Podcasts about Central Branch

Worries about the U.S. using intelligence as a bargaining tool and the Windsor Public Library's Central Branch has to move. These stories and more are in your morning news on the go.

Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski visits Milwaukee Public Library's Central Branch to learn more about the Great Lakes Marine Collection with local author Anna Lardinois, who's written about shipwrecks, and Special Collections librarian Tobias Fudge.

It’s been three months since the main branch of the Multnomah County Library reopened after being closed for nearly a year for renovations. The improvements include new and updated meeting rooms, a new designated teen space, new gender-inclusive and family restrooms, charging and internet improvements and a variety of safety changes, like lowered shelves, new fire alarms and air quality monitoring equipment.  Shelly Jarman, the regional manager of the Central branch, says library staffers are well equipped to help all the community members who come into the library, from unhoused Portlanders who need social services to school kids researching papers and others looking for specific books or periodicals. For many of the people who work in the building, the purpose of the library is to help people, which varies from person to person and day to day. Jarman and library PIO Shawn Cunningham  join us to tell us more about how the last few months have gone and what they’re hearing from patrons.

2024 KYW GameChanger Hillary Do created the non-profit BOLT (Build Our Lives Together) to support community grassroots organizations with tools, grants and knowledge to bring about change. She introduces us to Cleopatra Robinson of A Home from Shana Foundation, who is working to lower the rate of Black maternal mortality in Philadelphia, and Ron Toles of Ordinarie Heroes, who works with BIPOC youth in Hunting Park. Then, the hidden history behind the Free Library of Philadelphia's Central Branch, which includes Charles Dickens' stuffed pet bird, Grip - widely thought to have inspired Edgar Allen Poe's poem, “The Raven.” The library also has the only handwritten copy of the poem, which is part of its rare book collection. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Indianapolis Public Schools is exempt from a law that requires districts to sell closed school buildings to charter organizations for $1. The director of the Hamilton East Public Library, Edra Waterman, will step down from her role at the end of December. Tenants met with attorneys at the Indianapolis Public Library's Central Branch to review their eviction case and hide it from public records. Governor Eric Holcomb directed the Indiana Finance Authority to take over a study that's looking into whether water in Tippecanoe County could be used to support a large industrial district in Lebanon. There are a ton of public health issues to deal with. From dipping childhood vaccination rates to teen mental illness and overdose deaths, The key players, who do the job and deal with all of this, say they are underfunded and burned out. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org/news and follow us on social media to get comprehensive analysis and local news daily.  Subscribe to WFYI News Now wherever you get your podcasts. Today's episode of WFYI News Now was produced by Darian Benson, Abriana Herron, and Kendall Antron with support from Sarah Neal-Estes.

CAB CHAT IN ASSOCIATION WITH WEDDING TAXIS 020 8304 6645 https://weddingtaxis.co.ukELECTRIC MEDIA https://electricweb.net In this show: Can the FCA prevent the Capture of a member owned co-operative by it's elected board? London Taxi drivers tell their story of how they went to the FCA for help to prevent the breakdown of democracy within the LTDA and return the power of control to the members rather than the Executive having total control of the association. The LTDA disbanded the Central Branch to retain control against the members wishes leaving only the suburban branch. Every LTDA member should listen to this!!! Even if you state "you don't do trade politics"! To view the final costs directive please click on the button below LTDA Final Costs Directive click here to download Visit our YouTube channel Please like and Subscribe Email: admin@cabchatshow.ukhttps://cabchat.uk (This podcast was recorded by a London Taxi drivers and does not necessarily represent the views of Cab Chat)

Join Nancy Benoy and Cornelia Peckart at the Central Branch of the Hamilton Public Library for the final instalment of Seven in the Summer series! Listen as they celebrate all that libraries have to offer. Many thanks to the City of Hamilton Enrichment Fund grant for making this series possible.

This week Tayla is joined by Dave from the Central Branch and Nomi from the Auburn Branch to talk about books for adults about schools and learning. If you missed buying new pencils and a backpack for the new school year, these books will take you back to your school days. They also discuss comic book adaptations, sentient robots, and switched at birth stories. During The Last Chapter they discuss: What books are on your nightstand right now? Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you'd like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books Shino Can't Say Her Name by Shuzo Oshimi Komi Can't Communicate by Tomohito Oda Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers The Wild Robot by Peter Brown The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller Light Years From Home by Mike Chen Wildwood by Colin Meloy AV The Sandman (2022- ) Belle (2021) Never Have I Ever (2020-2023) Daughter From Another Mother (2021- ) Switched at Birth (2011-2017) Solar Opposites (2020- ) Back to School The Wee Free Men (Tiffany Aching #1) by Terry Pratchett We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry The Technologists by Matthew Pearl Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld Magic For Liars by Sarah Gailey Master Class by Christina Dalcher

This week Tayla is joined by Katherine from the Central Branch and Jordan Hevenor from HealthSource RI to talk about Health Care Access. Jordan tells us about how Rhode Islanders can get affordable healthcare through HealthSource RI and Katherine shares with us how the library is providing reliable health information through online health resources. During The Last Chapter they discuss: If you could rewrite a book from a different character's perspective, what character would you choose and why? Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you'd like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books Sold On a Monday by Kristina McMorris Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Atomic Habits by James Clear Tiny Habits by B. J. Fogg One For All by Lillie Lainoff The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab AV The Sandman (2022- ) Gilmore Girls (2000-2007) Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (video game) Other HealthSourceRI Cranston Public Library Book & Movie Groups Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

