Schlow Library Podcast Ben Drain

We're in conversation with members of the jury for the Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, awarded through the Pennsylvania Center for the Book. We talk about what it takes to choose an award winning graphic novel, and what makes the winner, Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World's Most Infamous Prison by Sarah Mirk, so special.Listening to us talk about comics, publishing, and specifically Guantanamo Voices is great, but whatever you do, don't miss the actual Lynn Ward Graphic Nove...

In this episode we talk about food history with Dr. Marissa Nicosia, who runs the Cooking from the Archives website. You can also connect with her on Twitter @Rare_Cooking, Instagram @Rare_Cooking, and Facebook. While you are online, check us at Schlow Library to see all the awesome stuff we got going on for you.

Join us for this enjoyable Podcast to look back and then forward!We take a look back on what it took to turn the page on 2020, and where we can head together in 2021. Molly Hetrick joins us as we dive into all the great services and opportunities Schlow Library offers that you might not know about, and an exciting upcoming event that you can be part of.After the podcast:Please visit the Turn the Page Newsletter Please consider a donation to support Schlow Library Foundation: Now or Durin...

We are talking Biking and Sustainability in the Cetnre Region with Trish Meek and Pam Adams. Our Underwriter from Fiction comes from a darling of Jeff Bezos, and our Poetry Nightcap takes a skeptical look at Spring weather.After you listen, check out these resources for great information. A great portal of all things biking in our area, with many many resources.Learn how to get involved with the Centre Region's sustainability work.Come see everything you can do with your friends at...

We are traveling to China to take a look at Chinese Art and Art History. We will be talking to Ashley Yang Liu from Yang Travel Art. Ashley will be teaching at a Schlow Labs event on April 24th, 2021. We hope to see you there!We begin the show talking Chinese Art History with Dr. Tan from Penn State University. Some of the recommendations from Dr. Tan are the works of Peter Hessler, and Xu Bing.Our poetry nightcap is from Felix Jung, used under the CC BY-NC 3.0 license. We'd like ...

You can hand me a page of paper with dark strokes on it, and when I look at it, my brain transports me to an imaginative place. That's pretty weird, right? We take a loving look at this miracle with author Dr. Nancy McCabe. You can hear a review of Dr. McCabe's latest book Can This Marriage Be Saved? here.Mentioned in the episode is the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program run by the Children's Librarians at Schlow. If you are keen to sign up, send an email with your child's name and...