FYI 014 - Pew Research Center - Digital Divide/Digital Readiness
PLA Deputy Executive Director Larra Clark talks with John B. Horrigan of the Pew Research Center about his report, "Digital Readiness Gaps," which finds that just over half of American adults have low...
10 Loka 201615min
FYI 013 - Weeding Library Collections
Kathleen Hughes, PLA Manager Publications, talks to Holly Hibner and Mary Kelly about weeding library collections, awful library books they've discovered, and more. Holly and Mary have recently releas...
18 Elo 201618min
FYI 012 -PLA Podcast - A Social Ignition
Kathleen Hughes, PLA Publications Manager talks to Sonja Skvarla, the founder of A Social Ignition. Founded in 2012, A Social Ignition was conceived while Sonja was helping various groups fulfill thei...
6 Kesä 201617min
FYI -011- San Diego Public Library -- Out Of The Shadows Program
In this episode, Kathleen Hughes, PL Editor, talks to Ady Huertas, Branch Manager of the Logan Branch/San Diego Public Library about the library's program, "Out of the Shadows." The program is desig...
18 Touko 201613min
FYI-010 - Engaged and Inclusive: Institutional Approaches to Racial Equity and Social Justice
In Episode 10, we talk to Sarah Lawton, Neighborhood Library Supervisor, Madison (WI) Public Library and Tariq Saqqaf, Neighborhood Resource Coordinator, City of Madison, Office of the Mayor, about ho...
18 Huhti 201619min
FYI-009 -- Where the Black and Brown Boys Aren't (and Why) Nichole Shabazz and Phyllis C. Hunter
Nichole Shabazz, Youth Outreach and Programming Coordinator at the Cleveland Public Library and Phyllis Hunter, Reading and Literacy Expert, Phyllis C. Hunter Consulting, Inc., presented "Where the B...
18 Huhti 201615min
FYI-008 - Disasters Bring Out the Best In Us - Providing Community Support
Dan Wilson, Associate Director for Collections & Library Services at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia Health System, and Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, Librarian at the Natio...
18 Huhti 201610min
FYI-007 - The BOOMbox at Skokie Illinois Public Library with Amy Holcomb and Mikael Jacobson
The BOOMbox is an experimental space designed to facilitate STEAM learning for all ages. Every few months the theme of the room changes. Programming includes events, classes, micro-workshops, movies, ...
13 Huhti 201613min
