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Nancy and Lauren discuss Librarians and Libraries being represented in movies (& Television) and some of the stereotypes we notice! We used Letterboxd list created by user, Rox: https://letterboxd.com/_roxannepena/list/movie-librarians-notable-librarians-libraries/ as well as the work from Reel Librarians (shout out to Jennifer Snoek-Brown): https://reel-librarians.com/
Nancy has a passion for picture books, Lauren's only just starting to realize why! We talk about Picture books as being windows, mirror, and sliding glass doors. If this is a new analogy to you, you can read more here: https://www.mackincommunity.com/2018/11/14/building-a-diverse-book-collection-providing-windows-mirrors-sliding-glass-doors-and-beyond/ We discuss what that means locally, through the work of authors like Kekla Magoon, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and Jason Chin, via the Vermont College of Fine Arts and the Children's Literacy Foundation. You can also follow #OwnVoices and #WeNeedDiverseBooks online for further discussion. When it comes to picture books, there's more than meets the eye!
Nancy and Lauren discuss the heart of Librarianship: Literacy! Literally! Featuring the 5 literacies promoted by the American Library Association, plus a few more, and a special shout out to the Good Citizen VT Challenge: https://goodcitizenvt.com/. Explore more at https://literacy.ala.org/ & https://newslit.org/
Nancy and Lauren discuss digital services offered at The Stowe Free Library : Overdrive/Libby, Project Gutenberg, The Stowe Reporter Archive, Beanstack, Gale Databases, the YASLSA's Teen Book Finder App & Database, Libro.fm, and The Google Arts and Culture App. Most of these resources can be found on our website : Stowelibrary.org on the online resources page under the resources tab. Sign in using your 15 digit barcode on the back of your library card as your username and your last name with the first letter capitalized as your password. For walk-throughs or more help, give us a call or send us email. Special thanks to the Green Mountain Library Consortium, Vermont Department of Libraries, and the Vermont Online Library!
Nancy and Lauren discuss some of the pervasive library jargon that factors into the everyday experience of librarians and a library user. Let's take a tour! We also talk Porch Pickup service, the Golden Dome Award, and our recommendations:
