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SUBCRIBE TO READING THE CITYOrder Tyler Wetherall's novel AmphibianAbout Reading the City "Reading the City" is a weekly newsletter of bookish events in and around NYC, a weekly diary of upcoming New York literary life on a need-to-know basis. No long blurbs, no reviews, just book events of all stripes. "Reading the City" links to the author's books, website, or social pages when possible. Tyler Wetherall, the founder and editor, is a believer in the power of the literary community to raise each other up, champion one another, and help make the site an inclusive and welcoming space for all writers and readers. Tyler Wetherall is a Brooklyn-based writer, editor, and teacher, and the author of No Way Home: A Memoir of Life on the Run (St. Martin's Press) and Amphibian (forthcoming from Virago). She arrived in New York from London in 2014, knowing just three people. She carried with her a manuscript she had written alone in a Victorian outhouse at the end of her mother's garden in Devon. Her entire experience of the writerly life thus far was solitary—and pretty cold. She found herself in a very special place called the Oracle Club (RIP) in Long Island City, and there she met real life authors for the first time. After staying up late and talking craft, drinking gin, and playing records, or reading poetry and howling into the night, she had found her community, and through that community the practical and intellectual resources she needed to become an author myself. Photo credit: Sammy DeighElizabeth Howard, Producer and Host of the Short Fuse Podcast Elizabeth Howard is the producer and host of the Short Fuse Podcast, conversations with artists, writers, musicians, and others whose art reveals our communities through their lens and stirs us to seek change. Her articles related to communication and marketing have appeared in European Communications, Investor Relations, Law Firm Marketing & Profit Report, Communication World, The Strategist, and the New York Law Journal, among others. Her books include Queen Anne's Lace and Wild Blackberry Pie, (Thornwillow Press, 2011), A Day with Bonefish Joe (David Godine, 2015) and Ned O'Gorman: A Glance Back (Easton Studio Press, 2016). She leads reading groups at the Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, New York. @elizh24 on InstagramThe Arts Fuse The Arts Fuse was established in June, 2007 as a curated, independent online arts magazine dedicated to publishing in-depth criticism, along with high quality previews, interviews, and commentaries. The publication's over 70 freelance critics (many of them with decades of experience) cover dance, film, food, literature, music, television, theater, video games, and visual arts. There is a robust readership for arts coverage that believes that culture matters.The goal of The Arts Fuse is to treat the arts seriously, to write about them in the same way that other publications cover politics, sports, and business — with professionalism, thoughtfulness, and considerable attitude. The magazine's motto, from Jonathan Swift, sums up our editorial stance: “Use the point of your pen … not the feather.” The Arts Fuse has published over 7,000 articles and receives 60,000+ visits a month. This year they are celebrating their 5th birthday, a milestone for a small, independent magazine dedicated to covering the arts.Why The Arts Fuse? Its birth was a reaction to the declining arts coverage in newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. When the number of news pages shrink in the mainstream media, attention is paid. But the continual whittling down of arts coverage has been passed over in silence. Editor-in-Chief Bill Marx started the magazine to preserve the craft of professional arts criticism online, while also looking at new and innovative ways to evolve the cultural conversation and bring together critics, readers, and artists.Serious criticism, by talking about the strengths, weaknesses, and contributions of the arts, plays an indispensable role in the cultural ecology. Smaller, newer organizations need a response. When they are ignored as they are by the mainstream media, they fail to gain an audience. And without an audience, they fold, further weakening the entire ecosystem.Assist The Arts Fuse in their mission: to keep arts and culture hale and hearty through dialogue rather than marketing.SUBSCRIBE to the weekly e-newsletterLIKE The Arts Fuse on Facebook, FOLLOW on TwitterHELP The Arts Fuse thrive by providing underwriting for the magazine. Even better — make a tax deductible donation.
Skoro mamy już dłuższe jesienne wieczory, to czas na "Bibliotechę". Tym razem książki samych amerykańskich autorów, ale poruszane przez nich tematy mają zasięg globalny. Dlatego rozmawiamy o tym, co napędza teorie spiskowe i czy prezydentura Donalda Trumpa naprawdę była czasem walki światłości z mrokiem (spoiler: nie, nie była). Jakie szkody wyrządzają dzieciom smartfony i serwisy społecznościowe, oraz czy na pewno odebranie im telefonów rozwiąże sprawę? I w końcu zaglądamy do życia i duszy sygnalistki Facebooka, która obnażyła kolejną brzydką twarz giganta. NA SKRÓTY DO OMAWIANYCH KSIĄŻEK: 02:38 - „Uwierz w Plan. Skąd się wziął QAnon i jak namieszał w Ameryce”, Will Sommer, Wydawnictwo Czarne, 2024 18:45 - ”Kobieta, która przeciwstawiła się Facebookowi. Walka o transparentność i odpowiedzialność gigantów technologicznych”, Frances Haugen, wydawnictwo Prześwity, 2024 29:17 - “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness”, Jonathan Heidt, wydawnictwo Penguin Press, 2024 POLECANE WCZEŚNIEJSZE ODCINKI TECHSTORII: - odcinek 4 - https://audycje.tokfm.pl/podcast/115811,4-Rewolucja-nadejdzie-od-srodka-Czy-sygnalisci-uratuja-technologie - odcinek 72 - https://audycje.tokfm.pl/podcast/153876,72-Hakerzy-Kim-Dzong-Una-smierc-nudy-i-Myszka-Mickey-zakladnikiem-Disneya-Ksiazki-o-technologiach-BIBLIOTECHA - odcinek 90 - https://audycje.tokfm.pl/podcast/163092,90-Szkola-strefa-wolna-od-smartfonow-Czy-tak-uratujemy-dzieciaki
Will Leon Edwards rest on his laurels against lifelong overachiever Belal Muhammad? Will Tom Aspinall rest on his two working legs after rematching Curtis Blaydes? This week... on Heavy Hands. Heavy Henka is BACK! Miguel Class returns to discuss the first half of sumo's July 2024 tourney: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Bibliotech - breaking down the basic jab: https://facepunching.substack.com/ Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
Rose Namajunas is officially a crusty old veteran, ready to teach these whippersnappers a thing or two about the MMA. Discussing practically everything from the Whittaker-Aliskerov card on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Bibliotech - breaking down the basic jab: https://facepunching.substack.com Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
Rose Namajunas' quest for flyweight glory continues. And the rest of the card is pretty good too! Discussing practically everything from the Whittaker-Aliskerov card on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Bibliotech - breaking down the basic jab: https://facepunching.substack.com/ Listen/subscribe to the podcast: Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
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This week we speak with the team behind news publication ‘The Manchester Mill'. Plus: highlights from DistriPress Congress 2023 and the new issue of ‘Bibliotech'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Based on a presentation for BiblioTech, reworked for the Institute of Network Cultures. BiblioTech is a project exploring the changing role of the library, reading, writing, and publishing in a post-digital age. The BiblioTech conference was facilitated by Nathan Jones and Sam Skinner of Toque Editions. And hosted by NeMe Arts Centre Cyprus (2022) https://torquetorque.net/publications/bibliotech/ Host: Rosa Menkman Production: Tommaso Campagna Filming: Tommaso Campagna, Ray Dolitsay, Giovanni Rossetti Video Editing: Ray Dolitsay Intro Music: Daniel Leix-Palumbo Graphic Design (background): Mieke Gerritzen Video Short: https://vimeo.com/844924572 Extended: https://vimeo.com/844641618 Repository: https://networkcultures.org/void/repository/the-void-09-a-collection-folded-inside-a-collection-by-rosa-menkman/ Published by the Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam 2023. This video is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.)
This week we speak with the team behind ‘Huck' magazine about its redesign, and feature two new literary titles: ‘Mamute' and ‘Bibliotech'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week we speak with the team behind ‘Huck' magazine about its redesign, and feature two new literary titles: ‘Mamute' and ‘Bibliotech'.
Há séculos a humanidade olha para o céu em busca de respostas, da Grécia antiga até chegar aos aplicativos de astrologia. A equipe de Bibliotech apresentará o Zodíaco e mostrará o impacto que essa leitura teve e tem na nossa sociedade ocidental, além de indicar coincidências das interpretações ao redor do mundo. #Bibliotech #FabricaSBCemcasa
Há séculos a humanidade olha para o céu em busca de respostas, da Grécia antiga até chegar aos aplicativos de astrologia. A equipe de Bibliotech apresentará o Zodíaco e mostrará o impacto que essa leitura teve e tem na nossa sociedade ocidental, além de indicar coincidências das interpretações ao redor do mundo.
“Cartas para Julieta”, “A Culpa é das Estrelas”, “O Sol Também é Uma Estrela”, foram alguns dos filmes que se basearam em romances literários para chegarem até as telas e conquistarem diferentes públicos, por isso, a equipe de Bibliotech convida o público a conversar sobre como estes e outros filmes podem fazer parte da nossa construção idealizadora de pessoas e amores. #Bibliotech
Com a ideia de reflexão sobre o presente e o futuro, a equipe de Bibliotech traz a conversa sobre o filme de 2013, Her ou, traduzido, Ela. O filme retrata relações humanas confusas, carentes, infelizes e a dependência de uma inteligência artificial para substituir essas relações fracassadas passa a ser a solução. Com mais de duas horas de duração, a obra com sua forma própria psicológica e temporal, tem a mistura ideal entre romance e ficção científica, rendendo indicações ao Oscar de 2014, vencendo a categoria de melhor roteiro original. #Bibliotech
“Acho que fico mais empolgada com as representações bem-feitas da vida do que a própria vida". Neste podcast, a equipe de Bibliotech examina as nuances do relacionamento amoroso apresentado na apelidada “Trilogia Before”, composta por “Antes do Amanhecer” (1995), “Antes do Pôr-do-sol" (2004) e “Antes da Meia-Noite” (2013). Nestes filmes assistimos a relação de Jesse e Celine em diferentes fases da vida, desenvolvida essencialmente por meio de diálogos filosóficos e intimistas. #Bibliotech
O que pode acontecer quando o filho da presidenta dos Estados Unidos se apaixona pelo príncipe da Inglaterra? Nesse romance com um quê de fanfic, conhecemos um mundo re-imaginado pela autora Casey McQuiston, com direito a muita representatividade mas que não abnega os preconceitos do mundo real. A equipe de Bibliotech compartilha suas impressões sobre esse belo “e se” que oferece uma experiência divertida de romance e descoberta fora dos padrões heteronormativos. #Bibliotech
Com a intenção de mostrar ao público a importância de um país laico, a equipe de Bibliotech apresentará a diversidade religiosa que encontramos no Brasil. A partir disso, serão evidenciados os números aterrorizantes de intolerância seguida de agressões, e como isso pode ser revertido a partir do respeito. #Bibliotech
Obras de ficção que desconstroem o ideal de super-heróis e fazem críticas à sociedade relacionadas com o estrelato e relações de poder. Neste conteúdo, a equipe da Bibliotech debate sobre “Watchmen”, “The Boys” e “Umbrella Academy”, HQ's voltadas ao público adulto que foram adaptadas para filmes ou séries de TV recentemente, revelando uma tendência. #Bibliotech
Nesse podcast especial de fim de ano, a equipe da Bibliotech - formada por Laura Braz, Gabriela Fonseca e Gabriela Luna - faz um balanço geral sobre suas leituras. Relembrando suas trajetórias, destacam os livros que mais marcaram 2020, um ano cheio de inconsistências onde a arte se tornou um refúgio.
Neste podcast, a auxiliar de sala de leitura Laura Braz levanta questões acerca da degradação ambiental e possíveis ações coletivas e institucionais para impedir o seu avanço, explicando o termo "Desenvolvimento Sustentável" desde sua criação até sua implementação prática em países do mundo inteiro. Para se inscrever na Árvore de Livros, o acervo virtual da Bibliotech, acesse: http://arvorelivros.catavento.softwaregeo.com.br #Bibliotech #FabricaSBCemcasa
O Natal está chegando e junto com ele uma indicação da Bibliotech. Nesse podcast, a auxiliar de sala de leitura Laura Braz apresenta e disserta sobre os temas tratados em "O Caderninho de Desafios de Dash e Lily", de David Levithan e Rachel Cohn, que virou série da Netflix recentemente. O livro reflete sobre as inseguranças e desafios da adolescência enquanto traça uma história de amor durante as festas de fim de ano. #Bibliotech #FabricaSBCemcasa
A Equipe de #Bibliotech propõe uma imersão ao Mundo Musical do samba e do pagode. Contemplando sucessos dos anos 90, a auxiliar Gabriela Fonseca leva você a uma sessão de nostalgia. #FabricaSBCemCasa ALCIONE, Você me vira a cabeça me tira do sério. Universal Music International Ltda: 1997. Disponível em: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBBDSRGrvjI&list=PL97qsOkzZN3E6aVJPj6--yHCCyFPi2fqd. Acesso em: 02 dez. 2020. EXALTASAMBA, Me apaixonei pela pessoa errada. EMI-Odeon: 1999. Disponível em: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiAoCkue1PE. Acesso em: 02 dez. 2020. SÓ PRA CONTRARIAR, Essa tal liberdade. Sony BMG: 1194. Disponível em: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAW5ND4W7VM. Acesso em: 02 dez. 2020. ZECA PAGODINHO, Vou botar teu nome na macumba. Universal Music International Ltda: 1995. Disponível em: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyu00cPezQs&list=OLAK5uy_m34e13OUXseCGO3IWQG219rDD5IqZu1YA&index=6&t=0s&app=desktop. Acesso em: 02 dez. 2020. ZECA PAGODINHO, Programa Jô Soares. Entrevista concedida a Jô Soares. Rede Globo: 201-. Disponível em: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuUiMBD29Xk. Acesso em: 02 dez. 2020. FUNDO DE QUINTAL, O Show tem que continuar. Som Livre: 1988. Disponível em: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMhRCxK1OgU. Acesso em: 02 dez. 2020.
