Favorite Librarian, the Podcast

Join your Favorite Librarian for Episode 18: The Magic of Libraries. Episode 18 marks the end of season one… But stay tuned for Season II that will begin June 2022. In this episode, celebrate National Library Week by exploring the importance of libraries, librarians and all library professionals.Each episode of Favorite Librarian, the Podcast is a safe space to share insight, experiences and great Black and Queer Literature. Each episode, including episode 18, should guide readers along their discovery, and reading. There is literally something out there for you… Whether a novella, graphic novel, novel, children's book or academic journal… there is a book out there for you. Reading is one of the worlds greatest resources. Literature is a fulcrum, providing readers a wealth, and balance, of information. With great literature, any reader can so you can make informed decisions, that best serves and supports them.  Look out for Season II of Favorite Librarian, the Podcast in June 2022. Be sure to share, like and subscribe for more information on great literature.Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

With this episode, Your Favorite Librarian shares how some non-people of color are able to capitalize off of Black Literature as authors, social media influencers, and as book bloggers. Independently published authors and some popular Black authors do not receive the same promotional marketing or "push" publicly as many best-selling and well known White authors. Specifically explore issues like:How major publishing houses shape audience reception of Black Literature How core audiences of specific subject of the Black Experience are addressed by social influencers  How trends are used to catapult many non-people of color authors' discussion of the Black Experience, Culture, Queerness, and Identities. Examine why Your Favorite Librarian feels Black Literature is a reflection of the Black Experience; thus, its contributors should reflect the community it articulates. Other contributors of Black Literature that aren't of color simply provide interruptions of the Black Experience-- not contributions. Thus why many book bloggers and social influencers are tasked with the essential role--- authentic promotion, that many major publishing houses should innately satisfy. Black Literature isn't a trend, it's a circulation of history.  With one more episode left of Season 1 of Favorite Librarian, the Podcast... stay tuned and continue reading! Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

This week's episode is inspired by the Instagram account @TheBlackParkRangerExperience. Your Favorite Librarian is country girl at heart and grew up around horses, and explored National Parks and nature centers with her parents. Along Your Favorite Librarian's pursuit of higher education, National Parks gave Your Favorite a place of peace and hold a special place in her heart. Join Your Favorite Librarian as she shares her favorite National Parks, the best National Parks in the Metro-Atlanta area and how representation in the National Park System matters. The first time Your Favorite Librarian met a Park Ranger of color... it changed her life. From the guide tour, the insight, and the world of knowledge shared--- left an impression. Your Favorite Librarian's Favorite National Parks are: The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000-acre, peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida line in the United States.Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, commemorates the contributions of African-American airmen in World War II. Arabia Mountain, a part of Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, is the northern of two peaks in the Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, in DeKalb County, GeorgiaOcmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Macon, Georgia, United States preserves traces of over ten millennia of culture from the Native Americans in the Southeastern Woodlands. Check out Your Favorite Librarian's stamped Passport to National Parks. Purchase your own online or pick up one at your nearest National Park. Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

In celebration of Women's History Month, join Your Favorite Librarian as she reviews the 2014 memoir written by Lorraine Sade Bakersville, entitled "One Trans Woman's Spiritual Journey." While pursuing her degree in librarianship, Your Favorite Librarian met the author. The experience and interaction left a beautiful impression on Your Favorite Librarian. Baskerville is not only an author but a kick-ass social worker and activist best known for founding transgender advocacy group transGENESIS. In 2000, Baskerville was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. In 2002, Baskerville was appointed to the Executive Committee of the National Coalition for LGBT Health. This living legend is sure to inspire any reader. "Life is about making choices... I ask you... are you living... or are you just existing?" Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

