Podcasts about Melvil Dewey

It all started in the 1500s with Sir Francis Bacon, and then in the 1700s with Carl Linnaeus. And along the way we run into Thomas Jefferson, President McKinley, Melvil Dewey, Elihu Root, Napoleon Bonaparte, Al Capone, Teddy Roosevelt, the Library of Congress, Ainsworth Rand Spofford and J. Edgar Hoover. All of them to birth the FBI. 

Librarians around the country are currently on a battleground, defending their right to purchase and circulate books dealing with issues of race and systemic racism. Despite this work, the library community has often overlooked—even ignored—its own history of White supremacy and deliberate inaction on the part of White librarians and library leadership. Author Wayne A. Wiegand takes a crucial step to amend this historical record. In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries (University of Mississippi Press, 2024) analyzes and critiques the world of professional librarianship between 1954 and 1974. Wiegand begins by identifying racism in the practice and customs of public school libraries in the years leading up to the Brown v. Board of Education decision. This culture permeated the next two decades, as subsequent Supreme Court decisions led to feeble and mostly unsuccessful attempts to integrate Jim Crow public schools and their libraries. During this same period, the profession was honing its national image as a defender of intellectual freedom, a proponent of the freedom to read, and an opponent of censorship. Still, the community did not take any unified action to support Brown or to visibly oppose racial segregation. As Black school librarians and their Black patrons suffered through the humiliations and hostility of the Jim Crow educational establishment, the American library community remained largely ambivalent and silent. The book brings to light a distressing history that continues to impact the library community, its students, and its patrons. Currently available school library literature skews the historical perspective that informs the present. In Silence or Indifference is the first attempt to establish historical accountability for the systemic racism contemporary school librarianship inherited in the twenty-first century. Wayne A. Wiegand is F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus at Florida State University. Often referred to as “the Dean of American library historians,” he is author of many scholarly articles and books, including Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey; Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library; and American Public School Librarianship: A History. Jen Hoyer is Technical Services and Electronic Resources Librarian at CUNY New York City College of Technology. Jen edits for Partnership Journal and organizes with the TPS Collective. She is co-author of What Primary Sources Teach: Lessons for Every Classroom and The Social Movement Archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Librarians around the country are currently on a battleground, defending their right to purchase and circulate books dealing with issues of race and systemic racism. Despite this work, the library community has often overlooked—even ignored—its own history of White supremacy and deliberate inaction on the part of White librarians and library leadership. Author Wayne A. Wiegand takes a crucial step to amend this historical record. In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries (University of Mississippi Press, 2024) analyzes and critiques the world of professional librarianship between 1954 and 1974. Wiegand begins by identifying racism in the practice and customs of public school libraries in the years leading up to the Brown v. Board of Education decision. This culture permeated the next two decades, as subsequent Supreme Court decisions led to feeble and mostly unsuccessful attempts to integrate Jim Crow public schools and their libraries. During this same period, the profession was honing its national image as a defender of intellectual freedom, a proponent of the freedom to read, and an opponent of censorship. Still, the community did not take any unified action to support Brown or to visibly oppose racial segregation. As Black school librarians and their Black patrons suffered through the humiliations and hostility of the Jim Crow educational establishment, the American library community remained largely ambivalent and silent. The book brings to light a distressing history that continues to impact the library community, its students, and its patrons. Currently available school library literature skews the historical perspective that informs the present. In Silence or Indifference is the first attempt to establish historical accountability for the systemic racism contemporary school librarianship inherited in the twenty-first century. Wayne A. Wiegand is F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus at Florida State University. Often referred to as “the Dean of American library historians,” he is author of many scholarly articles and books, including Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey; Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library; and American Public School Librarianship: A History. Jen Hoyer is Technical Services and Electronic Resources Librarian at CUNY New York City College of Technology. Jen edits for Partnership Journal and organizes with the TPS Collective. She is co-author of What Primary Sources Teach: Lessons for Every Classroom and The Social Movement Archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Librarians around the country are currently on a battleground, defending their right to purchase and circulate books dealing with issues of race and systemic racism. Despite this work, the library community has often overlooked—even ignored—its own history of White supremacy and deliberate inaction on the part of White librarians and library leadership. Author Wayne A. Wiegand takes a crucial step to amend this historical record. In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries (University of Mississippi Press, 2024) analyzes and critiques the world of professional librarianship between 1954 and 1974. Wiegand begins by identifying racism in the practice and customs of public school libraries in the years leading up to the Brown v. Board of Education decision. This culture permeated the next two decades, as subsequent Supreme Court decisions led to feeble and mostly unsuccessful attempts to integrate Jim Crow public schools and their libraries. During this same period, the profession was honing its national image as a defender of intellectual freedom, a proponent of the freedom to read, and an opponent of