Neste podcast, a equipe de Bibliotech faz um paralelo com a realidade a partir do tema central do livro e filme "O Ódio Que Você Semeia" de Angie Thomas. Buscando apresentar o Partido dos Panteras Negras e sua importância histórica e contemplar o movimento Black Lives Matter que ganhou destaque internacional esse ano após o caso de George Floyd.
Você já se perguntou de onde vem a poesia? Repleta de seres mitológicos e imagens escatológicas, esta é a história da Mitologia Nórdica que busca um caminho para responder a pergunta de onde vem a poesia. Contar e ouvir histórias são exercícios de presença no mundo; nos ajudam a organizar, compreender a nós mesmos e as estruturas sociais da cultura na qual estamos inseridos, como a maioria das histórias de cultura oral, conectadas com a ancestralidade de diferentes povos. Para os nórdicos, existem diferentes versões sobre como teria surgido a poesia. A versão da história que está sendo contada neste Podcast foi organizada por Neil Gaiman, em Mitologia Nórdica. Lançado em 2017, o livro encontra-se disponível no acervo físico da Bibliotech, da Fábrica de Cultura de SBC. E para aumentar sua vontade de conhecer nossas estantes e folhear as páginas impressas desta aventura com todos os duendes, deuses e reviravoltas das histórias nórdicas, confira os detalhes desta trama complexa apertando o play! Se você já ouviu, SERÁ QUE ESSA ERA REALMENTE A IDEIA DOS ANÕES? QUAL SERÁ O DESTINO DE KVASIR? Deixe suas impressões, sugestões aqui nos comentários! Este conteúdo foi criado por Gabriela Luna, auxiliar de sala de leitura da Bibliotech, Fábrica de Cultura de São Bernardo do Campo. #FabricaSBCemcasa #Bibliotech
In this second episode the Bexar Facts team discusses the issues shaping the greater San Antonio area with their guest, Honorable Nelson Wolff. Judge Wolff candidly shares his views on early voting, handling of the pandemic, and the top three ills plaguing San Antonio. He shares incredible insight into the effects and challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the jail system and how they have overcome the poor decisions of leaders. Judge Wolff is a wealth of insight and inspiration to the residents of San Antonio. About Judge Nelson Wolff: Judge Nelson William Wolff is a Democratic politician from San Antonio, Texas. He represented Bexar County in the Texas House of Representatives from 1971 to 1973 and then the Texas Senate from 1973 to 1975. He has managed to transform healthcare, the criminal justice system, and is now taking on public health reform. He has also authored five books in his spare time. Learn more about Judge Wolff at: judgenelsonwolff.com About Bexar Facts: At Bexar Facts, we amplify the voice of the people to shape the future of our community. We gather and share fact-based data on the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the greater San Antonio area. With the Bexar Facts podcast we breathe life into our data. We aim to level the playing field by producing real conversations, with real people and bringing scientific data directly to your fingertips. Bexar Facts, your trusted local source for community data. Show notes: (0:03) Introductions (special guest Honorable Nelson Wolff) (4:12) Bibliotec success and impacts (6:15) Thoughts on how we move our economy forward safely through the pandemic (9:10) Addressing the crisis within the jail system (12:10) Bexar county strong program (15:32) Effects of COVID-19 (16:50) How do we fix our politics? (22:25) The mission of Bexar Facts (23:45) Three biggest ills of San Antonio (26:25) Early and mail-in voting access (29:15) Opinions on ballot initiatives (35:03) What is next for Judge Nelson Wolff? (37:00) Reaction to more women on the court (40:00) Conclusion Links: Bexar Facts-https://www.bexarfacts.org/about/ Bexar Facts Poll 4- https://www.bexarfacts.org/category/poll-4-results/ Bibliotech- https://bexarbibliotech.org/
The Librarian Influencer of the Week is Romeo Rosales who works at the first all-digital public library in San Antonio, Texas. He is the head librarian at BiblioTech. Shownotes: https://www.laurasheneman.com/post/collaborate-with-your-public-library-with-romeo-rosales
Całodobowy Bibliotech, piwo sygnowane przez PWr oraz nowy system JSOS. To najgorętsze tematy z pierwszej debaty przed wyborami, które ukształtują Politechnikę Wrocławską na następne cztery lata. Wzięli w niej udział: prof. dr hab. inż. Wojciech Bartkowiak (W-3), prof. dr hab. inż. Maciej Chorowski (W-9), prof. dr hab. inż. Jerzy Jasieńko (W-2), prof. dr hab. inż. Waldemar Rebizant (W-5) oraz prof. dr hab. inż. Arkadiusz Wójs (W-11). Debata została przeprowadzona online 2 czerwca 2020 roku, a poprowadził ją Karol Chmiel.
Take advantage of your Bexar County Public Library! Bexar BiblioTech, Director, Laura Cole will be presenting information on how small business can utilize their Active Learning platforms and resources. Find information and small business resources, what you need to start, manage and grow your business, how to do business with Bexar County and additional library resources available to you 24/7 from the nation's first digital library. For more information, please visit: www.bexar.org/smwbe or call/email: SBED, Director, Renee Watson at: (210) 335-2478.
Our favorite Library Media Specialist makes here triumphant Awards Season return in episode 9 of the BiblioTech podcast. Stephie breaks down the ALA awards and shares some of her favorite selections from the list of amazing children's literature. We also touch on what's new in our own school libraries, and how our librarians do so much more than just promoting literacy.
On today's episode we will be listening to some sound clips from the 2020 Precinct 1 Rodeo Breakfast. We interview some people who are anxious for some good tacos, we interview some taco booth volunteers, and we interview some groups who are trying to make a difference in the community.
On today's episode we will be interviewing BiblioTech South’s most tenured employee. We discuss his path to working at BiblioTech, his recent radio show interview, his recent Art show, Art club, Hoopla, and our recent construction going on at the south branch. Plus, much much more!!
On today's episode we will be interviewing BiblioTech South’s most tenured employee. We discuss his path to working at BiblioTech, his recent radio show interview, his recent Art show, Art club, Hoopla, and our recent construction going on at the south branch. Plus, much much more!!
On today's episode we will be interviewing two of our most frequent Estan En Casa patrons, Carol and Herlinda. We recorded this episode during Hispanic Heritage Month in September, and we delve into how they come from the lineage of two of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
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On today's episode we will be interviewing two of BiblioTech's Librarians about their path into becoming a Librarian. In addition, we go over the value of having a library card, and all of the different ways one can utilize a digital library.
We've heeded the wise writing of "Ditch your Textbook's" Matt Miller, and hope to help you make your next PD not stink. We've all been there. You're partially through a session or keynote and are trying to decide if it's worth your time to sit through the rest. This episode will share some tips to make you a better presenter and help keep your colleagues engaged so they won't decide they have better things to do than listen to you. Useful Links:http://ditchthattextbook.com/2019/09/25/27-tips-to-deliver-powerful-professional-development/Jennifer Gonzalez covered this topic in the Cult of Pedagogy podcast as well…Gamestorming: https://gamestorming.com/METS at miGoogle The Un-redacted Transcript Danelle Brostrom 0:00 That's not what is says on your business card Larry Burden 0:11 It is not an inspiring car. Danelle Brostrom 0:13 It gets great gas mileage, Larry Burden 0:15 striving for mediocrity. Larry Burden 0:18 Drives like a peach, hon. Larry Burden 0:23 It's episode 90 of the EdTechLoop podcast, My name is Larry Burden, and she's decided to ditch my suggested pod topic, it's Danelle Brostrom. You can't find true wisdom from a textbook, but you can find it in this week's moment of Zen. Moment of Zen 0:39 When you see a good person, Think of becoming like her or him. When you see someone not so good. Reflect on your own weak points. Larry Burden 0:49 In an effort to develop a more professional palette, we've consulted the experts on how to better prepare, This, this week's meat of the show, making PD better professional development better. We've all been there. We have been into that session, and that keynote. Depends on your level of politeness. Do you sit through the whole session? Or do you get up and... Danelle Brostrom 1:12 I sit through the session. Larry Burden 1:14 I respect, see now I can go in and I'll have like a camera or something trying to get some shots are record it. And I have to go to the next session because I you know, I have to try to get a swath of information out of this, so. Danelle Brostrom 1:28 Yeah, but sometimes you can't choose. Sometimes you're stuck in that bad PD because that's the PD you have to take. And then you're stuck. Larry Burden 1:35 There is that yeah, Danelle Brostrom 1:36 yeah, Larry Burden 1:36 The initial pod topic that I was going to talk about, Danelle Brostrom 1:39 that I ditched, Larry Burden 1:41 Which I thought was going to be a winner, because we're going to talk about your favorite subject, Liz Kolb. She had a keynote this year at WiredTC. And I was actually going to talk about her keynote and the fact that she did not...she wasted no time. She basically came up there. And it was it was a different, a different vibe than most keynotes that I've been to because she was basically like, I'm a professional, you're a professional, you're here to get some information from me, I am giving you that information. Let's do this. Let's act like professionals. And I was looking through some of the resources that you had brought up. And I'm like, Yeah, like that. Danelle Brostrom 2:22 Yeah, yeah, she was amazing. And, you know, the reason I ditched your topic, Larry, Matt Miller had a great post the other day on Twitter. And he's the writer of, "Ditch that Textbook." And he talked a lot about PD, and how sometimes it can be awful. And we've all sat through it. So he gave a ton of ideas on ways to make PD better, and then throw it out to the group. And it just kind of got me thinking that we do need to talk about this since the beginning of the year, and we're all a little rusty. So it's a good time to bring this back. And I'm guilty of this too, you know, you I've gone in and I've had so much information to present and very little time to do it. So I went wide instead of deep with a few topics. And I just, I bored them to death as I read from the slideshow, because I, I got nervous. And I knew I had a lot to cover. And, oh, ick, I hate that I falter to that if I'm not careful. So I think it's something to be aware of and really, really think about. And when you know better you do better. So Let's, let's go through some of these things. Larry Burden 3:26 Make it useful. Danelle Brostrom 3:26 Let's make it useful. Larry Burden 3:27 So there's 21 I don't know if we're gonna make it through all 21. Danelle Brostrom 3:29 No, I didn't want, I want to talk about the big ones. Larry Burden 3:33 Okay, the first you have one specific one, because I want your explanation on this. So Danelle Brostrom 3:38 The first one, I think he talked about this in a couple different ways. But I really think you need to think about your audience. And like you mentioned, Liz really did that she talked to her audience like they were professionals. But I think you need to find out where your audience is at, try to figure out what they're thinking, read your audience. Don't just read from your slideshow, look at them and kind of see how they're taking in the information. And I think just really trying to connect with them. So, you can ask them questions while you're there. You can try to ask them questions beforehand and a survey. But I think just finding out where your audience is coming from, and then trying to connect with them is like the number one thing you need to remember with doing PD, always. Larry Burden 4:21 I have a feeling a lot of these are going to also apply to being a classroom teacher. It's kind of the same thing. It is kind of funny that oftentimes, especially in our field, the people that we're getting professional development, who are running these sessions are teachers, and then they get into this environment, and all those pedagogical... Danelle Brostrom 4:41 Good word Larry Burden 4:42 Skills kind of seem to go, sometimes, tend to go out the window. So anyway, I just wanted to... Danelle Brostrom 4:47 No, I'm so glad you brought that up. Because yes, 100%. We are amazing educators and we deliver content to students in a way that is creative and interesting. And we make it fun. And we do all, we do it hands on, and then we get into PD mode and we go back to that lecture base. And I don't know why we forget all those things. You know, adults do learn differently. And there are some things that we can talk about at a later date. But for the most part, the adults deserve that same respect, and they should also... Larry Burden 5:25 Taller children, with a shorter attention span. Danelle Brostrom 5:28 True, especially teachers. But they deserve that same respect. They deserve PD that is