Podcasts about bainbridge public library

Steve Stolee, a key player in the Island Theatre 10-Minute Play Festival joins us today on What's Up Bainbridge to discuss this year's festival and a few more things. He shares some interesting background and perspective about the Island Theatre, its origins and how it operates.  You'll also hear about how the Festival is organized and how you can get involved! Steve also discusses some new activities that will be happening on a regular basis at the Bainbridge Public Library. Your opportunity to explore the world of thespianism! For more information about the Ten-Minute Play Festival, please go to www.islandtheatre.org  

Steve Stolee, a key player in the Island Theatre 10-Minute Play Festival joins us today on What's Up Bainbridge to discuss the return of the event after a 2-year covid hiatus.  He shares some interesting background and perspective about the Island Theatre, its origins and how it operates.  You'll also hear about how the Festival is organized and how to reserve your free tickets. Steve also discusses the upcoming August 2 Meet the Playwrights event at the Bainbridge Public Library. At this session, you will have the opportunity to meet the ten local authors of the plays selected for this year's Festival and engage in conversation about their own processes for writing and their motivations and inspirations. For more information about the Ten-Minute Play Festival, please go to www.islandtheatre.org    

Paul Merriman interviews Tim Ranzetta, President of Next Generation Personal Finance (NGPF.org), about his organization’s commitment to financial education for teachers and students, which is extraordinary. NGPF was created on the belief that financial literacy is the key to creating stable futures for the next generation. It promotes financial education in our public schools, and provides free engaging curriculum and professional development for any educator who is interested in the program, with an abundance of free resources for all. Learn about the results NGPF is tracking and the reasons not every student in the U.S. is being given access to this valuable, life-changing education. Discover the actions you can take to improve the financial future of your children, grandchildren and other young people (and educators) in your life and community. NGPF produced a video called “The Most Important Class You Never Had,” (watch on YouTube), which explains the critical impact of financial literacy on our lives — and how improving an understanding of finance during youth can change behavior into adulthood. NGPF focuses on helping students in grades 6-12. This interview is the final in the 2021 series of Financial Literacy Month events, “Take Control of Your Financial Future,” sponsored by The Merriman Financial Education Foundation, Bainbridge Community Foundation and Library U, a resource of the Bainbridge Public Library.

Paul Merriman interviews Larry Swedroe, renowned speaker and prolific writer on the science of investing, about his new, updated book, The Complete Guide to a Successful and Secure Retirement. But the discussion focuses on the validity of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, including the Dogecoin, the $36 billion dollar joke. Larry wrote a blog about cryptocurrencies in 2017. He stands by those statements. The interview also covers the following topics: investor challenges with markets at very high prices and lower expected future returns Historically low bond yields and low expected future returns Steps investors should take to live in a period of lower expected returns Additionally, Larry responds to questions from Paul and viewers about asset allocation, asset location for stocks and bonds, distribution limits, Roth conversions, considering Social Security as a bond, his own favorite asset allocation, future premiums for value and small cap asset classes, the importance of working with a fiduciary, the value of a family financial mission statement, how much to share with family members, reverse mortgages, the use of Monte Carlo studies, the role of annuities and many more important issues. Read Larry’s article, “How to Treat Social Security and Your Home in Your Financial Plan,” which addresses how investors should consider Social Security in regards to their equity/bond asset allocation. Paul strongly recommends the 2021 update of Larry’s book, The Complete Guide to a Successful and Secure Retirement, citing that investors will benefit from becoming aware of and avoiding at least 25 mistakes… every one of which is potentially a life-changing move. This conversation was part of a free series Financial Literacy Month presentations, “Taking Control of Your Financial Future,” co-sponsored by The Merriman Financial Education Foundation, the Bainbridge Community Foundation and Library U, a program of the Bainbridge Public Library.

The world of investing had a wild ride in 2020, and is continuing into 2021. In this presentation, Paul Merriman explores the history and nature of stock market bubbles, long bull markets and short bear markets, day trading, hedge funds and the uncertainty that can accompany market bubbles. Issues covered include the good, the bad and the ugly about Robinhood, 4 free lunches of investing, whether Bitcoin is the “new gold,” how to invest in a bubble and much more. Click here for the slideshow materials. This is the first in a 5-part series of Financial Literacy Month Events on Bainbridge Island co-sponsored by The Merriman Financial Education Foundation in partnership with the Bainbridge Community Foundation and Library U, a program of the Bainbridge Public Library. Calling upon some of his favorite nationally renowned experts in their fields, Paul organized five free virtual events in April 2021 to help you better plan for your future. Presenters include Paul, Christine Benz of Morningstar, Larry Swedroe, author and director of research for Buckingham Asset Management and BAM Advisor Services, and Tim Ranzetta of NextGen Personal Finance. This podcast is part of the educational offerings from The Merriman Financial Education Foundation, a registered 501(c)3. If you found value in this podcast, here are five ways to support the podcast and our foundation: 1) Leave a podcast review on your player of choice. 2) Sign up for our biweekly newsletter at PaulMerriman.com3) Use our M1 Finance affiliate link to set up a brokerage account and use our portfolio suggestions. If you fund your account with a minimum of $1,000, our foundation will receive a one-time fee at no cost to you, which helps support our financial education projects. 4) Buy our latest book, We’re Talking Millions! 12 Simple Ways To Supercharge Your Retirement available at Amazon and other online outlets. 5) Consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Foundation to support our mission to provide financial education to investors. Thank you!

The world of investing had a wild ride in 2020, and is continuing into 2021. In this presentation, Paul Merriman explores the history and nature of stock market bubbles, long bull markets and short bear markets, day trading, hedge funds and the uncertainty that can accompany market bubbles. Issues covered include the good, the bad and the ugly about Robinhood, 4 free lunches of investing, whether Bitcoin is the “new gold,” how to invest in a bubble and much more. Click here for the slideshow materials. This is the first in a 5-part series of Financial Literacy Month Events on Bainbridge Island co-sponsored by The Merriman Financial Education Foundation in partnership with the Bainbridge Community Foundation and Library U, a program of the Bainbridge Public Library. Calling upon some of his favorite nationally renowned experts in their fields, Paul organized five free virtual events in April 2021 to help you better plan for your future. Presenters include Paul, Christine Benz of Morningstar, Larry Swedroe, author and director of research for Buckingham Asset Management and BAM Advisor Services, and Tim Ranzetta of NextGen Personal Finance. This podcast is part of the educational offerings from The Merriman Financial Education Foundation, a registered 501(c)3. If you found value in this podcast, here are five ways to support the podcast and our foundation: 1) Leave a podcast review on your player of choice. 2) Sign up for our biweekly newsletter at PaulMerriman.com 3) Use our M1 Finance affiliate link to set up a brokerage account and use our portfolio suggestions. If you fund your account with a minimum of $1,000, our foundation will receive a one-time fee at no cost to you, which helps support our financial education projects. 4) Buy our latest book, We’re Talking Millions! 12 Simple Ways To Supercharge Your Retirement available at Amazon and other online outlets. 5) Consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Foundation to support our mission to provide financial education to investors. Thank you!

Paul talks with Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak about his commitment to indexing, why he believes in small value stocks, the perils of performance-chasing, and more. They covered such topics as: Best ways to get young people to understand investment process How to get investment information to people who need it most Why Paul was attracted to index funds and DFA The future of the value premium The risk of value investors capitulating The pros and cons of 2 Funds for Life Why target date funds have more value The risk of bonds in a rising interest rate market Use of target date funds in retirement The value of an advisor Check out the extensive list of related articles and podcasts compiled by “The Long View” team at: https://www.morningstar.com/podcasts/the-long-view/103 Join Christine Benz Thursday April 8, 4:30-6 p.m. PT, via Zoom, for a special presentation, “Six Retirement Blind Spots and How to Fix Them”. RSVP by clicking here or email RSVP@bainbridgecf.org with “Christine Benz”. This free presentation, the second in the series of five, is part of the Financial Literacy Month series, “Taking Control of Your Financial Future,” co-sponsored by The Merriman Financial Education Foundation, the Bainbridge Community Foundation and Library U, a program of the Bainbridge Public Library. The series is free and open to the public. Registration required. For more info, go to: https://paulmerriman.com/financial-literacy-month-events-on-bainbridge-island/ Click here to hear Paul’s brief recording about Christine’s presentation.

What have been the most important changes made in investing in the last 50 years?  What drove these changes and what can be learned from them?  Are we all doomed, or are the investment markets within normal range?  What should young people know now as they enter the job market? Join us for this series of online financial webinars, to be given by our own Paul Merriman June 2, 3 and 10. These talks will be done using Zoom, the online video conferencing system that many of us have used in these interesting times. The talks are free and open to all who have access to Zoom supported devices, and each will be followed by a question and answer session.  If you have never used Zoom before, you may want to signup ahead of time, and download the app on the devices you will be using. To do so, visit https://zoom.us/ June 2, 2020  2pm (for students and parents) 10 Simple Investment Decisions Guaranteed to Change Your Financial Future  Learn the importance of early investments in the right funds that can make million dollar differences in your retirement.  It is never too soon to learn what your decisions can do for you 50 years from now.  The proper habits made now can help you secure your future. June 3, 2020 10am {for in-career or retired investors) The Past, Present, and Future of Investing What are the most important lessons learned about investing in the last 50 years? How can we use them to make more money for our retirement? What 3 myths cost investors up to half their retirement savings? What three people changed investing forever? Test and other questions about the history and future of investing will be explored. June 10, 2020 10am {for in-career or retired investors} How to Invest in a Bear Market  What is a bear market?  How often do they happen and how bad have they been?  These and other questions will be addressed in this timely talk.  To register for these talks, visit this Bainbridge Community Foundation webpage: https://bainbridgecf.org/our-financial-education-programming-is-going-online/ The talks are sponsored by Bainbridge Community Foundation and Library U. Library U is sponsored by Bainbridge Public Library with support from the Bainbridge Island Friends of the Library and a generous donation in memory of Louise Brody Weissman.

