Podcasts about king county library system

Who wants to handle a difficult conversation in the workplace? If you are saying, “not it” right now, this show is for you. And, let's be honest, this probably applies to all of us to some degree. On this show, you will get advice from a knowledgeable panel about how not to sweat difficult conversations. Listen to find out how from Tiffany Peck, Director of Customer Experience, and Jen Wiese, Director of Human Resources, at the St. Louis Public Library, and from Angie Miraflor, Deputy Director of Public Services, and Danielle Perry, Director of Human Resources, with the King County Library System.

There is a change of leadership at the top of Baltimore city's public library system. Heidi Daniel has been CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library since 2017. But next month, she will become the executive director of the King County Library System in Washington State. Her replacement is Darcell Graham, who has been with the Pratt Library for 25 years. She served as the Vice President of Public Services, and she has been appointed Interim CEO of the library while a search is conducted for a permanent successor to Daniel. We speak with Graham and Daniel about the transition and what it could mean for Baltimore's public library.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

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.

Have you been living a Maxed-out lifestyle? Going at a 100 miles a minute pace? Join the conversation with guest Nicole Tsong as we dig into that more with her story of burnout and burnout recovery. Nicole Tsong, bestselling author of 24 Ways to Move More and America s Work-LIfe Balance coach, helps high-achievers use movement to connect to themselves and their purpose. The founder of Nicole Tsong Coaching, she reached hundreds of thousands of readers as the former Fit for Life columnist for The Seattle Times. She is the creator of the Clear Calling Method, which helps women create true work/life balance to discover their calling. She is an award-winning journalist and for 3 years, taught yoga at the White House Easter Egg Roll during the Obama administration. She has been featured on New Day NW on KING-5 TV in Seattle, in The Seattle Times, and reached thousands of people as a speaker with the Seattle Public Library, Elliott Bay Bookstore, and King County Library System. Free download - 3 Ways Movement Helps You Discover Your Calling go.nicoletsong.com/movement You can also reach Nicole at her website www.nicoletsong.com Join our recovery moment as we focus on relaxing, acceptance, breaking habits, and happiness. Grab your Free Burnout to Recovery Reflection Journal at www.drkatesteiner.com

How likely are you to try something completely new when it comes to movement? Trying something new can be scary, but the benefits you get from incorporating movement into your daily routine and trying new things may surprise you. Key Takeaways If You Are Ready To Start Moving More, You Should: Look around you to see what new movement practices you could try Build resilience and confidence by trying new things at least twice Create movement rituals to become more connected to your body Finding Your Purpose Through Movement Nicole Tsong, bestselling author of 24 Ways to Move More and America's Work-LIfe Balance coach, helps high-achievers use movement to connect to themselves and their purpose. The founder of Nicole Tsong Coaching, she reached hundreds of thousands of readers as the former Fit for Life columnist for The Seattle Times. She is the creator of the Clear Calling Method, which helps women create true work/life balance to discover their calling. She is an award-winning journalist and, for three years, taught yoga at the White House Easter Egg Roll during the Obama administration. She has been featured on New Day NW on KING-5 TV in Seattle, in The Seattle Times, and reached thousands of people as a speaker with the Seattle Public Library, Elliott Bay Bookstore, and King County Library System. Today she is here to tell us about the 300+ activities that she has tried and explore why we should all be trying new things when it comes to movement. Becoming Okay With Being Bad Nicole has had many different careers that brought her to the place she is in today. From journalist to yoga instructor to coach, Nicole uses movement to help herself and others understand their purpose. Your body was designed to move, but we live in a culture that tells us it is hard and needs to be forced. While Nicole has always loved movement, her assignment to try a new movement activity resulted in trying over 300+ practices, showing her how strong she is both physically and mentally. The Power Waits Outside Your Comfort Zone From tap dancing to climbing trees, the resilience Nicole found through movement brings a unique perspective to the world of fitness. Trying new things can help you connect to your body and give you the confidence to try new things.  Nicole is a testament to the energy and creativity that comes from putting yourself out of your comfort zone and integrating movement into your life, not just your time at the gym. Don't be afraid to try something new, even if you may be bad at it. The second time around, you will already be better. Are you ready to step outside your comfort zone and experience new forms of movement? Share what activity you have always wanted to try but were too scared to, with me in the comments section of the episode page. In This Episode Addressing the fears and uncertainty that come with making big changes in your life (4:21) Explore what it is like to write about health and fitness professionally (11:42) How to start trying new things, even if you might be bad or uncomfortable with them at first (17:17) Some of Nicole's favorite activities that she was most surprised by (24:02) Why strength training and Olympic weight lifting has stuck in Nicole's routine (28:43) Quotes “I also knew that if I didn't do it, there would be an even greater cost.” (6:40) “We came up with the idea of trying new things every week. And I thought, ‘how am I going to get through a year? This is a lot.'. And I ended up doing it for six years and trying 300+ activities by the end of the column.” (12:22) “That's really what the book is about, 24 Ways To Move More, is really to inspire people to see movement as a joyful and fun thing versus a weight or a burden or something you have to do.” (14:09) “You can ask for help. And help is actually really important, but we are trained to not ask for help.” (22:15) “Movement helps you get out of that mental space and back into grounding so that you can then feel like yourself again. And then you can actually talk about clarity and purpose and really doing the kind of work you are passionate about in your life, serving your family in a bigger way, and reconnecting inward as best as you can.” (33:00) Featured on the Show Join the Group Strength Nutrition Unlocked Waitlist Here 24 Ways to Move More: Monthly Inspiration for Health and Movement by Nicole Tsong 3 Ways Movement Helps You Discover Your Calling Download Follow Nicole on Instagram Check out the full show notes here! Follow Steph on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Pinterest I'd really love it if you would take 1 min and leave us a rating and review on iTunes! Podcast production & marketing support by the team at Counterweight Creative Related Episodes LTYB 303: Stop Earning and Burning Your Food Through Movement (Intuitive Eating Principle 9)