censorship. Still, the community did not take any unified action to support Brown or to visibly oppose racial segregation. As Black school librarians and their Black patrons suffered through the humiliations and hostility of the Jim Crow educational establishment, the American library community remained largely ambivalent and silent. The book brings to light a distressing history that continues to impact the library community, its students, and its patrons. Currently available school library literature skews the historical perspective that informs the present. In Silence or Indifference is the first attempt to establish historical accountability for the systemic racism contemporary school librarianship inherited in the twenty-first century. Wayne A. Wiegand is F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus at Florida State University. Often referred to as “the Dean of American library historians,” he is author of many scholarly articles and books, including Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey; Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library; and American Public School Librarianship: A History. Jen Hoyer is Technical Services and Electronic Resources Librarian at CUNY New York City College of Technology. Jen edits for Partnership Journal and organizes with the TPS Collective. She is co-author of What Primary Sources Teach: Lessons for Every Classroom and The Social Movement Archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Librarians around the country are currently on a battleground, defending their right to purchase and circulate books dealing with issues of race and systemic racism. Despite this work, the library community has often overlooked—even ignored—its own history of White supremacy and deliberate inaction on the part of White librarians and library leadership. Author Wayne A. Wiegand takes a crucial step to amend this historical record. In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries (University of Mississippi Press, 2024) analyzes and critiques the world of professional librarianship between 1954 and 1974. Wiegand begins by identifying racism in the practice and customs of public school libraries in the years leading up to the Brown v. Board of Education decision. This culture permeated the next two decades, as subsequent Supreme Court decisions led to feeble and mostly unsuccessful attempts to integrate Jim Crow public schools and their libraries. During this same period, the profession was honing its national image as a defender of intellectual freedom, a proponent of the freedom to read, and an opponent of censorship. Still, the community did not take any unified action to support Brown or to visibly oppose racial segregation. As Black school librarians and their Black patrons suffered through the humiliations and hostility of the Jim Crow educational establishment, the American library community remained largely ambivalent and silent. The book brings to light a distressing history that continues to impact the library community, its students, and its patrons. Currently available school library literature skews the historical perspective that informs the present. In Silence or Indifference is the first attempt to establish historical accountability for the systemic racism contemporary school librarianship inherited in the twenty-first century. Wayne A. Wiegand is F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus at Florida State University. Often referred to as “the Dean of American library historians,” he is author of many scholarly articles and books, including Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey; Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library; and American Public School Librarianship: A History. Jen Hoyer is Technical Services and Electronic Resources Librarian at CUNY New York City College of Technology. Jen edits for Partnership Journal and organizes with the TPS Collective. She is co-author of What Primary Sources Teach: Lessons for Every Classroom and The Social Movement Archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Librarians around the country are currently on a battleground, defending their right to purchase and circulate books dealing with issues of race and systemic racism. Despite this work, the library community has often overlooked—even ignored—its own history of White supremacy and deliberate inaction on the part of White librarians and library leadership. Author Wayne A. Wiegand takes a crucial step to amend this historical record. In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries (University of Mississippi Press, 2024) analyzes and critiques the world of professional librarianship between 1954 and 1974. Wiegand begins by identifying racism in the practice and customs of public school libraries in the years leading up to the Brown v. Board of Education decision. This culture permeated the next two decades, as subsequent Supreme Court decisions led to feeble and mostly unsuccessful attempts to integrate Jim Crow public schools and their libraries. During this same period, the profession was honing its national image as a defender of intellectual freedom, a proponent of the freedom to read, and an opponent of censorship. Still, the community did not take any unified action to support Brown or to visibly oppose racial segregation. As Black school librarians and their Black patrons suffered through the humiliations and hostility of the Jim Crow educational establishment, the American library community remained largely ambivalent and silent. The book brings to light a distressing history that continues to impact the library community, its students, and its patrons. Currently available school library literature skews the historical perspective that informs the present. In Silence or Indifference is the first attempt to establish historical accountability for the systemic racism contemporary school librarianship inherited in the twenty-first century. Wayne A. Wiegand is F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus at Florida State University. Often referred to as “the Dean of American library historians,” he is author of many scholarly articles and books, including Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey; Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library; and American Public School Librarianship: A History. Jen Hoyer is Technical Services and Electronic Resources Librarian at CUNY New York City College of Technology. Jen edits for Partnership Journal and organizes with the TPS Collective. She is co-author of What Primary Sources Teach: Lessons for Every Classroom and The Social Movement Archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education

