Sounds from the Shelves

Pride Month

Join us as we talk with our special guest, Kat Zimmerman, about Pride Month and all things pride related.
 
00:00 – Intro
00:25 – Read This with Cynthia Hinckley and Tami Austin
Cynthia’s Reccomendations:
For Young Kids:
My Own Way: Celebrating Gender Freedom for Kids by Joana Estrela
True You: A Gender Journey by Gwen Agna and Shelley Rotner
Ho’onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale
For older Kids:
Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith
Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino
Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff
Tami’s Reccomendations:
For Teens:
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi
The Pride Guide: A Guide to Sexual and Social Health for LGBTQ Youth by Jo Langford
For Adults:
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
She/He/They/Me: For the Sisters Misters & Binary Resisters by Robyn Ryle
My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson
12:03 – Kat Zimmerman Introduction
12:47 – What should everyone know about Pride Month?
14:22 – History of Pride Month
16:27 – LGBTQ2IA+ letter meanings
17:34 – Who can celebrate Pride Month
19:56 – How allies can support the queer community
22:58 – Being queer in the library
25:11 – The Rainbow Alliance at the Kearns branch
30:13 – Advice for starting a QSA
33:18 – Favorite Queer books, authors, and other media
Check Please! By Ngozi Ukazu
Icebreaker by A. L. Graziadei
Magical Boy by The Kao
Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier
The Honeys by Ryan La Sala
But I’m a Cheerleader – Movie
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once – Movie
Keith Haring – Artist
Sasha Velour – Drag Queen
Sasha Colby – Drag Queen
Ru Paul’s Drag Race – TV Show
What We Do in the Shadows – TV Show
Our Flag Means Death – TV Show
42:56 – Wrap up and outro

Marketing at the Library

This month we’re talking to Jeff Buydos of our library marketing department about what they do and why they do it. We also had some bonus questions for Jeff, an avid mountain biker, about National Bike Month!0:00-0:22: Intro0:22-0:45: Intro to Jeff Buydos0:45-4:52: The job of a library marketing team4:52-7:00: How is the marketing team made up? Who does what?7:00-10:45: The importance of marketing in libraries10:45-15:40: How has library marketing changed?15:40-18:50: A typical day in the life of Jeff18:50-22:10: Favorite parts of the job22:10-26:16: Favorite system events: 80s Prom, Mardi Gras, Star Party26:16-30:50: How the County Library’s marketing has changed30:50-34:01: Craziest request through social media34:01-35:44: Last thoughts on marketing35:44-41:41: It’s Bike Month! Tell us about your bike experience41:41-43:01: Outro 

Poetry Month

Celebrate National Poetry Month with us as we welcome local poets Wynter Storm and Rees Sweeten to talk about the magic of poetry!
 
0:00-0:28: Intro0:28-6:45: Read This!6:45-9:35: Introduction to our guests, Wynter Storm and Rees Sweeten9:35-12:30: Why is poetry so important to people?12:30-20:05: Favorite poems to share20:05-24:40: Favorite poets24:40-29:40: Is poetry hard to get into?29:40-31:22: The Utah poetry scene31:22-40:23: How does a slam poetry competition work?40:23-45:12: How can people participate in your events?45:12-46:29: Outro

Women’s History Month

Summary: Celebrate Women's History Month with us as we speak with Ashley Finley about her work as a doula. Timestamps:0:00-0:21 - Intro0:21-9:40 - Read This!9:40-10:15 - Welcome Ashley10:15-13:33 - What do doulas do?13:33-17:14 - How did you get into this line of work?17:14-23:45 - What kind of training do doulas have?23:45-33:55 - Relationships between doulas and hospitals33:55-37:54 - How many families do you work with?37:54-40:34 - Relationships with families after birth40:34-49:30 - Advocating for women's health49:30-56:42 - History of doulas in the Black community56:42-57:32 - The importance of Women's History Month57.32-1:03:14 - Admirable women of today1:03:14-1:03:40 - Where to contact Ashley1:03:40-1:04:53 - Outro   

