get some ideas!

Check out our shownotes page here!

We are big fans of the idea that kids are important parts of any library – public, school, even special library organizations. So we support the idea that service to kids is not just handing them a moldy, torn book from the 80s, or doing the same story time, or having no posters on the walls. It’s not actively working to shush them over anything else, or to ensure they are on their best behavior in the library.

Instead our job is to do just what we do with every patron: actively work to connect the patron to the information resources we provide. That might be books, or computers, or programming. We are filled with so many great things – let’s be sure they are shared with kids!

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We Want YOU to Podcast With Us This Summer!

Stop by and chat with us this summer!

We’re making our summer plans at CMLE and you probably are too! Before your calendars get filled up too much, consider adding “podcasting with CMLE” to your list of summer activities!

We especially would like to feature school library people on our podcasts (Linking Our Libraries and Reading With Libraries). We understand it can be tough to get away during the school year so we want to make sure you have an opportunity to come record with us when it fits your schedule.

A big majority of our members work in school libraries and we want to make sure we are sharing your voices and experiences with your colleagues across our system!

Watch for an email headed your way later this week with more information. Or email me at ajordan@cmle.org with any questions!

Can’t make it to our office?

No problem!! You can still participate!
Maybe you’ve listened to our Book Bites series. That’s when we record around 5ish minutes of a guest talking about a book they’ve enjoyed. If you have a book you want to share, record yourself with your phone or computer and send it to ajordan@cmle.org! We’ll fix it up and use it in our series!

We love to hear about the variety of cool books that our members are reading.

Thank you for being willing to share your love of books and libraries with us and our larger community! We are all stronger when we work together!

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Book Bites from March

We hope you’ve been enjoying our mini podcast series Book Bites! We invite guests to chat with us about a book they’ve enjoyed, and they tell us about it in 5 minutes or less. We’ve gotten such a fantastic variety of book suggestions through this series, so we want to make it easy for you to tune in as well!

We’ll be collecting our Book Bites from each month into one blog post to have them all in one place for you. Of course, the best way to make sure you don’t miss an episode is to subscribe to both of our podcasts: Linking Our Libraries and Reading With Libraries!

Do you have a book that you absolutely MUST share with us? We’d love to record you! Email us at admin@cmle.org.

Book Bites from March:

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott

The Confidence Code for Girls by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman

The Ring by Koji Suzuki

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Podcasting onsite at St. John’s University!

We knew right away we were in for a treat!

We were so lucky to be able to visit St. John’s and use their excellent Media Lab to record some episodes of our Book Bites podcast! A huge thank you to Kathy Parker and all the librarians and tech staff that came to participate!

  • Great to chat without a table between us!
  • The media crew captured video as well as our audio recording!
  • So fun and interesting to see the great equipment they’re using in the studio!

The goal of our Book Bites podcast series is to share book reviews in five minutes or less. We have had people from all types and positions in libraries participate, and we always enjoy hearing the variety of books people want to recommend!

You can listen to these mini podcast episodes on our site or subscribe to our podcasts Reading With Libraries and Linking Our Libraries and they’ll automatically download to your app!