Denver Public Library's Central Branch is one of the city's most beautiful, iconic structures, with a design by world-renowned architect Michael Graves. Graves' addition to the original 1955 Burnham Hoyt designed structure came in 1995 — while still gorgeous, in the past few years, the library has really started showing its age. But thanks to Denver voters — who approved a bond package in 2017 — the library received the funds for a massive renovation. Last week the newly renovated children's area opened to the public for the first time. Today, join Bree on a trip through DPL's present and future with the central branch's administrator Rachel Fewell.  Want more Denver news fresh in your inbox everyday? Subscribe to our newsletter! https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ If you visit the new children's library, share photos with us on Twitter! @citycastdenver Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: How to Buy a Home podcast Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Tayla is joined by Elena and John from the Central Branch to talk about all things book groups. If you made a resolution to join a book group this year, this podcast will be a great guide to help you make that resolution happen. They also discuss Spider-Man, Phil Collins, and the latest scientific discoveries about early man. During The Last Chapter they discuss if they judge a book by its cover. Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you'd like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books Legend by Marie Lu Fossil Men by Kermit Pattison The Graves Are Walking by John Kelly The Last Days of the Incas by Kim MacQuarrie The Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag Dune by Frank Herbert Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman AV Ponyo (2008) Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) The Terror (2018-2019) Berlin Station (2016-2019) The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014- ) Dune (2021) Dune (1984) Letterkenny (2016- ) A Hot Night in Paris by the Phil Collins Big Band Other Book Groups at the Cranston Public Library

This week Tayla is joined by Dave from the Central Branch and Karen from the Auburn Branch to talk about the long-running series that they've enjoyed. They discuss what they like about reading a series and give some recommendations. They also talk about Rom-com novels, historical costuming, and Hamilton. During The Last Chapter they discuss: Do you read a series as it comes out or do you wait for a series to finish so you can read it all at once? Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you'd like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books The Past is Red by Catherynne Valente How to Live Safely In a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu The Guncle by Steven Rowley Donut Fall In Love by Jackie Lau A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey Himawari House by Harmony Becker Browse the In Death series by J. D. Robb Browse the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett Browse the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare AV Are You the One? (2014- ) Total Divas (2013-2019) Bernadette Banner (YouTube) Abby Cox (YouTube) Hamilton North American Tour Other Ladies of the Rolling Pin Morris Dance Team Discworld Reading Order Guide via imgur NoveList via AskRI Book Series in Order Fantastic Fiction

This week Tayla is joined by Lisa from the Central Branch and author Joe Broadmeadow to talk about his new book Divine Providence: The Mayor, The Mob, and the Man in the Middle. They also talk about cults, British comedies, and Deep Space Nine. During The Last Chapter they discuss: what's a book you recommend to everyone? Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you'd like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books Divine Providence by Joe Broadmeadow and Pat Cortellessa I'll Take Your Questions Now by Stephanie Grisham Midnight Library by Matt Haig American Cult by Robyn Chapman The Family Next Door by John Glatt Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger Mysterious Island by Jules Verne The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Juster AV The Village (2004) Airplane! (1980) BattleBots (2015- ) Inspector Morse (1987-2000) Inspector Lewis (2006-2015) Vera (2011- ) Dune (1984) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999) Wizard of Oz (1939) Thin Blue Line (1995-1996) Waiting for God (1990-1994) Vicar of Dibly (1994-2020) The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) Other Joe Broadmeadow Tuesday, November 9 6:30 PM - “Divine Providence” Author Event and Book Signing

Matt & Annie return and discuss some spooky/scary stuff they've been doing and recommend. During the recording we were visited by the library ghosts.    We talk more about Only Murders in the Building and Matt tries to convince Annie to watch Squid Game. Thanks for checking in with us we'll be back in a couple weeks.

