Podcasts about howard county library system

Intro In this episode, we explore all the ways the library can prepare you for a successful school year. We hear from staff at Howard County Library System, Howard County Public School System, and students. Listen in and learn how to make this school year successful and fun. Resources in this episode • Teen Time - http://hclibrary.org/new-a-main/teen-time/ • A+ Educators Card - http://hclibrary.org/new-a-main/teachers/educators-library-card/ • Nat Geo - http://hclibrary.org/research/remote-authentication/?resource=ngma • Brainfuse - http://hclibrary.org/research/remote-authentication/?resource=brain • Little Pim - http://hclibrary.org/research/remote-authentication/?resource=littlepim • Mango - http://hclibrary.org/research/remote-authentication/?resource=mango • Research tools - http://hclibrary.org/research/online-tools/ • Test Prep - hclibrary.org/all-about-the-sat • Novelist - http://hclibrary.org/research/remote-authentication/?resource=novelist Events in this episode • Spelling Bee - http://hclibrary.org/new-a-main/spelling-bee/ • Battle of the Books - http://hclibrary.org/battle-of-the-books/ • National History Day - http://hclibrary.org/new-a-main/students/history-day-research/

In this episode we'll speak with HCLS leadership and staff members about the value and purpose of Summer Reading Adventures at Howard County Library System. Plus, we'll check in with some of your favorite instructors about classes and events coming up. View Summer Reading information: http://hclibrary.org/summer/ Join a Summer Reading Celebration: https://live-howardcounty.pantheonsite.io/events/upcoming?keywords=Summer%20Reading%20Celebration%20Series Play online at READsquared: http://hcls.readsquared.com View all HCLS Events: https://howardcounty.librarycalendar.com

In this episode, three leading legal scholars — john a. powell, director of UC Berkeley's Othering & Belonging Institute (OBI); Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of Berkeley Law; and Sheryll Cashin, professor of law at Georgetown Law School — discuss the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that public and private universities cannot use race as a factor in admitting students. The court, with its conservative justices in the majority, ruled that such affirmative action violates the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, reversing decades of legal precedent.In California, UC Berkeley and other public colleges and universities have been prohibited from considering race in admissions since 1996, when voters approved Proposition 209.“The Supreme Court ignores the tremendous difference between using race to harm minorities as opposed to using race to remedy past discrimination and enhance diversity,” said Chemerinsky at the July 3 event, moderated by OBI Assistant Director Stephen Menendian. “When John Roberts tries to invoke Brown v. Board of Education, he ignores that Brown was dealing with laws that mandated segregation. They were all about subordinating a racial minority as opposed to what Harvard and North Carolina were doing, which was about trying to remedy past discrimination.”Listen to the episode and read the transcript on Berkeley News (news.berkeley.edu).Music by Blue Dot Sessions.Photos by (from left) Howard County Library System, Brittany Hosea-Small and Sara Yogi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen in as Howard County Library System customers and staff discuss their favorite books of 2022.

STEAM Machine Mixdown by Howard County Library System

Episode 46: Women's History Happening Now by Howard County Library System

Episode 45: The Alliance Episode. This spring, Howard County Library System launched a Racial Equity Alliance to help guide the library in its racial equity work within the community. The Alliance endeavors to strengthen the movement for racial equity in Howard County and advance a more equitable and just community for all people. It is a diverse and exciting group of 20 people from many backgrounds who are leaders in a rich array of local organizations. In this episode, we meet two passionate and talented Alliance members, Daniel Burns, President of Equity 4HC and Meina Liu, Board Member of the Howard County Chinese School, along with the Chair of the Board of the Howard County Chinese School, Ming Li. HCLS Racial Equity Alliance http://hclibrary.org/brave-voices-brave-choices/racial-equity-alliance/ HCLS Brave Voices Brave Choices/Brave Stories http://hclibrary.org/brave-stories/ Equity4HC https://equity4hc.org/ Howard County Chinese School https://www.hccs-md.org/

Episode 9: Share Your Story by Howard County Library System

With the Scripps National Spelling Bee back after a Covid-enforced year off, we conduct our very own spelling quiz. Also, Kavita Pillay offers her take on why Indian American kids perform so well in spelling bees. And author and self-described “crummy" speller David Wolman tells us why he wrote a history of English spelling and the many attempts to reform it. Photo of a spelling bee in Fulton, MD, by Howard County Library System via Flickr/Creative Commons. Music in this episode by Cloudline, Podington Bear and Alexander Boyes. Read a transcript of the episode here.