In this podcast Erik Peterson reflects on his approaches to painting and the influences that have shaped his complex and evocative style. The paintings for the library show are a result of 14 years of loosely focused, highly devoted, daily painting practice and 11 years of formal studio art education provided by Bainbridge public schools, the University of Washington, and American University. Erik also credits his two loving parents who did their best with a sensitive and quietly rebellious kid. Erik’s exhibit will open during the First Friday Arts Walk at the Bainbridge Public Library on December 6 from 5-7 pm, and will be on display for the month of December. Credits: Host and Editor: John Fossett; Publisher: Chris Walker

In this podcast Erik Peterson reflects on his approaches to painting and the influences that have shaped his complex and evocative style. The paintings for the library show are a result of 14 years of loosely focused, highly devoted, daily painting practice and 11 years of formal studio art education provided by Bainbridge public schools, the University of Washington, and American University. Erik also credits his two loving parents who did their best with a sensitive and quietly rebellious kid. Erik’s exhibit will open during the First Friday Arts Walk at the Bainbridge Public Library on December 6 from 5-7 pm, and will be on display for the month of December. Credits: Host and Editor: John Fossett; Publisher: Chris Walker

Want to know more about electric vehicles?  For the first time west of the Sound, we’ll be celebrating National Drive Electric Week with a Drive Electric Fair.  Come to the Madison Avenue fire station at 10 on Saturday, September 21, for an hour of panel presentations, then cross the street to the First Baptist Church for a chance to see and drive the latest electric bicycles, scooters, motorcycles, cars and even the new Kitsap Transit electric bus! Sponsored by the Bainbridge Island Climate and Energy Forum, the fair will give you an opportunity, not just to share your thoughts with users, enthusiasts, and vendors about various machines, but you’ll actually be able to drive some of the vehicles, so don’t miss this great opportunity! The event will last until mid-afternoon, and  Ranger & the Re-Arrangers will be playing from 11:15am to 1:15pm just to add to the festivities. … and just to put yourself in the mood (and in the know), be sure to watch the film Revenge of the Electric Car, which will be shown at the Bainbridge Public Library on Thursday, September 19, at 7pm.  Credits: BCB Host, Editor and Publisher: Chris Walker

How do you capture a storm on canvas? Artist Joanie Klorer grew up in Tornado Alley, and after a career helping others find therapeutic resolution through art she's carried her own awareness of time, place, and storms into abstract paintings she'll share at the Bainbridge Island Library for the month of July. During her nearly four decades as a social worker, Joanie found art was a great way to help people -- especially non-verbal clients -- express their hearts and experiences. Today she uses her art to achieve the same objective for herself, drawing on her experience of those childhood storms to feed her paintings  “I think of memory as a shadow which lingers from encounters and places.  Memory, influenced by time, place, and experience forms the catalyst for my paintings.  I believe my paintings are often an attempt at resolution of memories that are stuck like films on continuous replay.”  Joanie's exhibit, entitled "Where I Come From: Memory and Place," will open during the First Friday Arts Walk at the Bainbridge Public Library on July 5th from 5-7 pm. Don't miss it! Credits: BCB Host and audio editor: John Fossett; publisher: Diane Walker.

How do you capture a storm on canvas? Artist Joanie Klorer grew up in Tornado Alley, and after a career helping others find therapeutic resolution through art she's carried her own awareness of time, place, and storms into abstract paintings she'll share at the Bainbridge Island Library for the month of July. During her nearly four decades as a social worker, Joanie found art was a great way to help people -- especially non-verbal clients -- express their hearts and experiences. Today she uses her art to achieve the same objective for herself, drawing on her experience of those childhood storms to feed her paintings  “I think of memory as a shadow which lingers from encounters and places.  Memory, influenced by time, place, and experience forms the catalyst for my paintings.  I believe my paintings are often an attempt at resolution of memories that are stuck like films on continuous replay.”  Joanie's exhibit, entitled "Where I Come From: Memory and Place," will open during the First Friday Arts Walk at the Bainbridge Public Library on July 5th from 5-7 pm. Don't miss it! Credits: BCB Host and audio editor: John Fossett; publisher: Diane Walker.

Poetry fans will gain new insight into Emily Dickinson from the William Luce play, Belle of Amherst, being presented by Island Theatre at the Library on Saturday and Sunday June 15 and 16 at 7:30. Composed almost entirely in her own words from letters painstakingly researched by the playwright, this whimsical one-woman show offers not only readings of Dickinson's poems but a compelling picture of the poet, her wry wit, the possible reasons behind some of her life choices, and what life was like for an intelligent and creative woman in mid-1800's New England. Listen here as Jennifer Hodges, who plays Dickinson in this reading, and Steve Stolee, director of the show, share some of what they've discovered about the contemporary implications of this elusive character in the process of putting together this production. .. and be sure to come see why Emily Dickinson's legacy -- her poetry, her courage, and the fascinating life of seclusion she chose -- still has relevance today. That's Belle of Amherst, Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and 16, 7:30 at the Bainbridge Public Library. Admission is free, but donations are always welcome. For more information, visit islandtheatre.org. Credits: BCB host, audio editor, and publisher: Diane Walker.

Looking for climate action ideas you can implement right here on Bainbridge? Watch Paris to Pittsburgh and participate in a post-show idea exchange with Mayor Kol Medina and County Commissioner Charlotte Garrido: June 6, 7pm at the Bainbridge Public Library. In this podcast, BCB's Chris Walker sits down with Mike Kelly, the BI leader of Citizens' Climate Lobby, to discuss this enlightening film, which contains inspiring interviews with people across the nation who are making a difference in their communities. The movie will be shown at the Library June 6 as part of the Movies that Matter Series sponsored by Citizens' Climate Lobby, Sustainable Bainbridge, Climate Action Bainbridge, EcoAdapt, and Friends of Island Power. Following the movie there will be a panel discussion led by Bainbridge Island Mayor Kol Medina and Kitsap County Commissioner Charlotte Garrido to share what’s currently being done locally and to envision together what additional actions we could be taking at the city and county level. For more information, email bainbridge@citizensclimatelobby.org. Credits: BCB Host: Chris Walker; Audio Editor and Publisher: Chris Walker

Worried about saving for the future? Come to the Financial Education Lecture Series sponsored by the Bainbridge Community Foundation and learn some proven success strategies. Whether you're a young investor just getting started, close to retirement or somewhere in between, Paul Merriman believes there are plenty of proven strategies for wealth creation and retirement planning. Merriman, a longtime islander and author of numerous books on investment and financial management, will lead a Spring Financial Education Lecture Series, presented by Bainbridge Community Foundation. The seminars, developed to make individual financial and donor education resources readily available to all islanders, will be held three consecutive Thursday evenings at the library. The April 11 session is entitled Retirement 101. On April 18th, Two Funds for Life will highlight how to successfully launch a lifetime of thoughtful investing and financial health. And on April 25th a panel of professional advisors will share Tricks and Traps of Estate Planning. The lectures are free of charge, but reservations are requested at the BCF website, www.bainbridgecf.org.  All seminars start at 7 pm at the Bainbridge Public Library. 

Ars Poetica -- the pairing of art and poetry -- is now coming to Bainbridge. Selected poems are being paired with photos from members of the Bainbridge Island Photo Club and will be on display at the Bainbridge Public Library, opening March 1. The annual Kitsap County event, which is now in its eighth year, invites poets to submit their work to a panel of judges. Area artists then choose from the winning poems and create art inspired by the chosen poetry. The end results will soon be visible at Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton, at the Front Street Gallery in Poulsbo, at the Poulsbohemian Coffee House, and this year, for the first time, at the Bainbridge Public Library. Listen here as poet and organizer Sue Hylen explains how she managed to coordinate plans for the library and for the Bainbridge Island Photo Club, and tells what to expect for opening night, Friday, March 1, from 5 - 7 pm. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Ars Poetica -- the pairing of art and poetry -- is now coming to Bainbridge. Selected poems are being paired with photos from members of the Bainbridge Island Photo Club and will be on display at the Bainbridge Public Library, opening March 1. The annual Kitsap County event, which is now in its eighth year, invites poets to submit their work to a panel of judges. Area artists then choose from the winning poems and create art inspired by the chosen poetry. The end results will soon be visible at Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton, at the Front Street Gallery in Poulsbo, at the Poulsbohemian Coffee House, and this year, for the first time, at the Bainbridge Public Library. Listen here as poet and organizer Sue Hylen explains how she managed to coordinate plans for the library and for the Bainbridge Island Photo Club, and tells what to expect for opening night, Friday, March 1, from 5 - 7 pm. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Calling all readers, book group members and lovers of books. Here’s a great way to meet like-minded folks while supporting one of the Island’s most appreciated institutions. The Bainbridge Public Library invites you to a fundraiser at the library on Thursday, January 31st, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Share appetizers, wine, and desserts (attendance limited to age 21 and older) and meet northwest authors Lynn Brunelle, Deb Caletti, Elizabeth George, and Anna Quinn. Author Kevin O'Brien returns as moderator. Tickets can be obtained at Eagle Harbor Books ($35/person) or online at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/bainbridge-public-library-18430089832. Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

From the Sandspit to Winslow Way and Fort Ward, from Kingston to Indianola and the piers of Seattle, strange phenomena abound. You can hear all about it here as Bainbridge Public Library's John Fossett, BCB's Diane Walker, and The Art Project's Susan Wiersema share true ghost stories from Bainbridge Island and beyond. These stories were read aloud at the Art Project on Friday evening, October 26, 2018 under the direction of Susan Wiersema. We hope you enjoy them, and have a Happy Haunted Halloween.

