The Meanderings of a Librarian

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."

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

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

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

Passages shared from Sofia Segovia's The Murmur of Bees, translated by Simon Bruni. Tracey Baptiste's The Jumbies mentioned as well.

Books mentioned in this episode: Tracey Baptiste's The Jumbies and Diane Wilson's The Seed Keeper

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is one of the best, humorous books I have ever read. Passages shared in this podcast are from Kim Ventrella's Hello, Future Me, Rob Harrell's Wink, and Ismee Williams' This Train is Being Held.

Books included in this episode: Lisa Moore Ramee's Something to Say, Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: the Japanese Art of Decluttering & Organizing, Jess Redman's The Adventure is Now, and Ryan La Sala's Be Dazzled.

This is Part 2 of Find Your Place(s). Episode 12 is Part 1. Books read from during Episode 16: Jess Redman's The Adventure is Now and Gordon Korman's Unplugged. This episode was recorded using a different microphone: Samson Q2U. Let me know if you like the sound better, or if you prefer my previous microphone. Thanks!

Books mentioned in this podcast: Jess Redman's The Adventure is Now and Gordon Korman's Unplugged

Passages from Rajani LaRocca's Red, White, and Whole are read in this episode. Corin Wiser's Matters of the Heart: A Guide to Living and Loving Your Teen Years is also mentioned. Elsie was one of my roommate's names that I couldn't think of when I recorded this episode! She was the one who cut her hand and had to go to the hospital during the summer of '88 when I lived in Taipei, Taiwan.

A true story sparked when my husband asked in a text while he was on vacation, "How are you enjoying couchzilla?"

Explores the incredible power of our brains. Resources mentioned: Change Your Brain Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.; Change Your Brain Change Your Life by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.; The Art of Seeing by Aldous Huxley; Thrilled to Death [how the endless pursuit of pleasure is leaving us numb] by Dr. Archibald D. Hart; "Morning Weight Mastery" meditation and "Unplug Unstress" meditations all on BeachBody on Demand. The background music pulled into this podcast is "Celestial Navigation." It starts off with what sounds like a banjo. I have delightful memories of my Dad playing banjo when I was growing up, though I always liked the sound of him playing guitar better! (Shhh, don't tell him!)

No matter your age, challenge yourself to try something new! The audiobook mentioned in this episode is Clare Pooley's The Authenticity Project.

Meander through a library or bookstore and see what books call out to you! You'll hear some passages from books that have recently called out to me, including Jen Petro-Roy's Good Enough. I also mention some books I read a while ago, but they're still calling out: Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life: A Memoir and Susan Cain's Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (adult version) and Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts. 

This episode focuses on the incredible research that 5th grade students did for their Anatomy Fair projects. It also discusses internet safety,  social media, and creating a positive digital footprint.

Shares some passages from Sue Monk Kidd's The Book of Longings and Jasmine Warga's Other Words for Home that touches a bit on libraries and librarians and, of course, the power of words and how they connect us.

The introductory episode of "The Meanderings of a Librarian" that will discuss myriad topics, usually connected with life and librarianship. The word meanderings came to me this morning while reading Sue Monk Kidd's The Book of Longings. I didn't read the word in the book. It just came to me as my mind worked its way through some pages. I perused what wikipedia had to say about the word: meander became " . . . a common noun meaning anything convoluted and winding, such as decorative patterns or speech and ideas . . . " Ah, this is the precise word to describe my vision for this podcast! Looking forward to speaking with other librarians and/or friends/acquaintances through this podcast journey.