creative, and inspiring, and interesting, and hands on, and I think Jennifer Gonzales covered this in a Cult of Pedagogy podcast, a while ago. But, she said the same thing. Like, treated just like teaching. Make a hands-on, differentiate, use guided practice. Like all those things that you know how to do with children, do them with adults in PD to. And yes, we should 100% be doing that. Larry Burden 6:00 Got you off track, sorry. Danelle Brostrom 6:01 No, that was that was on track, always. Larry Burden 6:04 One time, one time I kept us on track. Danelle Brostrom 6:08 And I think, I think and Matt Miller mentions this too, when he talks about giving them hands on practice, and giving them time to talk about what they're learning, and including a variety of examples. Like, again, all those are teacher tips that we shouldn't be doing. If, if you just deliver your content, and they never get a chance to talk about it. I think if you look at the research from Joyce and Showers, this resource on, research on coaching, but it's still says if you're just giving them theory all the time, it, only like five or 10% of the people are going to retain it and actually use it. So, you obviously want more than that, if you're taking the time to do a PD wasting everyone's, not wasting everyone's time, I did not mean that. But... Larry Burden 6:49 Maximizing their time. Danelle Brostrom 6:49 Maximizing their time, you have to make sure that you're doing more. You need to give them a chance to talk. You to give them a chance to try the tool with you there, walking around. Or just giving them a bunch of examples about how this, this can apply to these different situations. How can this apply to you as a third grade teacher? How Can this apply to you as an 11th grade teacher? Like how does this, how does this work? Like let's actually dive in and look at it instead of just, here's what I need to teach you. Larry Burden 7:18 Earlier, I had mentioned that, you know, Liz Kolb had kind of gone directly into the topic and into the research very quickly. It doesn't mean you have to ditch the narrative. It's okay to tell a story and include the learning in, in a story. That's going to be more compelling, it's going to be, oftentimes that the person that session, or listening to that keynote, is going to have five more that day. There's a lot of information coming in, you're going to have to have some kind of a hook for it to be retained. Danelle Brostrom 7:53 For sure. And I want to see us make PD more fun. Like, I sometimes I dread seeing those PD blocks on my calendar, those things that I have to go to because I think that it's going to be two hours or so that I'm going to be missing away from my family. How can, how can we make PD more fun? How could we, as presenters, could we, you know, change it up with a game or give them a short funny video. Like, when they're having fun, and research will tell us this one learning is enjoyable, better learning takes place. So, that goes for adults and for kids. So, never design a training you and want to set through yourself. You know, let's let's make it, Let's make it fun. Larry Burden 8:42 While then going back to what you had said, I think, your first point, have some empathy as well. Recognize that it has to be fun for you or something that you see as fun, but take yourself out of it for a second and recognize that other people might have different interests or different points of view, and at least have that level of empathy. Danelle Brostrom 9:01 For sure. Larry Burden 9:01 What else Danelle Brostrom 9:03 I really liked one of the topics or one of the tips that Matt Miller mentioned was to be your own unique self. And I think that this is something I really don't do. And I think it was something that I'd like to start. It just, he just talks about if you have a skill or talent, how can you use that to enhance your professional development? If You can sing or play an instrument? Could you create a song? If you can draw, or at least are willing to try, could you sketchnote your session as it's being presented? If you have a knack for making videos, make some of your own videos to include. I think that those are great ideas, because it just helps people connect with you. Especially if you're willing to be a little silly, or a little, a little different. I think that will help them remember what you're doing as well. Larry Burden 9:47 As long as you’re topical. Danelle Brostrom 9:48 Oh, of course. Larry Burden 9:49 As long as your on topic that, I think Danelle Brostrom 9:51 100% Yes, Larry Burden 9:52 I'm going to guess you're gonna get to this. No to Edutainment. If you're up there just trying to grandstand and look at my video that I made. Danelle Brostrom 10:04 Right, right. Right. Right. Right, Larry Burden 10:05 It might be compelling. But if it's, if it has nothing to do with your topic, or maybe kind of does. They're spending time with you, make sure that time is well used. Danelle Brostrom 10:16 Yes. 100%. Yes. And then the other one that I really thought was important. Just to keep the conversation going. They're, typically when you deliver a PD is something that you want them to do in their classrooms. So, how are you going to keep that conversation going, They're going to struggle, they're going to have, need, they're going to need you. They're going to need that group of learners that they learned with. So how do you keep that conversation going after? Do have them connect with you on Twitter? Do you have a Google Classroom setup so that way they can come on and ask questions later. It's just a nice way for people to have that recurring conversation and actually move the needle. Larry Burden 10:52 I don't know what this one was. I'm gonna throw it out there. Danelle Brostrom 10:54 Yeah. Larry Burden 10:55 Speed dating activity. I have not witnessed this. I don't know what it actually it was. It was in his list. Yes. Did you read it? And have you done it? In a professional development setting. Want to clarify. Danelle Brostrom 11:09 Going back, Larry, I did. I have done that before? I don't love that one. Honestly, unless I'm comfortable with the people around me. I don't always like... Larry Burden 11:21 Because you're such an introvert. I recognized Danelle Brostrom 11:23 sometimes I am. Sometimes, I don't know. Larry Burden 11:26 Every, everybody that knows you right now is like...right. Danelle Brostrom 11:29 You asked me. Sometimes I don't like it. Because sometimes I'm talking to people that I don't know about topics that I don't feel comfortable talking to people about. But I guess it gets people talking, which is what you want. You want people to be talking, you want them to have conversations, which it does. So Yes, Larry Burden 11:46 It would push me out of my comfort zone as well. But sometimes you do have to do, if you're going, if you're going to go to a professional development seminar or professional development situation, you should be willing to be pushed out of your comfort zone. Danelle Brostrom 11:57 Yes, yes, yes. But there's also some ideas that I think that connect to this PD topic. Things that I personally want to try. Gamestorming is a new thing that's kind of been making the rounds within the ed tech leaders. And it's a way of looking at, it says it's a set of co-creation tools used by innovators around the world, is what it says on their website. But it's really just, it's games, games, for opening, games for fresh thinking and ideas, games for team building, game for vision and strategy building. And I think that a lot of these ideas that they use on the gamestorming site, could be very easily adapted to PD. So I'm, I know I'm ordering the playbook. So that way, I can have some more ideas on how to use these resources. But that's definitely something that I'm going to be doing some personal research on, because I think that could help enhance PD. And again, include that conversation, we got people talking. And then another thing I want to mention on the METS Group, the Michigan Educational Technology Specialist, they are doing a session at MyGoogle this year. And it's a workshop session. It's on November 4 in the morning. And it's, now it's made for ed tech coaches. It's a session on ed tech coaching. But man, if anybody, If anybody locally, I say locally, statewide, knows how to deliver a good PD. It's that METS Group, that's kind of their specialty. Every PD I've ever gone to, and anything I've done with that group, they've been amazing at making PD not stink. So I think if you want to go, even if you're not an ed-tech specialist, if you are in this coaching role, or you are in an administrative role, and you deliver a PD, go to this with with, with that lens. They're going to talk about gamestorming. And they're going to go through some different ideas on how to deliver PD better. But, also kind of watch them and how they deliver PD because I think that you can learn a lot sitting in something that is really, really good. Larry Burden 13:48 Not only take notes on the content, take notes on the presenter. Danelle Brostrom 13:50 Because they're going to be amazing. Yeah, I'm sure of it. They deliver amazing PD. And that's kind of their thing. So go and learn what they do. Larry Burden 13:57 Anything else? Danelle Brostrom 13:58 I have nothing else on that. Larry Burden 14:00 All right, Tech Tool of the Week. Techtool of the Week 14:04 Kind of related, Remote for Slides. This is a game changer. It is a Chrome extension. So you add it on to your device. And then there's a website that you go to, and you go to that website on your phone, and then you can control your Google Slideshow through your phone. So all of a sudden bye bye clicker. I cannot tell you how many times I have lost, when I've been presenting out and... Larry Burden 14:35 What's it called? Danelle Brostrom 14:35 without the dongle. I have lost that I've left it plugged into machines. And then I've had to go say to Mr. Hicks, I need a new clicker. And It's really embarrassing. But, all I do is I just pull it up on my phone, and then I can run through my Google slideshow from anywhere. And It's amazing. And it's kind of a game changer for those who deliver a lot of PD. Larry Burden 14:56 If you're presenter that's... Danelle Brostrom 14:58 Yeah, Larry Burden 14:59 Invariably your batteries are out. You forgot the dongles. Somebody else brings a clicker in, it doesn't quite work. It doesn't sync, it has to down, it has to download the app, it has ya know, firmware issues. It's always something that goes wrong with the clicker. So to actually have it on your phone and just bink, bink, bink. That's awesome. Danelle Brostrom 15:17 Crazy easy. Crazy fast to setup. I think, from when I found it to when I was rolling through walking around the office telling everyone I know hey, check this out, guys. Maybe like four minutes. It's amazing. Larry Burden 15:30 Tutorials and updates. We did a BiblioTech pod just a few days ago with Melissa Baumann on middle school libraries. That was really really interesting. Danelle Brostrom 15:39 The better Baumann, I like that. I listen. Larry Burden 15:42 Sorry, Andy. TechNollergist is actually up next week, first TechNollergist of the year. Very excited about that. I had a really interesting experience before I came down here and this is as far away from edu-tech as you could possibly get, I think. And it was a Stone Soup gathering. And I don't know if you're familiar with the Stone Soup parable, I'm sure everybody is, you've read the books. It's been around obviously for ever. But, an entire school, classroom, by classroom was going in and adding things to the big soup pot and you know, they put a stone in. Every, every class got to put one stone in. And it's a great way to A, incorporate the idea of sharing and caring into your school community. But also a great way to include the entire community, not just the school, but your local farmers. The school that we were at at had their own community gardens, so they actually used a lot of their own herbs and spices and things that they had grown. But we also had, they also had some local vendors come in and help with ingredients. It was fabulous. And they've done it for two years now. And it was neat to see the older students commenting on what it means. Any comments on Stone Soup? Your'e all, I wanted to be there. Danelle Brostrom 16:58 I did want to be there. Larry Burden 16:59 It smelled great by-the-way. Danelle Brostrom 17:00 It's a good reminder that it takes a team to make something awesome. Larry Burden 17:02 Yeah, yeah. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @TCAPSLoop Danelle Brostrom 17:05 @brostromda Larry Burden 17:06 Subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Tune-in, Downcast, Overcast, the Google Play Store and Spotify. Leave a review, we love the feedback. I can do that all with one breath. Danelle Brostrom 17:16 You forgot to thank them. Larry Burden 17:18 Oh, thank you for listening and inspiring. Danelle Brostrom 17:20 I wasn't ready Larry, Larry Burden 17:21 Thank you for listening and inspiring. How many times can I say it? Thank you for listening and, inspiring. Danelle Brostrom 17:31 You always say something else, Larry. Larry Burden 17:34 I don't know what to do with the rest of my day.
On today's episode we will be interviewing two of BiblioTech's Librarians about their path into becoming a Librarian. In addition, we go over the value of having a library card, and all of the different ways one can utilize a digital library.