On the April episode of KiteTales, host Ali Alderman delves into the intergenerational nature of public libraries. Joining her on the episode is Wendy Pender, Older Adults Program Coordinator at the King County Library System. The two discuss how older adults play a vital and powerful role in every aspect of society today, as well as ageing and its relationship to play, growth, and curiosity. The second guest, Pearl Klein, offers charming anecdotes and insightful commentary on her work as a teaching artist with SilverKite in library programs; she also closes the podcast with a meditative art activity. Both Wendy and Pearl also share about their library experiences as the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded. KiteTales is produced by SilverKite Community Arts (www.silverkite.us) and hosted by Ali Alderman. Music by Ben Thornewell of the band Jukebox the Ghost.

The King County Library System has partnerships with The League of Women Voters and King County Elections. Information and resources are provided to King County residents thru these partnerships. Check out the latest episode of KCLS' “People, Places and Stories” and learn more about these election day resources!

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

We talk books, reading, and the library with Emily from The Desk Set The Desk Set is a book and reading podcast from the King County Library System. Emily talks books, gives recommendations and we talk about reading when there’s no time and getting back into the game after a break. There’s also a #ShedUpdate, a #Sportscorner and a #GrantsDatingCorner See Instagram for show minutes - Show notes and links will be updated here Like what we’re doing? Want to give us feedback or ideas? Please follow us on the socials! t: @worstseattlepod ig: @seattlesworstpodcast Or please shoot us an email at seattlesworstpodcast@gmail.com

In Kenmore, WA, where King County Library System has a long history of community involvement, host Feliks Banel meets up with a group of library patrons including volunteers and the local childrens author/illustrator whose work they brought to life on a hike through the woods... that's also a hike through a book!

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

Jeff Leisawitz is a musician, artist, and writer whose mission to to help everyone be more creative. His focus is on teaching the power of using creativity as a tool to be seen, expressed, and healed. What You'll Learn How he accidentally wrote a book The impact of creativity on the world Jeff's advice on getting more creative About Jeff Leisawitz Jeff Leisawitz burns with a mission—to inspire writers, artists, musicians and everyone else to amp up their creativity, heal their hearts, and shine in the world.   Jeff is an award-winning musician/producer, a critically acclaimed author and internationally distributed filmmaker who has devoted his life to the art of creativity.   As the guy behind Electron Love Theory, Jeff fused interviews with Seattle's WTO demonstrators into electronic music, garnering more than a quarter million downloads worldwide. Jeff has released five studio albums and has landed more than 5,000 music placements in film, TV and multimedia— including clients like HBO, MTV, Discovery, Microsoft, NBC and many others.   As the founding writer for Seattle's taste-making alternative rock station 107.7 The End, he chronicled the alternative grunge scene in the 90s.   After training as a Life Coach and practicing NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Re-Patterning) Jeff landed a gig as an adjunct faculty member at Pacific Lutheran University— teaching college students to rock. Seriously.   When creative businesses and organizations like King County Library System, Brown Paper Tickets, Tacoma School of the Arts, Northwest Film Forum, Gage Academy, The Writers Store and others need an Awesome Infusion, Jeff leads workshops and events to fire up the creative spirit and empower people to tap into their true potential.   Not F*ing Around— The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground is Jeff's first book. Resources Jeff Leisawitz's website Book: Not F*ing Around: The No Bullsh*t Guide for Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground Camp Log-n-Twig (now closed) The Deliberate Creative on C-suite Radio Leave a review on iTunes Weekly Challenge Create a new habit! What would serve you well - writing 10 minutes a day, a drawing a day, a poem a day, look for more beauty in the world? Make that small change and reap the tremendous benefits. Transcript Feel like reading instead of listening? The transcript will be available in a few days. Note: The links on this page may be affiliate links. That means I get a small commission of your sale, at no cost to you. However, I only share links to products that I or my guests believe in. Enjoy them! 

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

Star Wars, and the King County Library System.

"The Donkey and the cucumbers", a simple little folktale from India, is somewhat similar to Aesop's fable about the fox and the crow, a warning that sometimes crowing too loudly will cause you to have to eat crow later. We enact it with the aid of our special guest star Cassia, who is visiting us for a few days from Massachusetts. Who ever heard of a red-haired donkey? But it was her real-life fondness for cucumbers (some might say an obsession with cucumbers) that prompted our selection of this story.We come to you from the beautiful city of Seattle and vicinity, where we're presenting a series of performances for the King County Library System. Previously we were in Portland, where Zephyr and Cassia met up with some friends, and dropped in at Powells, the fabled bookstore that may be the world's largest.And speaking of books (which Dennis keeps doing in this podcast) we had to put in a plug for a new book called "50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth". We know, there's already been a book by that title. But this one, by the same author (John Javna, assisted by his teenage son and daughter), is not just a revised edition of that bestseller, but a whole new volume that addresses the realities of the Twenty-First Century more effectively. We're recommending it not just because John's a friend of ours, but because it's an informative and important book.Happy Listening!Dennis (Washerman and Watchman), Kimberly (Narrator), Zephyr (Fox) and Cassia (Donkey) Link: 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth: Completely New and Updated for the 21st Century