Podcasts about kcls

Rhythm and News Podcast interview with King County Library Sustem's Public Services Specialist, Annie Poyne, about a volunteer opportunity with the KCLS to assist with their Study Zone. Interview by Chris B. Bennett.

Rhythm & News Podcast interview with the King County Library System's Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion about the KCLS's upcoming Juneteenth and Pride events this month. Interview by Chris B. Bennett.

Some library systems are changing their approach to better serve older adults.  In this interview you will learn how the King County Library System (KCLS) in Washington State is participating in and initiating community partnerships with individuals and organizations.  You will learn how the Aging Well Learning Community was a key influence in this movement.  You will learn how other community organizations have become partners as well.  At the present time, KCLS offers abundant programs on positive aging and welcoming meeting places that support the community. In this episode, you'll discover:The story of the Aging Well Learning CommunityThe development of the KCLS Older Adults ProgramThe definition and practice of community partnershipThe engagement of KCLS community partners and implementation of Older Adults ProgramsAbout Nancy Walton-House:Nancy Walton-House is a semi-retired counseling psychologist and organization development consultant. She is an alumna of Seattle University, the University of Washington and the Organization Systems Renewal Program. She is a trained facilitator with the Northwest Center for Creative Aging. She taught in 4 universities, worked in seven medical centers in clinical and organization development roles and consulted with multiple organizations. She founded the Aging Well Learning Community in 2009 and continues to lead it today. The community meets monthly for an interactive program focused on positive aging with consciousness, courage and contribution. Members select by consensus a variety of literary, music and art projects for their programs, and the King County Library System hosts these programs.About Wendy Pender:In addition to her MLS from the University of Pittsburgh, Wendy Pender has a Certificate in Gerontology from the University of Washington and is a trained facilitator with the Northwest Center for Creative Aging. She has over 25 years of experience as a librarian and branch manager, and now serves as Older Adults Program Coordinator at the King County Library System (KCLS) in Washington State, one of the largest and busiest library systems in the U.S. In 2016, the Urban Libraries Council honored Wendy at its annual conference in Kansas City as one of the recipients of a 2016 Top Innovator Award.Get in touch with Nancy Walton-House:Read Nancy's article: https://revolutionizeretirement.com/agingwelllearning Visit the Older Adults Program: https://kcls.org/older-adults/ Get in touch with Wendy Pender:Read Wendy's article: https://revolutionizeretirement.com/penderarticle What to do next: Click to grab our free guide, 10 Key Issues to Consider as You Explore Your Retirement Transition Please leave a review at Apple Podcasts. Join our Revolutionize Your Retirement group on Facebook.

This episode, we hear from our new KCLS interns Fran Lamont & Aaron Bronitt. Both are on their way to becoming lawyers and are in the Kimberley to help us out for a few weeks. We chat about their upbringing, their passions and their goals for the future.

Librarians share the best books of the year. In this episode, we're joined by KCLS staff members Vicki Huggins and Rachel Adams. We also chat about how reading was different in 2020, whether or not we met our reading goals, and more.

This groundbreaking research and toolkit was developed by Kimberley Jiyigas, commissioned by KCLS with financial support of the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department. Based on extensive interviews across the Kimberley, this work highlights the causes and prevalence of elder financial abuse, and what can be done to change things for our families and communities. The full report can be accessed https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56aae0e04d088e4dfa68396f/t/5fd2cb14a3ffdf15f0988a97/1607650229752/No+More+Humbug+final+report.pdf Videos and posters addressing the problem of elder abuse in our communities can be accessed here https://www.kcls.org.au/no-more-humbug (feel free to download and distribute these - they are meant to be used by everybody!):

KidsQuest wants a future in which all kids can see themselves reflected in the pages of their books. In this episode of the Love of Learning podcast we'll introduce you to We Need Diverse Books, an awesome grassroots organization advocating for change in the children's book publishing industry. Let's produce and promote literature that reflects and honors all young people! Project Director, Caroline Tung Richmond recommends WNDB's free online app called OurStory. They aim to help families and educators easily find books with diverse content and by content creators from marginalized communities. Link to the OurStory App below! Our local King Country children's librarian, Robin Howe catches us up on all the new, innovative digital programs KCLS has been working on this summer. They're doing incredible work to make sure everyone in our community has access to all the reading and educational materials they need to succeed. Visit their K-12 Education, Caregiver, and Student Support page and you'll find great ebook recommendations supporting conversations about race and social justice. Copy this link to check out the MyStory App on the We Need Diverse Book's Website: https://bit.ly/2Ge7bUb Copy this link to check out the KCLS K-12 Educator, Parent and Caregiver Support Page: https://bit.ly/32AIQiO Copy this link to check out the KCLS story time companion tool, Tell Me A Story: https://bit.ly/2GdWe4Y Rudine Sims Bishop, The Ohio State University. “Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors” originally appeared in Perspectives: Choosing and Using Books for the Classroom. Vo. 6, no. 3 Summer 1990. Audio Postcard From KidsQuest To You! Invite your kids to listen in on this fun, participatory segment. Each episode we'll hear a surprise message from someone in our community. Who will it be this week? KidsQuest would love to receive an audio postcard from your family! Here's how you and your kids can send one to us: Use the audio memo app on your cell phone to record a short message to KidsQuest. Hold the phone about four inches away from the speaker's mouth, with the front of the phone facing the ceiling, as if they were talking on speaker phone. You can use your name or name or keep it anonymous. What is a message you'd like to share with KidsQuest? Do you miss playing there while the building is closed? What is a happy memory you have from a time you visited? Remember: postcards are short and sweet so keep the recordings to one minute or less. Submissions will be shared on the next episode! Email your recordings to host, Allie Cheroutes at allie@kidsquestmuseum.org

