Connections: A Podcast of the James L. Hamner Public Library

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"Don't be boring!" This is our goal. If you want book reviews, don't listen here. The mission of the James L. Hamner Public Library is to facilitate connections that provide free learning opportunities. That means almost anything is relevant to the library. In Connections, library workers take advan…

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Latest episodes from Connections: A Podcast of the James L. Hamner Public Library

Jonblazing: Songwriting and Music Production

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 44:53 Transcription Available

Jill talks with Jonblazing, a recording artist and music producer, about songwriting and his upcoming album Liminality.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Local History Digital Archives

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Author Ellen Klages: Because Hopefully, There Is Always Something Else That Happens Next

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 43:39 Transcription Available

Author Ellen Klages talks to Jill about Terry Gordon's parenting style in Out of Left Field.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Nature Backpack

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Last Chapter: As American as Paneer Pie

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 13:42

Jill reads the last chapter of As American as Paneer Pie by Supriya Kelkar. Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Local History Archives

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Happy Workplaces with Dr. Paul Wyss

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 30:44 Transcription Available

Dr. Paul Wyss shares his thoughts about what makes the kind of workplace where people are happy and comfortable.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Nature Backpack

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Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen, Chapter 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 3:37

Jill reads the first chapter of Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen by Kate McGovern.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Nature Backpack

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Last Chapter: Future Perfect

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 6:05

Jill reads the last chapter of Future Perfect by Jen Larsen.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Nature Backpack

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The History Museum: All American Girls Professional Baseball League

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 54:52 Transcription Available

Kristi Dunn and Kristen Madden from The History Museum in South Bend, IN give an overview of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Local History ArchivesOther Resources:All-American Girls Professional Baseball LeagueThe History Museum

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All-American Muslim Girl, Chapter 1

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 22:40

Jill reads chapter 1 of All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Access Video on Demand

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Last Chapter: Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 6:19

Jill reads the last three poems from Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Access Video on Demand

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Jennifer Francis: Baseball Player

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 22:15 Transcription Available

Jennifer Francis talks about her experience as a woman playing baseball.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Access World NewsOther Resources:Baseball for AllWomen's Baseball History with Dr. Leslie Heaphy:Connections Episode #200Eastern Women's Baseball Conference

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Michael Albert: Modern Pop Artist

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 43:00 Transcription Available

Artist Michael Albert talks to Jill about his work, including his library programs.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: LibbyPhoto Credit: Michael Albert

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The Voting Booth, Chapter 1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 6:52

Jill reads Chapter 1 of The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Libby

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Last Chapter: Harbor Me

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 6:19

Jill reads the last chapter of Harbor Me by Jaqueline Woodson.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Black Life in America

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Women's Baseball History with Dr. Leslie Heaphy

Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 48:44 Transcription Available

Dr. Heaphy takes 30 minutes to tell Jill 160 years of women's baseball history.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Access Video on DemandOther Resources:Baseball for AllInternational Women's Baseball CenterMeet the Dolly Vardens by Sabrina A. BrinsonNegro Leagues Baseball MuseumOut of Left Field by Ellen KlagesSociety for American Baseball Research

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The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of, Chapter 1

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 10:45

Jill reads Chapter 1 of The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of by Kirstin Levine.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Access Video on Demand

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Last Chapter: House Without Walls by Ching Yeung Russell

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 4:04

Jill reads the last chapter of House Without Walls by Ching Yeung Russell.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Access World News

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Barry Trott: Historical Christmas Music

Play Episode Play 50 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 45:28 Transcription Available

Jill talks with musician and librarian Barry Trott about Christmas music from the 1600 and 1700s in the United States and Europe.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: World Book OnlineOther Resources: Christmas Storms and Sunshine: Connections Episode #191The Oxford Book of Carols

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Bump, Chapter 1

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 9:15

Jill reads the prologue and first chapter of Bump by Matt Wallace.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Rosetta Stone for Libraries

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Last Chapter: Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 7:15

Jill reads the last chapter of Daniel Nayeri's Everything Sad is Untrue.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Rosetta Stone

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Speechless, Chapter 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 39:49

Jill reads the first chapter of Speechless by Adam P. Schmitt.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Access World News

