Sounds from the Shelves

Come learn about the Children's Literature Association of Utah and the Beehive Book Awards with the president of CLAU, Virginia Pine.   00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Children's Literature Association of Utah 01:56 - Beehive Books 02:53 - Beehive Selection Process 05:55 - School Library Participation 06:36 - How does the program work in the library? 07:52 - Favorite Current Nominees 10:59 - Kids Your Age Liked This Book 13:45 - Potato Pants 17:20 - Outro

Join us as we discuss the book "Camp Damascus" and some Halloween movies for spooky season. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:01 - Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle 0:06:25 - Homophobia, Bugs, and Mind Control 0:16:19 - Horror History: B-movies and Cult Classics 0:26:24 - Seasonal Favorites 0:27:50 - Jennifer's Body 0:30:59 - I Saw the TV Glow 0:33:50 - Lisa Frankenstein 0:38:27 - Little Shop of Horrors 0:43:27 - Train to Busan 0:47:49 - Army of Darkness 0:52:52 - Hitchcock: Birds and Psycho; and Argento: Suspiria 0:58:05 - Oh, and The Mummy 0:59:09 - Outro

Join us as we talk to Mindy Hiatt, our Create Space guru, about the library's Create Spaces and all the fun things you can create in them. 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Providing Access to Technology 01:44 - Create Space Locations 02:12 - Reservations and Fees 03:16 - What does the Create Space Program Manager do? 05:34 - Create Space Library Assistants 07:57 - Favorite Equipment 08:49 - Unique Projects 10:21 - Favorite Things We Have Made 15:02 - Do It Yourself 16:35 - Potatoes! 18:32 - Outro

We are joined by two very special teen guests, Lariah and RobbiLyn, to talk about all things ToshoCON - the County Library's teen anime convention that takes place each September. 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - What is Toshocon? 02:45 - History of Toshocon 05:02 - Toshocon Planning 07:58 - What's the Hardest Part of Putting on the Event? 09:46 - What is it Like to Attend Toshocon? 12:11 - A Typical Toshocon Day 14:08 - Favorite Parts 18:19 - Favorite Anime/Manga 25:11 - Favorite Cosplay 28:34 - For Teens Who Aren't Sure About Attending 31:01 - Potatoes! 32:04 - Outro

Ever wondered about what resources the library offers that could improve your health? We talk to Lee Whiting, the Manager of the Kearns Branch, to learn all about health resources at the County Library.   00:00 - Intro 00:46 - What is Health Reference? 01:36 - What tools and services do we offer? 06:05 - Virtual Visit Room 09:28 - Consumer Health Information Specialization 12:19 - Community Health Fair 15:55 - Blood Pressure Cuffs 16:52 - Utah Health Literacy Coalition 20:58 - Potatoes! 24:29 - Outro

Join us as we talk about the book In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, and the movies Everything, Everywhere, All at Once; Rocketman; Bohemian Rhapsody; and Love Lies Bleeding.   Time stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:51 - In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado 0:06:43 - What is the Dream House? 0:13:56 - Archival Silence 0:16:06 - Queering the Archive 0:18:21 - Final Thoughts on the Dream House 0:21:14 - Movie Time 0:25:15 - Everything Everywhere All at Once 0:35:00 - Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody 0:50:01 - Love Lies Bleeding 0:51:27 - Only Sad Stories 0:58:54 - Potatoes! 1:02:11 - Outro

Have you ever wanted to know about what library school is like? Join us as we talk to our education manager, Emily Bullough, to find out.   00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Read This: Dark Academia 05:04 - Emily Bullough 05:24 - What schooling does a librarian need? 06:47 - Undergrad Degrees 09:49 - Applying to Library School 12:51 - What do you learn in library school? 16:02 - Non-librarian jobs with Library Degree 19:09 - Tuition Reimbursement 24:32 - Other Duties as Assigned 27:17 - Why did you decide to go to library school? 35:46 - Best and Worst of Library School 44:56 - Advice for Future Librarians 46:10 - Potatoes! 49:49 - Outro

Join us as we talk with Patrick Hoecherl, the current president of the Utah Library Association (ULA), about what ULA does and the upcoming ULA conference.   00:00 - Intro 00:57 - What is the Utah Library Association? 04:33 - Who are the members of ULA? 05:55 - ULA Presidency 09:01 - ULA Organization Structure 13:29 - Book Bans 21:33 - MPLA Conference 24:05 - Just Winging It 30:58 - Let Utah Read 33:43 - Utah's Best Fries 36:43 - Outro

Join us as we talk to librarian Christopher Bray about the County Library's Seed Library program. 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - What is the Seed Library? 02:26 - What Inspired the Seed Library? 04:05 - Do They Come with Instructions? 05:21 - Returning Seeds to the Library 06:25 - Participating Branches 07:05 - Seed-related Programming 08:01 - Favorite Seeds 10:07 - Seed Saving 15:26 - Cultivating Community Connection 17:10 - Mashed Potatoes 18:30 - Outro