We know the elementary school media center is a safe, magical place for many kiddos to explore "Mirrors and Windows." We also know transitioning to Middle School can be pretty overwhelming at the start of the school year. We attempt to draw a Media Center Map for that new Middle School student who just forgot their locker combination, couldn’t find their 2nd hour class and is having a bad hair day (and now surprisingly cares)?Useful LinksTCAPS Online CatalogResearch in ContextEast Middle School Library Media Center Website Show TranscriptMelissa Baumann 0:11 What do I need to know about a podcast? Larry Burden 0:13 If there's something that we don't want I go through and edit it. Larry Burden 0:16 Usually it's editing me. Larry Burden 0:20 It is episode eight of BiblioTech podcast, my name is Larry Burden and she's more than ready to delve into the awkward preteen phase, it's Stephie Luyt with our special guest, the better Baumann, Melissa Baumann, Melissa Baumann 0:32 Appreciate that. Thank you. Larry Burden 0:33 We know the elementary school Media Center is a safe magical place for many kiddos to explore mirrors and windows. We also know transitioning to middle school can be pretty overwhelming at the start of the school year. Can we draw a middle school map for our new middle school students who just forgot their locker combinations, couldn't find their second hour class and are having a bad hair day, and now surprisingly, actually care. So, you know, I was thinking about this and I was going way way back into my days in middle school which, you know, it's kind of hazy, and there's kind of a sepia tone. And I remember going from that elementary school library which is so safe and so comforting and you know is the place to go into middle school and already panicked about everything and then there's a huge space, and where do I start, where do I go. What does that look like for for a sixth grade student? Maybe this isn't the direction you're going but that was the first thing that I thought about. Melissa Baumann 1:27 Well, one thing that I'm doing this year is focusing on the sixth grade students so that they feel more comfortable so I've spent the last couple weeks having orientation for the sixth grade classes I just finished up at West Middle School, all the students came down with their teacher we went over the policies and procedures and then I had a scavenger hunt that was created for them, and they worked with a partner to explore the different spaces of the library, to examine how the collection, collection is arranged. And then we'll follow it up with the online resources, during their second visits to the library which will happen in two weeks. So I hope that they feel more comfortable already. Stephie Luyt 2:04 And those, you know the move from our elementary spaces, yes smaller space, let fewer kids but our middle school libraries are just as welcoming and just as friendly and working on those same things mirrors and windows and once our kiddos get acclimated with the schedule and find feel comfortable with their classes and all that the library is just another wonderful place with lots of amazing resources both middle schools. So we're excited to have our sixth graders up in the middle schools and really excited to have Melissa in the middle schools. Melissa is new with us last year into the middle school but if you want to just tell us a little bit about what worlds you came from. Melissa Baumann 2:42 Sure, I am definitely very familiar with middle school. I spent seven years in Chicago teaching at the middle school level, then I took some time off and then when I came back, and was hired by TCAPS I was doing a little bit of elementary Spanish, and then made my way back to middle school, because that's where I feel happiest. So I spent seven years teaching Spanish at West Middle School and then when the position in the library opened up I was extremely intrigued by that and wanted something new. And now I'm working on my degree so I think it's been the perfect choice for me. Stephie Luyt 3:16 And Melissa is splitting time between both schools so kiddos will see her in both buildings east and west and. As well as our LMP's that are in both buildings who are there to help students with all sorts of check-out, check-in, book recommendations, anything. Those libraries are really top notch and functioning, really, with students needs first and doing an amazing job so. Melissa Baumann 3:39 Absolutely. Stephie Luyt 3:40 We're thrilled. Melissa Baumann 3:40 Completely agree about that. Larry Burden 3:41 So what are the, what are some of the differences between that elementary school library, and the middle school library? What can they expect that's maybe, maybe the same that will comfort them in, and what are some of the differences that might expand what they expect from a library. I think in terms of what would be the same, the access to all the literature and all the nonfiction and all the resources that kids would be looking for for their own exploration and interests and personal learning as well as in school learning. The logistics of how they visit the library has changed when they move into middle school they are much more individual focused in terms of they're going on their own time more often. Sometimes they're visiting with classes. But in elementary they're always for the most part accessing the library with their classes with exceptions they do go down a little bit, but I would say that they are more independent users with, and I would say that's the same for a lot of middle school, I mean they become more independent students, they're visiting classes you know, switching classes, making that switch. So it falls into that same sort of shift that they make in middle school. But I think all the things that they love about the library, are there, and even multiplied when they move up into the older grades. Melissa Baumann 4:53 And I think that, especially the ELA teachers are committed to having those library visits with their students at the middle school, it just might not be as frequently. I think most of them are on a bi-weekly visit. But I have already started working with those teachers that have been coming in. And they do tend to bring their students in for maybe the first half of the period or the second half of the period so maybe a little bit shorter visit as well, when they come into the class but they are still committed to bringing their students down. Larry Burden 5:20 I have these questions so I'm just going to float them out there and feel free to say Larry I've got my own and I would like to actually throw those in there to. Larry Burden 5:27 So what are you guys doing to promote the middle school library? Melissa Baumann 5:31 Yeah, that's a great question, um, the first thing that I noticed when I arrived on the scene last November was that there really wasn't an online presence for the library. So I followed the model of both of the high schools and worked with ReaAnn to create a web page for both East and West Middle Schools. It has access to the online catalog and the students can have access through the, to the databases. It has other great resources that are available on the web for them. And it also showcases what's coming up in the library so we're featuring the author visit that will be happening on the 30th at East Middle School, and at West Middle School we have a display going on to honor Banned Books Week, Stephie Luyt 6:11 And it looks fabulous. Melissa Baumann 6:12 Oh, thank you. Stephie Luyt 6:13 Finding that online presence, is it in the cloud? Is it on the TCAPS web page? Melissa Baumann 6:18 Right, so I wanted to make it as simple as possible for the students. So when they come to the cloud, they have a tile that they can access the online catalog specifically, or they have a tile that will take them to the web page for each Middle School. So it's, it's one click. Stephie Luyt 6:34 I have a question just going back a little bit. When the kids are coming into the middle school and as we're talking about they're accessing the library sometimes more independently. When are the middle school libraries available for kids to use? Melissa Baumann 6:45 Yeah, we covered this during orientation, and it's exciting because most of the sixth graders have already been utilizing the space, even though they didn't really know how to navigate the space. So pretty much around 7:15 in the morning, they're welcome to come in before school. Both libraries stay open for about 15 minutes after school, and then the students are welcome to come in during lunch, as long as there isn't a class that has the space checked out. They can stay for the entire time after they've been in the cafeteria, eating. Stephie Luyt 7:13 So there's lots of access. Melissa Baumann 7:14 Yes, and then of course, if a teacher independently wants to send a student down as long as they have a pass they're welcome to come in and use the space. Stephie Luyt 7:22 And just because I know they'll be listeners who may not have been in our middle schools. This space can be used in lots of different ways but both sites have like, a really comfortable, like welcoming reading area, kind of like a bookstore. You know that feeling of some really neat comfortable chairs, some reading spaces, some learning spaces, some whole group learning, you know, there's this, this space accommodates lots of different needs, and I think there's a spot for everybody in the library. Melissa Baumann 7:48 I full y agree, yes. Larry Burden 7:50 If you were marketing to a student right now. What would a student not expect going into a middle school library. If they have the traditional mindset of what a media center, a library is, you had mentioned one thing already, the kind of book storey type of feel. Stephie Luyt 8:05 yeah, Larry Burden 8:06 What else, what else would they be surprised, maybe, or would surprise them? Melissa Baumann 8:09 I think many of the students during the orientations have expressed that they're just surprised at how many books there are. They're not, they're just not used to having a collection that's as large as what we have at the middle schools. Stephie Luyt 8:21 Maybe they'd be surprised to find the number of PlayAways, that some of the sites have. The PlayAways are another format to listen to an audiobook. It's everything's right there it's kind of like an mp3 player, which is kind of a fun technology for, for as a little bit like, I would say almost vintage a little bit. Melissa Baumann 8:37 Yes. Stephie Luyt 8:38 It's kind of like a Walkman. That's not for the middle school kids to know what I'm talking about. But East in particular has a really large collection of PlayAways, which have been very popular with students. I think our students would be pleasantly surprised to find all of the extra activities that happen through the library. I know that the book clubs have been really popular. Lots of contests and reading motivation and the author visit. I mean there's, they would be surprised by all the activities that, and would fit different niches, and kinda like some maker activities, puzzles, all sorts of things that you can, you can explore in the libraries. Melissa Baumann 9:16 Yeah, East Middle School, last year, purchased a button maker. So on Wednesday, students can come down to the library in the Maker Space area and create buttons. They're 50 cents each, but that's been extremely popular. The book groups, at West we call it a book group at East we call it a book club. But those have been extremely popular. So much so that this year at East we have to have three separate groups rather than just one that we had last year. So we're going to do those by grade level. And at West, I've already had quite a few entries, especially since I was advertising the Book, Book Group during the orientation, so many students signed up while they were in the library, and I feel that that's going to be extremely popular as well. Stephie Luyt 9:58 I have peeked at some of those Book Group titles and they are some amazing books that were selected for those groups and it's pretty exciting. I have a question and it's kind of a just from like looking at your side of the day. Is there a typical day for you, at all? Melissa Baumann 10:15 I haven't found it Stephie Luyt 10:16 I didn't think so, no two days are the same, right? Melissa Baumann 10:19 No, in fact, not at all. Maybe a little bit these past couple weeks because I've really been focusing on the orientations with the sixth graders but other than that, I would say no. I'm in the classroom a lot doing presentations on the databases. I'm doing book talks in the library for classes that come down that complement the unit that they're working on in their ELA class. I'm working on behind the scene projects like the web page and Overdrive. So, I, I pretty much just am doing whatever I need to do on a daily basis to tackle about 20 different things. Larry Burden 10:53 How do we or do we tie what happens in the media center to the classroom. And I'm guessing the database, the databases are that answer. So how does that communication take place? Melissa Baumann 11:04 Well, prior to last year, nobody really was using the databases because they weren't aware that they were available to them so. Larry Burden 11:11 That's a problem. Melissa Baumann 11:12 That's a problem. That's why I wanted to make sure that we knew what resources were available and we had an easy place for them to be, all be stored. So now that the, most of the teachers are aware, because I spent a lot of time in the history classes last year, the language arts classes, some of the sixth and seventh grade social studies classes. So I think that now there's just this general awareness of the database and people are hungry for it. So I spent a lot of time in the classroom because showing the students the tools that are available when they use the research database. And they are extremely slick, they're awesome. I mean they align with our Google Drive, they can take notes right in the database, they can highlight, they can send things directly to their Google Drive. So I think that most have been extremely impressed with how easy it makes the research process. And it's all vetted materials so students don't have to take those necessary steps when they're just doing a search online to prove the authenticity, check the author's credentials, and, which are steps that they're unfortunately not taking on their own. So I feel they are extremely happy to have somebody doing that job for them. Stephie Luyt 12:20 And then, and also you mentioned but integrating what choice books the kids are reading in alignment with their units for ELA. Melissa Baumann 12:27 Right, Stephie Luyt 12:27 So when they're making a choice book selection there's options that are given that have similar themes that complement what they're learning in ELA. So ELA is a main focus and, in terms of working with the library, but getting into all the other subject areas as well through the databases and through research projects that the kids are working on. Larry Burden 12:45 So is the database available, just within the TCAPS network or does it kind of go with you with your Chromebook. Melissa Baumann 12:53 Actually it's available. Two of the databases are funded by the district, and then I made the decision last year to purchase one specifically for the two middle school sites. And that one is called Research and Context, and it is designed for middle school students. So all of the content is very age appropriate, and the topics go along with the curriculum that is generally studied in the middle schools. So there's people, cultures, government, history, literature. It's just, there's a wide variety. Larry Burden 13:22 We've talked about this on many of the EdTech Loop podcasts in the past and BiblioTech as well, curation is so important because when you have all that information out there, it's really is overwhelming. And as we were mentioning earlier in the open, middle school students don't need to be more overwhelmed. They're plenty, they're plenty overwhelmed so... Melissa Baumann 13:42 Totally agree. Larry Burden 13:43 To have a database that's, that sounds super user friendly and you guys have vetted it well. That's got it, just make their lives a little bit easier. Stephie Luyt 13:53 It's a fabulous research... Melissa Baumann 13:54 You know I'd like to think that they know how, how wonderful of a gift it is but I don't think they really remember like doing the stacks of note cards where you had to put the author, and highlight, and organize them by topic. So unfortunately I just don't think they they realize what a gift it is. Larry Burden 14:09 I think, I think it's not only a gift, they don't have that perspective... Melissa Baumann 14:13 Right. Larry Burden 14:14 of that. But going into the online environment, and just doing research there where you have so much information and to not have some level of curation and vetting before you step into it, it stops people's research there, or their research is just poor because... Melissa Baumann 14:32 Right Larry Burden 14:32 You know, they're going to sites that have maybe less than credible information. It really can send somebody down the wrong path. Melissa Baumann 14:39 Right. Larry Burden 14:40 Or stop them immediately to have some vetted research and curated research for them, where they can go and just kind of do a one stop shop, really simplifies that process. Danelle Brostrom 14:52 Absolutely. Stephie Luyt 14:52 It takes out that whole element of, the need to doing all those steps, that making sure that the information is valid, and... Melissa Baumann 15:00 I think the students are surprised, because one of my slides in my presentation is showing them the checklist of what they're supposed to be doing if they're going to do research just doing a Google search. And they're surprised to see how many steps they're supposed to be taking. And they fully admit, "I never do this, I never do this," and I, my follow-up is, okay, if you're not going to do that then, in order to be somebody who is doing good research, you need to rely on the database. Stephie Luyt 15:26 You know, just being able to even know to access the database and to select the database so it's a good fit for your research and having those available to our kids. Like it's just setting them up for those research skills moving into high school, and then into college. And, and, and accessing the database which is so user friendly, but being able to access those tools so you're not having to do all of the, by hand making out, in writing out the way the resource needs to be cited and all of that. Like it, it really simplifies the process. Larry Burden 15:55 Almost feel like we should have a different name the database for Middle School students. We're like, database, database, middle school kids going... Stephie Luyt 16:03 Super Cool Research Tool. Melissa Baumann 16:04 Yes, that looks like some of my students in my presentation. I can't say it's the most lively presentation to talk databases with middle school students, but I try to throw in some jokes when I can. Larry Burden 16:14 I like the Super Cool Research Tool. Can we find some alliteration in there. Melissa Baumann 16:18 I'll try and work that into my next one. Larry Burden 16:21 The other aspect of this, the other partner in this, is the parent, is the parents. Do they have access to that, that slide show? Are we sharing that information? So when the student actually does get home with their Chromebook, again, because that's the great thing about these, these tools, is they can bring it home. If the parent isn't there to prompt, necessarily, those students, that's that's a partner that we were missing. So, are we communicating with them on the database on the Super Cool Research Tool. Melissa Baumann 16:53 I think at this point, Most of the students would probably have that responsibility simply because they would be able to show their parents through the cloud, how they access those. I know that when I do the presentation, I'm always clear with the students that they can access this off site, they do not need to be on a TCAPS property. They might be prompted with a password, but it's clearly stated what that password is. And hopefully that their teachers are requiring them to do the research outside of school as well. And the parents would then come in contact with it. I don't think that we're necessarily putting anything out there directly to the parents at this time. But that would be a great, a great way to move in that direction. Stephie Luyt 17:31 Share all of that with what's you know, all the resources and all the libraries. Melissa Baumann 17:34 I would assume that their daily updates or their weekly update communication with parents might include, we had a research presentation over the databases this week, and so forth. Stephie Luyt 17:44 Right, and if you know, if parents are accessing assignments in Powerschool and can see something like that coming up, they may prompt them to ask their student about, you know, what does this entail? And what are you using for research and hopefully, the students will remember that they have this great resource, and they're already using it at home to share. Larry Burden 18:01 The super cool research tool Melissa Baumann 18:03 That's the one. Stephie Luyt 18:03 Yes. Larry Burden 18:03 I'm patenting that by the way, it's trademarked. Stephie Luyt 18:03 Trademarked, yes Melissa Baumann 18:07 Yeah, I'm switching the title on my web page right now. Larry Burden 18:13 You need like a little character, an avatar. Stephie Luyt 18:17 I can see it. Melissa Baumann 18:17 Superhero. Larry Burden 18:17 I may have gone too far, I apologize. Stephie Luyt 18:17 My only other question was, I mean, you know, your days are very full and no, two days are the same. But are there any upcoming events or projects or anything that you're excited about or that you want to share? Melissa Baumann 18:29 Well, we do have the author visit that I mentioned that's taking place on September 30th at East Middle School. We were lucky enough to secure a couple of times in Peter Lerangis's afternoon. So he'll be coming and speaking to two different groups of students. We're going to host that in the library. Students were made aware of books that they could purchase, that they could get signed copies of his work any work, not just the one he's promoting, which will be coming out in October, which is Throwback. So I hope that that communication went out to the families and that students are making those purchases and can actually have a conversation with him when they go to get the book signed, following the presentation. So that's taking place on the 30th. The book clubs are gearing up. We have East Middle School, the preliminary meeting will be this week. And then West, we will be doing our first meeting mid October. We are looking at perhaps Girls Stolen, for the East Middle School selection for eighth grade. And for the selections that's West Middle School, I have to, I have to figure that out yet, because I just need to know what the numbers are to see how many we're going to have and how many copies I can secure, so. Stephie Luyt 19:40 I know you have great choices. Melissa Baumann 19:42 Yes. Oh, yes, I'm not gonna have any problem selecting a book. Larry Burden 19:45 Do you have a Tech Tool of the Week? Tech Tool of the Week 19:50 I would say our Tech Tool of the Week is the, the databases and specifically Research and Context that is Middle School specific and not subject specific. And that can be accessed on the cloud through the tile. And it is a resource for all subject areas in the middle school and very, as Melissa said, Middle School specific. So we'll include the link and more information about the Tech Tool of the Week in the show notes. Larry Burden 20:16 To close it out. Updates, Latest EdTech Loop podcast was out, I think Wednesday it dropped, on Parent Communication, which is kind of nice, that's why I brought up the parent communication thing. Stephie Luyt 20:28 Yeah, Perfect. Larry Burden 20:28 We're recording a new one On Thursday. And then the TechNollergist has one I think next week as well. David Noller. He also dropped a tutorial on YouTube on the TechNollergist YouTube channel, TCAPS Communication Protocols. So, very district specific if you're interested in how a large district like ours or any small district communicates and manages keep all the craziness under control, we try, there's some good ideas there. So I think everybody use that. In closing Follow us on Facebook, Twitter @TCAPSLoop Stephie Luyt 21:01 @StephieLuyt Larry Burden 21:04 Subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, the Google Play Store, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, leave reviews, love the feedback. Exercise your mind, read a book. Melissa Baumann 21:18 It was fun.