In today’s Patreon-fueled shout-out: Fall is just around the corner, but the summer heat is sticking around a bit longer. Your local energy nonprofit, LEAP, wants you and yours to keep comfortable all year round! LEAP offers FREE home weatherization to income- and age-qualifying residents, so, if you’re age 60 or older, or have an annual household income of less than $74,950, you may qualify for a free energy assessment and home energy improvements such as insulation and air sealing. Sign up today to lower your energy bills, increase comfort, and reduce energy waste at home!On today’s show: The Albemarle Board of Supervisors gets an update on Habitat’s redevelopment of SouthwoodThe Blue Ridge Health District holds a town hall on the continuing pandemicSeveral new historic markers are on the docket today at the Virginia Department of HIstoric ResourcesAll of Virginia’s 132 school divisions are now open in person, according to a press release from Governor Ralph Northam. First Lady Pamela Northam just concluded a statewide tour of schools and the release includes a link to COVID-19 safety resources for parents and students. Most schools systems continue to list the number of COVID cases, including Amherst County, which was closed for part of September due to a high positivity rate.Today the Virginia Department of Health reports another 3,767 new cases and 54 new fatalities. The percent positivity has decreased to 9.7 percent. There are another 128 new cases reported in the Blue Ridge Health District and an additional COVID death. Last night, the Blue Ridge Health District held a town hall to talk about continuing resources in the days of Delta. “As we all know, it’s much more transmissible than previous variants than what we’ve experienced with COVID,” said Ryan MacKay, director of policy and planning for the district. “It’s also sort of coincided with the expiration of a lot of the mandates that had been in place for masks, distancing, limiting numbers at social gatherings, so we’ve had this combination.”MacKay said health officials meet with schools each week to minimize risk as much as possible. That involves case investigations to understand how further transmissions may have occurred. MacKay said this is also the time of year when there are other ailments that are very similar to COVID. “As we enter flu-season and we enter into what traditionally is more disease-spreading in congregate settings such as in schools, it’s going to make that a little bit more difficult,” MacKay said. “So the reason we’re asking schools and pediatricians to really work with families to really identify what is causing the illness. It’s critical because that minimizes the risk of spread and makes sure we can keep children where they need to be which is in classrooms and schools.” That means that children with any symptoms should stay home until COVID is ruled out. If the diagnosis is positive, 14 days of quarantine with no school activity or interaction with anyone. The Blue Ridge Health District is currently offering third-dose boosters to those who qualify.“Third doses for people who are immunocompromised began on August 13,” said Dr. Denise Bonds, director of the Blue Ridge Health District. “You don’t have to bring in any proof. You can self-declare and the best person to speak with is your primary care physician who can help you make that determination that you need that third dose.” Around the same time as the town hall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine for anyone over the age of 65 and well as those at high-risk of severe COVID. (press release)There is not yet a recommendation for those who got the Johnson and Johnson shots. More as we continue. Several proposed historic markers in the area are being considered today by the Board of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources at their meeting at Montpelier. One would recognize a 1950 court case that forced the University of Virginia to admit a Black man who had been denied a space because of his skin color. A three-judge panel heard the Swanson V. University of Virginia case in the former federal court on Market building that now houses the Central Branch of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. That’s where the marker will stand. Another is at Jackson Burley High School on Rose Hill Drive. The building opened in 1951 to unify several Black high schools across the area. “The 26-classroom building reflected an effort to provide “separate but equal” facilities in an era when lawsuits frequently challenged poor conditions in Black schools,” reads the proposed text. “The 1956 football team was undefeated and unscored on.”Jackson P. Burley High School was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places last year. The DHR Board will also consider a marker for Dr. W. W. Yen, the first international national to attend the University of Virginia. The Chinese national graduated in 1900 and went on to a career as a diplomat. His nomination is part of a contest held as part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Read the full nominations here. You’re reading Charlottesville Community Engagement. Time for two quick Patreon-shout-outs. One person wants you to know "We keep each other safe. Get vaccinated, wear a mask, wash your hands, and keep your distance."And in another one, one brand new Patreon supporter wants you to go out and read a local news story written by a local journalist. Whether it be the Daily Progress, Charlottesville Tomorrow, C-Ville Weekly, NBC29, CBS19, the community depends on a network of people writing about the community. Go learn about this place today!This summer, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville has been updating various committees in Albemarle on their efforts to redevelop the Southwood Mobile Home Park as a mixed-use community. The Board of Supervisors approved the first phase of a rezoning in August 2019, and they got an update at their meeting on September 15. There are a lot of details, and if you want all of them, I recommend watching the full presentation. (watch)But here is a summary beginning with planner Megan Nedostup with the basic info. “Habitat acquired the property in 2007,” Nedostup said. “1,500 residents live there in 341 mobiles homes.”Supervisors adopted a resolution to work with Habitat on redevelopment in 2016 and an action plan in 2018 that included financial contributions from the county. “Involved with that approval we appropriated $675,000 to Southwood to assist with the rezoning application,” Nedostup said. “In 2019 the performance agreement was approved. $1.5 million for construction of 75 affordable units. $300,000 for 80 or Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). And $1.4 million over ten years in tax rebates.”The rezoning approved a total of 458 housing units on undeveloped land along Old Lynchburg Road. Site plans are coming in for each of the 12 blocks in this stage of the development. Piedmont Housing Alliance is building the LIHTC units and aim to exceed the total by constructing 121 apartments in three buildings. Nedostup said Habitat has met one milestone of the performance agreement and has received $100,000 for planning work. Another $300,000 payment for securing the LIHTC credits is being processed. “Milestone 1C included $200,000 when Habitat demonstrates it has secured funding for 57 affordable units and that one is in process,” Nedostup said. Other milestones are also in the process of being met. Outside of the performance agreement, Albemarle County also partnered with Habitat on a $1 million Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). In his presentation, Habitat CEO Dan Rosenweig showed a fly-through video of what the development will look like when it comes together. The idea has been to build a new community along new roadways. “We worked closely with Atlantic Builders to design a new product typology so that this streetscape created a really great walk from deeper into the neighborhood toward the neighborhood downtown,” Rosensweig said. “[These are] townhomes that are two stories in the front and then they take advantage of the grade to be three stories behind so what it appears are townhomes that are really human scale.”Rosensweig reminded the Board that the Planning Commission had had concerns about whether there would be enough affordable units in the first phase. “There was concern among Planning Commissioners about the ultimate amount of affordable housing in phase one and whether that would be enough housing to take care of the residents who exist at Southwood now as we move phase by phase but also to create new affordable housing in the region,” Rosensweig said. “I think we’ve done a pretty good job with 335 total units in phase one with 207 of them affordable,” Rosensweig said. “Habitat is going to build 86 of them. That’s going to be almost exclusively homeownership but there are some residents who will not LIHTC and who will not want to purchase a home, so we’ve committed to making some deeply affordable rentals available interspersed in the neighborhood as well.”Rosensweig said he estimated about 100 families will be rehoused as part of the first phase. Unfortunately, some families have had to be moved on a temporary basis due to poor environmental conditions that he said Habitat has inherited from the previous owner.“Instead of one or two mobile homes hooked up to a septic tank there were ten, and so those leach fields are extending into the areas of construction so out of an abundance of caution and safety for residents we are in the process of moving the first 25 families from the area immediately adjacent to the construction site to the other side of the mobile home park in trailers where there are served by sewer,” Rosensweig said. There are about fifty more families that will need to be rehoused due to the next phase of construction. Rosensweig said a rehousing task force has been formed to identify solutions. There are other environmental issues. “There’s also a remediation task force that has formed to deal with some of the things that were a little bit hard to dig,” Rosensweig said. “For example, the mobile home park has been on electric for many years but originally there was an oil tank installed under every trailer. As we started to move them, we expected one in ten to leak. If they were decent material to start with, they wouldn’t leak. But all ten of the first ones that we dug up leaked, which suggests to us that all 341 are going to be removed.” Rosensweig said Habitat has worked with Albemarle and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to remove the damaged sections of soil where it has been encountered. “It’s kind of like cutting out a tumor,”  Rosensweig said. “You remove the bad stuff and also dirt around it, stockpile it, and remove it. The site is pristine now but it has cost a lot more than we expected.” Rosensweig said the Board of Supervisors can expect to see the next phase of the rezoning. Habitat will ask to extend the rules for the existing zoning and its code of development across the whole park. “More like a zoning amendment than a rezoning,” Rosensweig said. The goal is to submit the application by mid-October. Supervisor Liz Palmer has been on the Board since 2014 and wanted to make sure all of the steps of the performance agreement are tracked. “I’m wondering going forward on future projects how we compare what we’re getting for the amount of money that we’re putting in because these numbers are hard to keep track of overtime.”Stacy Pethia, the county’s housing coordinator, said it is too early to be able to break down a cost-per-unit, but that will be available as the projects go through the many variables involved in a construction project.“The cost as we’ve learned over the past year continues to significantly change and has a significant impact on the project,” Pethia said. Rosenweig had an exact figure for the roughly $4 million in Albemarle’s investment.“That works out to about $19,000 a unit,” Rosensweig said. “The cost for each of our homes on average is probably looking because of COVID price spikes in the mid $200K’s and so your funding represents a little less than ten percent of each of the units.” This is a public episode. 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In today’s Patreon-fueled shout-out:What’s your perfect holiday weekend in Charlottesville? Hanging with friends outside... Great live music... Maybe breaking a Guinness world record? Then mark your calendar for WTJU 91.1 FM's Freefall Music Festival -- Saturday, September 4 starting at 3 p.m. at IX Art Park. Live performances by Zuzu's Hot Five, Susie and the Pistols, and Good Dog Nigel. There will be an attempt to form the world's largest human music note at 7:30 p.m. Plus, a hot dog and veggie dog cookout for our whole community. Find out more at wtju.net.On today’s show:Albemarle Supervisors to spend more on rural broadband initiativesSupervisors also agree to further review of the homestay ordinanceAn update from the UVA Health System on the latest in the pandemicA database error has prevented a specific number of new COVID cases from being reported by the Virginia Department of Health. Assume they’ve gone up since Friday. This morning, the Food and Drug Administration fully approved the use of Pfizer vaccine, removing the emergency use tag that has been in place. Dr. Costi Sifri welcomed the move. He’s the director of hospital epidemiology at the University of Virginia Health System. “We’ve all been waiting for this day and are very excited to see that full approval has been granted,” Dr. Sifri said. “We know that there are some people in our community who were waiting for that, that felt that full approval was needed before they felt entirely comfortable with the vaccine despite the fact that I think it’s been clear that the vaccine has been safe and effective for months and months now.”Dr. Sifri said this may mean that more institutions will feel more comfortable requiring vaccinations. One such entity is the U.S. Department of Defense, which will not make vaccinations mandatory. There are still no approved vaccines for children under 12, but work is underway toward that effort.“Those clinical trials are going on right now by Pfizer and Moderna and we’ve heard we may start to hear some results of those studies as soon as September,” Dr. Sifri said. Another new vaccine development that Dr. Sifri said might come in September is guidance on whether those who took the Johnson and Johnson would benefit from a second shot. The UVA Health System is also placing more restrictions on visitors to its medical facilities beginning on Thursday. “For in-patients, two designated visitors can be identified by the patient,” said Bush Bell, the administrator of hospitality and support services. “They must remain the same for the duration of the patient’s stay.”Only one visitor will be allowed for out-patient procedures as well as emergency room visits. “And as always, patients who are being evaluated for COVID or are positive will not be permitted visitors unless they are pediatric patients or adults with special needs,” Bell said. The rest of our stories today come from the Albemarle County Board of Supervisor’s meeting from August 16, 2021. