Listeners' Advisory: The San Diego Public Library Podcast The San Diego Public Library

In this season finale, Bob catches up with Sciences Manager, Michelle Ruiz, and Mission Valley Branch Manager, Karen Reilly about library services for individuals experiencing homelessness. Bob also speaks with Aaron Basila and Gedalyahu Ben-Shimeon from the National Alliance on Mental Illness about NAMI's partnership with the Central Library.

Mental Health Services at the Central Library 


Social Worker Intern ProgramNational Alliance for Mental Illness


Connection 2 Community ClubhouseThis podcast is supported by the Library Foundation SD.

In this episode, Bob hangs with Listeners' Advisory cohost and Library Shop Manager, Scott Ehrig-Burgess for a second installment of the pop-culture recommendation segment, Queue Time. Recommendations range from non-fiction reads, to crime shows, to marathon interview podcasts on the limits of LLMs. 

Scott's recs
Welcome the Wretched: In Defense of the "Criminal Alien" - César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed - Eric KlinenbergThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet - David Mitchell Shogun (Scott does NOT recommend)Lex Fridman - Lex Fridman Podcast"Yann Lecun: Meta AI, Open Source, Limits of LLMs, AGI & the Future of AI"Bob's Recs
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection - Charles DuhiggThe Gentlemen - Guy RitchieDisgraceland with Jake Brennan Library Shop
Library Foundation SD Events
Prestige TV
Large Language Models
Dewey Decimal 
This podcast is supported by the Library Foundation SD.

In this episode, Bob hangs out with staff from READ/San Diego, the city's premier literacy service. He chats with Program Administrator Nicole Settle about the program's mission and history, as well as with Coordinators Stephanie Contreras and Tim Donolon about READ's two prongs of service: Adult & Family Literacy. They also discuss the recent 35th Annual Recognition Dinner, which honors program participants, volunteer tutors, READ staff, and other advocates for literacy.

READ/San Diego 
Virtual ServicesCalifornia Library Literacy Services
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In this third and final installment of our romance series, Jessica catches up with three librarians and romance enthusiasts to hear about how they got started with the genre, recommended authors and titles, and where newbies can get started.

Authors Mentioned: 
Victoria Holt Julia Quinn Tessa Dare Jayci Lee Leah Brunner Sabrina Jeffries Kate Bateman Kate O'Keeffe  Lucy Score Virginia Heath Johanna Lindsey Jayne Ann Krentz  Amanda QuickJayne Castle Olivia T. Turner K.C. Hart Books Mentioned: 
Tears of Gold by Laurie McBain Bromance Book Club series by Lyssa Kay Adams Real Men Knit series by Kwana (K. M.) Jackson The Long Game by Elena Armas The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn Never Fall for Your Fiancée by Virgina Heath Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree Christmas Pie by Emma Craig Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews Psy/Changeling series by Nalini SinghThis podcast is supported by the Library Foundation SD.

In this episode, Scott presents his third and final report on the now City Council approved Library Master Plan. Scott gives us a sneak peek into the library’s efforts to collect feedback from the community in the form of listening sessions as well as presentation highlights from the consulting firm, Group 4, that was hired to put the plan together. This is the library geekiness we’re here for!

The Library Master Plan
Carson Block ConsultingGroup 4 Architecture, Research + Planning The Mind Orchestra “Awen” © 2020. 
This podcast is supported by the Library Foundation SD.

In this episode, Bob hangs with Deputy Director of Customer Experience and Listeners' Advisory Executive Producer, Jennifer Jenkins, for a new segment titled Queue Time. Queue Time participants discuss what they're currently reading, listening to, and watching so listeners can enjoy popular culture recommendations beyond the collections of the San Diego Public Library.

Taylor Swift
Time Magazine - Person of the YearLover  - "Cruel Summer" with Jack AntonoffReputationTaylor Swift: The Eras TourDJ Screw: A Life in Slow Revolution - Lance Scott Walker

Little Brother 
The ListeningThe Minstrel ShowMay the Lord Watch: The Little Brother StoryTrue Detective: Night Country
Jodi FosterKali ReisThis podcast uses a sound from freesound: “record scratch” by Luffy. 
This podcast is supported by the Library Foundation SD.