Metropolitan Library System Podcast

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Metropolitan Library System Podcast

The Metro Library podcast celebrates Oklahoma arts, Oklahoma culture, Oklahoma history and the lives of influential Oklahomans today

  1. NOV 15

    Voices and Votes

    Did you know that Bethany has a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian coming soon? Librarian Anna from the Bethany Library tells us all about the Smithsonian's exhibit "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" coming to the library, the upcoming festivities surrounding the exhibit, and a few interesting facts about the history of voting and democracy in Oklahoma.

    17 min

  2. OCT 15

    Haunted Oklahoma with Jeff Provine

    Local author and expert in all things haunted in the state of Oklahoma Jeff Provine talks with us about his top five favorite haunted places around the state. If you'd like to learn more about Jeff's books or take one of his ghost tours, you can find him at http://www.jeffprovine.com/

    36 min

  3. SEP 15

    Oklahoma Author Oscar Hokeah

    In this month's podcast Oscar Hokeah talks with us about his PEN/Hemingway Award winning novel, Calling For A Blanket Dance.

    32 min

  4. AUG 15

    OKC Hidden Gems: Interesting Museums in Oklahoma City

    Did you know there's a Museum of Telephone History in Oklahoma City? What about the Pigeon Museum? In this month's podcast, self-proclaimed museum nerd Meg from the library's Special Collections Departments tells us about some of the many interesting and unique museums in Oklahoma City that she's visited. If you'd like to hear more about interesting places around the city and around the state, check out Meg's podcast, OK By Me, also made available by the Metropolitan Library System. https://okbyme.libsyn.com/

    36 min

  5. JUL 15

    Parks and Recreation

    July is Parks and Recreation month, so we thought it might be fun to make book recommendations based on some of our favorite characters from the show Parks and Recreation. As always, if you want to check out any of our recommendations, you can find them on the library's catalog. https://catalog.metrolibrary.org/?browseCategory=staff_picks  And if you'd like to find out which Parks and Rec character is most like you, feel free to take the quiz below. https://www.buzzfeed.com/angelicaamartinez/parks-and-rec-personality-quiz

    27 min

  6. JUN 15

    Oklahomans in Space

    Did you know that many of the people involved in getting Americans into outer space were from Oklahoma? In this month's episode Special Collections librarian Jennifer Green talks with us about some of the many Oklahomans involved in the early days of the space race, both behind the scenes and in the shuttle.

    26 min

  7. JUN 12

    Special Episode: TJ Klune Book Discussion

    In honor of the library's upcoming author visit on June 23, librarians Meg and Scott discuss the works of award winning author TJ Klune. Klune's works include the best seller, The House In The Cerulean Sea, The Greencreek series, The Extraordinaries series, and many more. If you'd like to listen to more of Scott's book reviews, you can find them on his podcast, Unsolicited Book Reviews.

    40 min

  8. MAY 15

    Judge a Book By Its Cover

    In this month's episode we talk about what makes us pick up a book in the first place, some of our favorite book covers, and the books behind those covers.

    22 min
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The Metro Library podcast celebrates Oklahoma arts, Oklahoma culture, Oklahoma history and the lives of influential Oklahomans today

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  • Creator
    Metropolitan Library System
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    69
  • Rating
    Clean
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