Chat From the Stacks
By Christine Smith
Chat From the StacksMay 17, 2020
Reading Trauma: interrupting practices and diversifying collections
How have we caused trauma in the past by our collection development choices? Using the #LibFive to make changes.
Chat from the stacks: Episode 7 Who is your best reading friend? The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, by Dan Gemeinhart
Who is your best reading friend? You know the one who recommends books you don't want to miss. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise is a memorable read recommended by a friend and not to be missed.
Chat From the Stacks Episode 6: Kent State by Deborah Wiles
The National Guard was called in to keep the peace on a college campus in Ohio. Deborah Wiles captures the students, soldiers, and citizens at this pivotal moment of dissent in the United States, This book is a powerful and at times uncomfortable collection of poems in different voices sharing lessons from the past.
Chat From the Stacks: Episode 2: Killer First Lines (May 21, 2020)
What are the famous first lines that caught your attention and kept you reading books that turned out to be unforgettable?
Chat From the Stacks: Episode 5, All the Books: Spy craft and Girl Power
Listening to great podcasts can be an inspiration, sometimes books do need trigger warnings, but this week we are using our imagination to visit an 1850's London where young women like Mary Quinn, pickpocket, and thief, can receive a world-class education and perfect the art of spycraft with A Spy in the House. by Y.S. Lee, published by Candlewick Press
Chat From the Stacks Episode 4: How are you today? The Benefits of Being an Octopus and Echo's Sister
Two middle-grade novels that explore the idea that making yourself vulnerable can also be your greatest strength.
Chat From The Stacks: Episode 3 Game Changer
Finding a game-changing book during our e-learning adventure.
Chat From the Stacks: Episode 2 "Killer First Lines"
"All great authors know that a killer first line is almost more important than the first few pages." Do you agree?
Chat from the stacks: Episode 1
Some thoughts about reading and mindfulness