In this podcast, BCB host John Fossett chats with artist Jennifer Waldron, whose new exhibit, "Company for Dinner," will open at the Bainbridge Public Library on Friday, April 6, from 5 to 7. Listen here to learn about Jennifer's process, her background, her inspirations, and the dedication of intention that keeps her colorful and imaginative paintings fresh and new. Each painting invites a story, so if you want to stimulate your imagination, be sure to stop by the library during the month of April, to meet -- and join -- the delightful characters who comprise Jennifer's "Company for Dinner." Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Chris Walker; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

In this podcast, BCB host John Fossett chats with artist Jennifer Waldron, whose new exhibit, "Company for Dinner," will open at the Bainbridge Public Library on Friday, April 6, from 5 to 7. Listen here to learn about Jennifer's process, her background, her inspirations, and the dedication of intention that keeps her colorful and imaginative paintings fresh and new. Each painting invites a story, so if you want to stimulate your imagination, be sure to stop by the library during the month of April, to meet -- and join -- the delightful characters who comprise Jennifer's "Company for Dinner." Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Chris Walker; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

Looking to celebrate Women's History month? Get inspired by local artist Suzette Ruys' portraits of 15 "Persistent Women," opening Friday, March 2 from 6-9 pm at the Bainbridge Public Library. The paintings feature fifteen tenacious women, each of whom took a stand against injustice. Their work falls into a variety of arenas, including politics, environmental defense, women’s rights, labor organizing, civil rights, and more. “There were so many great women to pick from that I could have painted for years,” says Ruys, a local artist and designer who studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. “Researching these paintings was fascinating. Some of the women are well-known, others less so, but each story about their lives made them very real and impressive. There is always a need for people to speak up when they see inequality," adds Ruys. "These women did it with the grit and grace that makes them heroes.” Listen here as Ruys explains some of her decisions, talks about her intriguing process, and shares some of the stories of the women in her paintings. And be sure to stop by the library in March to see these Persistent Women! Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Chris Walker; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

Looking to celebrate Women's History month? Get inspired by local artist Suzette Ruys' portraits of 15 "Persistent Women," opening Friday, March 2 from 6-9 pm at the Bainbridge Public Library. The paintings feature fifteen tenacious women, each of whom took a stand against injustice. Their work falls into a variety of arenas, including politics, environmental defense, women's rights, labor organizing, civil rights, and more. “There were so many great women to pick from that I could have painted for years,” says Ruys, a local artist and designer who studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. “Researching these paintings was fascinating. Some of the women are well-known, others less so, but each story about their lives made them very real and impressive. There is always a need for people to speak up when they see inequality," adds Ruys. "These women did it with the grit and grace that makes them heroes.” Listen here as Ruys explains some of her decisions, talks about her intriguing process, and shares some of the stories of the women in her paintings. And be sure to stop by the library in March to see these Persistent Women! Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Chris Walker; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

Whether you're in a book group, want to be in a book group, or just love books, this library fundraiser is for you! Wine, hors d'oeuvres, door prizes, famous authors, and a chance to build new connections: all yours for $35 February 8 from 6:30-8:30. In this podcast, Bainbridge Public Library board members Mary Hall and Stephanie Hillier tell us all about the library's upcoming fundraiser, which will feature Seattle7 authors Erica Bauermeister, Carol Cassella,, Claire Dederer, Laurie Frankel, and Kevin O'Brien, and will offer opportunities to celebrate, join or even initiate some of the 40 or more book groups on the island. In addition, we learn a bit about the 50-year collaboration between Bainbridge Public Library -- which is responsible for our library's building and grounds, is funded by donations, and just enacted a major library refresh project -- and Kitsap Regional Library, which is supported by our taxes and provides the books and the staff for the Bainbridge facility. Credits:  BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Chris Walker;  audio editor and social media publisher: Diane Walker.

When information is democratized, anyone can post content. On the one hand, this is really liberating, but on the other, it makes it really difficult to accurately assess what is true and what is not. In this, the final talk of this year's Library U series on Fake News at the Bainbridge Island Library, Di Zhang, reference librarian at the Seattle Public Library, offers instructions on how to evaluate the plethora of information we encounter, and describes some resources and best practices for identifying fake news. Listen here to learn more about Snopes; reverse image searching; Buzzfeed; the caveats against sharing, liking, and clickbait; and much more.  For additional help, see the resource list posted on the Bainbridge Public Library website at http://www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org/pdfs/Fake-News-Survival-Guide.pdf. Library U organizer Kathleen Thorne has created a video of this presentation; to view that video, visit https://youtu.be/m4kVn5aqShQ. Credits: Audio tech: Chris Walker; Audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

When information is democratized, anyone can post content. On the one hand, this is really liberating, but on the other, it makes it really difficult to accurately assess what is true and what is not. In this, the final talk of this year's Library U series on Fake News at the Bainbridge Island Library, Di Zhang, reference librarian at the Seattle Public Library, offers instructions on how to evaluate the plethora of information we encounter, and describes some resources and best practices for identifying fake news. Listen here to learn more about Snopes; reverse image searching; Buzzfeed; the caveats against sharing, liking, and clickbait; and much more.  For additional help, see the resource list posted on the Bainbridge Public Library website at http://www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org/pdfs/Fake-News-Survival-Guide.pdf. Library U organizer Kathleen Thorne has created a video of this presentation; to view that video, visit https://youtu.be/m4kVn5aqShQ. Credits: Audio tech: Chris Walker; Audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

If you've seen photos of a shark swimming in the streets of Houston after Hurricane Harvey, you've seen the particular variety of fake news that appears when emergencies attract national interest. In this week's talk in Bainbridge Public Library's Library U series on fake news, UW Assistant Professor and former basketball star Kate Starbird describes some of the results and discoveries from her extensive research concerning fake news and social media in times of crisis. Starbird's talk, delivered on September 30th at the Bainbridge Public Library, was entitled "Finding ‘Fake News’ in Times of Crisis: Online Rumors, Conspiracy Theories, and Disinformation.” Listen here and learn how phenomena such as Facebook algorithms, the loss of trust in traditional journalism, clickbait, and confirmation bias can make us vulnerable to disinformation, misinformation, and conspiracy theories -- much of which may be being propagated by computer programs. Credits: BCB audio tech: Chris Walker; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

If you've seen photos of a shark swimming in the streets of Houston after Hurricane Harvey, you've seen the particular variety of fake news that appears when emergencies attract national interest. In this week's talk in Bainbridge Public Library's Library U series on fake news, UW Assistant Professor and former basketball star Kate Starbird describes some of the results and discoveries from her extensive research concerning fake news and social media in times of crisis. Starbird's talk, delivered on September 30th at the Bainbridge Public Library, was entitled "Finding ‘Fake News' in Times of Crisis: Online Rumors, Conspiracy Theories, and Disinformation.” Listen here and learn how phenomena such as Facebook algorithms, the loss of trust in traditional journalism, clickbait, and confirmation bias can make us vulnerable to disinformation, misinformation, and conspiracy theories -- much of which may be being propagated by computer programs. Credits: BCB audio tech: Chris Walker; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

Meet Channie Peters, longtime Bainbridge Island volunteer and host of over 150 BCB podcast interviews. Channie and her husband, BCB founder Barry Peters, will be moving away shortly; in this podcast BCB host Christina Hulet talks with Channie about her experiences and observations living on the island for 16 years – what's changed, what our strengths are, and what we could do differently as a community. A very active member of our community, Channie is perhaps best known for helping her husband Barry launch Bainbridge Community Broadcasting (BCB) in 2014. But in addition to hosting interviews for BCB and teaching and mentoring new hosts, Channie has also been involved with many local organizations over the years. Not only has she volunteered at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art; she's also served on numerous local boards, including the Bainbridge Community Foundation, the Bainbridge Public Library, and Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church. Listen here as Channie reflects on her many years of community involvement and the challenges inherent in an evolving life. How does, for instance, a retired banker become a podcaster? What do we have to let go of in order to do something new? And, how can we handle change as individuals and as a Bainbridge community? Channie also discusses her and her husband's recent decision to move to a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC). CCRCs offer people over 60 a continuum of independent living, residential assisted living services, memory care and skilled nursing care all in one place. (More information can be found at www.seniorliving.org/lifestyles/ccrc). While her choice to move is being made primarily to be closer to her grandchildren, Channie also helps us to understand the value of making significant changes like this one while you're still energetic and healthy enough to become an active member of a new community. However difficult it may be -- choosing to leave a place in which you've invested so much -- Channie shares her insights with grace and a deep respect for Bainbridge. We know she will be missed.  Credits: BCB host, Christina Hulet; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

Meet Channie Peters, longtime Bainbridge Island volunteer and host of over 150 BCB podcast interviews. Channie and her husband, BCB founder Barry Peters, will be moving away shortly; in this podcast BCB host Christina Hulet talks with Channie about her experiences and observations living on the island for 16 years – what’s changed, what our strengths are, and what we could do differently as a community. A very active member of our community, Channie is perhaps best known for helping her husband Barry launch Bainbridge Community Broadcasting (BCB) in 2014. But in addition to hosting interviews for BCB and teaching and mentoring new hosts, Channie has also been involved with many local organizations over the years. Not only has she volunteered at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art; she's also served on numerous local boards, including the Bainbridge Community Foundation, the Bainbridge Public Library, and Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church. Listen here as Channie reflects on her many years of community involvement and the challenges inherent in an evolving life. How does, for instance, a retired banker become a podcaster? What do we have to let go of in order to do something new? And, how can we handle change as individuals and as a Bainbridge community? Channie also discusses her and her husband’s recent decision to move to a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC). CCRCs offer people over 60 a continuum of independent living, residential assisted living services, memory care and skilled nursing care all in one place. (More information can be found at www.seniorliving.org/lifestyles/ccrc). While her choice to move is being made primarily to be closer to her grandchildren, Channie also helps us to understand the value of making significant changes like this one while you’re still energetic and healthy enough to become an active member of a new community. However difficult it may be -- choosing to leave a place in which you’ve invested so much -- Channie shares her insights with grace and a deep respect for Bainbridge. We know she will be missed.  Credits: BCB host, Christina Hulet; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