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled earlier this month that the Federal Communications Commission must provide more information about why it has not updated its policies on the potential health effects of mobile phones and the towers that allow them to communicate. The court ruled on August 13 that the F.C.C. must give further justification for a claim that its current regulations are sufficient to "protect against harmful effects of exposure to radiofrequency radiation unrelated to cancer." (read the ruling)The Environmental Health Trust and others had sued the F.C.C. for failing to adequately explain why a process to update rules last adopted in 1996 was abandoned. The ruling directs the FCC to provide a "reasoned explanation" for why it continues to base testing procedures for cell phones on 25-year-old guidelines from 1996, to address the health effects of radiofrequency radiation on children in a world where cell phones are ubiquitous, and to address the impacts of radiofrequency radiation on the environment. Supervisor Ann Mallek raised the issue during consideration of a cell tower on county-owned land at Walnut Creek Park.  "Should we be stopping accepting more and more of this possibly non-compliant [towers] when the rules get straightened out?" Mallek asked. "Wouldn't it be sensible to have the rules straightened out first before we have more things that are put up in the county that we then have to deal with after the fact?"County Attorney Greg Kamptner explained that the F.C.C. halted their review of those guidelines in 2019. "And that process could have ultimately resulted in  updated regulations pertaining to the radiofrequency standards," Kamptner said. "The court also made it clear that it was not making any decision on the viability of the 1996 standard."As a result, Kamptner said the ruling does not affect current applications. In this case, the matter before the Board was whether County Executive Jeffrey Richardson should sign the application from Verizon."It also doesn't affect the federal law preemption of state and local governments from considering radiofrequency emissions in their wireless related decisions and their regulations," Kamptner said. Mallek was the lone vote against the resolution to authorize Richardson to sign off on the application. You’re reading Charlottesville Community Engagement. Interested in the history of the public library system in the area? This subscriber-supported public service announcement urges you to consider tuning Wednesday in to the next edition of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society’s next video presentation, which is the second part of a look at the The Local Library Centennial: When does "Public" become Public? Filmmaker Lorenzo Dickerson and Jefferson Madison Regional Library director David Plunkett return to talk about how many of the anniversary projects they talked about in January have now been realized!  Exhibits created by the ACHS commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the Public Library system have been installed on the 3rd floor of JMRL’s Central Branch. Learn more by watching this live event or by visiting albemarlehistory.org. (register on Zoom) (Facebook Live)Watch part one here! Supervisors also got an update on how Albemarle’s staff proposes to use the remaining balance of the American Rescue Plan Act funding the county will get in the current and next calendar years. In all, Albemarle will receive $21.2 million in ARPA funds from the federal government. In June, the Board of Supervisors approved a framework for how to spend it. That includes $4 million for support for human services and economic development, an initial $3 million for broadband initiatives, and the balance for capital budget and fiscal planning for upcoming budget years. Nelsie Birch is Albemarle’s chief financial officer. “We will be making a recommendation to increase the funding from ARPA to support our broadband efforts,”  Birch said. Specifically, staff recommended using an additional $1.5 million in the ARPA balance to cover the local match for potential projects funded through the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative (VATI).  Supervisors approved the idea and awards from the state program will be made in January. Mike Culp is the head of the newly created Broadband Accessibility and Affordability Office. “This VATI session we’re going to have at least it seems like 60 to maybe 100 applications so it just goes to show the Commonwealth is really taking a good look at this and they’re going to be funding a lot more programs this year so let’s be in that bucket,” Culp said. Last week, Albemarle released $800,000 of that human services funding for the emergency financial assistance program. There have been many requests for Albemarle to follow Charlottesville in using local ARPA funding to hire attorneys to represent people who are going to be evicted. Albemarle has so far not committed that funding. Emily Kilroy, the county’s director of communications and public engagement, said Albemarle is covered under the extension of the national moratorium on evictions. She also said the county’s approach has been direct payments to those with demonstrated needs. “The Emergency Financial Assistance program that ran from June 2020 through June 2021 provided direct funding to support rent and mortgage payments,” Kilroy sent in an email. “This program was able to serve 2,653 residents, and approximately $2 million of federal CARES Coronavirus Relief Funds were distributed, primarily for rent/mortgage payments.”As mentioned, another $800,000 in funding has been made available. Later that afternoon, Albemarle had a work session on the future of the homestay ordinance, which regulates transient lodging such as AirBnB in the county. The current rules were adopted in 2019 and were intended in part to make sure those who are renting out their homes are complying with regulations. “The number of non-compliant new listings is declining so our message is getting out,” said zoning administrator Bart Svoboda.Svoboda said county staff wanted to know if certain changes should be made to the ordinance. One current regulation is that houses and structures being used for transient lodging are setback at least 125 feet away from a property, unless the Board grants a special exception. “The 125 foot setback reduction is by far our most sought after special exception,” Svoboda said. “Forty-two have been submitted, 29 have been approved, and we still have ten pending.” The Board agreed to allow staff to make changes to the ordinance to allow for administrative approval of those special exceptions. Svoboda said that would depend on whether sufficient screening was present as well as other factors. Other changes might be to change the rule that requires rural area property owners to live in the structure they rent out. Svoboda said he will return to the Board with details about those possible changes after the beginning of calendar year 2022. Supervisors also agreed to continue hiring a third-party to assist with inspection. For more details on this issue, read Allison Wrabel’s story in the Daily Progress. Interested in the shout-outs you hear? Consider a $25 a month Patreon subscription to get a message to the audience! Contact me if you have any questions, as there are a few guidelines. But your support will help the program continue to be produced as often as I can get it out the door! This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

