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Check This Out

Check This Out is a radio show about all things Nelson Public Library: readers’ advisory, secrets revealed, bibliophiliac discussion from analog to digital, and the ever-evolving landscape of reading and knowledge.

  1. 15/10/2019

    Check This Out - October 3, 2019

    Join Avi and Anne for the season finale as they delve deep into the Library of Things - both at the Nelson Public Library, and at other libraries around the world...

    26 min

  2. 15/10/2019

    Check This Out - September 5, 2019

    How do public libraries help make reading materials accessible for people with print disabilities? This is possible with help from the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS). In this episode, Anne interviews the NNELS Accessible Publishing Coordinator, Leah Brochu, and Heather from Nelson Library who facilitates this for eligible readers in our area. Tune in for more details on this much needed service…

    29 min

  3. 15/10/2019

    Check This Out - July 25, 2019

    Host Anne DeGrace chats with Chief Librarian Tracey Therrien about the provincial $20M in 2020 campaign to see a 2% increase for BC public libraries in the next BC budget. Susan Thiele, a library user whose letter to the Province struck a chord, talks about the experience of using the Library with her son Jake, for whom the library is vital…

    27 min

  4. 15/10/2019

    Check This Out - June 27, 2019

    It’s finally summer – which means our annual Summer Reading Club is back! Victoria and Hailey, this year’s coordinators, give us the inside scoop on all the wonderful activities and events that are in store for this free children’s program. We’ll also take a look at our monthly question: “Other than books, what items would you like to be able to borrow from the library?” Some of your answers are sure to surprise…

    28 min

  5. 15/10/2019

    Check This Out - May 30, 2019

    You spoke – and we listened! Join Avi and Anne to discuss your answers to last month’s question: “How do you use the online library?” We follow up it up with a look at how the library is involved in this year’s Elephant Mountain Literary Festival (this year’s fabulous lineup includes Iona Whishaw, Stephen Fearing, and Marilyn Bowering). Listen in on our conversation to learn more…

    27 min

  6. 15/10/2019

    Check This Out - May 2, 2019

    There’s nothing soporific about our Annual Report to the Community! Chief Librarian Tracey Therrien is here to illuminate the current numbers, facts, trends, and more from this report.  We’d love more feedback from the public about our services, and we invite listeners to tell us: “How do you use the online library?” Please write / email us and tell us your thoughts…

    28 min

  7. 15/10/2019

    Check This Out - April 4, 2019

    Find out about three wonderful programs coming to the library this month! Guest Melodie Rae tells us about her upcoming Granny Goose program, workshop series on parenting teens (“Making Sense of Adolescence”), and the latest installment in her popular Teen Tech series (“Make a Movie on Your Smartphone”). There’s something for everyone at the library in April – don’t miss out!

    27 min

  8. 15/10/2019

    Check This Out - March 4, 2019

    Freedom to Read Week happens every year at the end of February, but if history is any indication, the issue never goes away. To mark the occasion Anne reads from history on banned and challenged books, and guest poet / parent Jane Byers reads from the challenged book “And Tango Makes Three”. The discussion acknowledges that Freedom to Read sometimes involves having conversations about awkward or uncomfortable subjects. We’d like to continue this discussion all year long – with your help! Please contact the Library and tell us what Freedom to Read means to YOU…

    28 min
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Check This Out is a radio show about all things Nelson Public Library: readers’ advisory, secrets revealed, bibliophiliac discussion from analog to digital, and the ever-evolving landscape of reading and knowledge.

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