Bainbridge Island is a community that loves its library, and library users have a treat in store when this year's "Refresh" project expands the library's meeting room and improves its facilities -- in keeping with their slogan "A vibrant space for everyone". In this 16-minute podcast conversation, Bainbridge Branch Manager Rebecca Judd and Bainbridge Public Library board president Eric Petersen describe how excited they are about the improvements that will be constructed this year, between March and this Fall. The Library will remain open throughout the construction project. Some services will move around the building as the project proceeds. To keep up with the changes, check the Bainbridge Library website and the KRL Bainbridge branch website that describes library services and events. They explain our Library's innovative working relationship -- a public-private partnership -- between the Kitsap Regional Library system for staffing and services that we support through local tax levies, and the private nonprofit Bainbridge Public Library that thrives on local donations for the ownership, maintenance and operation of our library building. Eric describes the funding of this $1.2 million improvement -- with about $1 million coming from contributed dollars accumulated over the years in the Library's reserves, plus $100,000 coming from a major Bainbridge Rotary Club donation from proceeds of the annual Rummage Sale. It was the first Rotary rummage sale almost 60 years ago that produced the funds to initially build the Library. Other large funding sources include Friends of the Library Book Sales, and grants from Bainbridge Community Foundation and Kitsap Community Foundation. Dollars from local citizens in the One Call for All red envelope campaigns are also vital for annual building operations. Pacific Heights Construction (PHC), which built the LEED energy award-winning Art Museum and the green-built Grow Community, won the construction contract. Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

Bainbridge Island is a community that loves its library, and library users have a treat in store when this year's "Refresh" project expands the library's meeting room and improves its facilities -- in keeping with their slogan "A vibrant space for everyone". In this 16-minute podcast conversation, Bainbridge Branch Manager Rebecca Judd and Bainbridge Public Library board president Eric Petersen describe how excited they are about the improvements that will be constructed this year, between March and this Fall. The Library will remain open throughout the construction project. Some services will move around the building as the project proceeds. To keep up with the changes, check the Bainbridge Library website and the KRL Bainbridge branch website that describes library services and events. They explain our Library's innovative working relationship -- a public-private partnership -- between the Kitsap Regional Library system for staffing and services that we support through local tax levies, and the private nonprofit Bainbridge Public Library that thrives on local donations for the ownership, maintenance and operation of our library building. Eric describes the funding of this $1.2 million improvement -- with about $1 million coming from contributed dollars accumulated over the years in the Library's reserves, plus $100,000 coming from a major Bainbridge Rotary Club donation from proceeds of the annual Rummage Sale. It was the first Rotary rummage sale almost 60 years ago that produced the funds to initially build the Library. Other large funding sources include Friends of the Library Book Sales, and grants from Bainbridge Community Foundation and Kitsap Community Foundation. Dollars from local citizens in the One Call for All red envelope campaigns are also vital for annual building operations. Pacific Heights Construction (PHC), which built the LEED energy award-winning Art Museum and the green-built Grow Community, won the construction contract. Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this 12-minute podcast, we meet best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith, via Skype from his home in Edinburgh, Scotland. He will be flying in to speak on Bainbridge Island about his latest detective novel, Precious and Grace, and his many other series of books. His free event at the Commons room of Bainbridge High School, on Saturday Oct. 15th at 2:30pm, is being hosted by Bainbridge Public Library, Eagle Harbor Books and Liberty Bay Books. As you'll hear in this conversation with BCB's Channie Peters, Mr. McCall Smith is the author of several diverse series of novels and is also professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh. He has served with many national and international organizations concerned with bioethics. The author was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and was a law professor at the University of Botswana. His latest book, the 17th in his series of "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" novels, takes place in Botswana and features the fictional lead character Precious Ramotswe as the country's premier lady detective. As our BCB host asks in this interview: "How does an emeritus professor of medical law -- a gentleman -- get inside the head of a woman from Botswana?" For further information about this "West Sound Reads" event, visit the website of Eagle Harbor Books. Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

This month's podcast report of activities at BARN - Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network - tells the story of the merger of the long-standing Field's End group of writers with the BARN Writers studio. The two are coming together as one! Telling the story of this exciting merger are Nancy Pearson, the studio lead for BARN Writers, and our BARN board member and monthly podcast correspondent Catherine Camp. Ever since 2002, Field's End has been the go-to group for both budding and established professional writers on Bainbridge Island. That year, aspiring writer Nicole Vick asked the Bainbridge Public Library board to host a group that could offer professional quality writing classes. Acclaimed novelist David Guterson ("Snow Falling on Cedars"), then a Library board member, helped form the group. Nancy Pearson was an early active member of Field's End. She explains in the podcast the excitement of merging these two writers' groups into one. The merger will increase the opportunities for professional training and peer-to-peer collaboration, and it will offer the advantage the dedicated BARN physical facilities, as compared with the prior shared use of the Library by Field's End. BARN Writers -- and 10 other BARN artisan studios -- currently operate out of substantial but interim space in Rolling Bay. And, as Catherine Camp explains, a two-story, well-equipped, 25,000 square foot home for the diverse set of artisan studios is under construction in the heart of the island. It will be ready for occupancy - and for a continuation of hands-on workshops, classes, open studio sessions, and more - by spring 2017. This podcast explains the many activities and events for writers that are currently being offered by BARN. Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/who-030-storyshare-on-bainbridge-library/ This episode of BCB’s StoryShare podcast series is all about the Bainbridge Public Library. Join BCB host Jack Armstrong as he talks with retired head librarian Cindy Harrison and long-time library volunteer Trese Williamson about the long history of libraries on Bainbridge Island. Listen and learn about the unique public/private partnership between Bainbridge Public Library, the nonprofit organization that manages the library facility itself, and Kitsap Regional Library, which employs the staff, provides the books, and offers technical and administrative support. Cindy and Trese also talk about how the community came together to build the original library building in 1962, the remarkable campaign to expand the library in the mid 1990s, and the origins of the beautiful Japanese Garden outside the building. Other topics include Friends of the Library and ways in which the community can support the library financially and/or as volunteers. Credits: BCB host: Jack Armstrong; audio tech/editor: Chris Walker; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/who-030-storyshare-on-bainbridge-library/ This episode of BCB's StoryShare podcast series is all about the Bainbridge Public Library. Join BCB host Jack Armstrong as he talks with retired head librarian Cindy Harrison and long-time library volunteer Trese Williamson about the long history of libraries on Bainbridge Island. Listen and learn about the unique public/private partnership between Bainbridge Public Library, the nonprofit organization that manages the library facility itself, and Kitsap Regional Library, which employs the staff, provides the books, and offers technical and administrative support. Cindy and Trese also talk about how the community came together to build the original library building in 1962, the remarkable campaign to expand the library in the mid 1990s, and the origins of the beautiful Japanese Garden outside the building. Other topics include Friends of the Library and ways in which the community can support the library financially and/or as volunteers. Credits: BCB host: Jack Armstrong; audio tech/editor: Chris Walker; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-249-art-after-dark-teens-at-bima/ BIMA and the Library are collaborating to produce Art After Dark, a high school takeover of the art museum March 26th.  In this podcast BCB host Channie Peters talks with with Kristin Tollefson, BIMA Education Director, and Stefanie Reddy, Teen Services Librarian at the Bainbridge Public Library about their collaboration on this very fun evening event just for high school teens. Designed by teens on the library's teen council, the takeover will occur at the Art Museum from 7-10 pm on March 26, and offer an evening of interactive arts activities, music, food, and friends. Parents are not invited, but the event will be abundantly chaperoned by museum and library staff.   Teens will be not be permitted to come and go once they enter the museum at 7 pm, but will have to stay inside unless they have prior permission to leave early.  But why would they want to leave when there is so much cool stuff going inside?  Activities will include stations throughout the museum with art (including digital art), poetry activities, a DJ, and games. Admission is free, but registration is recommended as space is limited.  Without pre-registration, admission at the door may be closed. Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; audio editor: Chris Walker; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

from BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-230-green-buildings-lecture-feb-12/ Join Jill Bamburg, President and Co-Founder of Pinchot University (formerly Bainbridge Graduate Institute) and BCB host Christina Hulet as they discuss this month's Building a Sustainable Economy lecture: Green Building - Success Through Financing, Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement. The buildings in which we live, work and play protect us from nature's extremes, yet they also affect our health and environment in countless ways. Patterns of development, transportation infrastructure, building location and design have direct and indirect influences on human health, solid waste, water and air quality. As an alternative, green buildings are gaining momentum as environmentally responsible and resource efficient structures, finding the balance between homebuilding and the sustainable environment. However, successful green building implementation and management depends on the cooperation of engineers, architects, designers, contractors, entrepreneurs, clients, community, and financing agents. Join us for a conversation with three leading experts in the sector and learn about local and national initiatives, technologies, and market trends: Molly McCabe of HaydenTanner, Kimberly Lewis of the U.S. Green Building Council, and Tadashi Shiga of Evergreen Certified. The event is on Friday, February 12, 5:30 - 7 PM at Bainbridge Public Library. The BASE Lecture Series is developed in partnership with several local organizations, including the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce, Sustainable Bainbridge, Yes Magazine, Kitsap Regional Library and the Bainbridge Public Library. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; audio tech and editor: Chris Walker; BCB social media publisher: Diane Walker.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-220-starbucks-base-lecture/ Join Jill Bamburg, President and Co-Founder of Pinchot University (formerly Bainbridge Graduate Institute) and BCB host Christina Hulet as they discuss this month's Building a Sustainable Economy lecture at the Bainbridge Public Library. With over 17,000 retail stores in over 55 countries, Starbucks is a global food company that sources materials from around the world with 96% of purchases grown sustainably, protecting nature and improving farmers' livelihoods, according to its 2014 Global Responsibility Report. On Friday, January 15 at Bainbridge Public Library from 5:30-7:00pm, Jim Hanna, Director of Environmental Impact at Starbucks, will be discussing challenges and opportunities to build a sustainable supply chain including ethical sources, environmentally conscious retail, and creating pathways and for a workforce of over 300,000 employees worldwide. The BASE Lecture Series is developed in partnership with several local organizations, including the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce, Sustainable Bainbridge, Yes Magazine, Kitsap Regional Library and the Bainbridge Public Library. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; audio tech and editor: Chris Walker; BCB social media publishers: Diane and Chris Walker.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-214-january-at-the-library/ From Starbucks, Great Decisions and Physical Trainers to Pete Seeger, the Marriage of Figaro and the plight of the polar bears, the library has something for everyone this month. Sat. Jan. 2 @ 3 pm: Life coach Johanna Branley offers a workshop for adults undergoing transition. Wed. Jan. 6 @ 7:30pm: Books on Tap Literary Trivia at the Treehouse Cafe Fri. Jan. 8 from 5 –7 pm: Artwalk opening for Stephen Hubbard and Deliah Albee, father/daughter watercolors and photographs. Great Decisions (Meets at: Bethany Lutheran Church on 7968 Finch Rd) January 9: Cuba and the U.S. -- Moderator: Laurance Kerr, Military historian and retired U.S. diplomat January 16: ISIS -- Moderator: Kelly Erickson,Visiting Assistant Professor of International Politics and Government at the University of Puget Sound January 23:The Koreas -- Moderator: Clark Sorensen, Director of the Center for Korean Studies, Jackson School of International Studies January 30: Migration -- Moderator: Kathie Friedman, Associate Professor, Jackson School of International Studies Sat. Jan. 9 @2pm: Seattle Opera Preview: The Marriage of Figaro Mon. Jan. 11 @ 6:30pm: Workshop on writing a good cover letter Wed. Jan. 13 @ 7pm: Island Film Group presents "Sullivan's Travels" (1941) Fri. Jan. 15@ 5:30pm: BASE lecture: Corporate Sustainability at Starbucks - A Case Study Wed. Jan. 20 @ 7:30pm : Chuck Bishop travelogue on the plight of the polar bears: Waiting for the Ice Mon. Jan. 25 @10am: Peggy Branaman workshop on how to find grants. Registration is required. Contact Peggy to register: pbranaman@krl.org or 360-779-2915, ext. 9501. Wed. Jan. 27 @ 1pm: Professional trainers and nutritionists talk about assessing your abilities and developing your workout plan, complete with nutritional needs, to help you reach your personal best in the new year. Sat. Jan. 30 @ 3 pm: Singing and playing guitar, Hank & Claire sketch the line from Pete Seeger's personal story to the social justice issues that inspired him.  Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Joanna Pyle; Social Media Publisher Diane Walker.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-210-sustainable-food-systems-dec-11/ Join Jill Bamburg, President and Co-Founder of Pinchot University (formerly Bainbridge Graduate Institute) and BCB host Christina Hulet as they discuss this month's Building a Sustainable Economy lecture at the Bainbridge Public Library. Recently consumer awareness, market shifts, and weather conditions have encouraged corporations to approach the food supply chain with more long-term and inclusive strategies. Here to speak on these strategies will be guest speakers Eric Eddings, President and CEO at Oregon Ice Cream, and Sarah Beaubien, Director of Sustainability and Corporate Stewardship at Tillamook County Creamery Association. The two will be discussing sustainability practices in the food industry, including organic markets, fair trade, clean technology initiatives and more. The BASE Lecture Series is developed in partnership with several local organizations, including the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce, Sustainable Bainbridge, Yes Magazine, Kitsap Regional Library and the Bainbridge Public Library. This is a free event but seating is limited; please register at http://pinchot.edu/connect/events/december-base-building-sustainable-food-systems/ or to learn more, visit www.pinchot.edu. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; audio tech and editor: Chris Walker; BCB social media publishers: Diane and Chris Walker.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-204-december-at-the-library/ The library has some exciting possibilities on offer during the month of December! On exhibit this month, new works by BAC staff artists Susan Wiersema and Lynnette Sandbloom. On  December 5 from 3-4pm, Join Angie Narus, author of Walking Washington's Gardens, for a virtual stroll through some of our state's finest horticultural treasures. On Friday, December 11 from 5:30 pm to 7, The Building a Sustainable Economy series will focus on food and agriculture with presentations from Eric Eddings, president and CEO of Oregon Ice Cream, and Sarah Beaubien, VP of Sustainability at Farmer Brothers. On Saturday, December 12 from 2-3:30 pm, Pam Perry from Grand Asian Journeys will discuss her relief work in Nepal after the April 25 earthquake. On Monday, December 14 from 7-9 pm, learn to prepare Resumes That Get Noticed, and on Tuesday, December 15 from 7-8:30pm, bring your favorite prose or poetry to share in a Fields End Open Mic night. And finally, don't miss Island Theatre's annual Christmas play, to be performed Saturday and Sunday, December 19th and 20th, at 7:30 pm. It's all happening at the Bainbridge Public Library: for more information about these and other programs, be sure to visit www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org. Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Joanna Pyle; BCB social media publishers: Chris and Diane Walker.

How might companies large and small reflect our highest values? In this podcast, BCB host Christina Hulet speaks with Jill Bamburg, president and co-founder of Pinchot University (formerly known as Bainbridge Graduate Institute). Jill talks about a speaker series that is open to Bainbridge community members at the local Library -- the BASE lecture series (Building a Sustainable Economy). This is a monthly series featuring business and community leaders from around the country who present topics pertaining to social justice, environmental protection, sustainability, corporate responsibility and related concerns. The first in this year's series is: "Diversity and Inclusion in Social Entrepreneurship". It will be held on Friday, November 13 at Bainbridge Public Library from 5:30-7:00pm and will include two speakers: Effenus Henderson, President and CEO of HenderWorks, and Janis Puracal, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Oregon Innocence Project. They will talk about building bridges across diverse communities and the value of inclusion in the workplace. Jill talks about why this is such an important and timely conversation in our country today and how it ties to the mission of Pinchot University. The event is sponsored by several organizations including the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce, Bainbridge Public Library, Sustainable Bainbridge, YES! Magazine and Pinchot University. This is a free event but seating is limited; please register here. To learn more, visit the Pinchot University website. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; BCB editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this podcast, we meet organizers and participants in the ambitious Bainbridge Island arts community project called "Earth Art Bainbridge." They talk with BCB host Reed Price about their goals and plans and the many opportunities for community members to join in. Earth Art Bainbridge is the brainchild of local activist, computer scientist, and author Beth Robson. She hopes that people will start thinking now about how to explore their response to our changing climate using art – whether the medium is music, theater, poetry, photography, painting or performance. Barbara Sacerdote, the Executive Director of Arts & Humanities Bainbridge says her organization is fully supportive, saying “if any community can do this, Bainbridge Island can.” Also part of this discussion are: Kathleen Thorne of Bainbridge Performing Arts and Island Theater; both groups have plans to support the project; Leslie Schneider of OfficeXpats, who will be organizing a speed-lecture show, “Ignite Bainbridge,” as part of Earth Art Bainbridge; Joel Sackett, accomplished photographer, who is the project’s lead artist; and Janet Knox, poet and scientist, who is among the project’s early announced participants. For more information and to indicate your possible interest in participating, visit the Earth Art Bainbridge website. Or, contact the organizers through their website. This project is sponsored and supported by: Sustainable Bainbridge, Arts & Humanities Bainbridge, Artopia Creative, OfficeXpats, Island Theater, Bainbridge Performing Arts, Ignite Bainbridge, Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District, Bainbridge Public Library, the Bloedel Reserve, and the Bainbridge Community Foundation. Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Reed Price; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this podcast, we meet organizers and participants in the ambitious Bainbridge Island arts community project called "Earth Art Bainbridge." They talk with BCB host Reed Price about their goals and plans and the many opportunities for community members to join in. Earth Art Bainbridge is the brainchild of local activist, computer scientist, and author Beth Robson. She hopes that people will start thinking now about how to explore their response to our changing climate using art – whether the medium is music, theater, poetry, photography, painting or performance. Barbara Sacerdote, the Executive Director of Arts & Humanities Bainbridge says her organization is fully supportive, saying “if any community can do this, Bainbridge Island can.” Also part of this discussion are: Kathleen Thorne of Bainbridge Performing Arts and Island Theater; both groups have plans to support the project; Leslie Schneider of OfficeXpats, who will be organizing a speed-lecture show, “Ignite Bainbridge,” as part of Earth Art Bainbridge; Joel Sackett, accomplished photographer, who is the project's lead artist; and Janet Knox, poet and scientist, who is among the project's early announced participants. For more information and to indicate your possible interest in participating, visit the Earth Art Bainbridge website. Or, contact the organizers through their website. This project is sponsored and supported by: Sustainable Bainbridge, Arts & Humanities Bainbridge, Artopia Creative, OfficeXpats, Island Theater, Bainbridge Performing Arts, Ignite Bainbridge, Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District, Bainbridge Public Library, the Bloedel Reserve, and the Bainbridge Community Foundation. Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Reed Price; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-167-wheres-waldo-in-winslow-july/ Where IS that Waldo?  Apparently, he and his clones are hanging out in 25 locations in Winslow and at the Bainbridge Public Library.  For the fourth year, Eagle Harbor Book Co. is sponsoring on Bainbridge Island the nationwide, very popular Where's Waldo adventure during the month of July. Eagle Harbor Books' events coordinator, Victoria Irwin, joins BCB host Channie Peters in the studio to talk about this fun activity inspired by the popular Where's Waldo books. Participants can pick up a passport at Eagle Harbor bookstore or at any participating store. Then visit the stores where Waldo is lurking - these stores have a Waldo sticker on an outside window.   Now the fun begins - find the six inch tall cardboard Waldo in the store (or library).  Once you have located him, the store staff will stamp your passport with a fun stamp unique to that store.  After collecting 10 stamps, you will receive a very cool Waldo button in the bookstore.  And the more stamps you accumulate in your passport, the more prizes you get.  The final celebration and prize giveaway will be on July 31st at 11 a.m. in the bookstore. This is a fun month-long event for Bainbridge Island and for visitors.  There's still time to find at least 10 Waldos, or even all 25 and win lots of cool prizes donated by store co-sponsors. Credits: BCB host Channie Peters; BCB audio editor Jonathan Coonan; BCB social media publisher: Diane Walker.

