Episode 39: The art of writing in the rain with Garth Stein
Even Garth Stein cries over his books. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" is well-known to readers and movie-goers as a tearjerker. Stein says he rented space at a Seattle pizza restaurant when he was wr...
13 Sep 201959min
Episode 38: The world's top librarian at the greatest library
Carla Hayden, Ph.D, says the Library of Congress is the biggest - the greatest - library in the world. Hayden should know, she's the Librarian of Congress. And that would make her the world's top libr...
6 Sep 201943min
Episode 37: How to collect a collection with Jessica Russell
Jessica Russel is a collector who is looking to the future. As Assistant Director of Technical Services - Collection Services for Sno-Isle Libraries, Russell oversees the process that makes 1.5 millio...
30 Aug 201929min
Episode 36: Happy podcast anniversary!
On July 31, 2018, the first Check It Out! podcast aired was posted. In this episode, co-hosts Ken Harvey and Jim Hills, along with podcast producer Debie Murchie, take a look in the rear-view mirror. ...
23 Aug 201944min
Episode 35: Singing the praises of opera and libraries with Lorraine Burdick
Lorraine Burdick says she came late to her love for both her vocation and avocation. By day, Burdick is a librarian at Sno-Isle Libraries working in collection development. Away from the library, Burd...
16 Aug 201941min
Episode 34: Following passions for news and education with Lynne Varner
Lynne Varner speaks with authority about the value of higher education and the details of what is available at WSU Everett. That's not too unusual, seeing that Varner is Associate Vice Chancellor for ...
8 Aug 20191h 1min
Episode 33: Oso to opioids with Shari Ireton and the Sheriff's Office
Usually, the phrase is, "Baptism by fire." For Shari Ireton, Director of Communications for the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, her introduction to emergency management was baptism by mud. It was M...
26 Jul 201953min
Episode 32: Summer fun and Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation
Chapter 1 Did you know that July 17 is Yellow Pig's Day? Podcast co-host Paul Pitkin didn't know either when he brought it up, but you will now. According to a not-quite exhaustive online search, two ...
20 Jul 201950min