An organization which for years has hosted presentations on presidential history, and local connections to it, is getting a permanent home within the Central Branch of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System. WBFO was invited to have a sneak peek at the Buffalo Presidential Center's space.

This week Tayla is joined by Alyssa, teen librarian at the Central Branch of CPL and Rebecca, the teen librarian at Tiverton Public Library. This episode we're celebrating Read a Romance Novel Month, as our guests discuss everything romance novels, from why they love them to what’s worth reading. They also discuss reality TV and the merits of new book smell. If you like what you're hearing, please rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books Camp by L. C. Rosen Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune That Second Chance by Meghan Quinn AV Cursed (2020- ) The Witcher (2019- ) The Umbrella Academy (2019- ) 90 Day Fiance (2019- ) Love is Blind (2020- ) Romance Novels The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan True North Series by Sarina Bowen The Winston Brother Series by Penny Reid The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite Hook by Gina Maxwell Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Dear Aaron by Maria Zapata The Bride Test by Helen Hoang The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams Rebecca’s Bonus Pick The Hooker and the Hermit by L.H. Cosway

This week Tayla is joined by Karen the branch librarian at Auburn and Dave from the Central Branch. They talk audiobooks, what fiction can teach us about real life, virtual concerts, and Morris dancing. We’re excited to announce our first author visit to the podcast! Joe Broadmeadow and Brendan Doherty will drop by to share from their book It’s Just the Way It Was: Inside the War on the New England Mob and Other Stories. You can join the conversation by sending us a question for the authors. Record a voice memo and email it to central@cranstonlibrary.org by Monday, May 25. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books: Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun, and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts by Lucy Dillon Join our discussion of this book on May 12th at 2:00 PM (register online) or May 13 at 7:00 PM (register online). The Broken Earth Series by N. K. Jemisin The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells Join our discussion of this book on May 14th at 7:00 PM (register online). Dear Mrs. Bird by A. J. Pearce Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear AV: Some Good News hosted by John Krasinski Firefly (2002-2003) Firefly: the Unification War. Vol. 1 by Greg Pak Firefly the Game Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburne --Banjo House Lockdown, Friday evening Rhiannon Giddens and Francisco Turrisi Art Lives On - Connecting Fans to Artists in a Stay-at-home Climate Other: Ladies of the Rolling Pin The Last Post podcast by Alice Fraser Alice Fraser: Savage (2020) Two Noble Kinsmen at Shakespeare’s Globe

Racially restrictive housing covenants were once common in Baltimore. Eventually, federal rules and regulations locked in even sharper barriers to mortgage loans and housing access. A traveling exhibit titled, “Undesign the Redline,” now at the Central Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, uses maps and stories to show how explicit racism became structural. Facilitator Trent Hall tells us about the exhibit. He hopes visitors leave with a sense of purpose.

Baltimore native Phil Kane enlisted in the Army in 1941. During WWII, he sent hundreds of letters home to his new bride, Jack. We hear their love story from their daughter, Jacqueline Kane, who collected their letters in the book, ----A Real Whole Lot----.She will be speaking at the Central Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library on November 12th at 6:30 pm. RSVP here.

Next week, Maryland Public Television turns 50. Tom welcomed Rhea Feikin to Studio A to reminisce about MPT's storied history. Feikin has been an on-air presence at MPT for more than 40 years.To mark the anniversary, MPT is airing a documentary called Made Possible By Viewers Like You: 50 Years of Maryland Public Television on Saturday, October 5th at 8:00 pm. Also, check out the traveling exhibition that tells the story of MPT. It is at the Carroll County Library in Eldersburg this month, and at the Central Branch of the Howard County Library in Columbia next month.

Episode 23: ARTfully Speaking – In this episode we speak with Rebecca Kasemyer, Director of Audience Engagement, at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery. We also talk with HCLS President and CEO, Tonya Kennon, about the library’s new Art Education Collection at our Central Branch and we speak with Joan Lok one of the top sumi-e artists in America.

Chief Librarian Patricia Enright and Monica Steward, Chair for the KFPL Board of Directors and the Central Branch Project Committee join us in studio for this episode. We discuss the anticipated reopening of the Central Branch of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library on March 23rd 2019, the new and renewed spaces, programs and resources KFPL Continue Reading

Episode 19: Seeing Red. In this episode, we speak with Richard Rothstein about his book, The Color of Law, a forgotten history of how our government segregated America. Also, we'll talk to Braden Crooks, co-founder, and partner of Designing the We a company that created Undesign the Redline, an exhibit that explores the history of structural racism and classism, how these designs compounded each other from redlining maps until today, and how we can come together to undesign these systems with intentionality. This exhibit is on display at our Central Branch through the end of the year.

Watch the video here. In conversation with Dena Heilik, Department Head of Philbrick Hall, the fiction department of the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia.  Kevin Hearne is the author of the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles, the ancient-Celtic-meets-contemporary-mayhem action-adventure series featuring 2,000-year-old Atticus O'Sullivan. In his latest adventure, the immortal Irishman dodges traps in ancient Egypt and soul-stealing demons at a Kansas carnival. Chuck Wendig's many works include the YA Heartland series, Blackbirds, and the Atlanta Burns books; the Emmy-nominated digital narrative Collapsus; a popular blog, terribleminds.com; and several celebrated books about writing. Wendig's New York Times bestselling Star Wars: Aftermath trilogy tells the canon story of the events that occurred between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. Fran Wilde's Nebula Award-nominated debut novel, Updraft, won the 2016 Andre Norton Award and the Compton Crook Award. Cloudbound is the second installment in the inventive Bone Universe saga, a series that explores a lofty society of towers populated by residents who strap on wings and soar the skies in search of their destinies. (recorded 7/14/2017)

