DC Public Library Radio

In this episode the crew from the studio lab discusses, what we’ve been working on creatively, what effects the Covid-19 outbreak has on creativity, and ways individuals and families can be creative during the quarantine. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

David Quick asks some of DC's most well read readers, how has reading changed during social distancing? The conversation includes Lupita Aquino (LupitaReads), Nick Brown of Prince Georges County Memorial Library, Chantal Tseng of Literary Cocktails, and DCPL's own Aja Clark. Powered and distributed Simplecast.

DC Street musician Joel Bailes has played on the streets of Capitol Hill/Eastern Market since 1980. Hear Joel share his history playing with the Capitol Hillbillies and how he's managing in these unique times. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

Authors Breanna J. McDaniel, “Hands Up!,” and Zetta Elliot, “SAY HER NAME,” join us on this episode of “Get Lit”. McDaniel and Elliot read from their celebrated books and discuss the beauty, danger, and magic found at the intersection of race and gender. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

David Quick and Aja Clark talk with local poet Regie Cabico about our special edition DC Reads book "With the Fire on High" by Elizabeth Acevedo. A pioneer of slam poetry, Cabico will discuss Acevedo's poetry and poetry in DC. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

DCPL Special Collections Archivist Ray Barker is in conversation with area musician, and punk rock enthusiast Tom Berard. They discuss Tom's life growing up in the DC punk music scene, and play tracks from current DC bands who inhabit that punk spirit. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

David Quick, Adult Services Coordinator, will lead a conversation with Susan Benton, President and CEO of the Urban Libraries Council and Rich Reyes-Gavilan, Director of DC Public Library. They will discuss the world of urban public libraries and DC Public Library's work with the ULC entrepreneurship cohort. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

Special Collections Archivist Ray Barker is in conversation with local photographers Athena Angelos and Christopher Grady, as they discuss their individual histories behind the lens, capturing shows at various DC music venues, including Fort Reno, and The Black Cat. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

Linda Crichlow White, President of the DC Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS), joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss the origins of AAHGS and shares genealogy tips for beginners. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

This episode features a conversation with librarian Shawn McDermott and Mr. Donald Shaw about making the ancient pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.There is a growing interest in this pilgrimage walk with more and more people embarking upon it each year. Donald Shaw presented on this topic at the WTD/Shaw and Northeast Neighborhood Libraries two times over the last four years.This is part of the library’s ongoing “Trips of a Lifetime” and “Know Your Neighborhood” series. Powered & Distributed by Simplecast.

Today's DCPL Presents focused on a conversation with Ashleigh Coren, Women’s History Content and Interpretation Curator at the National Portrait Gallery. In addition to discussing the DCPL/NPG program ArtAfterWords, we discussed her work as a librarian working on women's representation at the Smithsonian Institution. ArtAfterWords offers participants a chance to discuss a book and portrait, and February's discussion will focus on a portrait of Angela Davis and Brown Girl Dreaming by Jaqueline Woodson. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

Paul Coates is owner and operator of Black Classic Press, one of the oldest Black publishing companies in the U.S. He joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss his life, his publishing company and the public library's role in social justice. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

In conversation with Katie Petitt on the upcoming exhibit at the Northeast Neighborhood Library. Katie will share her work that centers around activism, grassroots organizing, and movement building through the arts, film, and technology. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

DC Public Library Archivist, Ray Barker, in conversation with DC poet and Jazz Archives Specialist, Reuben Jackson. Reuben discusses his life as a writer, "old DC," and the celebrated venue d.c. space. Reuben reads from his latest collection, Scattered Clouds. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

DCPL’s Robert LaRose interviews Molly Keefe about her experiences using the Memory Lab to preserve thousands of her family's photos and VHS tapes. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

Technology is universal and it impacts EVERYONE. But what does tech look like behind the scenes? Are the makers, players, and creators reflective of their audiences? If not, what's being done about it? On this episode of DCPL Presents... we sit down with Catherine Buccello, a Strategic Restaurant Success Manager and Diversity Employee Resource Co-Chair within the tech industry to chat about diversity, inclusion, and equitable opportunities in tech. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

DCPL’s Robert LaRose interviews Rebecca Kling about her experiences using the Memory Lab to preserve her collection of family videos. Her story focuses on her life as a transgender woman and activist, as well as memories of her pre-transition childhood. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

Special Collections Archivist Ray Barker interviews members of the music ensemble, Tadzio. They discuss the band's origins, recording history, and play select tracks from their new record. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

The central African nation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a materially and culturally rich nation yet its citizens struggle to survive. Maurice Carney, Executive Director of Friends of the Congo, joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss the history of the DRC and the challenges it currently faces. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

Editors Derek Guthrie and Al Jirikowic discuss the publishing history of the New Art Examiner and its relationship to the DC arts scene. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

What are the Friends of the Library? David Quick discusses all things friendly with Emily Wagner and Carlos Izurieta, Friends of the Library. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

A sneak peak into the transformation of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and updates on the re-opening in fall 2020! Powered and distributed by Simplecast

On this first episode of Memories on Tap, Robert LaRose interviews Angela Forest about her experiences using the Memory Lab to preserve her family’s history. Her history focuses on her great-uncle, Russell Forest, who dedicated his life to helping young people through his work with the city of Baltimore.Powered and distributed by Simplecast

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Booksellers Cecelia Cackley, East City Books, and Hannah Oliver, Loyalty Bookstore, will join David Quick to talk about summer reading, upcoming books, and much more.

