32 episodes
The Meanderings of a Librarian Valerie Rupe DiLorenzo
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Discusses a myriad of topics from life to librarianship.
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Weaving Stories, Season 2, Episode 3
Books mentioned in this episode: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's Fighting Words; Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass For Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith and Illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt; Brooklyn Raney's One Trusted Adult: How to Build Strong Connections & Healthy Boundaries with Young People. Podcasts mentioned: Finn and the Bell https://radiolab.org/podcast/rumble-strip-finn-and-bell Websites and/or telephone numbers shared in Brubaker Bradley's Author's Note: seekthenspeak.org ; startbybelieving.org ; RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network) at rainn.org or 800-656-HOPE ; National Suicide Prevention Lifeline suicidepreventionlifeline.org or 800-273-8255
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Take the Stairs, If You Are Able
Discusses ways to include all, inspired by Professor (at Scuola Vaticana di Biblioteconomia) Paul Gabriele Weston's keynote at IASL, Roma (July 20, 2023) "Inclusion is a cultural achievement that must be pursued from childhood. Some reflections on how libraries can play a role in this task." Episode also encourages people to "take the stairs."
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No Taxis Needed: Tips to Travel Frugally and Well
Book mentioned: The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass; Hotels in Italy and other details mentioned: Casa LaSalle in Rome; Hotel Marina in Monterosso; Hotel Gioia in Florence; Cinque Terre Card; pesto class at Nessun Dorma in Manarola
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Recipes for Relief, Season 1, Episode 29
Books mentioned in this podcast: Nicole Gulotta's Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry; The Dirt Book: Poems about Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet by David L. Harrison and illustrated by Kate Cosgrove; and Jennifer A Nielsen's Rescue; the other book I mention but did not state the title in the podcast is Rita Black's From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss
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Quiet, Please, Season 1, Episode 28
Inspired by a couple of passages in Ellen Oh's Finding Junie Kim which reminded me of Susan Cain's TED Talk called "The Power of Introverts", as well as her book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. Cain also wrote a book for children and teens called Quiet Power: the Secret Strengths of Introverted Kids
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Clean Out Your Stuff, Season 1, Episode 27
Inspired by Heather Moorefield-Lang's session at AASL '21 in Salt Lake City titled "Clearing Out Our Digital Closets." Also, mentioned in this podcast: Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing; from James Clear (author of Atomic Habits) "3, 2, 1 Thursday" newsletter dated 12/30/21 that includes a quote from The Journals of May Sarton Volume One: Journal of a Solitude, Plant Dreaming Deep, and Recovering
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