Hi! Sarouche & Tallulah here! We are both part of the Kimberley Community Legal Service Team and we run a Kimberley based Aboriginal Justice radio show. We air every second Friday at 1pm on Goolarri Radio 99.7FM. We cover current justice issues that affect Aboriginal people, with close relevance to people in the Kimberley. If you have any issues that you want to hear about - let us know! KCLS is the community legal service for the Kimberley. Our offices are in Broome and Kununurra, and we do regular outreach to Fitzroy Crossing, Warmun, Halls Creek, Wyndham, and Derby, seasonal outreach to Kalumburu, Balgo, and the Dampier Peninsula, and we’re looking to re-launch the Bidyadanga service soon. We take on all kinds of civil law matters for people who can’t afford a lawyer: most of our work is tenancy, family law and family violence, debt matters, licencing and we also do some employment matters. We are involved in systemic justice issues like stolen wages, Royal Commissions, and Inquests. Our Broome office is at 3/41 Carnarvon Street and our Kununurra office is on 4 Papuana Street. We acknowledge the ancestors, elders and families of the First Nations of the Kimberley, who are the traditional custodians of the country we are located on. As we work to achieve a just and fair society we pay our respects to the deep knowledge embedded within the Aboriginal community and Aboriginal custodianship of Country. We acknowledge this land as a place of age-old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the First Nations living culture has a fundamental role in the life of this region. In working for justice, we also state that sovereignty has never been ceded. find out more at www.kcls.org.au

We interview author Angie Kim about her novel Miracle Creek, a mystery and legal thriller that's centered on a family of Korean immigrants and a single mother accused of murder. Then we chat with Jo Anderson Cavinta, KCLS's diversity services coordinator, about the programs and services that KCLS offers for immigrants, refugees, and new arrivals.

Take a nostalgic look back at some of the most popular children's book series published in the '80s and '90s. First, we interview Gabrielle Moss, author of Paperback Crush. Then we talk with Destinee Sutton, a children's librarian at KCLS. We chat about school book fairs, free pizza, and the books that made us lifelong readers. Spoiler alert: We all wanted to be as cool as Babysitter's Club member and style icon Claudia Kishi.

Seattle writer Katrina Carrasco talks to us about her book The Best Bad Things, a historical crime novel set in Port Townsend's seedy underbelly. Then, we chat with artist and author Keezy Young about Taproot, her cute and creepy graphic novel. Finally, we're joined by two KCLS staff members to talk about more great books by LGBTQ+ authors and the library's programming for Pride Month.

Librarians for the King County Library System share their picks for the best aviation, space, and flight-related stories to read this summer. Check out their recommendations for your aerospace summer reading list! This week we sit down with Britta Barrett and Emily Caulkins from the King County Library System—which is the top library in the nation for circulating eBooks and downloads—to discuss their top picks for summer reading that include aviation and space-related themes. Britta and Emily also host their own podcast for the library titled Desk Set, which can be accessed on Spotify, Stitcher, and the KCLS website. Emily’s excitement for these recommendations stems from the notion that the early days of flight are a natural fit for great stories, “with its inherent risk, human ingenuity, and bravery.” Her first pick is West with the Night by Beryl Markham, a bush pilot from South Africa who was the first to fly east to west across the Atlantic in 1936. She crash-landed in New Foundland, but her flight still made history. The graphic novel Night Witches features detail, visceral illustrations that tell the story of Soviet women pilots during WWII who performed risky aerial maneuvers during combat missions against German troops. And the book Code Name Verity focuses on British women pilots during WWII who help the RAF, and its vivid prose captures “the exhilaration of the feeling of flying” as the characters fly in early model bi-planes. Britta who dreams of being the first librarian in space, recommends some space-themed titles, like Tilly Walden’s On a Sunbeam, which explores how two girls who meet in an outer-space boarding school cope with love and loss. The book Laika tells the story of the first dog to go to space and the nationalistic fervor that led to his significant role in the Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States. Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti shows how what makes someone different, unique, or even an outcast can help them survive. You can read all of these this summer for King County Library System’s “A Universe of Reading” summer reading program! Check out King County Library system here and the Desk Set podcast to get excited for your summer of aerospace reading! Host: Sean Mobley Producer: Keny Dutton Web Master: Laynebenofsky Content Marketing Manager: Irene Jagla