Mother and daughter team Sally Noedel and Emma Bigongiari are making plans to walk Washington state to Arizona, hoping to catalyze opposition to a proposed copper mine. They are telling their story at the Bainbridge Public Library on Saturday, May 16, at 7:00 p.m. You can also learn more on their Walk to Save Oak Flat website. They are walking to protest a mine that is planned for Oak Flat, Arizona, about 100 miles north of Tucson – in land that's part of the Tonto National Forest. The copper is sought by Resolution Copper—a conglomerate of two of the world's largest mining companies, one based in the UK and one in Australia. Oak Flat is sacred to the San Carlos Apache tribe and has been a part of their religious traditions for generations. This area also contains sensitive and endangered species and a prime recreational area, particularly for rock climbers. It was the site of the largest outdoor climbing competition in the world, the Phoenix Bouldering Contest, for 14 years running. Mother and daughter say that if the mine is built it will result in dramatic environmental destruction. The method of mining Resolution Copper plans to use—block cave mining—will cause a large portion of land to collapse, forming a rubble crater that could be anywhere from 2 to 4 miles in diameter. The mine will also create an estimated 1.5 billion tons of tailings and groundwater removal. Environmentalists fear water contamination and habitat destruction; the Apache tribe says its rights are being violated. Noedel and Giongiari depart for Arizona at the end of this month, on Friday, May 29. They estimate the 1,500-mile journey will take three to four months, and they plan to camp, sleep in their car, and stay with supporters along the way. The pair are asking people to contact their representatives and senators, sign a petition asking the president to declare Oak Flat a National Monument, and donate to their Walk to Save Oak Flat fund. Credits: BCB host: Reed Price; BCB editor and publisher: Barry Peters.

For a community like ours with more than 200 nonprofits, volunteers are the life-blood of many local organizations -- including us at Bainbridge Community Broadcasting (BCB), an all-volunteer project. The City of Bainbridge Island (COBI) and the Bainbridge Community Foundation (BCF) are teaming up to co-host the second annual Volunteer Week celebration. In this podcast, we talk about the vital importance of volunteers with Jim Hopper, Excecutive Director of BCF, and Kellie Stickney, Community Engagement Specialist for COBI. Two workshops that week will be held at the Council Chambers room at City Hall:  - Tuesday, 4/14, Noon to 1pm: Brown Bag Lunch: Legal Tools for Effective Volunteer Programs, moderated by John Fossett of Bainbridge Public Library, with attorney Yolanka Wolff of Apex Law Group.  - Tuesday, 4/14, 3:30 to 5pm: Engaging Volunteers Across Generations, hosted by Susie Burdock, Executive Director, KiDiMu children's museum. The week's major festive celebration will be on the afternoon of Thursday, 4/16, from 5 to 7pm, at the Commons of the Bainbridge High School. There, nonprofit groups will honor their volunteers and share stories of what volunteers do for their organization. There will be food and festivities, and volunteers can pick up a free button celebrating their work. On social media, share your stories about the difference that volunteers make, using the hashtag #BIVolunteerWeek Credits:  BCB host, editor and publisher: Barry Peters.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-127-april-at-the-bainbridge-public-library/ In this podcast library experts John Fossett and Tressa Johnson present an overview of April events at the Bainbridge Branch of the Kitsap Regional Library. First off: LIBRARY U On Saturday April 4 at the BIMA Auditorium from 9:30-11:30, filmmaker Cameron Snow & geologist Gregory Geehan screen their work-in-progress-documentary, “The Geologic Formation of Bainbridge Island.” A discussion of the island's ancient past as represented by its present geology will follow.  On Saturday April 11 at the Library from 10-11:30, Hugh Shipman, Coastal Geologist at the Department of Ecology, will discussBainbridge Beaches & Bluffs: Geology on the Edge. On Saturday April 18 at the Library from 10-11:30, Barnard Hallet, UW Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, will explain Glaciation. On Saturday April 24 at the Library from 10-11:30, Dennis Lewarch, Tribal Historic Preservation Office, Suquamish Tribe, will give apresentation interweaving ancestral stories, archaeology, and the geology of BI & Kitsap peninsula. TRAVELOGUE: On Wednesday April 15 at the Library from 7:30-9 pm, five master women rowers from Bainbridge Island Rowing will speak on Rowing the Danube: participating with sixty others in an International Rowing Federation trip. WHAT DO YOU KNOW?  On Wednesday April 22 at the Library from 7 to 8:30 pm, prepare to be part of Bike to Work & Bike to School month (May) by attending an evening of presentations and hands-on learning with Squeaky Wheels experts B. Sue & Jenny. OPERA PREVIEW On Saturday April 25 at the Library from 2:30-4pm: Big voices and belly laughs are on the menu in the Richard Strauss opera Ariadne auf Naxos.  Presented by opera aficionado Norm Hollingshead and funded by the Bainbridge Island Friends of the Library. Credits:  BCB host, writer, and audio tech Joanna Pyle; BCB audio editor Lyssa Danehy de Hart; BCB publishers Chris and Diane Walker.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-120-march-events-at-the-library/ In this podcast episode of What's Up Bainbridge, library staffers John Fossett and Tressa Johnson invite listeners to visit the Bainbridge Library to hear four special guest speakers during the month of March. Norm Hollingshead will give a series of lectures on great opera singers, playing musical excerpts from his collection of rare recordings. This is an opportunity to hear some pieces of music you wouldn't have access to otherwise. Part of Library U, Bainbridge Public Library's lifelong learning program, Great Singers is sponsored by KRL, with funding support from Bainbridge Island Friends of the Library. Cesare Siepi - 2-4pm, Saturday March 7 Fritz Wunderlich - 2-4pm,Saturday March 14 Montserrat Caballe - 7pm, Monday March 30 Glenda Pearson, head of Microform and Newspaper Collections for UW libraries, will present a slide talk on how Seattle area newspapers covered the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the Exclusion.  Entitled “Our Japanese to Enemy Aliens: Incarceration and the Role of the Local Press,” this talk is part of a series of activities taking place this month in conjunction with BPA's production of Snow Falling on Cedars. Glenda Pearson 7-8:30,Tuesday March 10 Rebecca Tumicki - Yemen Diaries.  Rebecca will share stories and photos from her 2005 travel experience in Yemen. This informational presentation -- about a place currently off limits to local travelers due to political strife -- is partly sponsored by The Traveler store on Winslow Way.  Rebecca Tumicki 7:30-9 PM, Wednesday March 18. Ann Lovejoy -  What Do You Know: Knowledge Explorations Led by Community Experts. Bainbridge's own Ann Lovejoy will share her abundant gardening expertise on all things garden: preparations,  planting, pests, seed starting and saving -- all with a maritime Northwestern slant. Ann Lovejoy 7-9pm, Wednesday March 25. Visit www.krl.org or call 842-4162 to familiarize yourself with our weekly and monthly programs, and remember: our library is so much more than books! Credits:  BCB host, writer, audio tech and editor Joanna Pyle; BCB publisher Diane Walker.  