Librarians around the country are currently on a battleground, defending their right to purchase and circulate books dealing with issues of race and systemic racism. Despite this work, the library community has often overlooked—even ignored—its own history of White supremacy and deliberate inaction on the part of White librarians and library leadership. Author Wayne A. Wiegand takes a crucial step to amend this historical record. In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries (University of Mississippi Press, 2024) analyzes and critiques the world of professional librarianship between 1954 and 1974. Wiegand begins by identifying racism in the practice and customs of public school libraries in the years leading up to the Brown v. Board of Education decision. This culture permeated the next two decades, as subsequent Supreme Court decisions led to feeble and mostly unsuccessful attempts to integrate Jim Crow public schools and their libraries. During this same period, the profession was honing its national image as a defender of intellectual freedom, a proponent of the freedom to read, and an opponent of censorship. Still, the community did not take any unified action to support Brown or to visibly oppose racial segregation. As Black school librarians and their Black patrons suffered through the humiliations and hostility of the Jim Crow educational establishment, the American library community remained largely ambivalent and silent. The book brings to light a distressing history that continues to impact the library community, its students, and its patrons. Currently available school library literature skews the historical perspective that informs the present. In Silence or Indifference is the first attempt to establish historical accountability for the systemic racism contemporary school librarianship inherited in the twenty-first century. Wayne A. Wiegand is F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus at Florida State University. Often referred to as “the Dean of American library historians,” he is author of many scholarly articles and books, including Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey; Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library; and American Public School Librarianship: A History. Jen Hoyer is Technical Services and Electronic Resources Librarian at CUNY New York City College of Technology. Jen edits for Partnership Journal and organizes with the TPS Collective. She is co-author of What Primary Sources Teach: Lessons for Every Classroom and The Social Movement Archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-south

Susan Orlean is one of the coolest and best writers we have going in the whole world. This is simply a fact. Why, she wrote The Orchid Thief and The Library Book and Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend. Meryl Streep played Susan, or a version of Susan, in the movie Adaptation, which is certainly not a thing that happens to most of us. With all her credits, you might think Susan Orlean would have someone to organize her life FOR her. Not so. She is, herself, a passionate organizer and she can - and does here - talk about it for great long stretches. Listen in (and drift off) as she advises against falling down the infamous clown toy rabbit hole. Don't worry, you'll only fall down the go-to-sleep sleepy hole.Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you'd like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber? Email us at:  sleepwithcelebs@maximumfun.org.Follow the Show on:Instagram @sleepwcelebsTwitter @SleepWithCelebsTikTok @SleepWithCelebs John is on Twitter @johnmoe.John's acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.Join | Maximum FunIf you like one or more shows on MaxFun, and you value independent artists being able to do their thing, you're the perfect person to become a MaxFun monthly member. 

Jess deCourcy Hinds is the solo librarian at the Bard High School, Early College library in Queens, New York. In 2010, she received a new order of books about the civil rights movement, but Hinds noticed something strange: all of the books had Dewey Decimal numbers in the 300s, meaning they were supposed to be shelved in the social sciences section. She thought that some of the books belonged in the 900s, the history section. Like books on President Obama. Because texts about the 44th President were classified as social science, he would be separated from all the other books about U.S. presidents in her library. It seemed like part of a trend. "When it came to the LGBTQ books, and the women's history books, and books on immigrant history, all of those were in the 300s as well," says Hinds. So she and her students decided to rebel, to put books about President Obama into the history section: "we just started moving them." The Dewey Decimal Classification System is a method that dates back to 1876 and is used by most libraries around the world. The second most popular system, the Library of Congress Classification System, was published in the early 1900s and based on the organization of Thomas Jefferson's personal library. These systems help patrons find books on the shelves and facilitate resource-sharing between libraries. But they also encode bias into the structure of libraries. To understand what that means for our current collections, On the Media producer Molly Schwartz spoke with Wayne A. Wiegand, a library historian and author of Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey, Caroline Saccucci, former Dewey Program Manager at the Library of Congress, Emily Drabinski interim chief librarian of the Mina Rees Library at CUNY, and Dartmouth librarian Jill Baron from the documentary Change the Subject.   This segment originally aired in our September 3, 2021 program, Organizing Chaos. 

Steve chats with library historian Wayne Wiegand about how he came to the library profession, how to view historical figures and actions honestly (warts and all), the history of American libraries, the life and times of Melvil Dewey, and the vital places coffee and cats hold in American library history. Read the transcript! Wayne A. … Continue reading 227: Wayne Wiegand

Professional Librarian and resident host Connor takes us through the life of horn dog Melvil Dewey. You know, the Dewey Decimal System! Dewey was a very particular man with very particular tastes... Especially when it came to his female students & colleagues. In addition to organizing libraries as we know it, Dewey also tried to shorten the English language and set up his own little racist, sexual assault vacation resort, Lake Placid, New York!