Meet Curly Me

Summary: It’s Black History Month and we are so excited to sit down and speak with Alyssha Dairshow, executive director of CurlyMe, a nonprofit resource for families with children of color, specifically Black girls 5-14 years old.Books discussed in this episode: Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson, Blended by Sharon Draper, Frizzy by Claribel A. OrtegaResources discussed in this episode:CurlyMe: curlyme.orgWe Need Diverse Books: diversebooks.org  Black Cultural Center at U of U: diversity.utah.edu/bcc/ 
0:00-0:47: Intro0:47-4:11: About CurlyMe and inspiration4:11-9:57: What’s your vision for the future of CurlyMe?9:57-13:40: Upcoming events13:40-15:19: How can parents sign up?15:19-25:03: Support, mentoring, and resources for parents25:03-30:06: CurlyMe’s summer book club30:06-35:17: The importance of hair35:17-39:30: Advice for going through bullying39:30-47:20: Events for Black History Month47:20-49:12: Recommendations for Black artists, authors, etc.49:12-50:49: Outro

New Year, New Hobby

Starting something new in 2023? Let the library help! From our Create Spaces to car repair, crocheting and beyond, listen in as we go over all the amazing things we have to offer! 
0:00-0:30: Introduction0:30-9:05: Our hobbies9:05-12:26: How can people learn our hobbies with the library?12:26-20:38: Create Spaces at the library20:38-28:00: Other resources for hobbies at the library28:00-33:00: What hobbies we’re trying for 202333:00-33:55: Outro

Year in Review

2022 is coming to a close, and our podcast team has some thoughts about it! Tune in to listen to our favorite things from the year, and what we’re looking forward to next year.
0:00-1:16: Introduction1:16-11:43: Favorite shows & movies from 202211:43-16:48: Favorite books from 202216:48-22:07: Best concerts of 202222:07-25:09: Trips25:09-30:48: Personal or professional projects30:48-32:15: Biggest accomplishment32:15-34:50: Podcast in review34:50-38:47: What will you remember about 2022?38:47-43:46: What will you look forward to in 2023?

Random November Holidays

Join our hosts as they talk about some fun non-Thanksgiving holidays that happen in November.
00:00-00:49 Intro
00:49-03:35 National Pickle Day - November 14
03:35-05:37 Sweet Potato Awareness Month
05:37-07:30 National Author's Day - November 1
07:30-08:34 Election Day
08:34-10:11 Married to a Scorpio Support Day - November 18
10:11-11:26 National "Have a Bad Day" Day - November 19
11:26-12:20 World Kindness Day - November 13
12:20-14:49 National Sandwich Day - November 3
14:49-18:58 International Tongue Twister Day - Second Sunday in November (November 13, 2022)
18:58-22:34 Stay at Home Because You Are Well Day - November 30
22:34-26:22 Picture Book Month
26:22-31:03 Cliché Day - November 3
31:03-40:12 International Games Day - November 15
40:12-41:29 Transgender Day of Remembrance - November 20
41:29-42:29 Outro

Halloween!

Join our hosts as we talk about all things Halloween!
 
0:00-1:35: Intro1:35-7:47: Favorite Halloween Traditions7:47-13:20: Favorite Costumes13:20-20:50: Favorite scary movies20:50-24:37: Do you believe in ghosts?24:37-28:30: Upcoming Dia de los Muertos and Halloween library programs!28:30-29:36: Outro

Storytime at Home

0:00 – 1:30 – Introductions1:30 – 7:05 - Advice for at-home storytimes7:05 – 8:58 - Tips for reading out loud8:58 – 12:25 - Great books for different ages12:25 – 15:09 - Singing songs with your littles15:09 – 21:43 - Finding and incorporating children’s music21:43 - 24:22 - Storytime-to-Go Kits24:22 – 28:16 - Library resources for storytimes28:16 – 37:30 - Favorite books from childhood37:30 – 39:00 - Celebrating children and libraries39:00 – 40:04 - OutroSummary: Wanting to create storytime magic at home? This episode is for you! Susan and Tami from The County Library join us to talk about tips, books, music, and more for doing storytimes with your family.