Librarians with Lattes

Guess who finally hit “record” again? That's right—Librarians with Lattes is back after a totally intentional year-long break (oops). Host Amanda Lowe returns, dusts off the mic, and sits down with returning favorite Melody Palmer and first-time guest Melissa McMullen, UAlbany's Research Archivist. Recorded back in March 2025 (we swear we meant to publish it sooner), this episode dives into Melissa's winding path to the archives, thoughts on AI, and all the delightful tangents in between. It's caffeinated chaos in the best way—join us!Music: bensounds Check out the UAlbany ArchivesMentioned books: We Used to Live Here by Marcus KliewerCosumed by Aja BarberThe Shepherd King Duology by Rachel GilligThe Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

In this episode of Librarians with Lattes, we're joined by returning guest Melody Palmer, library ambassador, and newcomer Stephanie Burt, Professor of English at Harvard University and author of We Are Mermaids: Poems. Tune in as we chat about transgender identity, D&D, poetry, Taylor Swift, and more! *This interview was recorded in March 2024* Music Credit: bensounds.com Discussion links From From by Monica Youn: https://bit.ly/4dcnQT1 She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan: https://bit.ly/3w2cuAq First Trans Poem by Amy Marvin: https://bit.ly/3WieAXE We Are Mermaids - Poems by Stephanie Burt: https://bit.ly/44g6mkq My Words to Victor Frankenstein Above the Village of Chamounix: Performing Transgender Rage by Susan Stryker: https://bit.ly/3QmuXOP Don't Read Poetry: A Book About How to Read Poems by Stephanie Burt https://bit.ly/44j6ShN Dimension 20: https://bit.ly/3UBJ9G8 Magpie Games Discord: https://bit.ly/4bdHxrA The New Mutants: Superheroes and the Radical Imagination of American Comics by Ramzi Fawaz https://bit.ly/3xMhGZt Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men: https://www.xplainthexmen.com/ Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White https://bit.ly/3UAwymM The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter & Andrew F. Sullivan https://bit.ly/49XI5B3

Amanda is joined by returning guests, Emily Kilcer, Scholarly Communications Librarian, and Jesús Alonso-Regalado, Subject Librarian for History, Latin American Studies, & Romance Languages, to discussion on LACLI (Latin American, Caribbean, U.S. Latinx, and Iberian Free Online Resources) and open access. *This episode was recorded in November 2023 Resources: https://lacli.info/ https://github.com/esilberberg/lacli Music credit: bensounds.com

Join host, Amanda Lowe, as she sits down with UAlbany professor, P.D. Magnus, and Scholarly Communication Librarian, Emily Kilcer to talk about open access. Links: forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic https://www.fecundity.com/logic/ A Philosophy of Cover Songs https://www.fecundity.com/job/coversongs.php UAlbany Scholars Archive: https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/ UAlbany Scholarly Communication Services: https://library.albany.edu/services/scholarly-communications Open Access by Peter Suber: https://bit.ly/49exyCf Authors Alliance: https://www.authorsalliance.org/ Creative Commons: https://creativecommons.org/ Human Nature & Conduct by John Dewey: https://bit.ly/3QcfNLb You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith: https://bit.ly/3QzGpqT Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig: https://bit.ly/46LCcGs Music I use: Bensound.com  License code: DH1GPY54NHGC0CFN 

Join Amanda Lowe as she sits down with Library Ambassador, Fiona Hernandez, and Dr. Christina Thyssen, from UAlbany's English Department, to talk about National Life Writing Month and the art of the memoir. Music credit: bensounds.com

Join Amanda as she sits down with Dr. Rae Muhlstock to discuss the upcoming Outer Space Film Festival and the space genre in film, TV, and books! Music: bensounds.com SFX: Free Sounds Library & MixKit

Welcome back for Season 5 of Librarians with Lattes! In this episode, our host, Amanda Lowe (Outreach and Marketing Librarian), talks about Banned Books Week 2022, censorship, and UAlbany Libraries' new Banned Book Club. Music: Bensound.com

n this last episode of the season, Amanda sits down with Jane Kessler, Director of Collections at the University Libraries, to talk about Jane's career journey & all things library collections! Music credit: bensounds.com

Happy Pride Month! Join Amanda as she sits down with returning guest, Library Ambassador Melody Palmer, and first-time guest Courtney D'Allaird, Assistant Director for Intercultural Student Engagement & Coordinator of the Gender & Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC). Music Credit: bensound.com

Join host, Amanda Lowe (Outreach & Marketing Librarian), as she sits down with Library Ambassadors Kelly Bartlett and Jo Ann Mulligan to chat with CEHC Professor, Dr. Philip Eppard about his career and all things archives! Music Credit: bensound.com

