Outside the Box Melanie Miller
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A podcast from the Alfred Box of Books Library sharing our monthly true crime book selections, new books, staff recommendations and more!
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Book Bans
This week Melanie is joined by Alex Andrasik, Adult Services Librarian from Penn Yan Public Library and Sally Jacoby-Murphy, Library Director of the Hammondsport Public Library as we discuss book bans, and the role of librarians on the front lines of these discussions.
https://pen.org/banned-in-the-usa/
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/freedomreadstatement
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Summer Reading Programs
Library Director Melanie Miller sits down with Children's Librarian Kate Miller (Wellsville-David A. Howe Library) and Youth Services Coordinator Cherilyn Wise (Cuba Circulating Library) to discuss all things summer reading! Learn how little your local librarian sleeps during the summer months!
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Reading Through Africa: Walking on Cowrie Shells
Learn more about our Reading Through Africa Challenge. The first book we read was Walking on Cowrie Shells by Nana Nkweti.
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A Box of New (Children's) Books w/ Kate Miller
Kate Miller, Children's Librarian from the David A. Howe Library in Wellsville, NY joins us to discuss some new children's books and author, Beverly Cleary.
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The Stranger Beside Me w/ Ann Rossington- March True Crime Episode
This month we discuss Ann Rule's The Stranger Beside Me about her friendship with infamous serial killer Ted Bundy.
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A Box of New Books February
Hear about some of the new books we've added to the collection in the month of February. Everything from picture books to adult non-fiction, young adult, to adult fiction.