It's not just librarians who work at a library. Join us as we talk to some customer service specialists and shelvers from the County Library. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:34 - Sierra Cowley 0:02:22 - How Did You Get Started with the Library? 0:03:41 - Surprise! We're Not all Librarians 0:06:09 - Always Changing/Wouldn't Change a Thing 0:07:42 - Positive Connections 0:11:06 - You're Welcome Here; You're Wanted Here 0:12:30 - David Peterson 0:14:01 - Masters Degrees 0:15:34 - Not Quite Librarians 0:17:52 - Very Polite Small Children 0:19:28 - Better Than Your Job 0:21:24 - April Zirbel 0:23:44 - An Active and Dynamic Space 0:25:11 - Compassion Burnout 0:28:19 - Christmas Morning in Reverse 0:31:04 - A Chance to Practice Feeling Good About Humanity 0:34:48 - Funeral Potatoes 0:37:35 - Alexis Alires 0:40:39 - The People 0:44:28 - Shouldn't You Be "Shhhhh"? 0:47:13 - Duck with a Broken Wing 0:51:57 - Lead with Kindness 0:54:34 - The Library Has Something for You 0:56:26 - Community Engagement 0:57:50 - Early Learning 0:59:51 - Karl Speaks 1:01:21 - I Might Be a Hobbit 1:03:50 - Outro

Join us as we talk to Heather Chynoweth about our Reader's Choice program. Get a behind the scenes peek at how books are chosen, and the work that makes the program run.   00:00 - Intro 00:58 - What is Reader's Choice? 02:37 - How are Reader's Choice books chosen? 05:12 - Is it Ever Hard to Find Enough Books? 07:09 - Two Rounds Each Year 08:00 - Do Books That Aren't Picked Stay on the Long List? 08:50 - Favorite (and Least Favorite) Selections 13:10 - Surprise Winners? 15:48 - What Do Patrons Say About It? 20:35 - Do you ever root for a book to lose? 26:27 - Outro 28:05 - Potatoes!

Join us as we talk to some of our talented staff about their creative endeavors.    AJ Irving books: Dance Like a Leaf The Wishing Flower The Bi Book - coming soon!   Alesha Adamson books: The Dark King and the Eternal Dance The Wolf’s Golden Deception   Blake Casselman books: Devil’s Triangle Weird Wasatch Heroic: Tales of the Extraordinary   Blake Casselman films: Kiss the Devil in the Dark Adopting Trouble White Wings Flight from Shadow Doppelganger 4 Limbo   Jared Anjewierdan books: The Black Chronicles 1 The Long Black 2 Black Holiday 3 Running Black 4 Black Salvage 5 Battles in the Black 6 Homecoming in Black   Clockwork Justice Series 1 Penny Dreadful and the Clockwork Copper   Planetary Anthology Series: Saturn Armored  Heart Keepers of the Wind   Jessica Williams Etsy shop: JessicaSketches   Mary Jensen books: Lifelines: a Poetry Anthology Chiaroscuro   Tales of Tessagonia Series 1 The Blazing Princess 2 Mirror 3 The Princess Test   Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:25 - AJ Irving 0:01:52 - Discovering a passion for picture books 0:02:41 - Creative Process 0:04:46 - Marketing 0:05:48 - Getting published 0:07:15 - Forthcoming book 0:07:56 - Waiting is the Hardest Part 0:08:42 - Reader Reactions   0:10:07 - Alesha Adamson 0:12:46 - Accidental Author 0:16:51 - Writing by Hand 0:19:41 - Did you Get a Developmental Edit? 0:22:21 - Self Marketing 0:24:11 - Future Plans 0:24:47 - Seeing Your Art Out There 0:25:45 - Doing All The Things on Your Own 0:26:39 - Making Connections 0:27:53 - Don't Let Your Struggles Hold You Back   0:28:50 - Blake Casselman 0:30:14 - Screenwriting 0:32:43 - Comics Spark a Love for Reading 0:39:11 - Learn Screenwriting from a Library Book 0:41:08 - Selling a Screenplay 0:48:22 - Marketing Independent Film 0:50:54 - Indie Horror in Post-Production   0:53:49 - Jared Anjewierden 0:56:53 - First Story I Remember Writing 0:57:39 - Let the Character Do What They're Gonna Do 0:58:54 - Publishing Template 1:00:01 - Marketing 1:01:10 - Future Works 1:03:32 - Commas and Spelling and Endings 1:05:39 - A Book Isn't a Book Until It's Read   1:07:20 - Jessica Williams 1:08:41 - Sketching Things Out 1:09:50 - Funny Things on the Internet 1:10:40 - Design to Product 1:12:06 - Favorite Fruit 1:12:48 - Marketing Online and IRL 1:13:29 - Ideas for Miles 1:14:22 - Ideas That Don't Work Out 1:15:02 - Make Someone Smile   1:15:58 - Mary Jensen 1:17:01 - Something and an Author 1:17:41 - Different Sources of Inspiration 1:18:34 - Learning to Self Publish 1:19:33 - Social Media Marketing 1:20:08 - Ten More Books 1:20:57 - Chiaroscuro 1:21:59 - Finding My Audience 1:22:31 - The Act of Creation 1:23:01 - Outro