This week, enjoy Episode Fourteen with Your Favorite Librarian as she continues the conversation about "Measure of Authenticity.  This episode is broken into two portions for readers to properly examine and are, also, paired with great titles to support any reader's discovery.  Scars are Beautiful: Unresolved Trauma and Reclaiming Black BeautyHealing Legacies of Trauma and Abuse in the Queer Community Masculine of Centre, Seeking Her Refined Femme Just Not Beautiful Enough... balance, attention, care, effort and specialness Provided Examples of Great Black Illustrators: Ashley Evans, Floyd Cooepr, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Frank Morrison, Vashti Harrison, Jerry Pinkney, Ashley Evans, Nina Crews, AG Evans, Ebony Glenn and Kadir Nelson to name a few. Community Organizing or Organized: Natural Position of Allyship Authentic voices and contributions of the Black Experience Black Freedom Under a White Gaze Depictions of Beauty and Identity reflect command standards and measure of cultural excellenceHealth and wellness for all representations of BlacknessBlack Skin and the environment Go Pro or Stay Home... Affordability, Accessibility and Type of Skin Care Providers Defining common and specific skin conditions Check out this week's reading suggestion and check out favoritelibrarian.com"Feminist Weed Farmer:Growing Mindful Medicine in Your Own Back Yard" by Madrone Stewart "Black Skin: The Definitive Skincare Guide" by Dija Ayodele Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

Enjoy Your Favorite Librarian's examination of the benefits, usages, and examples of self-love. Specifically, this episode celebrates and explores how Black Women, and the Black community, define and utilize self-love. In this episode, readers will also explore the following: Define and Maintaining a Foundation of Love and SupportLimits, Boundaries, and Managing Expectations Self-Discipline and Accountability Combatting Versions of YourselfAs you continue your reading, check out this week's paired titles. For more information, check out favoritelibrarian.com. "Feminist Weed Farmer: Growing Mindful Medicine in Your Own Back Yard" by Madrone Stewart "Fattily Ever After: A Black Fat Girls Guide to Living Life Unapologetically" by Stephanie Yeboah There is a book out there for you. Continue reading, my friends! Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

Happy Black History Month!This week, Your Favorite Librarian reviews authorship and examines who truly contributes to the world of Black Literature. Join the librarian, as she discusses the topic fairly divided into four portions: Who Contributes to the Black Experience? Gatekeeping: Preserving and Protecting... or Protect over preserve?Allyship and Holding Space...properly Who provides creditability? Along with this week's episode, check out the paired literature to support your interests. And remember, friends... you are not alone. There is book out there for you. God and Race: A Guide for Moving Beyond Black Fists and White Knuckles by John Siebeling and Wayne FrancisPower Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement by Suzanne CopeThe Question of Equality: Lesbian and Gay Politics in America since StonewallSupport the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

This week, Your Favorite Librarian shares her world with readers. Follow along for some thrilling updates about Your Librarian, insightful nuggets of wisdom about Librarianship, and great Black Literature suggestions. Your Favorite Librarian shares her world and what fuels her motivation, and evolution. Among the new changes, some things remain the same… ways of recharging, dancing, and specific genres of interest. This week's reading suggestion is  “You Are Not Alone” by Grammy nominated artist Alphabet Rockers, and illustrated by Ashley Evans.Remember friends, you are not alone… There is a book out there for you. Continue reading! For more information on this week's episode, check out favoritelibrarian.com.Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

Join Your Favorite Librarian and special quest, Ashley Meadows, for Episode 10: "Eye to Eye: Black Women, Hatred, and the Use of Anger."  This episode is a nod to Audre Lorde and an exploration of the Uses of Anger. This week's episode reading list include the following: “Sister Outsider” by Audre Lorde “Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who Love Women” by E. Patrick Johnson “Bone Black” by Bell Hooks“Dear Ijeawela, or a Feminist Menifesto in Fifteen Suggestions” by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThroughout this episode, the pair discuss the burden of strength, cultivating well-being and care among Black girls, softness and the queer spectrum, and using anger as motivation. Discussants also explore systemic attempts to police the Black body, gender and race-based emotion stereotypes, and the "reserve of anger." For more information about this week's special guest, Ashley Meadows, browse their social media at IG: @yarrah_737. For more information on this week's episode, check out favoritelibrarian.com. Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