Dear Dashhounds, are you one of the 75% (15% according to Beth) who know the term, Dewey Decimal System? Do you care? You will today as Strange Country hosts Beth and Kelly discuss the life and times of Melvil Dewey, which really encompassed a lot of misogyny, racism and antisemitism. Yet still he was lauded as a library great. How do we handle these people of the past, and how should we handle them now? The answer lies within a sweet song that you won't be able to get out of your head. Always, thanks for listening it is an act of love which is the opposite of fear. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources:  Albanese, Andrew. ALA 2019: ALA Votes to Strip Melvil Dewey's Name from its Top Honor. Publisher's Weekly. June 24, 2019. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/80557-ala-votes-to-strip-melvil-dewey-s-name-from-its-top-honor.html Albright, Madeliene. An Undiplomatic Moment. New York Times, Feb. 3, 2016 Beck, Clare. The New Woman as Librarian. The Career of Adelaide Hasse. Scarecrow Press. 2006.  Ford, Anne. Bringing Harassment out of the History Books. American Libraries. June 1, 2018. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2018/06/01/melvil-dewey-bringing-harassment-out-of-the-history-books/ Gambino, Megan. Madeliene Albright and Her Life in Pins. Smithsonian Magazine. June 10. Mann, Bryan. Re-Evaluating Lake Placid Notable Melville Dewey's Legacy in the "me too" era. July 17, 2019. NCPR. https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/39142/20190717/re-evaluating-lake-placid-notable-melville-dewey-s-legacy-in-the-me-too-era "Melville Dewey." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. March 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvil_Dewey Nunes, Christina Zita. Cataloging Black Knowledge. Perspectives on  History. Nov. 20, 2018. https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/december-2018/cataloging-black-knowledge-how-dorothy-porter-assembled-and-organized-a-premier-africana-research-collection Weeks, Linton. The Undimmed Light. The Washington Post. Nov. 15, 1995.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/11/15/the-undimmed-light/5e4330cc-4d2e-40d6-9c11-8af6e28b9c84/ https://www.britannica.com/science/Dewey-Decimal-Classification https://www.ala.org/search-results?as_q=dewey Hasse, Adelaide. https://www.cla-net.org/page/1013/California-Library-Hall-of-Fame-Adelaide-Hasse.htm https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DMW65M3/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Sound effects: The Dewey Decimal Rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHiUQb5xg7A Royalty-free Benny Hill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFLYH2LRKQw Royalty-free the most amazing Benny Hill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7hitxP-070

A lot had changed since Melvil Dewey came up with a classification system to organize all known and not-yet-known knowledge into a string of numbers and search terms. And yet, hundreds of thousands of libraries use the same system to this day, often preserving out-dated and offensive terms. In this episode, we take a look at what has changed—and what hasn't—in our library catalog.

This week Tayla is joined by Martin Garnar, director of the Amherst College Library, and Marianne, the Librarian from the Westerly High School, to talk about the recent increase in book challenges across the country. They discuss what it means for a book to be challenged in a school or public library and what you can do to protect intellectual freedom in your community. They also talk about book club reads, The Gilded Age, and Melvil Dewey. During The Last Chapter they talk if and how they take notes while reading. 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 American Library Association Intellectual Freedom Manual The Ride of Her Life by Elizabeth Letts Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen Beyond by Mercedes Lackey The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles Kiss Number 8 by Colleen Af Venable & Ellen T. Crenshaw AV The Gilded Age (2022- ) And Just Like That… (2022- ) Ozark (2017-2022) Q-Force (2021- ) Other In Praise of a Scholarly Force: Rudine Sims Bishop (creator of “Mirrors, Windows, Sliding Doors” theory) American Library Association Office For Intellectual Freedom How to Fight Book Bans and Challenges (BookRiot)