Learn more about the native tribes and Native Americans in Utah, and what you can do to help support them with our guest Jacob Crane.   00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Tribes in the Salt Lake Area 01:34 - Community Advocacy 02:23 - How to Support Native American Community 03:34 - Recommended Organizations 05:12 - Respectful Ways to Engage 06:58 - Sovereign Nations 09:18 - Building the Realtionship between Tribes and the State 14:01 - Recommended Media

Join us as we talk to Wanda Huffaker and Katie Wegner about Banned Books Week, book challenges, and what you should know about reconsideration requests.   00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Read This! 06:17 - Katie Wegner and Wanda Huffaker 07:16 - Banned Books Week 08:09 - Banned vs. Challenged 09:23 - Why are books challenged? 11:00 - Reconsideration Committee 14:50 - How many reconsideration requests do we receive? 16:28 - Reconsideration criteria 19:23 - Where do these criteria come from? 21:41 - Do you think it's important to fight against banning books? 26:54 - Let Freedom Read 30:37 - Favorite Banned or Challenged Books 35:36 - Final Thoughts: Read What You Choose 40:59 - Outro

Come hear about the experience of some of our Summer Interns: the highs, the lows and everything in between. 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - Meet Our Teen Interns 02:00 - How Did You Find Out About the Intern Program? 04:22 - Why Did You Want to Work at the Library? 05:44 - Are You Interested in the Library as a Career Now? 07:17 - Was Your Internship What You Expected? 08:33 - Internship Highlights 12:07 - Good Experiences 13:35 - Advice for Future Interns 16:05 - What Surprised You? 17:11 - What Should Library Patrons Know About Libraries? 19:09 - Book Recommendations 21:25 - Outro

Join us as we talk to Susan Hamada from Utah Pet Partners about reading to dogs, and our Read to a Dog Program. 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Read This 5:48 - Susan Hamada - Utah Pet Partners 6:59 - Read With Me 7:43 - Pet Therapy Training 8:41 - How Does Reading to a Dog Help? 9:38 - What About Different Animals? 11:37 - Memories of Program Highlights 14:26 - How Can I Participate? 16:56 - Outro

Join us to learn all about Zines. What are they? Where can you find them? Do you want to make your own? Find out all about it here!   0:00 - Intro 1:22 - Read This 4:54 - What is a zine? 8:09 - What is some of the history of zines? 12:20 - Examples of zines 13:36 - What is the zine community like in Utah? 17:05 - What type of person makes zines? 19:27 - Online zines 25:21 - Where can I find zines? 32:07 - What do you love about zines? 37:57 - Do you have a favorite zine that you have made? 40:55 - How do you sell zines? 44:11 - Favorite zine-related books 47:39 - Kearns Zine Club 48:52 - Trading zines 51:49 - Outro

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 EstrelaTrue You: A Gender Journey by Gwen Agna and Shelley RotnerHo’onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale For older Kids: Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-SmithAlice Austen Lived Here by Alex GinoDifferent Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff Tami’s Reccomendations: For Teens: Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff GarvinProject Nought by Chelsey FurediThe Pride Guide: A Guide to Sexual and Social Health for LGBTQ Youth by Jo Langford For Adults: Upright Women Wanted by Sarah GaileyShe/He/They/Me: For the Sisters Misters & Binary Resisters by Robyn RyleMy 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 UkazuIcebreaker by A. L. GraziadeiMagical Boy by The KaoSailor Moon by Naoko TakeuchiPumpkinheads by Rainbow RowellCheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal FrasierThe Honeys by Ryan La SalaBut I’m a Cheerleader – MovieEverything, Everywhere, All at Once – MovieKeith Haring – ArtistSasha Velour – Drag QueenSasha Colby – Drag QueenRu Paul’s Drag Race – TV ShowWhat We Do in the Shadows – TV ShowOur Flag Means Death – TV Show 42:56 – Wrap up and outro

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: Intro 0:22-0:45: Intro to Jeff Buydos 0:45-4:52: The job of a library marketing team 4:52-7:00: How is the marketing team made up? Who does what? 7:00-10:45: The importance of marketing in libraries 10:45-15:40: How has library marketing changed? 15:40-18:50: A typical day in the life of Jeff 18:50-22:10: Favorite parts of the job 22:10-26:16: Favorite system events: 80s Prom, Mardi Gras, Star Party 26:16-30:50: How the County Library’s marketing has changed 30:50-34:01: Craziest request through social media 34:01-35:44: Last thoughts on marketing 35:44-41:41: It’s Bike Month! Tell us about your bike experience 41:41-43:01: Outro

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: Intro 0:28-6:45: Read This! 6:45-9:35: Introduction to our guests, Wynter Storm and Rees Sweeten 9:35-12:30: Why is poetry so important to people? 12:30-20:05: Favorite poems to share 20:05-24:40: Favorite poets 24:40-29:40: Is poetry hard to get into? 29:40-31:22: The Utah poetry scene 31:22-40:23: How does a slam poetry competition work? 40:23-45:12: How can people participate in your events? 45:12-46:29: Outro