Episode 36: Spring Cleaning: Weeding Your Collections
Weeding is an essential but controversial task. Removing outdated, unused, or deteriorating books ensures that a library's collections remain fresh and relevant, but some critics consider the library ...
29 Mar 201933min
Episode 35: Fostering New Businesses
February 16–23 is National Entrepreneurship Week. As community hubs and incubators, libraries are perfectly positioned to help new businesses get off their feet and thrive—whether it’s by offering res...
15 Feb 201933min
Episode 34: Insider's Guide to Seattle
On Thursday, January 25, it begins: the American Library Association’s 2019 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Seattle. Thousands of librarians, library workers, vendors, students, and scholars will desc...
17 Jan 201931min
Episode 33: Writers on Writing
As 2018 wraps up, Dewey Decibel revisits favorite interviews conducted at American Library Association conferences during the past year. In Episode 33, American Libraries’ editors speak with an array...
20 Des 201819min
Episode 32: Get a Job!
Looking for a job can be arduous and anxiety-inducing. It's not surprising: The end results can be life changing. And organizations looking to hire new employees face challenges, as finding the right ...
27 Nov 201832min
Episode 31: The Haunting of Peoria Public Library
Books flying off the shelves. Shadowy figures roaming the hallways. Unexplained sounds. What’s going on at Peoria (Ill.) Public Library? Is the building possessed by spirits hovering above cursed gro...
26 Okt 201846min
Episode 30: The Secret Lives of Librarians
Ever wonder what your colleagues do outside of the library? Many of us have hobbies, intellectual and athletic pursuits, a travel bug, the desire to write or cook—you name it. We all live lives beyond...
28 Sep 201834min
Episode 29: New Library Design
In Episode 29, American Libraries Associate Editor and Dewey Decibel host Phil Morehart talks with two architects whose work with libraries was featured in American Libraries’ 2018 Library Design Show...
31 Aug 201832min