Bexar County designed BiblioTech to narrow gaps in access to information, education and entertainment, making resources accessible to people who weren't close to branch libraries. But to do that, the county also needed to address the digital divide and increase digital literacy. KENS 5 Eyewitness News talks with Director Laura Cole about the library's journey so far, and what's to come.
On today's episode we will be interviewing our Youth Services Librarian, and going over all of the different ways our BiblioTech resources can help students, teachers, and parents as they prepare to go back to school.
On today's episode we will be interviewing our Youth Services Librarian, and going over all of the different ways our BiblioTech resources can help students, teachers, and parents as they prepare to go back to school.
It was Podcast moving day last week and the EdTechLoop Pod is happy to now be hosted by Podbean! However all the archived shows did not make it through the move so over the next few weeks before the school year begins I plan to post some of our most popular past episodes starting with the very first BiblioTech podcast featuring local writer and illustrator Brianne Farley. Please excuse the poor audio quality, we hadn’t dialed the studio or editing in yet but the interview is too good to not have on the feed. And as always, thanks for listening and inspiring.Please forgive the first attempt to transcribe the podcast. As always, we will strive to improve.0:00 - StephieThis is Brianne Farley, and she is an author and illustrator, and a local Traverse City Area Public Schools, alumni, we're gonna chat today. 0:37 - StephieWhat’s your background, your educational background and career, what your career path has been. And if you want to look, you know, in when I say educational background. Back in elementary school, the experiences you had an elementary school how those have carried along with you and how you ended up in the career that you're in. Okay. 1:02 - Brianne All right. Well, I started. Well when I moved up here to Traverse City when I was seven, and I started Old Mission, and we live actually right, my parents live right behind Old Mission. Yeah okay and that's like the world's best playground. I think when I did when I first did a visit at Old Mission with my book that's like, all I talked to the kids about was, I was like, tell me about your playground. Is it the coolest is the pond still haunted. and they're like, No, and I was like, It’s still haunted. 1:37 - BrianneAnd so I went to Old Mission and then, and then I went to the talented and gifted program at Central. And then, yeah and I went to East, Central High School, and StephieWhen did you graduate? BrianneI graduated in ‘02. Yeah, I was the first class after the split. Okay, yeah. StephieSo one year after split. Brianneyeah yeah one year to split, and. 2:06 - Brianne And then I went to McAllister college actually on the recommendation of my principal, Mr. Townsend, StephieMr Townsend Yeah, yeah, BrianneFunny enough, he’s been my principal since elementary school. Interesting. He kept moving up as I graduated and so yeah he’s been my principal forever and then you say, also go to college here. StephieAnd then he and he promoted your book for you. 2:35 - Brianne Yeah. Yeah, he's my publicist. 2:40 - Stephiehe's a great person Briannehe is great. He's so great. Um, and then after McAllister, I StephieWhat was your focus there. BrianneOh I went there for English. I like knew that I wanted to be an editor. And so I went for English and I really loved, art, but I thought that for some reason I had this idea that if I made art my career I would hate it, like, like you said, like the pressure of having to make something that makes me not like it anymore. So I really loved reading I loved books as a total bookworm growing up and, and so I knew I wanted to be an editor and then I went off to New York after a year of college, and did an editorial internship and totally hated it. Yeah. I really hated it. And StephieWhat do you think it was. Did you find it too technical or too, was it, work was mundane? BrianneI was at a very small publishing house. And so I think that having a little bit of a different view of what editing was then what I saw at this house and which actually is probably not very accurate it's like how other houses edit but, um, yeah it was like it was a little too mundane it was I thought that I was going to be like in the trenches with the writers like helping them like what if you used this other word here and, and that's not what it was at this house. 4:13 - StephieDid you have much contact with authors. BrianneNo, no, no. Yeah, it ended up being this very I mean it was like an internship, they were like yeah like organize our computer. Like, this is what editing is. So then, I, I was an art minor and then I went down to Chicago and was working at the Art Institute there and was an administrative assistant. StephieOkay, did you like that. BrianneI really did yeah, that was a great job. The best part about it was that you could take classes for free at the School of the Art Institute. Yeah, so I started taking more classes and then I did a residency and, and then, was like why am I doing this is I should really, realy make that happen so I applied for grad school and went to SCAD for illustration and SCAD is the Savannah College of Art and Design. StephieGeorgia? BrianneGeorgia. Yeah. StephieAnd your focus was the illustration, and had that been your interest? Would you say, Did you find that and trust when you're in Chicago? BrianneNo I, well, a little bit I had grown up loving Roald Dahl and Quinten Blake, and I'd actually went to his at TAG we had to write a speech every year about when I grow up, do they still do that? they should still do that because it tells you what you want to be when you grow up. ‘Cause that’s what I wrote my speech about. I was like, I want to be Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake. Although I guess the year before I said I wanted to be Benjamin Franklin and that didn't pan out. StephieThere’s still time 6:01 - Brianneto be a founding father. It could still happen. 6:06 - BrianneYeah, so I said that that's what I wanted to do so. I think that that kind of stuck with me. StephieAs an illustrator, do you focus in a certain medium, or you explain that, like, what, what would an illustrator, what would that look like, like what classes did you take? What kind of a focus in your art education, did you have? BrianneWell, um, I think I lucked out, knowing that I was interested in children's books going into it. Because I was able to kind of tailor my graduate experience toward children's books, and actually my first book was a homework assignment in grad school, I took a class called directed projects which is basically, it's like a directed free-for-all, like, you pick a project that you want to do over the course of the whole semester. And, and it has to be a series of some sort of some people that like branding, like they've made up a brewery and branding, like you know made several different kinds of beer labels or something and, and I picked a kids book and... StephieAnd did that become Ike? BrianneYeah that became “Ike’s Incredible Ink.” Yeah, do your homework kids. 7:30 - StephieSo, that was what year of school. How long have you been in? BrianneThat, it's a two year program and that was the first quarter of my second year there. StephieSo, from that homework assignment, how did they get from there to the published book? BrianneGosh, like a combination of super hard work and crazy good luck. Like anything in life. I kind of hit the ground running with this project and got...I was able to finish the entire book in the whole in 10 weeks. And you were only supposed to do three interior spreads and a cover, and I was, I don't know crazy person was like I'll do all of it and, so, which ended up being great, because I had; so Peter Brown, who's a author, Illustrator, he was coming to SKAD to give a presentation, and at the same time I knew that my friend Ryan who I was in grad school with had a friend Pete who was coming to town, I didn't realize that these are the same person. And so I was sitting in the grad studio at SKAD doing my work working on Ike, and Pete and Ryan came in we were hanging out and talking and then my professor walked in and he was like, oh, Brianne I see you’ve met Peter Brown. He's like, you should have them look at your book, and I was like, Oh, (laughing) okay. And so he took a look at it and send it to his agent and the agent liked it and now here we are. And now Peter’s one of my closest friends so that worked out to, socially. 9:21 - StephieOkay, so what were some of the steps like so then agents said, I really like this. Then what? BrianneWell, that's the trick with kids books is that you. It's very rare that you get your book published without an agent. Without an agent your manuscript goes into the slush pile they call it which is like about as organized as it sounds, but with an agent, you have all these doors open where the agent is kind of the first gatekeeper and they kind of carry a stable of people that whose work they like. And then they will go into the publishing companies and either in person or by email kind of promote your work and say like this is something that we're working on. We think that it would be a good match for you so they'll kind of try to pair you up with a, with an editor. And then the editor is usually the one that does the acquiring till they find a manuscript that they like that can either. If you're an author illustrator they'll have some sample drawings with the manuscripts and this year, just an author, it won't have any illustrations with it. 10:28 - StephieSo from the time that it went to an agent and was selected, how long does it take typically or did it take for your book for your first book? BrianneUm, for my first book. It took about a year from, my agent is Paul Rodine, and it took about a year from when Paul picked it up to when Candlewick said hooray, we want your book. But it can go much faster than that. I don't, I don't know how long it takes us first books but yeah that's what happened with mine. StephieAnd then it was published how soon after that? 11:09 - BrianneUm, let's see well that was another funny one because that I had, you know, finished a book basically and then had to kind of go back to square one with their suggestions and revisions. But I think the whole process took maybe another, not quite another year altogether and then it takes another year to actually get public, come out into bookstores. So, like I finished this book “Secret Tree Fort” in April. Last April, and it comes out this coming April. Yeah. 11:50 - StephieAnd I can't wait to talk about that. 11:53 - BrianneFor Ike, having it published. So tell us about what it's like, it's in bookstores. Did you do a book tour? Did you get to talk with kids, I get to talk with kids. I didn't do a book tour that the publishing company sent me on or anything, I would, kind of, I'm going to get caught by the IRS telling you this but like, if I ever wanted to go on a trip I would call up a bookstore and be like, Hello, and just start writing off this trip. But yeah, it was great, bookstores are really happy to have you because you're free and you help sell their books and you're kind of like an hour long babysitter. And then schools are great too I am, I was able to do a bunch of school visits with TCAPS last spring, yeah, it was. StephieThe weather was a little iffy, yeah. 12:52 - BrianneYeah, somewhere in there StephieIt could have been arranged in November. BrianneCould be anytime. 12:59 - BrianneBut, yeah, it's wonderful , the kids provide a lot of good feedback and you get to see like what they respond to and what they're interested in. 13:10 - StephieDo you have any like best quotes from kids a lot along the way about your book or funny questions? 13:20 - BrianneWhen I first started, hats off to the teachers, I like knew nothing about crowd control and like what questions you could ask kids and whatnot, like, like you can't just be like, How are you, because they'll be like, “I'm going to a birthday party and there's a swimming pool and…” And that was actually my very first reading as a kid raised his hand and said, “I'm going to a birthday party.” Anyway, let me see, at the end of the presentations I draw a rocket with the kids and I like to tell them that they can that I'm going to draw Ike inside of the rocket but that they can draw whoever they want and I had a little kid, tell me that they're putting their grandma in the rocket to the moon, like I'm going to send my grandmother to the moon. 14:08 - StephieWhat happened with that. BrianneYeah, so they yeah this is some pretty some pretty great stuff. I've also been really blown away with the other end of things, kids being like, so how do I get an agent? What's the difference between self publishing a published book? Who are you? StephieLike a little kid. I mean some of those. BrianneSome of those questions came from like fifth graders but I was really impressed that they even... 14:38 - StephieWhen you're young, did you write for fun and to illustrate books for fun? BrianneYeah, yeah. I actually, when I was in third grade. Our Old Mission did a program where you could write a book and the library would bind it and have like put a bar code on it and have it in the library and anybody could check it out. So that was really inspiring I got to do that. StephieDo remember what you wrote for that book? BrianneYeah, it was a book called, Trees are Homes, and I distinctly remember making the cover first and then kind, of just plowing my way through the rest of the book and the book kind of like taking a turn somewhere and then like not really being about that by the end. StephieBut cover was set. BrianneTrees are Homes, and it was like animals live in trees, so you should recycle, recycling's good, boy do I like paper, it just kinda like wandered. 15:37 - StephieDo you remember checking out friends books and like having friends check out your book. Do you remember having like... BrianneI do remember. I do remember going into the library and checking to see if anyone had checked out my book. Yeah, it's like the first version of like social media, any likes? 15:58 - StephieWell, that must be an amazing experience, now to see, Ike, and to see, Secret Tree Fort. BrianneYeah, it's crazy like it when, when Ike first came out, I was on a road trip and stopped at this Barnes and Noble in the middle of nowhere and found it. Yeah, and one of my good friends lives in Anchorage, and she sent me a photo of like in her local library, and I was like, “oh, thanks for donating that book to your library,” and she was like, “it was just here.” 16:31 - StephieSo “Secret Tree Fort,” comes out in April. Can you tell us a little bit about it? BrianneSure, it's about, about two sisters and older sister just wants to read and the younger sister wants to the older sister to play with her. StephieDoes this have any connection to your own life? BrianneOh yeah, it's incredibly biographical. This is me never wanting to put down a book. And this is my younger sister, little toe head, her being very energetic and wanting to play and we actually we did play together as kids, and when we did play a lot of what we did was plan tree forts, or tree houses we would have drawings of like okay on the third floor will have the observation deck and then the slide will lead to the pool. And we'd be like dad. Let's do this. 17:27 - StephieDid you have a tree fort? BrianneWe did, we did, it was a, it was a box in a tree but it did have a zip line. Yeah that's all you need. 17:37 - StephieYou just need a little, little bit of wood in a tree in your house. Yeah. Yeah. So illustration wise, did you use a similar sort of process when you were working on this book? BrianneNo, not at all. I did a lot of print-making at McAllister this great printmaking professor, and I somehow I didn't even know that print-making existed before I got there. And she kind of opened up this whole world they really fell in love with it and so I guess I think a lot of my work is informed by printmaking but maybe by different processes. So, the first book is about a blob of ink who can somehow get up and walk. And so it's about ink and paper and craft and like making things with their hands so I wanted it to be made with ink and paper so it's it's ink line work and collaged paper that's actually collaged digitally. And then this is also kind of made digitally, I drew the book with charcoal and pencil and different layers. Okay, different pieces of paper so like the outline will be a piece of paper and then like the texture will be on another piece of paper and then I scan it all into the computer and color it digitally, which is a total headache. I don't know why I work like that but…StephieWhat made you choose to do it that way does it give you more options. 