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Melvil Dewey. FOOTNOTES; https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/09/melvil-dewey-american-libraryassociation-award-name-change.html  https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2018/06/01/melvil-dewey-bringingharassment-out-of-the-history-books/ https://bookriot.com/life-of-melvil-dewey/ https://bookriot.com/racism-in-the-dewey-decimal-system/ https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2020/11/melvil-dewey-efficient-inventive-annoying-racistsexist/ https://www.history.com/news/the-father-of-modern-libraries-was-a-serial-sexualharasser https://daily.jstor.org/melvil-deweys-attempt-at-a-spelling-revolution/  https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/melvil-dewey-the-womanizing-ocdlibrarian-who-organized-the-olympics/ https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2014/03/24/melvil-dewey-compulsiveinnovator/ https://web.archive.org/web/20081010135016/www.hwwilson.com/databases/PDFsample/WLB/dewey.pdf https://doi.org/10.5406/pluralist.7.3.0096 http://www.danielgreenfield.org/2019/07/the-progressive-feminist-whofounded.html?m=1 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week I am talking about the life of Melvil Dewey and the Dewey Decimal Classification system he created.An example of a Dewey Decimal Classification for the book The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab:813.6Sources:https://biography.yourdictionary.com/melvil-deweyhttps://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2014/03/24/melvil-dewey-compulsive-innovator/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/melvil-deweys-name-stripped-top-library-award-180972514/https://libguides.pratt.edu/dewey-decimal-system/melvil-deweyhttps://sixthformstudyskills.ncl.ac.uk/libraries/overview-the-dewey-decimal-system/https://bookriot.com/racism-in-the-dewey-decimal-system/https://www.careharder.com/blog/systemic-injustice-in-the-dewey-decimal-system --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/femme-fatale-pod/support

We still need to get you last month's episode! It's coming! But in the meantime, we have a WHALE of a tale to share: episode one of The Land Whale Murders! _The Land Whale Murder_s is a Gilded Age comedic alternate history podcast about murders, birders, and a missing whale. The show is written by Jonathan A. Goldberg (writer of The Fall of the House of Sunshine, Radio Free Mushroom America, Margaret's Garden) and directed by James Oliva (What's the Frequency), with original music by Matt roi Berger (Fall of the House of Sunshine, Teen Girl Scientist Monthly). The trailer for Chapter 1 is here! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to make sure you don't miss a single episode! And find out more about the show at www.landwhalepod.com Oh, hey, wanna know why Eleanor declared Melvil Dewey an enemy of the podcast?? CLASSISM, SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, RACISM…THE LIFE OF MELVIL DEWEY

Ah yes, back from our break, we got a new episode all about religious education, libraries, and why Melvil Dewey was a garbage person. Special Guest this week is Robyn, local librarian, moss enthusiast, and reading fanatic (150 books in a year Robyn??? HOW).

A debate has been raging among the librarians of the world, and it's all about order. The Dewey Decimal System became our way of managing information long ago, but it may be time to reassess. Plus, how one man's obsession with ordering the natural world took a very dark turn. 1. Lulu Miller [@lmillernpr], author of Why Fish Don't Exist and co-host of WNYC's Radiolab, charts the quest of taxonomist David Starr Jordan to categorize the world. Listen. 2. On the Media producer Molly Scwartz [@mollyfication] takes a deep dive into one imposition of human order so commonplace most of us never notice: the library. But the famed Dewey Decimal System is not an unbiased ordering machine. Featuring: Jess deCourcy Hinds [@HindsJess] librarian at the Bard High School, Early College library in Queens, New York, Wayne A. Wiegand a library historian and author of Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey, Caroline Saccucci, the former Dewey Program Manager at the Library of Congress, and Emily Drabinski [@edrabinski] interim chief librarian of the Mina Rees Library at CUNY. Listen. Music from this week's show: Nocturne For Piano in B flat minor- Frédéric Chopin  Il Casanova di Federico Fellini Tomorrow Never Knows - Quartetto D'archi dell Orchestra Sinfonica Songs of War - US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps  The Dewey Decimal System - Jason Munday

Welcome to Happy Hour by the Count Out! Network! Each week, the members of Count Out will sit back and unwind as they talk about wrestling, play games, and try to avoid host shenanigans. Grab a drink and join Ryan Neitzey, Mikey Manfredi, Loren Rosenberg & Ashley Parker as they discuss wrestlers' ages, England, and Melvil Dewey!Rate Happy Hour 5 Stars on Apple Podcasts

Welcome to Happy Hour by the Count Out! Network! Each week, the members of Count Out will sit back and unwind as they talk about wrestling, play games, and try to avoid host shenanigans. Grab a drink and join Ryan Neitzey, Mikey Manfredi, Loren Rosenberg & Ashley Parker as the discuss wrestlers' ages, England and Melvil Dewey!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/hit-the-books-realistic-wwe-fantasy-booking/exclusive-content

On this episode of The Book Drop we celebrate National Library Week with tales of the heroes and villains of library world. We also share our librarian origin stories and talk about everyone's favorite OPL branch for query of the week. Check out the OPL events calendar for these upcoming events:OPL Reading Challenge Book Club on Tuesday, April 13th and Thursday, April 15th. Celebrate National Library Week with OPL by asking for an illustrated branch sticker at your local branch or when scheduling your next curbside pick-up appointment. OPL worked with Minnesota-based artist Kevin Cannon to capture the special characteristics of each of OPL's 12 branches. Then share your library love by posting a picture of your sticker to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, and tag @OmahaLibrary or include #OmahaLibrary in your post.  All the books, movies, TV, resources and bookish items we talked about in this episode can be found here — http://bit.ly/TBDep46