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-110-history-of-english-feb-17/ Why are “knight” and “night” pronounced as if they were spelled the same?  How did the English language take on the international prominence it has today?  Why is it the most widely used language on the Internet?   Former high school English teacher Tom Challinor will answer these and other questions as he shares his passion for the history of the English language at the Fields End Speaker Series, February 17 from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Bainbridge Public Library. Challinor is currently the Director of Bainbridge Performing Arts' Shakespeare Society, and his enthusiasm for and knowledge of the evolution of the English language informs not only his teaching, but also his acting and directing.  For his Fields End Lecture he will be explaining how the changes undergone by the English language up to Shakespearean times in the 16th century affect the way English is spoken and used today.   Admission to this and other Fields End Lectures in this series is free.  For more information, go to fieldsend.org.   Credits:  BCB host Channie Peters; BCB audio editor: Tim Bird; BCB social media publishers: Diane and Chris Walker.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-105-great-decisions-jan-24/ If you've been worried about Russia's aggressive stance against the Ukraine, here's your chance to learn more about Russia and its neighbors.  From 9:30 til 11 am this Saturday, January 24th at Bethany Lutheran Church, the Bainbridge Island Library will present the third program in its Great Decisions series: Russia and its Neighbors. While enjoying coffee and pastries, participants first view a 30-minute Foreign Policy Association DVD on the topic under consideration and then engage in a discussion led by an informed moderator. This week's discussion will be led by military historian Laurance Kerr, a former US diplomat who was previously based in the Republic of Georgia.   Now in its tenth year, Great Decisions at the Library is part of a nation-wide, non-partisan program of the Foreign Policy Association intended to broaden public involvement in foreign affairs. Now part of Library U, the Bainbridge Public Library's new lifelong learning program, Great Decisions at the Library is sponsored by the Kitsap Regional Library with funding support from the Bainbridge Island Friends of the Library. Email GreatDecisionsBainbridge@gmail.com to be added to the mailing list for suggested background readings on the topics and other information about Great Decisions at the Library. The readings will also be posted on the Library website-- http://www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org/great-decisions-discussions.aspx -- about a week before each discussion. Copies of the Briefing Book may be purchased for $20 (cash or check only) at the Bainbridge Public Library information desk beginning in January. A copy is also available for reading in the library.  Credits: BCB host: Sandy Schubach; audio tech/audio editor: Tim Bird; social media publishers: Diane and Chris Walker. 

From BCB...http://bestofbcb.org/wu-098-january-library-events/ In January the Bainbridge Public Library will again sponsor its Great Decisions series: 8 lively discussions on the most important foreign policy issues facing the US today. Now in its tenth year, Great Decisions at the Library is part of a nationwide, non-partisan program of the Foreign Policy Association intended to broaden public involvement in foreign affairs.   This year's topics will be: Human Trafficking in the 21st Century, Russia and its Neighbors,  Privacy in the Digital Age, Sectarianism in the Middle East, India Changes Course, U.S. Policy toward Africa, Syria's Refugee Crisis, and Brazil's Metamorphosis. While enjoying coffee and pastries, participants first view a 30-minute Foreign Policy Association DVD on the topic under consideration and then engage in a discussion led by an informed moderator. A Briefing Book, published by the FPA, is also available.  This year's series will begin with Human Trafficking in the 21st Century on Saturday, January 10 from 9:30-11a.m. at the Bethany Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. The moderator for this discussion will be Elizabeth M. Petras, retired professor of Economic Sociology. To be added to the mailing list for suggested background readings on the topics and other information about Great Decisions at the Library, email GreatDecisionsBainbridge@gmail.com .  Also on offer through the library starting in January is a new series called "What Do You Know," which features knowledge explorations led by community experts from Parks & Rec, the Historical Society, Squeaky Wheels, and the Battle Point Astronomy Association. The inaugural program, entitled "Snowshoeing with Jeff," will feature Jeff Ozimek, Outside Programs Manager for Bainbridge Island Parks & Recreation Department. He'll offer a how-to presentation on snowshoeing, including where to go, what to do, and what you'll need to enjoy the wilderness. The library is also offering training sessions for tablet and ebook users!  Tablet users can call to schedule an hour of one-on-one training, and for ebook users there will be two separate presentations, each followed by hands-on time.  Ebook sessions will be offered Saturday Jan 3 from 10am-12pm and Tuesday Jan. 13 from 1-3pm. And the easiest thing to remember -- Every Wednesday there's a Bainbridge Library Program: 1st Wednesday = Books on Tap at the Treehouse 2nd Wednesday = Movie at the library 3rd Wednesday = Travelogue with Travel Store 4th Wednesday = What Do You Know So come on down and enjoy the fun: you'll be glad you did! Credits:  BCB host and audio tech: Joanna Pyle; BCB audio editor: Jon Cooney; BCB social media publisher: Diane Walker.  

In this podcast, Island Theater board member and co-director Rozzella Kolbeggar tells the story of this weekend's production of “What Women Have to Say”. The script-in-hand dramatizations take place at the public meeting room of the Bainbridge Public Library, on Saturday December 20th and Sunday December 21st at 7:30pm. The Island Theater show is an evening of scenes and monologues by, for, and about women. Adapted and directed by Diane Bankart and Rozzella Kolbegger, the offerings range from a very different kind of crazy cat lady to a human resources staffer with some wild stories; from a park ranger giving an unusual tour of Mount Rushmore to an actress who finds a sneaky way to score at an audition; and some Holiday funnies thrown in for good measure. The cast includes Ruth Urbach, Diane Bankart, Paula Elliot, Carolyn Goad, Mikaela Karter, Christiana Bannister, and Tressa Johnson. Rozzella also invites you to save the date - the third weekend in February - for a revisiting of one of Island Theater's widely recognized shows: “Dear Editor”.  It consists of dramatic readings of actual letters sent to the editor of the Bainbridge Review, including during the days of World War II when the Review editor took courageous positions condemning the internship of Japanese-Americans. Island Theater shows are performed for no charge, but a donation is gratefully accepted. More information can be found on the Island Theater website. Credits: BCB host, editor and publisher: Barry Peters. Photos courtesy of Island Theater.

John Fossett and Tressa Johnson, two of our adult service librarians, discuss what's up at the Bainbridge Public Library during November with BCB's Joanna Pyle. 1. A Series on the History of the Vietnam War On three Saturday mornings -- November 1, 8 and 22 -- “Library U” offers a three-part lecture series on the Vietnam War presented by Laurence Kerr. He will sample topics from the French return to Indochina to the My Lai Massacre and the crisis of conscience. Larry Kerr served as an Army officer from 1964 to 1974. Later he joined the U.S. State Department, where his postings included Mexico, Chile, Guatemala, and the Republic of Georgia. His teaching experience includes three years in Washington DC as Associate Professor of History at the National Defense University, where he taught about the history of empires and strategic thought.  He also served as Distinguished Lecturer at the Inter-American Defense College with a course on the history of terrorism. Since moving to Bainbridge Island in 2006, Larry served on the board of Bainbridge Chorale and Bainbridge Youth Services, and he has been a frequent moderator for the Great Decisions series at the Bainbridge Library. 2. Assistance with Health Benefit Enrollment On November 15, the Washington Benefits Health Exchange open enrollment period begins.  The Bainbridge Library is working with Peninsula Community Health Services to provide free, confidential assistance with annual re-enrollment from trained, certified specialists.  At the Bainbridge Library, assistance is available every Wednesday starting November 26th. Check the Library website for times and an occasional Saturday session. 3. Ideas for the Holidays The Library has books on entertaining, decorating, food, crafts and more.  And, if you'll be on the road, consider audio books or DVDs to take with you.  They are free with your library card. Credits: BCB host: Joanna Pyle; BCB audio editor: Tim Bird; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.

Is your novel in need of a good editor? Get some first-hand advice at the upcoming Field's End presentation, “Working with an Editor: Taking Your Book to the Next Level.” In this episode, BCB host Annie Osburn speaks with developmental editor Jennifer Hager and author Dave Richards, who will share highlights of their collaboration on Richards' 2014 novel, If I Could Give You a Day. Hager and Richards will headline the Field's End event at 7pm on Tuesday October 21 at the Bainbridge Public Library. Richards shares advice for writers on how to be best prepared to work with an editor, while Hager offers insights on what to look for when searching for one. A member of the Northwest Independent Editors Guild, Hager works on book-length projects with an eye on the “big picture” aspects of the story. She can be contacted through the Editors Guild website. Richards has sold numerous options for scripts, but when the idea for his book came, he dropped everything to write his first novel. Look for the Kindle Edition of If I Could Give You a Day at Amazon. Learn more about “Working with an Editor: Taking Your Book to the Next Level,” and other Field's End events at the Field's End website. Credits:  BCB host and text author Annie Osburn; BCB audio editor: Tim Bird.

To age - or not to age? Well, actually, we have no choice.  But we do have many choices in how and where we age. To find the right fit for each individual is a matter of balancing personality, environment and other considerations. In this interview, Dr. Jeannette Franks, gerontologist and retired University of Washington professor of social work, tells BCB host Channie Peters about the talk she will give on September 20th in downtown Winslow. The talk is intended to help us understand and navigate the many complex choices that are available in later life. It's entitled, “Making Your Last Move: Changing Homes or Not,” and is an offering of the Bainbridge Island Parks and Recreation District's "50+ Programs". From the BI Parks & Recreation District's catalog: “This talk will inform you of your options, choices, and possibilities you may not otherwise consider. It will give you tools & checklists for improving your choices about where to spend the last decade or two of your life, highlight affordable options, suggest thoughtful downsizing, help with hiring help, finding resources, & getting your ducks in a row for your last years.” Dr. Franks' talk will be based on her latest, soon-to-be-published book, "To Move or Stay Put". Once it is released, the book will be available at the Bainbridge Public Library, at Eagle Harbor Book Co., and from the University of Washington bookstore. There is no charge for the talk, which will be 10 am to noon on Saturday, September 20th at the Waterfront Park Community Center, 370 Brien Drive, off of Bjune Drive. For more information and to register, call 842-1616.  While registration is encouraged, it is not essential. Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB editor: Tim Bird; BCB intro music: Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; BCB podcast art: artopia creative.