With the Scripps National Spelling Bee back after a Covid-enforced year off, we conduct our very own spelling quiz. Also, Kavita Pillay offers her take on why Indian American kids perform so well in spelling bees. And author and self-described “crummy" speller David Wolman tells us why he wrote a history of English spelling and the many attempts to reform it. Photo of a spelling bee in Fulton, MD, by Howard County Library System via Flickr/Creative Commons. Music in this episode by Cloudline, Podington Bear and Alexander Boyes. Read a transcript of the episode here.

BALTIMORE, MD (WEAA) — Tonya Aikens, President and CEO of Howard County Library System joins Dr. Kaye to discuss how the county is addressing r acism, discrimination and racial equity. A new initiative, Brave Voices, Brave Choices, launches today, emerging from the Choose Civility movement started by @HoCo_Library . Its principles spread across America, adopted by scores of nonprofits, government agencies, businesses, and schools. #racialequity 1/5 — Brave Voices, Brave Choices (@BraveVoicesBC) April 27, 2021

Episode 8: Meows, Barks, and Books by Howard County Library System

Episode 38: Ready. Set. Vote! In this episode, we hear from Cynthia Williams, President of the League of Women Voters and Linda Frascarella, Director of Education at the League of Women Voters on furthering the cause for voter education. Later we will also chat with Allison Jessing, Events & Seminars Manager and Emily Trovato, Children's Instructor & Research Specialist of Howard County Library System to hear about HCLS’s resources and action plan to engage citizens before the general election on Tuesday, November 3rd. HCLS Voter Education Page https://hclibrary.org/community-education/attend-learn-vote/ League of Women Voters https://hoco.lwvhowardmd.org/ Howard County Board of Elections https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Board-of-Elections Bump the Ballot https://www.hocobumptheballot.info/

Looking for a way to build on its educational mission, Howard County Library System saw an opportunity with the upcoming renovation and expansion of its Elkridge Branch. The dark, drab building was transformed into the DIY Education Center, offering a collection of tools such as baking pans, home improvement tools, and hiking poles. The program also included participatory classes for members of the community to gain experience and see professionals use the tools need to build a wall, change a bike tire, construct a salad table and more. By combining a wide array of tools with lessons and demonstrations, Howard County Library Sytems is offering new learning experiences for the community.

Redlining is the practice of denying a credit-worthy applicant a loan for housing in a certain neighborhood, even though the applicant may otherwise be eligible for the loan. Redlining on a racial basis has been held by the courts to be an illegal practice. What are the roots of redlining and what effects does it still have today? How can we begin to think about a solution to redlining’s impact? Howard County Library System hosts Undesign the Redline, an interactive exhibit, now through December 31. Christie Lassen, Director of Communications and Partnerships at Howard County Library System, tells us more about the history of redlining.

Redlining is the practice of denying a credit-worthy applicant a loan for housing in a certain neighborhood, even though the applicant may otherwise be eligible for the loan. Redlining on a racial basis has been held by the courts to be an illegal practice. What are the roots of redlining and what effects does it still have today? How can we begin to think about a solution to redlining’s impact? Howard County Library System hosts Undesign the Redline, an interactive exhibit, now through December 31. Christie Lassen, Director of Communications and Partnerships at Howard County Library System, tells us more about the history of redlining.

Episode 17: Coast to Coast. In this episode, we speak with Howard County Library System's new President and CEO, Tonya Kennon. Tonya was previously Director of Riverside Public Library (RPL) in Riverside, California. A 25-year veteran of California libraries, Kennon led a dedicated team of professionals serving a community of 314,000 through eight library locations. There she focused on community engagement and early learning, as well as workforce development and using technology to improve service delivery and enhance customer satisfaction. She will talk to us about making the transition to HCLS and her vision for the library.

Episode 15: My Back Pages. In this episode, we talk to Harvard University's George Martin Lane Professor of the classics, Richard Thomas. He will be discussing his book Why Bob Dylan Matters. Cited by the New York Times as having the "coolest class on campus", his Dylan seminar is introducing a new generation of fans to the revered Bard's work. We will also speak with Phillip Dodge, Chair, Friends and Foundation of Howard County Library System. He will tell us about this year's HCLS fundraiser, Retro Evening in the Stacks.