19:11 - BrianneYeah, I think I really love getting the color right and the texture right is really important to me and I like it when the color and the format of the book kind of helps you tell the story. So, in this book, the younger sister is telling her older sister about this tree forth that she has that, you know, as she talks you kind of see the tree fruit in the background like growing floors and slides and the whale observation area. And, and I wanted to kind of, kind of interacting with an imaginary environment and I wanted there to be some visual cue that was like, “This isn't real.” “And this is real.” And so I made this real for myself that everything that was real would be very muted, and everything was imaginary you can be these technicolors, and the computer let you kind of set that up and play with it. 20:12 - StephieDid you enjoy that process? So, you know, very different from Ike. Did you enjoy doing it that way and was it a lesson to be learned would you do it that way again. 20:27 - BrianneI don't know, actually, it’s funny that you ask. I had a publisher contact me and asked me to submit a sample of work and I like can you make it just like how you made “Secret Tree Fort,” and I was like, ugh. Okay, maybe if I was a better artist I wouldn't need to do it that way but it's like, I need to fuss with it forever to be like, oh no I made this tree dark so then this tree has to be light so then this part has to be more colorful but I don't know if I do it again. It's definitely really fun to work like that it's kind of like how you build a screen print. Yeah, I like that. I love the look of it. Yeah, and I love the control but, boy is it time consuming. 21:20 - StephieWhat I’ve seen of it, it’s beautiful. So when this book comes out will it be the same thing when you visit schools again, and maybe get a few bookstores at some exotic locations? 21:31 - BrianneHopefully, yeah. Yeah, I love doing school visits it's really, really fun. Yeah, I love doing the school visits, it's kind of like the opposite of sitting alone and drawing. Standing up in front of an auditorium of eight year olds. 21:54 - StephieWhen you mentioned that, that being alone and working, I know that you've been involved with A26. And can you tell us a little bit about, first what that is and what you've done. BrianneSure. A26 is an amazing organization and I know that you said that Front Street Writers is kind of a little bit near it. A26 was started by the writer Dave Eggers and legend has it that he wanted to start a tutoring program in San Francisco and bought a commercial space, and then was told that, because it was a commercial space and zoned commercially it had to sell something and it couldn't just be a tutoring center and so he was like great we sell pirate supplies. And so the front of the store sold pirate supplies in the back of the store… StephieI love that it happened that way. 22:50 - BrianneYeah, so then they were really surprised to find out the pirate supply section of the store kind of helped the kids, like it made it this like, very special space and it also helped take away the stigma like meeting after school homework assistance or like taking an extra writing class just for fun. I'm a big dork, that’s something I would do. And so, it helped with that and then also it was bringing in people from the neighborhood to be like, what is this place? And that led to people volunteering just because they like walked in to see what the Pirate Store was about. And then the revenue from selling like a tub of lard pays the rent on the stores. Yeah, so now it's nationwide and all of the stores had like a front and then there's a secret tutoring center in the background. So I think they want in Michigan, haven't been a robot repair shop. StephieYeah, yeah, Seattle is time travelers. I think there's a Bigfoot one. What’s New York?. BrianneIt’s the superhero supply store. I first got involved with the one in Chicago, which is the spy supply store. StephieYeah, I just love to go in one. BrianneYeah, yeah, it's the one in Chicago so funny that it has the sign out in front, that's like, nothing to see here, nobody needs to come in, you don't need anything. And for a while I had to change it because it was like two effective people are like, Oh, yeah. 24:18 - StephieAnd so did you do workshops there? BrianneYeah, yeah, I did a comic book writing workshop and autobiographical comic book ratings that was great. And also the one. Oh, we did block printing with character descriptions so I had the kids make black print of face, and they wrote a character description of it and then they all traded prints and then wrote a description of that someone else's portrait. It's really fun activity Yeah. StephieSo thinking about working with kids and, have you thought about, like, doing something more like that doing more workshops with kids is that an area that you might pursue? BrianneYeah, yeah, hopefully. That's the great part about living here now is I have all this extra time I was, I was working. When I first moved to New York I was working for random houses, uh, well first as an administrative assistant and then there's a book designer. And then I left to do more illustration but came as rehired as a freelance designer so I was working there part time. And then, and now that I live here, I can have a little bit more time on my hands, because I’m not working at Random House. StephieSo right now are you do your projects in the pipeline that are working on? BrianneI do. I don't know what am I allowed to share. I'm working on getting my promotional plan ready for it Secret Tree Fort. You start kind of amping that up about three months out but you have to know what you're going to do before the three months are here. And, and then I signed up to do it I can tell you about this. I signed up to do a book called “Charlotte the Scientist is Squished,” and that's my first book that I’m just illustrating in not writing on hey yeah. StephieSo where is that in the process? BrianneThat is signed up... StephieSorry to interrupt you. How did you get connected to that book? Did the author see your work? BrianneNo, that's, um, gosh that's another book was like, yeah, and like, usually it happens this way but I don't, that’s not how it happened for me, usually an author submits their manuscript to a publishing company and then the editor buys the manuscript, and then the editor and the art director work together to find an illustrator. But in this case, my agent represents the author and, and I had told my agent that I wanted, I was like I'd really like to try illustrating somebody else's manuscript. And I said, we've got this manuscript do you want to illustrate it and we'll send it out to publishers that way and I like there's no guarantee, they like they might drop your illustrations, like, whatever. Yeah yeah so that's how I got connected. 27:29 - StephieSo, and that book will be coming out like I said a couple years away. BrianneThat'll be coming out in spring ‘17. StephieOkay, I’m excited to see it. 27:42 - BrianneYeah, me too. It's on the manuscript is being edited right now and is with the author. And as soon as they finalize the manuscript then I get a hold of it. 27:55 - StephieWill you be working on that here? will you be back in New York? Or can you work anywhere? BrianneOh gosh, I don't know. Yeah, I can work anywhere. That's great anywhere that has Wi Fi and a flat surface. 28:11 - StephieBesides, what you've done in the book form,where else has your art appeared, what other format? Tell us about, tell us about your art, separate from books? BrianneUm, well, I did a couple publications with, I did a drawing for McSweeney's, and for the New York Times, did one for them. So I've done a couple editorial pieces here and there, but I found that editorial is like, kind of this constant, you need to keep reminding our directors that you're around, and I just I love doing children's book so much that I'd rather spend my time doing that. StephieThat's really your passion. BrianneIt is it's so great, it's like it's like don't tell any other illustrators but it's like you get to, basically, you're like free rein you have like 32 pages to just go nuts, and with editorial it's really really fast turnaround and people make beautiful stuff. I really have a deep admiration for editorial illustrators but and I don't work that way very well. StephieBut it's gonna work, what you enjoy. BrianneYeah. Yeah. can anybody see your art around town? 29:25 - BrianneOh, the Little Fleet. Yeah. That was the best job. Yeah, I did the mural at Little Fleet. 29:35 - StephieTell us about that process? BrianneYou introduced me to Allison. And Allison was so great. She actually, it was so funny because they had just moved here from Brooklyn, and I was living in Brooklyn, at the time, and she was like, oh yeah, she sent me a couple images of what she was interested in and she was like we want these free hand kind of line drawings on our wall, and I started sending her sketches and she's like, can you know, can you just come in and like, do crazy stuff all over the wall. It's like, Oh yeah, totally. StephieAnd you did it. Tell us about like the actual process where people there? BrianneOh yeah, they... I started at 11 in the morning so I got all set up before anybody came in, and then I just worked the whole day. And it was, yeah, there are people there and watching and luckily I was up on a ladder, with my back to everybody. I wasn’t too aware of anyone watching. That's pretty good. Yeah, and you're adorable daughter was there, StephieShe does love knowing there's. 30:47 - BrianeIt's their balloon. 30:50 - StephieDid you? It has it looked like watching it that that you had planned out where things would go because everything fits so nicely, like how much pre-planning... BrianneSmoke and mirrors. StephieDefinitely. It looks that way. But can you just like did you look at this face and you're able to just, I mean how much of that was planned ahead in your mind and how much of it, and I mean I like out of the blue here.BrianneThey told me that they wanted some like goofy characters and I've actually painted my bathroom in New York with chalkboard paint and had been actually like the week that she contacted me had filled my bathroom wall with these like crazy characters, and I sent her a photo of it and she was like, yeah, that's what we want. That works out well. So I had a kind of a eight and a half by 11 piece of paper with just some doodles on it and like character ideas, but all the layout was done on the fly. It was fun, it was exhausting. I think the only thing I knew going into it was that I wanted to have all of the characters marching in one direction because I wanted them to be like a fleet. Yeah, and I wanted to put that there's a cherry with a face in it that I knew that I wanted to up there, but... StephieYou obviously such an eye and experience. Was it nerve racking to do in front of people? And maybe we're looking back to people but have you ever painted like in a public setting? BrianneNo, no. You know, I think I would have been, you know, if someone had come up to me and said, will you draw my portrait that would have terrified me but the fact that she was like, draw these crazy characters that you love drawing. I think that made it fine. Stephie Did you go back and change anything, or was it just as is. 32:56 - BrianneNo, Yeah, I think one girl I kind of made for myself was that I would get off the ladder as often as possible so that I could step back and look at it from a distance. I think that really helped. But for the most part if I, I kind of saw how things were fitting together as I was moving from left to right. But yeah, I think I did have a little freak out in the beginning, so I wasn't really sure about the paint. The paint was like going on the wall and was really weird way like I felt slimy and I was like this is terrible, like, no one told me that painting on a wall it feels different than drawing with the marker. 33:41 - StephieSo that was your first time painting, something like that, of that scale? 33:46 - BrianneYeah, but now I love it funny. Yeah, I would love to do it again. 34:03 - StephieOkay. So switching gears a little bit. I'd love to talk about books and libraries, in particular. I mean we touched a little bit on the book project that you did at Old Mission but what are some of the things you remember now that you're, you know, in your career and following your passion for what you're doing and looking back at you know school libraries, public libraries and books in general I know you're a big reader and always were. What are some of the experiences you remember, and in what ways do you think school libraries and libraries in particular impacted you? Or some of your memories? BrianneGood question. I guess, I have really fond memories of my librarians feet, you know, she would kind of sit on like a big armchair and everyone would kind of like crowd around. I just, I remember I loved that, like intimacy of like being read to. Really wanting to know what happened next, like, I remember the librarian at Central reading us “The Giver” and just being like, oh, when I found out that it was color that had been missing I was like, “What!” stop everything. Being read to it's just so special and it really brings the books to life, and, and I found I was really surprised when I visited schools that told me that I was going to be presenting to first graders as well as fifth graders. It's like I hope this presentation works for all ages. And I was really surprised by how engaged the fifth graders were that they still love being read to and enjoy picture books and just get something totally different out of it. StephieAbsolutely, yeah. picture books are, they hit kids at all different levels. And some of them are really, and, and maybe not in particular yours but some are geared, really there's middle school kids and some projects that there are picture books that are at that level, I mean in the details well as, What's the subject and it's quite mature. It's always thought of as her very young children. The format is really not necessarily that way. BrianneYou know I really think that's a mistake, actually I find myself when I talk about books trying not to say, kids books. I tried to say picture books cuz i mean i think that a lot of them are for audiences of all ages and that, and that booksellers are making a mistake kind of pigeon holing what age range, they can present to.Have you ever seen this book? Death, Duck, and the Tulip by Wolf Elbrooke? I think it's his name. He's a German guy. European kids books, they're like crazy like boobs, and there's all kinds of stuff in there. They’re a little bit edgier. It’s about a duck that meets death, and they kind of hang out together and then at the end of the book the duck dies, and that’s whole book and it's like really beautiful and, and just kind of like, this is what happens. Sometimes things die. And so it's like, I think it would be good. And it really struck me, you know, a certain age. Yeah, that was really really powerful, yeah. A good thing for kids of all ages. StephieI don't think that kids stop needing to be or stuff enjoying to be read to. It's not, it doesn't end in fifth grade. Middle School, even when even High School, and the adults. Yeah, being read to is something that's pretty universal. BrianneYeah, it's very soothing to be read to even as an adult, it's nice to have someone just read something out loud. And, and I think that you get you get access to, you know, like words that you might not normally hear read out loud, like you're like, Oh, it's not hors d'oeuvres? Yeah, I think, I think it's really important and I think, yeah, I think that there's I actually I find myself having a little bit of a hard time talking about like, like what my favorite picture books are because I'm like there’s the books that I love as a kid. And then there's the books that I love now, and I don't have, I don't have kids and so like I don't really know what it is that kids respond to and Charlotte who I work with at Smith and Jones studios she brought in this whole stack, she, she labeled them a post it notes and she's like these are good books. These are terrible books. 