Part 2 with guest “Hot Lips” (Jolena Welker). Hear the conclusion of "Stump The Hosts" where “Mr. Literature” smokes the other host on the Billy Shakespeare questions. Learn nifty things about book awards and how libraries have changed over the years. Other topics: school book orders and cheerleaders without socks. Special musical appearance by Mr. Melvil Dewey himself, inventor of the Dewey Decimal System. (“Dewey Decimal Rap” recreated with permission of the creator, Mr. Scooter at scooterhayes.com)

Waterworld to the Canary Islands, Rich Girl to the $100 Bill, Skullcaps to Space Shuttles and a good deal more.Welcome to episode 100 of Pub Quiz Prep. Complete with bonus questions and handy life advice. Thanks for listening.Trivia PodcastImmerse yourself in another round of enriching trivia training.Ready yourself for when the pubs open up again for your weekly Trivia Night.Level up your Trivia skills the easy way with Pub Quiz Prep.Pub Quiz Prep - Putting the 'edge' in your general knowledge.Invest in success with Pub Quiz Prep.The education you want, the education you deserve.https://rss.whooshkaa.com/rss/podcast/id/5093https://www.pubquizprep.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/PubQuizPrephttps://www.instagram.com/pubquizprep/?hl=enhttps://twitter.com/PubQuizPrephttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/pub-quiz-prephttps://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3Mud2hvb3Noa2FhLmNvbS9yc3MvcG9kY2FzdC9pZC81MDkzhttps://open.spotify.com/show/1MzCLQMR64F3oztAeNBf4U

Waterworld to the Canary Islands, Rich Girl to the $100 Bill, Skullcaps to Space Shuttles and a good deal more.Welcome to episode 100 of Pub Quiz Prep. Complete with bonus questions and handy life advice. Thanks for listening.Trivia PodcastImmerse yourself in another round of enriching trivia training.Ready yourself for when the pubs open up again for your weekly Trivia Night.Level up your Trivia skills the easy way with Pub Quiz Prep.Pub Quiz Prep - Putting the 'edge' in your general knowledge.Invest in success with Pub Quiz Prep.The education you want, the education you deserve.https://rss.whooshkaa.com/rss/podcast/id/5093https://www.pubquizprep.com/https://www.youtube.com/c/PubQuizPrephttps://www.instagram.com/pubquizprep/?hl=enhttps://twitter.com/PubQuizPrephttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/pub-quiz-prephttps://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3Mud2hvb3Noa2FhLmNvbS9yc3MvcG9kY2FzdC9pZC81MDkzhttps://open.spotify.com/show/1MzCLQMR64F3oztAeNBf4U

Kelly Burdick and Christina Knott talk about the controversial north country character, Melvil Dewey, who created the method of organization for libraries still in use around the world today. In the north country, he also founded the Lake Placid Club in the Adirondacks and helped bring the 1932 Winter Olympics to that area. At the same time, Melvil Dewey is a problematic figure. Just this past year, the American Library Association voted to drop his name from its highest awards, the Melvil Dewey Medal. Although Melvil founded the organization, the resolution called for the removal of his name from the award, due to behavior he demonstrated for “decades” does not represent the “stated fundamental values of ALA in equity, diversity, and inclusion.” Listen as Christina and Kelly talk about this complicated character. --- This episode is edited by Christina Knott. Intro music is "Nobody Calls It San Fran" by Coyote Hearing. Outro music is "The Papergirl" by The Whole Other. Browse our new merch at Society 6. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram; email us at secondlook@jnc.media. To subscribe to the Watertown Daily Times at NNY360, visit nny360.com. You can also follow our affiliate link to get a free audio book from Audible.com and try it out for 30 days. Enter our promo code "secondlook" at Audible.com or visit www.audibletrial.com/secondlook.   For more information, follow our sources: American Libraries Magazine Wikipedia: Melvil Dewey NNY Living Smithsonian Magazine

The guys are back from the Holiday Break and raring to go. A little out of practice, Eric steps on the intro. In the Buzz around town they discuss the ownership change at Janie's cafe, the closure of Game Force, and the new Eclipse Clothing, and a new bridal shop on Main Street, Eleven, Eleven.In the Deep Dive, the guys are joined by Nancy Kerr, Director of the Longmont Library who tells us the innovations and happenings at the Library. If you thought the Longmont Library was just a repository for old books...think again!Library Survey (when available) discussed by Nancy can be found on the Longmont Library website https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-e-m/libraryBusiness mentions In this episodeEclipse ClothingJanie's CafeEleven Eleven Sunflower FurnitureEventsWinter WalkaboutMusicThanks to Andy Eppler for "Nothing but the Rain" as our IntroMusic of the week, "Remind Me" by Emily King - an artist on BandcampCheck out Andy at his Instagram feed @andotheartist or his etsy shop