Can you spell Fun-Raiser? If you're into spelling, you'll want to be sure to check out  “BPL Buzz,” the Bainbridge Island Public Libraryʻs Second Annual Adult Spelling Bee. You can be part of the friendly -- and sometimes zany -- competition by forming a team and putting your spelling skills to the test. Defending champions, The Bonnets, will be there to defend their crown. Or, buy a ticket to sip wine, taste cheese and dessert, and spell along from the audience. You will be regaled and hosted by George Shannon, noted author, actor, and Island Treasure, and “Queen Bee” Rebecca Judd, also known as the Library Branch Manager. Either way, the Bainbridge Public Library wins. As the library's Teri Weldy explains to BCB Host Ellen Miyasoto in this podcast, the library building and grounds are owned by our community, and its operation and maintenance are solely supported by the generosity of volunteers and donors.  So this is a perfect opportunity to be entertained and support your local library at the same time! For more information, buzz on over to http://www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org/spelling-bee.aspx  "Take care that you never spell a word wrong. Always before you write a word, consider how it is spelt, and, if you do not remember it, turn to a dictionary. It produces great praise to a lady to spell well…" Letter from Thomas Jefferson to his daughter Martha, 1783. Credits: BCB host and studio tech: Ellen Miyasato; BCB audio editor: Tim Bird; “What's Up” music splash: Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; Podcast art: artopia creative. 

“Yarn bombing” has its origins in street art, where fiber is used to adorn public objects in unexpected places, such as posts, street lights and statues. Now, picture this -- "yarn bombing" happening inside of Bainbridge Public Library! In this episode, BCB host Annie Osburn interviews Carmen Rau, youth services librarian, about the "Yarn Bomb the Library" event and art opening, coming up on August 1st. The August 1st art opening at the Library, which will coincide with the Bainbridge "First Friday Artwalk" from 5pm to 7pm, will showcase the colorful and creative results from the week-long yarn art event. Meanwhile, from July 28th to August 1st, patrons of all ages are welcome to “yarn bomb” Bainbridge Public Library's youth services department, each day from 1pm to 3pm. “Some people see yarn bombing as graffiti done with fiber instead of paint,” notes Carmine. “For our purposes, yarn bombing is any sort of yarn art—knitting, crocheting, wrapping, macramé or pom-poms—that adorns the library in unexpected places for the amusement of others. Imagine knit-covered book carts or yarn-embellished library furniture and fixtures.” The "Yarn Bomb the Library" event is designed to surprise and delight people, create a space for multigenerational mixing and socializing and to encourage creativity and craft. Learn more about the "Yarn Bomb the Library" event at www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org. Credits: BCB host Annie Osburn; BCB audio editor and composer of “What's Up” music splash: Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; podcast art: artopia creative. Bainbridge Public Library sketch by Kristin Tollefson.

Get ready to be wowed by the creative range of Bainbridge Island's young artists in July when the Bainbridge Public Library hosts its first Teen Art Show in July. More than 15 young artists from middle to high school grades will exhibit their original artwork in the show. Among the inspiring works to be featured are color and black and white photography, ceramics, pastel and pen and ink drawings, jewelry and even sock monkeys. On July 12th from 5pm to 7pm, the Library will host an artist reception which also will feature live performances from student musicians, including performances on cello and bagpipes. Don't miss it! In this episode of “What's Up Bainbridge,” BCB host Annie Osburn interviews Stefanie Graen, teen services librarian and youth advocate of the Bainbridge Public Library. Also joining this episode are two student artists who will be exhibiting their artwork in the show. Fiona Morrison, who will enter 8th grade in the fall, will exhibit a one-of-a-kind hand-forged red brass necklace with Bainbridge Island beach glass, and Ana Bucy, who will enter 11th grade in the fall, will exhibit color photography of the Grand Canyon and a ceramic vessel inspired by her lifelong piano studies. Listen as Graen, Morrison and Bucy discuss the art show and what inspires them to create.   Learn more about the Teen Art Show at www. bainbridgepubliclibrary.org.   Credits:  BCB Interviewer Annie Osburn; BCB Audio Editor Tim Bird; BCB Ferry/Music Intro by Dogfish Bay Studios; BCB What's Up music splash: Dave Bristow.

BCB host Channie Peters interviews Margaret Chang, the coordinator of the Field's End Speakers Series. Fields End is an organization within the Bainbridge Public Library that focuses on the art and craft of writing. This episode of What's Up Bainbridge discusses the upcoming June 17th talk by Suzanne Fisher Staples, a former journalist in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and now an award winning writer of seven novels. Most of her novels are set in the Cholistan Desert between Pakistan and India. Her first novel, Shabanu, published in 1989, won a Newberry Honor. Suzanne Staples is an advocate for fiction as a way to understand foreign cultures, in this case, Afghanistan and Pakistan, especially the role of women and girls in this culture. At this Library event, an offering of the Speakers Series, Ms. Staples will lecture on the craft of writing – “Writing Your Way: Take a Voyage of Literary Self-Discovery.” Afterwards, guests are invited to stay for refreshments and conversation. This Speakers Series event will be at the Bainbridge Public Library (corner of Madison Ave and High School Rd) on Tuesday, June 17, from 7- 8:30 pm.  It is free and open to all writers, would-be writers, and anyone interested in the craft of writing. Credits:  BCB Host: Channie Peters; BCB Audio Editor: Tim Bird.  Synthetic music splash: Dave Bristow. BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios.

Do you dream of becoming a fine art collector? Learn how to become an informed and discerning collector of fine and decorative art through the Library U series, “Collecting: The Unruly Passion,” presented by Bainbridge Island Public Library. At 10am Saturday May 31st, Erin Fossum will offer part three of the Library U series, focusing on collecting fine art and the appraisal process. In this episode of “What's Up Bainbridge,” BCB host Annie Osburn interviews Erin Fossum, art appraiser and art history scholar with McAllister/Fossum Appraisal Services based in Seattle. Join Fossum on May 31st as she shares her well-honed expertise in fine art and demystifies the skill of valuing and appraising your treasures. Find out what to look for when collecting fine art, when to get something appraised and what is involved in the appraisal process. Learn more about Library U and the three-part course, “Collecting: the Unruly Passion,” here: http://www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org/library-u.aspx Library U is a new program offered by Bainbridge Public Library. Courses are free. More information can be found at www.krl.org. Follow Fossum as she explores the art market and collecting in Western Washington on Twitter @appraiseseattle, or visit www.mcallisterfossum.com. Credits: BCB Interviewer Annie Osburn; BCB Audio Editor Tim Bird; BCB Ferry/Music Intro: Jeffrey Powel of Dogfish Bay Studios; BCB What's Up music splash: Dave Bristow.

Teens who want to write have been engaging in their own writing group at Bainbridge Public Library. Local writers Margaret Nevinski and Barbara Clarke have been mentoring students in grades 7-12 on a weekly drop-in basis. The last gathering is May 19th, after school, at 2:00pm. These two local writers, and Teen Librarian Stefanie Graen, have met weekly with interested students in the community room. For teen writers who want to continue to explore their writing, the same two teachers will offer a Teen Writing Camp, July 14-17, at Bainbridge Library.  Space is limited, sign up starts June 2nd at the Library or via email to Teen Librarian sgraen@krl.org. For ages 12-18. Also see: www.fieldsend.org When asked how she benefits from the weekly teen writing group, Margaret said: "Teens are especially interesting because they're on the cusp of adulthood, with one foot still in childhood. They're skeptical, they're questioning, but they haven't lost their enthusiasm and wonder." Margaret Nevinski is a published author whose books for young adults are available at the Bainbridge Public Library, located at the corner of Madison and High School Road. For more information about Ms. Nevinski, viisit her web site at www.margaretnevinski.com. Barbara Clarke -- the author of "Getting to Home: Sojourn in a Perfect House" -- chose to make the island her home. She revealed that she didn't come to writing until later in life and wished that she'd had the advantage of someone like Margaret in her life when she was a teen. In this five minute podcast, both women speak enthusiastically about the free weekly drop-in classes that that they offer during the school year and the joy they get from mentoring budding writers. Both are community volunteers. For more information about the camp, visit the library's web site at www.krl.org.

Collecting – is it a passion or an obsession? Find out in the three-part "Library U" series on Collecting Books and Fine Art aptly titled, “Collecting: The Unruly Passion,” presented by Bainbridge Public Library. Part 1 is 10am Saturday May 17th. In this episode of “What's Up Bainbridge,” BCB host Annie Osburn interviews Bob Fortner, former owner with his wife, Nancy, of Fortner Books. The book business was for many years in downtown Winslow and then moved to their Bainbridge Island home at Sweetlife Farm. Join Fortner on May 17 for the first of the three-part Library U collecting series. Fortner brings his years of experience as a rare book dealer to the table and how it took boots on the ground and a lot of  sleuthing to build his rare, out-of-print and antiquarian book collection. Fortner shares  what makes an antiquarian book valuable, how to find rare books and how to care for your collection.  Learn more about Library U and the three-part course, “Collecting: the Unruly Passion,” here: http://www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org/library-u.aspx Library U is a new program offered by Bainbridge Public Library. Courses are free. More information can be found at www.krl.org. Credits: BCB Interviewer Annie Osburn; BCB Audio Editor Tim Bird; BCB Ferry/Music Intro: Jeffrey Powel of Dogfish Bay Studios; BCB What's Up music splash: Dave Bristow.

In this 5-minute podcast, BCB's Caroline Clarke interviews guest speaker Mal Warwick, from Berkeley CA. He is the co-author of "The Business Solution to Poverty: Designing Products and Services for Three Billion New Customers."   He is visiting Bainbridge Island as a guest of Bainbridge Graduate Institute and is also delivering a Friday evening "BASE" talk to the Bainbridge community.   For the second year running, the BASE lecture series of periodic talks by outstanding visiting speakers is about Building a Sustainable Economy.     This latest BASE lecture takes place at the Bainbridge Island Library on May 9th from 5:30pm to 7pm.     Refreshments are provided. No charge. The BASE series of talks is a partnership of Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce, Sustainable Bainbridge, and the Bainbridge Public Library. The series is supported by a grant from Bainbridge Community Foundation.