39:10 - StephieLike, what made those terrible? Was it content, they were boring was it…? BrianneYeah, I mean, I think some of it was. I mean picture books I such a hard audience because you're appealing to a very young child and the parent that has to read it one hundred times in a row. And so I think some of them were books for her kids love them and she was like, I never want to see these books again. Yeah, yeah, but so I don't have that, I don't know I don't have the input of actual little kids so I'm going off like this is a beautiful book. I'm touched by this book, I don't know if kids would actually like it. 39:47 - StephieSo the unfair question. What were some of your favorite books as now and as a kid, and not just picture books like what are some of your, you mentioned the Giver, just favorite books? BrianneI think the first book I remember being just obsessed with was the BFG Roald Dahl, and I loved that book. And then I went and read everything of Roald Dahl’s that I could find. He's super talented and dark. I love that too. Yeah. And I think as a kid I really, I really liked Sneeches by Dr. Seuss and, oh, Just a Dream by Chris Van Alsberg. That probably inspired Trees are Homes. Protect your environment. And what else: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, anything by Maurice Sendeck, the Little Bear books, and Where the Wild Things Are, Go Dog! Go! I recently re-read that and was like this book is brilliant. Yeah. And, and now...There's so much out there. Again, I'm like, I don't know if kids like these are not, but Greg Pizzoli is really great author, Illustrator. He just said a book about the “Watermelon Seed.” Okay, about a crocodile that follows a watermelon seed and Pool by, oh gosh, JHyeon Lee I think is her name and I think that that just one has a magical place in New York called the Society of illustrators and that's a museum slash art studio, that's just illustrations, And they hold, they do separate several competitions throughout the year but there's the original art show is just for children's books. And I think that that just won the original art show. It's a really cool space it's like this little converted townhouse, and it's kind of bright red door so you feel like you're kind of walking into a magical home. StephieWow, great, things like that are celebrated. What a wonderful spot to celebrate that kind of creativity. 42:16 - BrianneThat's the thing I miss most about Brooklyn is that a lot of my friends also wrote and illustrated book so they've also got some really beautiful books coming out. StephieAnd their titles, you can share? BrianneYeah. Um, let's see, Ruth Chan has her first book coming out which is, “Where's the Party,” which is about a cat that wants to throw a party but then all of his friends are busy. And it's based on her real cat Georgie. And let's see, my friend, Dasha Tolstikova has this really beautiful illustrated novel coming out I guess that's what you call it so it's long but it's not really a graphic novel, probably like a hundred pages, “A Year Without Mom.” And that's about when she grew up in Russia and her mom moved to America, and she stayed in Russia for another year and then followed her mom so it's about that year, she's 13. StephieSo, like a middle grade, Middle School? BrianneYeah, probably for like that same age group, 12-13. And she's also got a couple of picture books coming out “The Jacket.” She illustrated and that's like doing really, really well. It's a, it's a book about a girl who, I guess it's about a book, who, a girl buys the book and he's so happy to have someone who loves them. It’s so cute. 43:44 - StephieSo, yeah. Any other thoughts on experiences you remember, projects you did that standout related to books or illustration in school, other experiences in other schools or libraries that you remember? 44:00 - BrianneWell, each. And, and the librarians and I think I was really lucky to be in that talented and gifted program they have a lot of really great like kind of interactive projects where you are encouraged to write and, and draw, or they would maybe give you like several options of how to complete a project which I think is really great for kids learn and express themselves in different ways so you could either you know like, put on a play or like make a board game. I think that's always the one I chose like make some stuff with your hands, you could make, like, a little sculpture. I remember really loving my science classes, because I like making all the models. StephieSure, yeah, it's interesting isn't it like even as a small, small young learner like those things that carry through, things that you love, you know, they might change, but some of those things stay. They are what is important to you even as an adult. 45:11 - StephieWell, are there, anything is there anything I didn't ask you that you want to share. 45:17 - BrianneI can think of any. Any ideas?. 45:20 - LarryOkay, so the voice from the other side of the monitor. There, there are three questions I want to ask if you have the time. The first one I was fascinated by the conversation you guys had about picture, picture books, not being available, or is this something with the authors and publishers now making picture books for adults. First of all, was that their coffee table books, but not really because oftentimes, coffee table books don't contain a narrative. There more non-fiction. There might be a correlation between and especially for high school readers that correlation between picture books, and then read and students that have enjoyed picture books then graduating to graphic novels yeah I mentioned graphic novels and I wanted to know if you felt there was a connection there between the picture book and the graphic novel. BrianneDefinitely, I think that and I think graphic novels are really filling a hole that's been present in, in the books that are available that that graphic novels aren't just like superhero graphic novels anymore that you can get like these really beautiful narratives that, I think that this is the first year that a graphic novel won, oh gosh, I'm going to get it wrong, some big literary prize was won by a graphic novel this year StephieFor kids or adults? BrianneFor kids it's like the Caldicot of, and I'm going to show you like such a dummy, I have to figure out what it is but it was like the Newbery, Yeah, StephieEl Daffo, I think it was an honor. BrianneWas it an honor? StephieWe’ll have to crack this detail, definitely. 47:10 - BrianneIt's a great book, you should check it StephieIt’s in our elementary libraries. 47:17 - BrianneBecause you can read it, like, I read it sitting in a cafe. You know the whole thing. StephieOur libraries just received a donation from AAUW, for the book “Roller Girl.” BrianneI heard it’s wonderful. 47:30 - StephieYes, and it has wonderful messages for young girls. But it was. I'm guessing it was the first time we've had from that group, a graphic novel donated which, you know, there's so much more. Yeah, the quality of graphic novels, has come so far. But it really connects with kids all readers it really. Yeah, we've seen that really sparks kids who may or may not love to read and then it kind of ties, you know, good, kids who love to read anyway are drawn to it but sometimes you're reluctant readers of graphic novels less intimidating. BrianneYeah, yeah. Another. I have friends who teach in the Bronx who say that the graphic novels are this like huge gateway for kids that like might not even feel comfortable reading or maybe like English language learners or... it’s a nice, nice I like that and I think it makes, it can make, like, difficult topics more accessible. I think that, like I'd rather read a history graphic novel than like read a history book. Yeah. 48:36 - StephieAnd the graphic novel “The Fun House” which is for adults. BrianneMaking so much. It's amazing so many ways right now which is funny because I taught that book in my autobiographical comic book writing class for A26. I mean, my friend Grace and I taught the class together and we just we photocopied, like one page out of a bunch of different books and showed kids like these are different styles of autobiographical comics. StephieWell it, kinda as a segway but I think it's now on Broadway. It’s become a Play. And I think she has another graphic novel coming out. 49:15 - BrianneI know that she's like a regular comic, like a series. But I think that that kind of predates “Fun Home” but I don't know who the next book is. StephieWell and that was, you know, for, for example in “My Mom's” book we read, you know, it was the first time I think a lot of people were exposed to a graphic novel. It just it's come so, there's, there's just so much more at every level, and and that's an example of amazing illustrations, and amazing narrative as well. BrianneYeah, I was really lucked into a great class, and that McAllister my first class was called superheroes. And it was English class that we studied graphic novels and then books about graphic novels, and books about superheroes, like Frankenstein and Orlando like these kind of like super human people in literature, but it was my, It was great, and it was my first exposure to, like, critical discussion about a graphic novel I think it was the first time I'd ever read a graphic novel. We read Watchmen. We read Dylan Horrocks, what is it called, “Hicksville,” it’s a great book. It's about New Zealand and they ended up studying abroad in New Zealand and then I came back and read it again was like, it's so cool because it's about the, I mean it's about a guy who loves comic books, but it's also about the, kind of mythology of New Zealand and, like, Captain Cook discovering New Zealand and his interaction with like the Maori people that were already in there legend of how New Zealand came to be and it's like you learn all this stuff. You don't even... StephieYou have to go back through this tape and make a reading list. 51:03 - BrianneI spent way too much time with books. 51:11 - Stephiesomething else who said that. I'll remember. LarrySo I didn't realize that the graphic novel question was going to just.. BrianneI love graphic novels! And I don’t love them as much as most people do. I’m, like, no connoisseur, but I do know that they're like, I think they're incredibly under appreciated, and should just be like, thrown out like confetti. 51:34 - LarryAs an Illustrator there’s a whole other conversation about how you relate to, to not only the pictures, specifically as an artist but also how you would tell your stories in a picture book, as opposed to a graphic novel and vice versa. But those aren’t the questions that I want to ask is that much longer. I think, you know, the idea is kind of keep this under an hour, and we're getting close to it. So, what I wanted to maybe close with if Stephie doesn't have any more questions, are two questions. One is, what is the most important thing and putting you on the spot here and I recognize this, what is the most important thing you believe you learn from a teacher. 52:31 - BrianneI have no clue. Actually I guess cuz we're talking about like learning styles, because I think that's where that's kind of what we're going for with graphic novels was I like, that someone's learning style, I learned better with that. I also think it's important to do the learning style that you're not good at, and I, I, so when I was in, let's see, fourth, fifth and sixth grade so at TAG, we had to every week give a science report out loud in front of the entire class. And it's like, my deepest fear, like, like you would you rather be buried alive or give a report in front of class. And. And I think that that was incredibly helpful to kind of just like stand up there and just get used to it and like those communication skills are super helpful and every single part of your life going forward so I don't know if I'd say that they taught me to like face my fears or if they taught you that you can just like practice something and get good at it and, but. That persistence is more important than natural ability. 53:48 - StephieSo then when you have 250 first through fifth graders staring gymnasium. BrianneOh yeah, I was terrible. My first couple of presentations I was like, BLLL Stephie Looked very polished to everyone, 54:03 - BrianneNot through natural ability, It was through like going home and being like, Okay, I need to redo my entire PowerPoint presentation. I think it's something that like is probably the most important part of a when kids go to those presentations is like seeing that there's a huge leap between where they are and like where they'll be as an adult, and that you can kind of be like, I was really bad at these things, and then you just do them a lot. And then you're good at them. Like I have friends were like, “your such a better drawer than I am,” and I'm like, “you're such a better lawyer than I am,” and they’re like, “I went to school for that,” and I'm like, “I did to.” It’s not magic, you just keep trying it. 54:51 - StephieAnd, and wanting to keep trying. Have the love for it. And that's, I mean the segue’s to but having kids, especially local like when you're talking to an Old Mission and when you talk to other schools in our district, for them to say she went, like, she sat here, she was in my school being a kid here, and then she's really doing the thing that I'm wanting to do. That is incredibly powerful for kids. BrianneYeah, and I actually don't remember this, I vaguely remember it but a cartoonist came to Old Mission when I went there, and I guess I came home from that author visit and my and told my mom that I wanted to be a cartoonist and was, like super inspired by it, yeah, vaguely remember this guy coming but, yeah, that's has a huge impact on me. Yeah, just like opening up the scope of, like, what you think is possible. StephieAnd I think the library is clear on that, yeah and experiences for kids. Bring the world in and through books to the world for kids. BrianneIt opens you up to the things that you might not naturally seek out, like, I just went to our library on Woodmere the other day I was looking for books about Matisse and came home with a book about Danish chairs, because it was like sitting out on a table and I was like Oh, chairs! that’s what’s like, so magical about libraries is that you're like, you know, it's all just there. And you might kind of wander into something that you weren't looking for. And then the librarians are these like incredible gatekeepers who are just way smarter than I am. 56:37 - StephieBut that's what we hope the libraries are doing is opening up all these possibilities. BrianneYeah, and that's something that like the internet can't replace. I visited an elementary school, where the librarian stands in the hallway, and she has like hand picked out books for certain kids and as she sees them walk by she would be like this book is yours. This is a really cool. I’m sure that they feel really special. StephieAnd knowing your readers, you know, connections. 57:11 - LarryOkay. So last question. And then ties in exactly you segueing your segue. What advice would you give a student interested in pursuing a career in publishing? So, you inspired one of those, one of those kids. BrianneI hope you like ramen noodles. You will not be rich. I guess, yeah, I guess what we've been talking about. Of course you have a natural interest in certain things but that, that persistence will get you way farther than any, like, ability you may have like out of the gate, and that, Neil Gaiman gave a speech that I think about all the time where he said that you only have to be two of three things, either have to be talented, pleasant to work with, or on time, you only have to be like, be only two to those. It's like if you're pleasant to work and on time then you don't have to be that talented. 58:17 - StephieSo true. 58:19 - BrianneYeah, you can. I think there's something, really something to be said for persistence and pleasantness.
On today's episode we will be listening to an interview with highly awarded actor Tony Plana, and Seniors in Play program coordinator Mrs. Rosemary Livar.
On today's episode we will be speaking to BiblioTech South's very own Harry Potter Gurus, Graciela & Stephanie. They will be talking about all things Harry Potter, and what specific activities will being going on at the branch during Harry Potter Week.
On today's episode we will be speaking to BiblioTech South's very own Harry Potter Gurus, Graciela & Stephanie. They will be talking about all things Harry Potter, and what specific activities will being going on at the branch during Harry Potter Week.