This week, Your Favorite Librarian explores Pro-Blackness and Cancel Culture. This episode examines how Cancel Culture supports some traditional definitions and shapes expressions of Pro-Blackness. Throughout the episode, Your Favorite Librarian also illustrates the cornerstone of Cancel Culture and how gatekeeping, in an act to protect and preserve Black Culture and Excellence may not be the best approach for all contributors of the Black Experience. This week's reading selections in includes the following: "Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist" by Franchesca Ramsey "Hidden Legacies: African Presence in European Antiques" by Tanzy Ward "A Black Theology of Liberation: 20th Anniversary Edition" by James H. Cone "Blaxhaustion, Karens and Other Threats to Black Lives and Well-Being" by Theresa M. Robinson Episode IX also specifically explores gender and race-based emotions, White Complicity and Performance Wokeness, History or Relevance and to whom is the true villain. From Blaxhaustion, the burden of racial and social injustices and navigating implicit bias in the Black community.. this episode if packed with insight. Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

This week, Your Favorite Librarian shares her personal stories navigating and battling anxiety. Before or after checking out Episode 8, check out this uplifting reading list, to guide you along. "Persepolis: The Story of A Childhood" by Marjane Satrapi "You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience" by Tarana Burke and Brene and Brown "You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays" by Zora Neale Hurston "100 Days Inside" by Madison Martin and Fionna M. Wright Your Favorite Librarian defines what Generalized Anxiety Disorder is based off the DSM-5's guidance, shares tools to help readers navigate challenging and difficult emotions, and situations, and also provides real-life examples and tools of how to be your best self... with anixety. From dancing to channel negative and anxious energy, engaging in laughter to escape from bouts of lowness, hiking to engage in a new environment, or mediating to detach, or reconnect... Reading can provide readers an opportunity to figure out what mental health tool or resource is best. This Week's Honorable Mentions include: "I Don't Want to Die Poor" by M. Arceneaux"It's About Drama Time" by Arlan Hamilton "Fear the Black Body" by Sabrina S. You are not alone-- there is something for you. Continue reading! For more information, browse favorite librarian.com or IG:favoritelibrarian for more Black or QPOC Literature and information. Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

This week, Your Favorite Librarian defines and examines exactly what Community is and how readers can strengthen their understand on how to contribute to such. Broken up into three major elements: Foundation, Core, and Practice-- join Your Favorite Librarian for a jam-packed episode. This episode is meant to inform readers on how individuality contributes to the foundation of community and personal stability. As readers discovery themselves with each or new titles, reading provides any reader refined insight on how to locate or participate in their respective circles. From shared interests and culture, and just how participation looks in all variation-- readers will leave feeling empowered to seek the intimacy and curated energy of any community. Readers' personal commitment to visibility and transparency also articulates the multiple and beautiful intersections that complete communities around the world. Before you finish this week's episode, check the paired reading selections. "A Garden for Black Boys: Between the Stages of Soil and Stardust" by W.J. Lofton "#InspiredbyaBlackWoman: Loved by a Black Femme" by Ali D Collins "Please: Radical Self-Care for Wild Women of Color" by Black Girl Bliss "#VeryBrave, #VeryBrave" by Nicole ByerAquaman Vol. 8 #57 (2020) by  Kelly Sue DeConnickGet ready for the mid-season special with Episode 8, to be released January 6, 2022. You are not alone-- continue reading. There is a book out there for you. Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

With this episode, Your Favorite Librarian examines how to refine your journey to the highest version of yourself. Before getting started with this episode, check out this awesome reading selections. "The Sisters are Alright: Changing the Broken Narratives of Black Women in America" by Tamara Winfrey Harris "Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit" by Mary-Frances Winters "Your Black Friend and Other Strangers" by Ben Passmore "Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotion to Help Out Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive" by Marc Brackett, Ph.D. As you define your terms and personal glossary, your definitions reflect how support and service looks for you. How you receive and react to support also illustrates how you value and define support in your life. Reading provides you tools, and insight, to examine, label, define and understand emotions. This week's titles will provide an array of intersections and colorful narratives that will guide you along your healing and growth. Progress is not linear but each step is essential and contributes to a path of progression. Enjoy this week's episode and titles! Remember, friends-- you are not alone. Whether at your best or your lowest, there is something for you.  Continue reading! Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