In episode 484, Miles and special guest host Jamie Loftus is joined by Ethnically Ambiguous co-host Shereen Younes to discuss Hailey and Justin's wedding, the career of Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump administration slashing refugee numbers allowed in for resettlement, AOC's new plan for inequality, the American Library Association canceling Melvil Dewey, and more! FOOTNOTES: 1. JUSTIN & HAILEY BIEBER WEDDING PISSING OFF HOTEL GUESTS ... Pool, Spa Off Limits!!! 2. Volodymyr Zelensky Plays Himself 3. What Zelenskyy’s prophetic “Servant of the People” TV show suggests for his further steps 4. Ukraine’s New Leading Man 5. Love in the Big City 6. Trump administration plans to slash number of refugees for U.S. resettlement 7. A JUST SOCIETY 8. Down With Dewey 9. TICKETS to see ETHNICALLY AMBIGUOUS at the CHICAGO PODCAST FESTIVAL - October 16th! 9. WATCH: Azizi Gibson - High [Audio] Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Melvil Dewey, the father of library science and the inventor of the most popular library classification system in the world, was a known racist and serial sexual harasser. Forced out of the American Library Association, which he co-founded, his 19th century world view and biases are reflected in the classification system that libraries around the world have inherited. Molly Schwartz of the Metropolitan New York Library Council and producer of the podcast Library Bytegeist visits Bard High School Early College in Queens to find out about how students there are rebelling against the Dewey Decimal System. She also talks with Greg Cotton (Cornell College), Barbara Fister (Gustavus Adolphus College), and Dorothy Berry (Umbra Search Project).

The Dewey Decimal System is the most popular library classification system in the world. It was created by a man, named Melvil Dewey, in the late 1870's. And Dewey's system of classifying knowledge reflects his worldview as a white man living in the late 19th century. In this episode of Library Bytegeist, we break down the Dewey Decimal System and talk frankly about the power and pitfalls of classifying. We'll visit the Bard High School Early College in Queens to find out about how students there are planning to rebel from the Dewey Decimal System, and talk to Greg Cotton (Cornell College), Barbara Fister (Gustavus Adolphus College), and Dorothy Berry (Umbra Search Project). Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cnCgQFM3HYqN_EnZ8SV5TwP_-czrYtZAoqwKUDUC3dk/edit?usp=sharing Hosted and Produced by Molly Schwartz Editing help from the Metropolitan New York Library Council staff and Peter Balonon-Rosen Audio Mastering by Dalton Harts Music and Soundtracks: Opening track: “Magic” by Otis MacDonald from the YouTube Audio Library “Library Ambiance” by morosopher from freesound.org “Bookshelf, findbooks.wav” by Ryding from freesound.org "The Music Room" by WMRhapsodies from the Free Music Archive Closing track: "Red Hair, Blue Sky" by Monplaisir from the Free Music Archive Tools used to record this podcast: The audio booth at METRO: bit.ly/MetroAudio RE20 microphone: https://www.electrovoice.com/product.php?id=91 AT8035 shotgun microphone: https://www.audio-technica.com/cms/wired_mics/0576da91f00c03db/ Zoom H5 recorder: https://www.zoom-na.com/products/field-video-recording/field-recording/zoom-h5-handy-recorder oTranscribe: http://otranscribe.com/ Reaper: www.reaper.fm/ Izotope: www.izotope.com/en/products/repai…plug-in-pack.html

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This week we talk about Melvil Dewey, Peppa Pig, and algorithmically generated content.We also discuss creepy YouTube, hex triplets, and ad-based online infrastructure. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe

