A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST

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A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST

Despite its title, this podcast will feature hosts and interview subjects speaking at very audible levels. We’re excited to start up a full season of podcast episodes brought to you by the Friends of the Ferndale Library, produced in house at the Ferndale Area District Library. Libraries aren’t as quiet as they used to be… A podcast for library lovers and the library curious. Book chatter with librarians, community perspectives and author interviews.

  1. 20 HR. AGO

    End of the Year Catch-Up + Thoughts on WICKED

    This week, pod cohost Mary Grahame is back, and we're catching up on all the good things we've read and watched this year. Plus, we'll share our thoughts on WICKED and A CHRISTMAS CAROL!

    50 min

  2. DEC 14

    Library Spotlight: Berkley Public Library

    It's our continuing series, "Cool Library People," where our staff (here at Ferndale) help introduce you, dear listener, to a variety of library workers based all around Michigan. It's a fun chance to hear different perspectives on the awesomeness of libraries, as well as get to know other institutions, as we do today, with the Berkley Public Library. We're chatting with one of its clerks, Lisabeth Posthuma, who notes her previous experience in teaching, as well as her life as a writer and published author! She also has nostalgic experience of working in a video store, which informed her recent novel Baby & Solo!  Let's hear about Lisabeth, let's here a bit about Baby & Solo and let's here all about the Berkley Public Library!

    30 min

  3. DEC 11

    Favorite Books of 2024!

    Our staff provide you with their personal recommendations, listing their favorite books of 2024!

    42 min

  4. DEC 4

    Cool Library People (Library Spotlight) - Van Buren District Library

    This week, we're spotlighting the Van Buren District Library with our guest, Elissa Zimmer! Elissa is currently Van Buren's Assistant Director. Still, she was once, not too long ago, a Youth Librarian here at Ferndale, which will explain why our hosts are so familiar with Elissa from the get-go. Van Buren District Library serves residents with seven branch libraries. Elissa has been the branch manager of the Webster Memorial Library for more than two years; she became VBDL's Assistant Director in May of this year. https://www.vbdl.org/

    30 min

  5. NOV 22

    Baking Season! Quiz & Recommendations

    On this week's episode, we have a panel discussion focusing on BAKING SEASON! Staff are talking about their favorite (and sometimes least favorite) things to bake, as well as playing a fun True-False-structured quiz to dispel myths and spread knowledge! We ALSO have some fun recommendations of books to check out from the library!

    53 min

  6. NOV 15

    Cool Library People: Madison Heights Public Library

    This week, we're interviewing Rae Stoloff, the community engagement librarian at the Madison Heights Public Library. We're also joined by a special guest cohost, Becca Russell (former guest, as well), from the Royal Oak Public Library! We're talking about makerspaces, third places, libraries of things, and so much more! https://www.madison-heights.org/library  https://ropl.org/1532/Library

    51 min

  7. NOV 9

    Eccentric Recs: Odd Books We Loved!

    Every once in a while, our staff will pick up a book that has a bit of a strange premise, something that might be a little difficult to describe... Today, we're providing a roundup of odd books that we loved, weird books that we'd still recommend, eccentric reads that we found appealing!

    58 min

  8. NOV 1

    Library Spotlight: Center Line Library

    Part of our ongoing series of chats with "cool library people," we're interviewing Sean Peacock from the Center Line Public Library! Sean is a library clerk at Center Line Library and has generated some amazing content for social media, but he's also an illustrator and comic artist! Find "A Little Too Quiet" wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.centerline.gov/202/Library    https://www.allsorrows.com/about

    36 min
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Despite its title, this podcast will feature hosts and interview subjects speaking at very audible levels. We’re excited to start up a full season of podcast episodes brought to you by the Friends of the Ferndale Library, produced in house at the Ferndale Area District Library. Libraries aren’t as quiet as they used to be… A podcast for library lovers and the library curious. Book chatter with librarians, community perspectives and author interviews.

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