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On this episode of DCPL Presents, DC Public Library’s Special Collections Manager, Kerrie Williams, and Labs Library Associate, Portia Oliver, sit down with Dr. Natalie Hopkinson, Ph.D. to discuss the history and preservation of #DontMuteDC.

You are now entering the Library-verse, today’s show is all about Zines.

On this episode of Notes from the Library, we learn about the Adult Literacy Resource Center at DC Public Library. The ALRC provides literacy services to young adults and adults and is staffed with adult literacy education specialists. Learn about the ALRC services and programming on this episode.

On this episode, author, photographer and filmmaker Alyscia Cunningham joins DC Public Library's Olubunmi Bakare to discuss photography, filmmaking, and her current project I Am More Than My Hair: My Outward Appearance Does Not Define Me.

In this episode, we will talk about DC Public Library's Summer Challenge, some recent author talks, and ALA conference that came through town.

You are now entering the Library-verse, today’s show is all about Makerspaces in DC.

On this episode of DCPL Presents we chat with local Public Relations Strategist Joseph Pate to discuss social media activism, cancel culture, and how you can use YOUR social media to support the causes that matter to you.

On this episode of Notes from the Library, we meet the team behind DC Public Library’s Jail Branch. The Jail Branch opened in 2015 inside the DC Central Detention Facility and serves over 2000 inmates. Learn about the Jail Branch’s library services and programming on this episode.

In this episode of Get Lit on DCPL Radio we discuss the 50th anniversary of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, the upcoming American Library Association Conference in Washington, D.C. and DCPL's Summer Reading Challenge. Host Olubunmi Bakare is joined by DCPL Children's Services Coordinator Carmen Boston, DCPL Children's Librarian Eboni Njoku and past recipient of the Coretta Scott King Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, Deborah Taylor.

On this episode of DCPL Presents, we highlight a program at the Northeast Neighborhood Library with Preserve This Podcast (PTP) project. Preserve This Podcast will discuss issues related to preserving born-digital files used in podcasting. Guests will include Mary Kidd and Sarah Nguyen who talk about their work on the project. Listeners will also be introduced to the DCPL Memory Lab and the services it provides.

You are now entering the Library-verse, today’s show is all about music! We will be talking about the music archives at the DC Public Library and the impact that music has had on D.C. culture. We will highlight some recent local activism that has been fueled by local music, go-go, with Claire and Diamond, two library staff members.

Curator's of DCPL's Chamber Music at Noon monthly concert series, Vasily Popov and Ralitza Patcheva, stop by the studio to talk about presenting live music in a library and will perform selections live in-studio. The two long standing music professionals will be joined by their sons, Yuri and Vlad.

Baltimore resident Joshua Gamma discusses a defunct pirate radio station in Mt. Pleasant, RadioCPR, and it's relationship to a current exhibit at Transformer, an art gallery in Dupont Circle, using materials from the DCPL Punk Archives.

Dana Williams, Howard University, Lupita and Jamise of Lit on H St, bookclub, discuss this year's DC Reads selection, Heads of the Colored People: Stories by Nafissa Thompson-Spires

On today’s episode of “DCPL Presents” we are joined by Carolyn Becker, who is the Digital Communications Manager of Goodwill Greater Washington by day, the instagrammer behind the popular “DC Vegan Life” account, and a girl about town, moving and shaking in the DC arts, culinary, and sustainable living scenes. Today we’ll be talking about what’s going on in her world of DC thrifting, sustainable living, and vegan eats; how she’s using her social media prowess to create community; and her tips on how you can do the same.

You are now entering the Library-verse. Today we meet Julia and Tracy and learn more about the personalities behind the roles at DCPL.

DCPL Special Collections Archivist Ray Barker is in conversation with local photographers Carolyne Toye, and Chris Suspect, discussing their interests in photography, and favorite areas to capture images in the city.

Lark Cato was born in Taiwan to Taiwanese parents but was shortly thereafter adopted by an African American mother. Growing up Lark knew her mother was eccentric but only later in life did she learn the reason why. Lark joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss her struggle to deal with the care of her aging mother and her mothers recent diagnosis.

Anna MacNiven (aka BiFurious Cosplay) and Mol Cutpurse are two accomplished local cosplayers who love celebrating their fandoms through the creation of unique costumes. We talk with them about how they develop their ideas and create these wearable works of art.

Washington Performing Arts will present two programs this month in partnership with the DC Public Library. The first is a takeover of DC Public Library's monthly Chamber Music at Noon concert, happening this Thursday April 4th and featuring our guests on today's show, Wavelength Winds. The second is a book discussion with Lupita Reads, part of a three part series examinging Latinx and immigrant voices in literature, at the Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Library on April 30th. On air today, we'll talk with Lupita about the book selections and the connectiong this book discussion has with Washington Performing Arts.

In conversation with Washington, DC activist, poet, and performer Quique Aviles.