How does government currently work in Charlottesville? That was the general question posted to panelists Sunday at a forum cosponsored by Charlottesville Tomorrow and the League of Women Voters. "People tend to look at local government to solve all community problems even though their powers are limited," said Bitsy Waters, a former Charlottesville mayor. "It's the job of [city] Councils to listen and figure out what they can and can't do.” The event held at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library’s Central Branch was the first of a series designed to educate newcomers to local politics on what’s come before and what could change. "In the aftermath of the events in Charlottesville this past August, many citizens have asked us to hold educational programs that would inform citizens about how the local city government is structured today and how it might be structured in the future," said Kerin Yates, president of the League of Women Voters. Richard Schragger, a professor of law at the University of Virginia, is the author of City Power: Urban Governance in a Global Age. He said citizens should understand both how local governments fit into our country's federal system as well as how localities are structured in Virginia. "Often the folks that are exercising power are not in fact the elected officials of the city but are actually officials either in the state government or the federal government," Schragger said. "Cities all across the country are considered to be creatures of the state as a matter of federal Constitutional law." Schragger said most localities across the country have a council-manager form of government such as Charlottesville. In this set-up, elected officials serve as a legislature that acts as an executive and sometimes makes quasi-judicial decisions such as those related to land use. "We do not have a singular executive that exercises power," Schragger said. "The mayor is elected among the folks on the Council and that person speaks for the Council to the extent the Council wants them to do." Since 2010, City Manager Maurice Jones has made decisions that in other U.S. localities would be the realm of an elected mayor. In Virginia, only Richmond citizens have what is known as a "strong" mayor. "The city manager doesn't have political authority, but managerial authority," Schragger said. "It's a little bit confusing about who is supposed to do what in these kinds of systems." Charles Barbour served as the first African-American mayor from 1974 to 1976. He was clear who had the power when he was an elected official. "The buck stopped with the Council even though the city manager ran the city," Barbour said, who was served on Council from 1970 to 1978. At the time, Barbour said Charlottesville was still coming out of state-sanctioned segregation and there was an opportunity for many changes. When Barbour joined Council in 1970, there was only one African-American on the school board, which was an appointed body at the time. He nominated a second person of color. "That created a big stir because traditionally there was just one African-American on the school board," Barbour said. "If you look around today you have many things that have changed." Barbour said African-Americans in the mid-20th century and before could only live in the heart of the city. "Yet anyone could build a service station or garage next to African-American housing because that was the rule," Barbour said. "We changed those rules. We rezoned so that could never happen again." Bitsy Waters was first elected to Council in 1988 and was made Mayor during her first term, just as has happened with current Mayor Nikuyah Walker, "It was a steep learning curve," Waters said. "Lots of things have changed since then but our form of government is basically the same." Waters explained that Councilors are elected in staggered terms to provide change as well as continuity. Each member represents the entire city rather than an individual ward. She said Virginia is unique in that cities and counties are separate from each other. That leads to duplication of services. "We have the constraint of state and federal governments that have substantially reduced their financial support for schools, affordable housing and other services," Waters said. "City government does not have the financial resources to make up for all of those deficits." Waters said the effects of those constraints can be seen in current events. Council cannot remove Confederate statues in municipal parks without permission from the General Assembly. A House bill to allow cities to relocate them to a museum failed to make it out of a committee late last month. Tom Walls, executive director of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia, was also a panelist. The next event in the series will be held on Feb. 25 at the Jefferson School African-American Heritage Center beginning at 2:00 p.m. The topic will be "How might Charlottesville be governed differently in the future?"   TIMELINE FOR PODCAST 0:01:00 - Introduction from Kerin Yates, president of the  League Women of Votes 0:03:00 - Comments from Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville 0:04:00 - Comments from Andrea Douglas of the Jefferson School African-American Heritage Center 0:07:15 - Opening comments from Richard Schragger, a professor of law at the University of Virginia 0:21:15 - Opening comments from Charles Barbour, the first African-American mayor who served from 1974 to 1976 0:26:00 - Opening coments from Bitsy Waters, mayor from 1988 to 1990 0:38:10 - Opening comments from Tom Walls of the Jefferson School African-American Heritage Center 0:45:30 – Question and answer period begins   Download

In Love Me True, 27 creative nonfiction writers and 20 poets explore how marriage and committed relationships have challenged, shaped, supported and changed them. Contributions come from recognizable names like Mandy Len Catron (How to Fall in Love with Anyone) and award-winners like Michael Crummey and Evelyn Lau. This new anthology releases on February 8th just in time for Valentine's Day and how better to dig deep into our understanding of love than through literature? On Wednesday, February 14th, from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM at Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch (350 West Georgia St, Alice McKay Room), the Vancouver Writers Fest launches the book as part of their Incite program. Editors Fiona Tinwei Lam and Jane Hamilton Silcott will be joined by contributors Mandy Len Catron and Kevin Chong (The Plague) to discuss the book, take questions, and sign copies. Books will be available for sale and all are welcome. Guest: Fiona Tinwei Lam - Editor Guest: Jane Silcott - Editor