This episode, Your Favorite Librarian explores how readers can recharge and reconnect to with reading. From going "Back to the Basics," the importance of poetry, and examining how the intersectionality of multiple narratives around you also a fulcrum-- providing a balance and wealth of history, information, and insight. To guide readers with this week's episode, check out these great titles Your Favorite Librarian mentions throughout the episode. They include: "Death of A Salesman" by Athur Miller "Pussy Prayers: Sacred and Survival Rituals for Wild Women of Color" by Black Girl Bliss "A Book for the Shelf: Rantings and Writings of a Black, Queer, Polyamorous Woman" by Arielle D. Clark"The Tradition" by Jericho Brown  "South to American: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation:" by Imani Perry As you gain insight on how to properly utilize reading and literature as a tool to craft a space of healing and care but to also provide you a space to recharge and reconnect with yourself.You are never alone, friends. There is always a book out there for you-- continue reading. For more Black or QPOC Literature, check out favoritelibrarian.com or Instagram @FavoriteLibrarian. Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

Join Your Favorite Librarian this episode to explore how reading is an act of self-care, an example of escapism, self-improvement and a great way to explore personal interests and passions. Many of us have heard the phrase "strong reader" or other disparaging remarks that effect our confidence to continue reading later in life. Say less, Your Favorite Librarian has a few pointers and colorful insight.Reading can literally take you anywhere--- redirect your thinking, master specific comprehension and reading skills, or discovery the world around you with a great book. From discovering which genre best reflects your interests and strengths to finding support throughout the page you read... you are not alone. Check out this week's reading suggestions: "Sula" by Toni Morrison "Black Girl, Call Home" by Jasmine Mans "Honeypot" by E. Patrick Johnson "Black Nerd Problem" by William Evans and Omar Holmon "It's About Damn Time" by Arlan HamiltonContinue reading, friend! You are not alone-- there is something for you. (This episode was influenced and inspired by a small batch of Uncle Nearest 1884 whiskey... the smoothest whiskey in Tennessee. For more information on the label, be sure to browse their official website. Drink responsibly.) Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

Join Your Favorite Librarian this week as she shares some titles, tools, and insight on how reading is an act of Self Discipline. Firstly, check out this week's reading list of titles to guide you along your journey. This episode's suggestions include:"Brujas: The Magic and Power of Witches of Color" by Lorraine Monteagut, PhD"The Black Trans Prayer Book" by J Mase III and Lady Dane Figuera Edidi"This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female and Feminist in (White) America" by Morgan Jerkins "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women" by Inger Burnett-Zeigler, PhD"Storm for the Living and the Dead" by Charles BukowskiAllow this episode to contribute to the great energy in your safe space or provide an energy that compliments you. You are constantly evolving and growing-- and reading is a fulcrum, providing a balance, and wealth, of information and insight. As you continue defining your interests and passions, refine your strengths, explore your weakness-- allow reading to assist you. You are not alone, my friend! There is a book out there for you. Continue reading!Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

Join Your Favorite Librarian to explore colorful options of applying what you know after reading great pieces of literature. From journaling your progress, refining your communication and great collaboration, or ways to reflect-- applying what you know has its benefits. As you evolve, reading will continuously take you to places you may not have imagined. As you open your heart, your mind will open as well. Continue reading, friends. There is a book out there for you. Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

Join Your Favorite Librarian for the first episode of her official podcast. Throughout the weeks, explore great pieces of literature, ways to gain greater insight about yourself, apply what you read and explore what you enjoy. This week, Your Favorite Librarian encourages readers to define and explore what they love as the first step to refining your or crafting a love for reading. If you know or can define what you love, exploring your interests will surely be an adventure. When you open a book, you gain access to communities, cultures, and histories around you. You are not alone when you read-- there is something for you. For more information on great Black or Queer Literature out favoritelibrarian.com or Instagram: @favoritelibrarian. Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)