Journalist Bonnie J. Rough, author of Beyond Birds & Bees, talks about the difference between the American and Dutch approaches to sexuality and parenting. Then, Kristi Coulter talks about her essay collection, Nothing Good Can Come From This, which tackles alcoholism and sobriety. Finally, KCLS's Older Adults Program Coordinator Wendy Pender shares her picks for books that address death, dying, grief, and memory loss.

Journalist Ken Armstrong, the author of A False Report, joins us to talk about his work investigating the rape of a young woman in Lynnwood who recanted her original report, even though it later turned out to be true. Then, Britta interviews Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, author of The Fact of A Body. They talk about how Alex's experience as a legal intern working on a death penalty case inspired the book, which weaves together memoir and true crime. Finally, we recommend some of our favorite books about crime (Emily's Picks | Britta's Picks) and shout-out KCLS's recommended mystery and true crime reads.

Host Feliks Banel visits Maple Valley, where beloved Children's Librarian Sharon Chastain tells us how she and Scott Mitchell, Dean of Students at Shadow Lake Elementary School, bring school and community together at their popular annual event called Family Library Night. We also hear how Sharon and KCLS have been connecting year-round with young readers and their families for decades, and the secret to keeping libraries relevant in the 21st century.

The best books of the year have been chosen by KCLS Librarians. We share some favorites from the lists, talk about themes and trends, recommend our picks for gifting, and more! Read more on our website featuring KCLS's Best Books of 2018. 

Cookbooks, food writing, and the art and science of taste. We chat with author and chef Becky Selengut (How to Taste) about the art and science of taste. Then, we explore the relationship between pie and whiskey with authors, bakers, and cocktail makers Sam Ligon and Kate Lebo (Pie & Whiskey). Finally, we visit The Book Larder, a cookbook store in Seattle, to talk to store owner Lara Hamilton. We also share suggestions for other books about food that we think are worth checking out.

Marissa Meyer, banned books, and very graphic novels. We chat with young adult author Marissa Meyer about her new series, Renegades, the power of fairytale retellings, and which Sailor Scout she wants to be. Then, we talk about banned books, including the most banned books of 2017, and why comic books and graphic novels so often top the list of most banned books. Plus we share our top picks for under-appreciated young adult books to try when you've finished all the best sellers.

Learn how Harry Potter gets translated for global audiences and hear interviews with Kristin Hannah and Megan McDowell. We chat with Kristin Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone. We also talk to Megan McDowell, who was recently nominated for a Man Booker International Prize for her heart-stopping translation of Samanta Schweblin's Fever Dream. Then, hear about our favorite books set in places you might not have been. Plus, we explore the unique challenge of translating the magical world of Harry Potter for a global audience.

Jordan Peele brings Lovecraft Country to the screen, we chat about the best and worst book adaptations plus interviews with Matt Ruff and Kim Fu. Author Matt Ruff joins us to talk about his book Lovecraft Country. Inspired by mid-century African-American travel guides and classic sci-fi and horror, the book is being adapted in a miniseries for HBO. Then, we talk about book-to-screen adaptations: the ones we love, the ones we hate, and the ones we can't wait to see. Kim Fu, author of The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore, talks with us about her book, why children make interesting characters, and the difference between writing poetry and prose.

Lisa Rosenblum is the new Executive Director of KCLS--King County Library System, coming across the country from her former position at the Brooklyn Public Library. Lisa is the first female director in more than 5 decades, so great new energy for the Northwest. KCLS is the #1 library system nationwide in digital checkouts and Lisa is here to continue this trend but acknowledges that 'paper' is still here for those of us who love it. KCLS is a huge system, 49 Libraries as well as a Mobile Service that brings books to preschool sites as well as those who are limited in getting to their local library. Lisa has embraced her new role and you could easily bump into her as you visit your own branch. Be sure to say 'hi' when you see her. www.kcls.org

Holly Koelling is Director of Strategy for KCLS, the King County Library System. We might question...strategy...aren't libraries about books?...and that's the key reason to have a conversation with Holly, to understand the reason for a Director of Strategy. Holly tells us of an important survey, of community engagement, and how libraries offer and open up doors to the incredible opportunities. www.kcls.org