Episode 31: Behind the business and communications of Sno-Isle Libraries
First thoughts of a library likely evoke mental images of librarians and shelves full of books. This episode of "Check It Out!" looks at two positions that might not spring to mind when imagining libr...
13 Jul 201956min
Episode 30: Third-graders Part 2, a community hero and book notes
Chapter 1 – Third-Grade Reading Challenge, Part 2 There is so much going on with the "Sno-Isle Libraries Mega-Fun, Biblio-Trivia, Rockem-Sockem Third-Grade Reading Challenge" that it takes two segment...
5 Jul 201915min
Episode 29: Actually live with Bill Stainton of 'Almost Live!'
For some longtime Puget Sounders, it's a treasured memory, an anchor point of local TV culture. For those with, shall we say, shallower roots? It's the stuff of legend, lore and YouTube. And for Bill ...
28 Jun 20191h 16min
Episode 28: Short stories on bestsellers, book notes and third-graders
Chapter 1 – Library Surprise: Beyond Bestsellers Rilee Louangphakdy says that "bookworm" might not be a great description for him and that his favorite library resource is graphic novels. Even though ...
21 Jun 201914min
Episode 27: What's new at the libraries, reading with children, summer events and Kurt Batdorf
Chapter 1 – Hmmm, I didn't know that about … June and July Once they decide who gets to speak first, podcast co-hosts Ken Harvey, Jim Hills, Cindy Tingley and Paul Pitkin have a bunch of fun chatting ...
13 Jun 20191h 1min
Episode 26: How poetry chose an immigrant, Claudia Castro Luna
Claudia Castro Luna was a teenager when she came to the U.S. with her family fleeing war in El Salvador. In just two years, her growing English language skills earned Castro Luna the top English stude...
7 Jun 201948min
Episode 25: Youth serving their future and ours
This is a special episode of the Check It Out! podcast. It brings four special young people together for a conversation between themselves and moderator by one of their own: Rilee Louangphakdy. Each o...
1 Jun 201951min
Episode 24: Spotlight on Brian Rush and facilities stewardship
Chapters 1 & 2 Managing the variety and number of facilities in Sno-Isle Libraries is a big and multi-faceted job. To Facilities Manager Brian Rush, facilities management is also an opportunity to sho...
24 Mai 201923min