On today's episode we will be listening to some interviews from our Science Fair that was held on June 7, 2019 at BiblioTech South. The event was a great success as there was a large turnout from the community and various vendors.
On today's episode we will be listening to some interviews from our Science Fair that was held on June 7, 2019 at BiblioTech South. The event was a great success as there was a large turnout from the community and various vendors.
Already got Democratic debate hangover? #Millennial is here to commiserate your feelings of exhaustion with the US’s campaign process. Is Taylor Swift’s “You need to calm down” this summer’s gay anthem? We place bets on which of the Democratic debates will be worth watching. The Trump campaign has fired several of its own internal pollsters because facts. Our $10 Patreon tier (formerly known as Facebook Official) has gotten a re-brand to BAE. BAE can mean whatever you want it to mean! In this week’s mailbag, we dive into the need for colorblind casting, online advertising, and more insight on reasons for going vegan. We’re joined this week by our BAE supporter Graham, who fills us in on his upcoming true crime novel (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1467142565/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1) about the 1984 murder of Jeffrey Heagerty. Check it out and pre-order here! In the news, we go over some data about American dads in light of Father’s Day, theorize what the Hunger Games prequel could be about, and heavily judge Gaten Matarazzo’s new Netflix show “Prank Encounters,” which seeks to make unsuspecting jobseekers think they’ve landed a gig, only to pull the rug out from under them. We’ve got a variety of recommendations for you this week, starting with HBO’s Big Little Lies (Andrew), Costa Rica’s 1820 coffee (Laura), Spindrift sparking water (Pam), and Bibliotech (https://www.amazon.com/BiblioTech-Libraries-Matter-More-Google-ebook/dp/B00TT1VL8Q/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Bibliotech&qid=1560872914&s=books&sr=1-1) , a book about why libraries matter in the age of Google (Graham). This week’s episode is sponsored by Talkspace (https://www.talkspace.com and enter code MILL to get your first week of therapy free) and ThirdLove (https://www.thirdlove.com/millennial for 15% off your first purchase). Support #Millennial by supporting our sponsors! And in this week’s installment of After Dark, available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/posts/mega-millennial-27723391) : The culture of oversharing. What is it, why do people do it, and have we ever been guilty? Oversharing can come in the form of TMI, exaggerating, excessive judginess, and more. Laura puts on her valley-girl voice to make fun of some overshares she experienced at dinner the other night. When are some times when oversharing might come in handy? We learn that Andrew is the most humble among us, and somehow end up talking about the oversharing habits of our favorite King of Clickbait.
We've brewed the sun tea, donned the reader shades and positioned the deck chair for maximum solar exposure, because there's nothing better than a good summer read and Stephie is bringing the literary heat with some great suggestions for our youngest readers. Join your Public Library’s Summer Reading Club - locally visit tadl.org/src19Recruit a friend or family member to read the same book and discuss itTry a book in a different format - audio, online, printRead an award-winning bookGet lost in a seriesTry a new genre - non-fiction, poetry, fiction, biography, etc.Read a book that became a movieRead aloud to a sibling or family memberRewrite the ending to a favorite bookFind a podcast about your favorite author (The Yarn is a great option)Read everyday!K-2 Suggestions3-5 Suggestions A monthly podcast hosted by Stephanie Luyt and Larry Burden spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Library/Media Services.Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop.
On today's episode we will be interviewing a loyal BiblioTech South patron while she enjoys a cup of coffee
On today's episode we will be interviewing BiblioTech South's very own Maggie Schneider. She will be talking about a digital book that she has been reading these last few weeks.
On today's episode we will be interviewing BiblioTech South's very own Maggie Schneider. She will be talking about a digital book that she has been reading these last few weeks.
On today's episode we will be interviewing a loyal BiblioTech South patron while she enjoys a cup of coffee
On today's episode we will be listening to a radio spot featuring BiblioTech South. The segment aired on San Antonio radio station GENX FM 99.1 on the savingourway.com radio show.
On today's episode we will be listening to a radio spot featuring BiblioTech South. The segment aired on San Antonio radio station GENX FM 99.1 on the savingourway.com radio show.
On today's episode we will be listening to a radio spot featuring BiblioTech South. The segment aired on San Antonio radio station GENX FM 99.1 on the savingourway.com radio show.
On today's episode we will be listening to a radio spot featuring BiblioTech South. The segment aired on San Antonio radio station GENX FM 99.1 on the savingourway.com radio show.
On today's episode we will be listening to a radio spot featuring BiblioTech South. The segment aired on San Antonio radio station GENX FM 99.1 on the savingourway.com radio show.
On today's episode we will be listening to a radio spot featuring BiblioTech South. The segment aired on San Antonio radio station GENX FM 99.1 on the savingourway.com radio show.
On today's episode we will be listening to a radio spot featuring BiblioTech South. The segment aired on San Antonio radio station GENX FM 99.1 on the savingourway.com radio show.
On today's episode we will be listening to a radio spot featuring BiblioTech South. The segment aired on San Antonio radio station GENX FM 99.1 on the savingourway.com radio show.
BiblioTech Podcast Episode 6...Awards SeasoniTunes GooglePlay Stitcher Tune-In RSSAfter a few false starts due to the Polar Vortex, Stephie has managed to brave the frozen wastes of Northern Michigan to thaw the TCAPSLoop studios with her hot takes on this year’s ALA Book Awards. And the Winners Are:The Parker Inheritance (Johnson) - Coretta Scott King AwardThe Girl Who Drew Butterflies (Sidman) - Sibert MedalFront Desk (Yang) - Asian/American Award for LiteratureIvy Aberdeen's Letter to the World (Blake) - Stonewall Book Award (Honoree)Hello Lighthouse (Blackwell) - Caldecott MedalMore from the LoopTranscripts are still in the works...getting there. Enjoy the show!A monthly podcast hosted by Stephanie Luyt and Larry Burden spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Library/Media Services.Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop.
On today's episode, we will be discussing our favorite downloads from the Hoopla app with patron interviews from the Bexar County Precinct 1 Toy Giveaway hosted by Precinct 1 Commissioner Sergio "Chico" Rodriguez.
On today's episode, we will provide an overview of all the useful resources BiblioTech branch libraries have to offer to the residents of Bexar County and it's cardholders highlight CloudLibrary, our most utilized resource with over 110,000 books available for immediately access.
On today's episode, we will provide an overview of all the useful resources BiblioTech branch libraries have to offer to the residents of Bexar County and it's cardholders highlight CloudLibrary, our most utilized resource with over 110,000 books available for immediately access.
On today's episode, we will provide an overview of all the useful resources BiblioTech branch libraries have to offer to the residents of Bexar County and it's cardholders.
On today's episode, we will provide an overview of all the useful resources BiblioTech branch libraries have to offer to the residents of Bexar County and it's cardholders.
On today’s episode, we will discuss BiblioTech’s 5 year anniversary. Interviewing the employees that have been with BiblioTech since the beginning in 2013. We will get a feel for how much BiblioTech has grown and how it has impacted our employees' own lives.
On today’s episode, we will discuss BiblioTech’s 5 year anniversary. Interviewing the employees that have been with BiblioTech since the beginning in 2013. We will get a feel for how much BiblioTech has grown and how it has impacted our employees' own lives.
IPN 系列微信群（听众自建）和线下聚会的重要性，新微软新在哪里旧在哪里，Google I/O 上即将发布的神秘可穿戴设备，Apple Watch 究竟是增加还是减少了碎片化现象，Oculus Rift 明年一季度发货，以及 Facebook 关于 filter bubble 现象的研究报告。 每月三十元，支持不鸟万如一和 Rio 把《IT 公论》做成最好的科技播客。请访问 itgonglun.com/member。 到目前为止，我们的听众（不一定是会员）已经自发建立了十一个微信群，计有：总群、北京群、长三角群、珠三角群、长沙群、欧洲群、美国东部群，美国西部群，加拿大蒙特利尔群、加拿大多伦多群、日本群。最早的总群系由新浪微博上的会员 @草菅西東 创建，意在为听众组织线下聚会提供便利。到目前为止，虽然群落扩散速度极快，但这个初衷尚未达成。请诸君继续努力。 Tesla 的电池计划，我和 Rio 都不太懂。好在上次有听众写了一封很长的反馈，我们全文念了出来，大家可以听听看。 在我们上期表扬过 Photos.app 的同步功能靠谱之后，Photos 就失灵了。目前我的手机里至少有十几张图片无法同步到 Mac 和其它设备，基本没什么办法。有听众建议我们请职业摄影师来聊 Photos，但我认识的摄影师很多甚至都还没有升级到 Yosemite。无他，专业用户不敢冒险。只要现有的系统用着合意，他们并没有什么动力去升级，反倒有很大动力不升级。万一升级后自己的工作流出了问题，一整天的生产力就付之东流了。 理论上说，苹果可以在未来的更新中慢慢把 Photos 做成消费者和专业用户两相宜的图片处理软件，毕竟他们原本面向专业用户的 Aperture 也停掉了。但我不确定他们是否在乎职业摄影师这个群体有没有在用 Photos。对苹果而言，只要摄影师们继续在买 Mac 就好。 今年的 Google I/O 开发者大会将于 5 月 28、29 日两天召开。会议内容最近爆出，其中最有趣的当属那个神秘的可穿戴设备了。谷歌在文稿中写了一段相当不工程师风格的话： Badass and beautiful. Tech and human. Love and work. ATAP. Wearables that we hope will blow your socks off. (We mean this more literally than you might think…). Our goal: break the tension between the ever-shrinking screen sizes necessary to make electronics wearable and our ability to have rich interactions with them. Why can’t you have both? We like to build new things. Sometimes seemingly impossible things. We can build them faster together. 且不论这究竟是什么，这所谓「可穿戴设备上日益缩小的屏幕尺寸与丰富的交互性之间的矛盾」，也是 Matt Gemmell 最近一篇文章中的主题。众所周知，在 Apple Watch 上市之前，很多人担心它会让我们已经支离破碎的生活进一步碎片化。但 Gemmell 用了几周后，发现正是由于智能手表的小尺寸，导致用户无法进行「丰富的交互」，结果减少了碎片化现象：一个连续使用超过三十秒手臂就会酸痛的设备，没什么事当然就不会用太久了。大部分时候，与 Apple Watch 的交互都限制在十秒之内。我不知道这个感受有没有普遍性，若有则可以说是一种意外收获。Google 自称解决了这个矛盾，又提到了袜子（socks），听上去好像是一种穿戴在下肢的设备。顺着这个思路想，解决屏幕尺寸越来越小的方式，大概就是干脆取消屏幕了吧。（除非顺便出一个扩增现实眼镜让你能随时看到自己腿上发生了什么 XD。） Oculus VR 宣布虚拟现实眼镜 Oculus Rift 将于明年第一季度发货，更多详细信息将会在「未来几周」慢慢在网站上公布。目前虚拟现实市场是 Oculus, 索尼和 Valve 三足鼎立。Valve 和 HTC 合作的眼镜以及他们自制的游戏主机将于今年底发售，索尼的 Project Morpheus 的发售时间应该和 Oculus Rift 差不了太多。和这两家相比，Oculus VR 的资金实力雄厚，视野也相对更开阔一些。CTO John Carmack 在今年三月旧金山的 GDC 上说过，未来 Oculus Rift 的应用很可能有超过半数并不是游戏，也未可知。 Facebook 的研究部门近日在《Science》杂志上发表关于 Facebook 用户多样性的报告。我们在很久之前的节目里讨论过「Filter Bubble」问题：个性化定制和推荐会让用户只能看到自己想看的内容，从而令视野受到局限。Facebook 这篇报告虽然行文严谨理性，但其扭转舆论的企图也十分明显。在我们看来，真正的 filter bubble 存在于每个人的内心，那是人性躲避陌生事物的体现。而当一个技术产品试图用算法去「提高内容消费的信噪比」时，恰恰是在鼓励大家退回自己的 comfort zone。所谓的「噪」，难道不就是 comfort zone 之外的东西吗？这是一个结构性问题。刚刚出版的 John Palfrey 的《BiblioTech》一书讲的是图书馆在 Google 年代的重要性，与此不无关系，或许会在未来的周五通讯为大家介绍。 （顺带说一下，提出 Filter Bubble 理论的人后来去做 Upworthy 了。） 不鸟万如一最近在玩的 app（Rio 最近没有玩什么 app） Lifeline THRED 最近我们读的一些文章 评 Facebook 新总部大楼 公知和他们的 XD 相关链接 Leslie Berlin: Why Silicon Valley will Continue to Rule DARPA Serendipity Breather 無次元 №14: 我们一起从山顶往下扔东西吧！ 纽约现代艺术馆的 Björk 展览 微软的 HoloLens 真的是给普通消费者准备的吗？ AGO 《纽约时报》对新微软的特写 2015 Google I/O 开发者大会的内容 Matt Gemmell: Distractions Digicel 在巴布亚新几内亚建手机发射站的视频 Oculus Rift 明年一季度发货 talich: 医生曾经说：吸烟「有益」健康 Facebook 研究报告称用户在 Facebook 能看到多样化的政见与观点 人物简介 不鸟万如一：字节社创始人。 Rio: Apple4us 程序员。
I'm Vaux, an Informed Jack who Tells Tales. This is my Signal.If you can hear this broadcast, it is for an ancient lost trove of knowledge. It is about the legendary Aerothos Bibliotech.Where is this mysterious library? Is the prehistoric knowledge within in danger of falling into terrible hands?Listen to it. Remember it. Pass it along.Iadace. Episode 15: The Aerothos Bibliotech
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