The five candidates for Albemarle County School Board on the 2017 general election ballot appeared at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters on Thursday. The event took place at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library’s Central Branch in downtown Charlottesville.   Three county School Board seats are up for election this year. Graham Paige is running for a second term as the Samuel Miller District representative. Julian Waters, a 2017 graduate of Western Albemarle High School, is challenging Paige.   Katrina Callsen and Mary McIntyre, both newcomers to local politics, are running for the Rio District seat on the School Board. Rio District incumbent Pam Moynihan is not running for reelection.   School Board Chairwoman Kate Acuff is running unopposed for a second term as the Jack Jouett District representative.   Paige taught in Albemarle County schools for over 20 years and has served as a member of the school division’s Long Range Planning Advisory Committee. He was elected to the School Board in 2015 to fill the unexpired term of Eric Strucko.   “I have had a lot of experience in the classroom, and being involved with parents and other people in the community,” Paige said. “I am committed to maintaining the excellence that we enjoy in many areas, while also improving areas in which we recognize problems.”   Waters, 18, has served as a student adviser for several of Albemarle County’s high school redesign initiatives. “It’s important for us to have someone fresh out of the system, who can speak directly to students and teachers,” he said.   Waters said his priorities as a School Board member would be expanding early childhood education and preschool access, reforming and improving transportation, and increasing teacher compensation.    McIntyre holds master’s degrees in music education and literacy instruction. She has taught at schools in Virginia, North Carolina, and Hawaii, and at an American military base in Germany. She worked at Agnor-Hurt Elementary last year as a part-time reading instructor.    “Everybody carries the experiences they’ve collected through their life, and those experiences help guide the decisions that they make,” McIntyre said. “My life has always been centered around education.”   Callsen, a graduate of Yale University and the University of Virginia School of Law, taught middle school math for two years as a Teach for America corps member. She said her parents, who did not graduate from high school, taught her to value education, hard work, and public service.    “That mindset was what pushed me to attend Yale when I thought college was impossible. And it’s what motivated me to become an educator, and work with children,” Callsen said.    Acuff, a health policy consultant, said Albemarle’s public schools were among the best in Virginia. However, she said more work was needed to ensure greater equity for economically disadvantaged students.   “I am very dedicated to working through possible interventions and opportunities for students, so we can engage every student,” she said.    Questions submitted to the candidates by the PTO Council of Albemarle County focused on overcrowding in schools and school modernization needs.   Paige said Western Albemarle High School in Crozet would soon need additional building space to alleviate overcrowding there. He said redistricting could be necessary as a last resort to evenly distribute Western Feeder Pattern students in the lower grades.   Waters said creative student grouping and instruction could provide immediate, short-term solutions to problems caused by overcrowding.    “Insuring that we have the necessary organization done with students and teachers can help us, in addition to exploring increased capacity in terms of infrastructure,” he said.    Acuff said the county may need to accelerate a planned expansion of Crozet Elementary School to accommodate the community’s growth. She encouraged county residents to attend the Oct. 26 School Board meeting, at which the board will receive recommendations for high school improvements from a consultant.   In 2016, Albemarle County obtained a 61-acre site for a new high school near the intersection of U.S. 29 and Rio Mills Road as a proffer for the Brookhill subdivision. Callsen said she was concerned that building a high school in this location along the new Berkmar Drive extension would “...further divide our students along socioeconomic and racial lines.”   McIntyre said the School Board should consider collaborating with the county government to establish health clinics, food pantries and other community resources on the campuses of new schools.      “Schools as insular, siloed, buildings... are the schools of the past,” said McIntyre. “The schools of the future have more of a community center atmosphere.”   All four of the candidates at Thursday’s forum said they would oppose any state policies that give residents tax credits or vouchers to send their children to private schools. The candidates also were supportive of Virginia’s current restrictions on charter schools. Albemarle County already operates two of the eight public charter schools in Virginia.   Candidates were also asked to share their budgeting philosophy for the school division; their thoughts on frequent changes to curriculum in the county schools; and their opinion of the School Board’s decision to close B. F. Yancey Elementary School.   Election day is Nov. 7.    Download

The Scrum gets booted from the Boston Public Library when Adam Reilly, Peter Kadzis, and The Boston Globe's Joan Vennochi try to discuss the dysfunction plaguing the institution in the Central Branch's courtyard.

Jeffrey D. Clements, attorney and author of Corporations are not People was heard on the October 23, 2014 edition of Tell Somebody ahead of an October 29 appearance at the Central Branch, Kansas City Public Library.   One of several issues affected by ‘corporate personhood’ that came up was trade policy generally, and specifically, a ruling just out from the WTO about COOL, or country of origin labeling for food. To learn about that in a little more detail, we heard from Ben Beachy, Research Director, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, which had just issued a press release on the matter.  Click on the pod icon above, or the .mp3 filename below to listen to the show, or right-click and choose "save target as" or "save link as" to save a copy of the audio file to your computer.   You can also subscribe to the podcast, for free, at the iTunes store  or other podcast directory.   If you have any comments or questions on the show, or problems accessing the files, send an email to mail@tellsomebody.us.   Follow Tell Somebody  on Twitter: @tellsomebodynow.   “Like” the Tell Somebody page on facebook:  www.facebook.com/TellSomebodyNow

Mind Grapes: Disappointed with Dexter, hanging’ with Hannibal, gabbing about gals in games, and sharing about S.H.I.E.L.D. Class Z(ed): The Word Vancouver Festival was in town! We talk about our visit to the Central Branch of the Vancouver Public Library for the Word Vancouver event that brings together schools, publishers, libraries, and community organizations from the Lower Mainland to talk about reading, writing, and getting involved.