Episode 5: Waiting in the Wings. As one year ends another begins. In this episode, we’ll take a look at what’s to come in literature and at HCLS. We talk with Ron Charles, Editor of Washington Post’s Book World and star of his hilarious video blog “Totally Hip Video Book Reviews”. We'll discuss the best of 2016 and what’s coming in 2017. We also speak with President and CEO of Howard County Library System, Valerie Gross. She’ll give us the scoop on the exciting new classes, events and seminars coming in 2017 and give us an update on HCLS building projects. Howard County Library System hclibrary.org Ron Charles https://goo.gl/cq3gVH Valerie J. Gross http://valeriegross.com/ Choose Civility ChooseCivility.org

Episode 3: Thanks for the Memories. The holidays are just around the corner, the perfect opportunity to talk to Grandma, Grandpa, Aunts and Uncles about your family history. You can also get the story behind the keepsakes that surround your family's narrative. To help you start the conversation with family and information on finding the story of you, we talk to Franklin Robinson, Archive Specialist at the Smithsonian American History Museum, Shawn Gladdin, Executive Director of the Howard County Historical Society and in a special segment we'll speak with Howard County Executive, Allan Kittleman, Howard County Council Chair, Dr Calvin Ball and Valerie J. Gross, President and CEO, Howard County Library System about the keepsakes they hold dear and family stories they will pass on to future generations. Smithsonian National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu Howard County Historical Society https://goo.gl/VXmiyN HCLS Genealogy Research Tools https://goo.gl/OeGw8a To find materials relating to this topic available at HCLS go to: http://bit.ly/HCLSThanks4Memories

When I looked back at the podcasts I published over the past few weeks I realized that my guests were all focused on books – writing them, creating them, and sharing them with the public.   In Episode 20, my guest was Grace Freedson. She helps bring books to life about resilience, careers, business, and other non-fiction topics.  In Episode 21, I interviewed Kimberly Palmer, a journalist and author whose third book, Smart Mom, Rich Mom, has just been published. In Episode 22, my guest was Valerie Gross, President and CEO of the Howard County Library System. Valerie has created a model for libraries where they are recognized as a key part of our public educational system.    It’s not a big surprise that I found these three women because I love to read. I always have. While growing up I used to read at night after I was supposed to be in bed. I had a night light next to my bed that I would use to read surreptitiously. I would build a stand using hardcover books and set my book on it just under the light, and of course, I would pretend to be asleep if I heard my mom or dad in the hallway.   You might have guessed that I love going to libraries. When my son was younger I took him to the library frequently. If I visited the library when he wasn’t with me, I would check out a stack of books for him to browse through at home – and hopefully read. I wanted him to have constant exposure to children’s books that covered a variety of topics so I chose biographies, science topics, and adventure stories. And, I still visit the library a couple of times a week to check out printed books, audio books, or DVDs for myself.   All that reading and all those library visits have led me to these three incredible guests.     Kimberly Palmer   Kimberly Palmer created her newest book Smart Mom, Rich Mom, How to Build Wealth While Raising a Family through applying the techniques she has honed as a journalist for more than 15 years. She felt it was important to share lessons about financial management from mothers of all ages so she found and interviewed 50 moms. Other books focus on clipping coupons and giving up your daily latte, but she wanted to dig into stories of managing money from real people, which she explains in this journal episode.    I often wonder how an author comes up with their book ideas. Kimberly explained that her parents would often talk about their finances and her mother wrote a letter to her and her sisters sharing her hard-won financial lessons. And this was some of the inspiration for her book.    Grace Freedson   The process of writing a book takes devotion and personal motivation. Each author approaches their work in a different way. As a book agent, Grace Freedson, my guest on episode 20, has seen many different work styles and discusses the discipline needed to write a book and how some authors approach their work.    An author has sell their idea to Grace or any other agent by researching the market for the book and creating a detailed proposal. They should also build a following through social media, a blog, or some other means. Grace discusses the proposal elements in this episode.    Valerie Gross   Valerie Gross, President and CEO of the Howard County Library System, is pursuing a mission to offer education to all through wide-ranging programs that are created based on needs of the community. In this journal episode, Valerie describes the importance of the library system and the impact of library programs.   Contact me: I love to hear from listeners! You can reach me directly at Lisa@EverBetterU.com.