Connections: A Podcast of the James L. Hamner Public Library
Education Podcasts
If you want book reviews, don't listen here. The mission of the James L. Hamner Public Library is to facilitate connections that provide free learning opportunities. That means almost anything is relevant to the library. In Connections, library workers take advantage of this and talk about whatever interests them. Sometimes, they even talk about the library. Dance, religion, why the library thinks you're a terrible person (spoiler... it doesn't... usually), almost anything is up for grabs.
Location:
United States
Description:
If you want book reviews, don't listen here. The mission of the James L. Hamner Public Library is to facilitate connections that provide free learning opportunities. That means almost anything is relevant to the library. In Connections, library workers take advantage of this and talk about whatever interests them. Sometimes, they even talk about the library. Dance, religion, why the library thinks you're a terrible person (spoiler... it doesn't... usually), almost anything is up for grabs.
Language:
English
Contact:
8045614559
Episodes
Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen, Chapter 1
6/1/2022
Jill reads the first chapter of Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen by Kate McGovern.
Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org
Featured Resource: Nature Backpack
Duration:00:03:37
Last Chapter: Future Perfect
5/25/2022
Jill reads the last chapter of Future Perfect by Jen Larsen.
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Featured Resource: Nature Backpack
Duration:00:06:05
The History Museum: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
5/18/2022
Kristi Dunn and Kristen Madden from The History Museum in South Bend, IN give an overview of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).
Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org
Featured Resource: Local History Archives
Other Resources:
All-American Girls Professional Baseball LeagueThe History Museum
Duration:00:54:47
All-American Muslim Girl, Chapter 1
5/4/2022
Jill reads chapter 1 of All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney.
Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org
Featured Resource: Access Video on Demand
Duration:00:22:40
Last Chapter: Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree
4/27/2022
Jill reads the last three poems from Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.
Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org
Featured Resource: Access Video on Demand
Duration:00:06:19
Jennifer Francis: Baseball Player
4/20/2022
Jennifer Francis talks about her experience as a woman playing baseball.
Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org
Featured Resource: Access World News
Other Resources:
Baseball for AllWomen's Baseball History with Dr. Leslie Heaphy:Connections Episode #200Eastern Women's Baseball Conference
Duration:00:22:15
Michael Albert: Modern Pop Artist
4/13/2022
Artist Michael Albert talks to Jill about his work, including his library programs.
Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org
Featured Resource: Libby
Photo Credit: Michael Albert
Duration:00:43:00
The Voting Booth, Chapter 1
4/6/2022
Jill reads Chapter 1 of The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert.
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Featured Resource: Libby
Duration:00:06:52
Last Chapter: Harbor Me
3/31/2022
Jill reads the last chapter of Harbor Me by Jaqueline Woodson.
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Featured Resource: Black Life in America
Duration:00:06:19
The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of, Chapter 1
3/2/2022
Jill reads Chapter 1 of The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of by Kirstin Levine.
Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org
Featured Resource: Access Video on Demand
Duration:00:10:45
Last Chapter: House Without Walls by Ching Yeung Russell
2/23/2022
Jill reads the last chapter of House Without Walls by Ching Yeung Russell.
Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org
Featured Resource: Access World News
Duration:00:04:04
Barry Trott: Historical Christmas Music
2/9/2022
Jill talks with musician and librarian Barry Trott about Christmas music from the 1600 and 1700s in the United States and Europe.
Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org
Featured Resource: World Book Online
Other Resources:
Christmas Storms and SunshineConnectionsThe Oxford Book of Carols
Duration:00:45:28
Bump, Chapter 1
2/2/2022
Jill reads the prologue and first chapter of Bump by Matt Wallace.
Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org
Featured Resource: Rosetta Stone for Libraries
Duration:00:09:15
Last Chapter: Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
1/27/2022
Jill reads the last chapter of Daniel Nayeri's Everything Sad is Untrue.
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Featured Resource: Rosetta Stone
Duration:00:07:15
Speechless, Chapter 1
1/5/2022
Jill reads the first chapter of Speechless by Adam P. Schmitt.
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Featured Resource: Access World News
Duration:00:39:49
Christmas Storms and Sunshine by Elizabeth Gaskell
12/25/2021
Jill reads Christmas Storms and Sunshine by Elizabeth Gaskell.
Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org
Featured Resource: Rosetta Stone
Duration:00:29:40
A Christmas Tree and a Wedding by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
12/24/2021
Jill reads A Christmas Tree and a Wedding by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org
Featured Resource: Heritage Hub
Duration:00:21:30
"What Christmas Is As We Grow Older" by Charles Dickens
12/20/2021
Jill reads "What Christmas Is As We Grow Older" by Charles Dickens.
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Featured Resource: Black Life in America
Duration:00:13:44
Why Do We Wear Holiday-Themed Clothing?
12/16/2021
Jill and Circulation Manager Katie theorise on why people wear holiday-themed clothing.
Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org
Featured Resource: Local History Digital Archive
Other Resources:
Salome of the Tenements
Duration:00:31:17
"Autumn" by Alexander Posey
11/30/2021
Jill reads "Autumn" by Alexander Posey.
Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org
Duration:00:01:12