FYI 56 - Hosting an Expungement Clinic at the Library
Job seekers with a criminal record face an enormous barrier to employment. While legal service providers can assist with the expungement process, often at little or no cost, they are predominantly loc...
26 Sep 202216min
FYI 55 Directors Dialogue
From leadership and management matters to current public library hot topics to strategic planning, capital projects, collection development, program planning, and so much more, the Directors Dialogue ...
7 Juli 202219min
Podcast 58 National Voter Registration Day
Want to learn how more public libraries in your state can participate in National Voter Registration Day? NVRD is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating democracy, planned for Tuesday, September 20, ...
18 Maj 202211min
FYI 54 - Lecia Michelle The White Allies Handbook
In this episode our guest is Lecia Michelle. Lecia is a long-time librarian, activist, and author. Her forthcoming book “THE WHITE ALLIES HANDBOOK: 4 Weeks to Join the Racial Justice Fight for Black W...
29 Apr 202222min
FYI 53 A Trauma-Informed Framework for Supporting Library Patrons
In this episode we talk with Debra Keane and Margaret Ann Paauw, members of the Public Library Association Social Work Task Force (SWTF), about the emerging field of public library social work and the...
3 Mars 202222min
FYI 52 Public Library Anti-Hate Statements an Inclusive Way to Support Community Members
We talk with Cindy Khatri, Public Relations Manager, and Van McGary, Adult and Teen Services Assistant Manager, Downers Grove (IL) Public Library (DGPL) about the Anti-Hate Statements that the library...
1 Feb 202217min
FYI 50 PLA Benchmarks and Library Staff Diversity Survey
Sara Goek, Program Manager at the Public Library Association and Linda Hofschire, Director of the Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL) discuss the 2021 Public Library Staff & Diversity Surve...
16 Dec 202114min
FYI 49 Digital Author Events with Stesha Brandon
In this episode, Stesha Brandon, Literature and Humanities Program Manager at the Seattle Public Library (SPL) shares how the library successfully moved author programming to a digital format during t...
1 Juni 202121min