Join host, Amanda Lowe, as she sits down with returning guest, Fiona Hernandez (Library Ambassador), and Deborah LaFond, UAlbany subject librarian, to discuss librarianship, connection, and National Library Week 2022. Music credit: bensound.com

Happy Women's History Month! On this episode of Librarians with Lattes, Amanda sits down with new Library Ambassador, Melody Palmer, and Librarian, Dr. Carol Anne Germain, to discuss librarianship and UAlbany's Initiatives for Women (IFW). For more information on UAlbany's Initiatives for Women (IFW) please visit: https://www.albany.edu/ifw/ Music credit: bensound.com

Join us as we sit down to chat with UAlbany Subject Librarian and I Love My Librarian Award winner, Jesús Alonso-Regalado, about his career journey, being the subject librarian for history, Latin American studies, and romance languages... and more! Fiona Hernandez, Library Ambassador, also joins us again! Music credit: bensound.com

On this episode of Librarians with Lattes, Amanda sits down with library ambassadors, Jo Ann and Kelly, to talk about how they use the libraries as graduate students. Both Jo Ann and Kelly are also studying to be Librarians - so be prepared for a great conversation centering around librarianship, student library use, books, and pop culture! Music credit: bensound.com

In this episode of Librarians with Lattes, Amanda Lowe sits down with Library Ambassador, Fiona Hernandez, to talk about what it's like being a library ambassador and some of Fiona's favorite things about the libraries. Music Credit: bensound.com

On this episode of Librarians with Lattes our host, Amanda Lowe sits down with Library Ambassador, Brian McCorkle, and fellow librarian, Kathleen Flynn, to talk about data management, the Science Library, and a multitude of things in between! Music Credit: bensound.com

This month's Librarians with Lattes podcast has a special National Poetry Month theme. Nadine Zaky Kotb, a graduating senior in Political Science and Spanish, sits down to discuss poetry across cultures. Back Episode (recorded April 2018)

Host, Karina Ricker, sits down with Corinna Ripps Schaming and Trudi Jacobson to discuss feminism, the art world, metaliteracy, and Wikipedia editing in this episode of Librarians and Lattes. Back episode (recorded March 2018)

February's Librarians with Lattes podcast honors Black History Month. Librarian Camille Chesley joins the conversation to talk about life in the information profession as a woman of color. Back Episode (recorded Feb. 2018)

Lauren Puzier joins Amanda Lowe to talk tips on beating stress during final exams and other hectic parts of the year. Back episode (recording December 2017)

Host, Karina Ricker, sits down with fellow librarian, Elaine Lasda, to discuss Open Access. Back Episode (recorded October 2017)

Join host, Karina Ricker as she sits down with Amanda Lowe, Outreach & Marketing Librarian, to discuss banned books and the freedom to read. Back episode (recorded September 2017)

Host Amanda Lowe is joined by Jane Kessler, Kabel Stanwicks, and Andrew Lyons to discuss the University Library's single service desk and higher education collaboration. Back episode (recorded October 2018)

Join us as we sit down with Kelsey O'Brien, Information Literacy Librarian, and David Dickinson, IMC guru, to talk about badging, workshops, and the benefits of opt-in learning (Back episode - recorded, September 2018)

After a very long hiatus, we are back! Join us for this spooky edition of Librarians with Lattes as we sit down with Writing and Critical Inquiry (WCI) professor, Dr. Rae Muhlstock, and Library Ambassador, Fiona Hernandez to talk about Halloween, vampires, and werewolves - oh my! Music Credit: bensounds.com

On this Coffee Break segment of Librarians with Lattes, Elaine Lasda and Dr. Lenore Horowitz discuss Open Educational Resources and Open Access Week at UAlbany.

Host Amanda Lowe sits down with Karen Kiorpes, Head of the Alice Hastings Murphy Preservation Department, to discuss Preservation Week. They talk about what preservation means to the University at Albany Libraries, disaster recovery, and more!

Host Amanda Lowe banters with Drew Urbanek, Director of the Neil Hellman Library at the College of Saint Rose, as well as Alvin Dantes, Digital Initiatives and Technology Librarian at The Art Institute of Chicago. The three discuss librarian stereotypes in popular culture and how that affects the perception of the information profession. We promise no Stranger Things or Game of Thrones spoiler.

In this episode, host Karina Ricker welcomes Angela Hackstadt, Subject Librarian for Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, & Law, to discuss the romaine lettuce recall of 2018, information on federal agencies, and regulations.

Host Amanda Lowe is joined by members of the Access Services staff (Candie Church, Aaron Cohen, and Amy Hathaway) to discuss the ins-and-outs of using the University Libraries. Learn how to maximize your trip, little known tips, and more. We answer all the questions you want to know about the University Libraries, but may have been too hesitant to ask.