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Christmas Storms and Sunshine by Elizabeth Gaskell

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2021 29:40

Jill reads Christmas Storms and Sunshine by Elizabeth Gaskell.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Rosetta Stone

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A Christmas Tree and a Wedding by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 21:30

Jill reads A Christmas Tree and a Wedding by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Heritage Hub

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"What Christmas Is As We Grow Older" by Charles Dickens

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 13:45

Jill reads "What Christmas Is As We Grow Older" by Charles Dickens.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Black Life in America

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Why Do We Wear Holiday-Themed Clothing?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 31:17

Jill and Circulation Manager Katie theorise on why people wear holiday-themed clothing.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.orgFeatured Resource: Local History Digital ArchiveOther Resources:Minding Appearances by Susan KaizerSalome of the Tenements by Anzia Yezierska

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"Autumn" by Alexander Posey

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 1:12

Jill reads "Autumn" by Alexander Posey.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"Fall, Leaves, Fall" by Emily Brontë

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 1:12

Jill reads "Fall, Leaves, Fall" by Emily Brontë.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"On Friendship" by Kahlil Gibran

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021 2:36

Jill reads "On Friendship" by Kahlil Gibran.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"To Autumn" by John Keats

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 2:35

Jill reads "To Autumn" by John Keats.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"Memory" by George Moses Horton

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 1:45

Jill reads "Memory" by George Moses Horton.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"Thanksgiving" by Edgar Guest

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 2:21

Jill reads "Thanksgiving" by Edgar Guest.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"Thanksgiving" by James Whitcomb Riley

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 2:08

Jill reads "Thanksgiving" by James Whitcomb Riley.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"Signs of the Times" by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 2:56

Jill attempts to read "Signs of the Times" by Paul Laurence Dunbar.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"Thanksgiving Turkey" by George Parsons Lathrop

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 3:08

Jill reads "Thanksgiving Turkey" by George Parsons Lathrop.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"A Song of the Road" by José Santos Chocano

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 3:49

Jill reads "A Song of the Road" by José Santos Chocano.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"If I Had Known" by Alice Dunbar-Nelson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 1:41

Jill reads "If I Had Known" by Alice Dunbar-Nelson.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"Life is Fine" by Langston Hughes

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 1:53

Jill reads "Life is Fine" by Langston Hughes.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"Spider, Say Again" by Matsuo Basho

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 1:56

Jill reads "Spider, Say Again" by Matsuo Basho and "As I Grow Older" by Langston Hughes.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"Autumn" by Emily Dickinson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 1:28

Jill reads "Autumn" by Emily Dickinson.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"A Little Poem" by George Orwell

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 2:12

Jill reads "A Little Poem" by George Orwell.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"A November Night" by Sara Teasdale

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 4:43

Jill reads "A November Night" by Sara Teasdale.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"Who Has Seen the Wind" by Christina Rossetti

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 1:08

Jill reads "Who Has Seen the Wind" by Christina Rossetti.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"Theme in Yellow" by Carl Sandburg

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021 1:15

Jill reads "Theme in Yellow" by Carl Sandburg.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"Success" by Emily Dickinson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 1:15

Jill reads "Success" by Emily Dickinson.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"To Her: In Time of War" by E. Nesbit

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 1:36

Jill reads "To Her: In Time of War" by E. Nesbit.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"The Wind" by Emily Dickinson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 1:30

Jill reads "The Wind" Emily Dickinson.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"The Falling of the Leaves" by W. B. Yeats

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 1:19

Jill reads "The Falling of the Leaves" by W. B. Yeats.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"Willow Poem" by William Carlos Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 1:42

Jill reads "Willow Poem" by William Carlos Williams.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"From The Kitten and Falling Leaves" by William Wordsworth

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 1:45

Jill reads "From The Kitten and Falling Leaves" by William Wordsworth.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"October" by Helen Hunt Jackson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 1:43

Jill reads "October" by Helen Hunt Jackson.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"October" by Robert Frost

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 1:51

Jill reads "October" by Robert Frost.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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"Besides the Autumn Poets Sing" by Emily Dickinson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 1:28

Jill reads "Besides the Autumn Poets Sing" by Emily Dickinson.Contact Us: connections@hamnerlibrary.org

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