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Episode 15 is our one-year anniversary episode and we are celebrating. Sign up for our newsletter at ceyero.com for a chance to win a copy of my book, Guerrillapreneur: Small Business Strategy for Davids wanting to Defeat Goliaths. There is also an Amazon Sweepstakes in which I offer some cool electronic devices. Click the Amazon link to enter the Amazon Sweepstakes. https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/ea72b4a8346049b1. The sweepstakes ends on November 20, 2017. In past episodes, we defined Guerrillapreneurs as entrepreneurs who integrate sharing, gig and circular loop economies into their business design as a way to conserve cash that will be invested in disruptive "Slingshot" technology. Episode 15 is a Mastermind Interview episode where I have a conversation with an entrepreneur about the issues he/she faces in his/her quest to create value. In this episode we talk with award-winning singer/song writer and musicpreneur Alika Hope. We also feature Alika's new song "In Real Life" or I.R.L. (which is how the song appears on all music outlets). I.R.L. focuses on the importance of being kind to others on social media. Alika will premiere I.R.L. Monday, November 13, 2017 on World Kindness Day. We will also premiere I.R.L. on World Kindness Day. I.R.L. starts at 41.24 on the podcast.Hollywood and social media have glamorized and romanticized the life of the entrepreneur. As Aristotle states, "No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness." However, like other professions, entrepreneurs face immense pressure, stress and anxiety when launching their startups. Moreover, many startups are launched by solopreneurs who have no one to help them de-escalate the stress. A 2013 study by Morneau Shepell states that entrepreneurs are more likely to experience mental health conditions than the general public. The study goes on to say that mental health concerns are reported across 72 percent of entrepreneurs, compared to a mere 7 percent of the general public. A University of California study on the link between entrepreneurship and mental illness found that "49% of entrepreneurs surveyed were dealing with at least one mental illness (such as ADD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, addiction, depression or anxiety) and about one-third of entrepreneurs struggle with 2 or more mental illnesses." In Debra Carpenter's article "Genius in Madness?" she notes that "the lows of depression might give way to the smart solutions and ideas. A manic episode can sometimes enlighten. ADHD prompts fast decision making. Combined, these struggles may incubate tremendous creativity that inspires would-be entrepreneurs to take chances on their ideas." In fact, some of the world's greatest entrepreneurs suffered from various mental issues. In his book America's Obsessives, Joshua Kendall explains that entrepreneurs and leaders like Thomas Jefferson, marketing genius Henry J. Heinz, librarian Melvil Dewey, aviator Charles Lindbergh, beauty tycoon Estee Lauder, baseball slugger Ted Williams and tech guru Steve Jobs all struggles with psychiatric maladies. The problem with lean startups is that most don't have the self-care resources available for its employees. Unfortunately, this lack of resources is impacting the success of the startups. Fortune Magazine found that "13 percent of startups fail because of their founders have lost focus, 9 percent fail because they've lost their passion, and 8 percent fail due to founder burnout, meaning 30 percent of startups fail due to the emotional state of their founders." According to Chris Gory, "Between 2011 and 2015 several high profile suicides rocked the startup world and brought to light the issue of mental health including Austen Heinz, a biotech entrepreneur and the founder of Cambrian Genomics, Aaron Swartz, the co-founder of Reddit; and Jody Sherman, the founder of Ecomom.We discuss these issues Alika Hope because she wants her new song, I.R.L., to bring a(continued)

Episode 15 is our one-year anniversary episode and we are celebrating. Sign up for our newsletter at ceyero.com for a chance to win a copy of my book, Guerrillapreneur: Small Business Strategy for Davids wanting to Defeat Goliaths. There is also an Amazon Sweepstakes in which I offer some cool electronic devices. Click the Amazon link to enter the Amazon Sweepstakes. https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/ea72b4a8346049b1. The sweepstakes ends on November 20, 2017. In past episodes, we defined Guerrillapreneurs as entrepreneurs who integrate sharing, gig and circular loop economies into their business design as a way to conserve cash that will be invested in disruptive "Slingshot" technology. Episode 15 is a Mastermind Interview episode where I have a conversation with an entrepreneur about the issues he/she faces in his/her quest to create value. In this episode we talk with award-winning singer/song writer and musicpreneur Alika Hope. We also feature Alika's new song "In Real Life" or I.R.L. (which is how the song appears on all music outlets). I.R.L. focuses on the importance of being kind to others on social media. Alika will premiere I.R.L. Monday, November 13, 2017 on World Kindness Day. We will also premiere I.R.L. on World Kindness Day. I.R.L. starts at 41.24 on the podcast.Hollywood and social media have glamorized and romanticized the life of the entrepreneur. As Aristotle states, "No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness." However, like other professions, entrepreneurs face immense pressure, stress and anxiety when launching their startups. Moreover, many startups are launched by solopreneurs who have no one to help them de-escalate the stress. A 2013 study by Morneau Shepell states that entrepreneurs are more likely to experience mental health conditions than the general public. The study goes on to say that mental health concerns are reported across 72 percent of entrepreneurs, compared to a mere 7 percent of the general public. A University of California study on the link between entrepreneurship and mental illness found that "49% of entrepreneurs surveyed were dealing with at least one mental illness (such as ADD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, addiction, depression or anxiety) and about one-third of entrepreneurs struggle with 2 or more mental illnesses." In Debra Carpenter's article "Genius in Madness?" she notes that "the lows of depression might give way to the smart solutions and ideas. A manic episode can sometimes enlighten. ADHD prompts fast decision making. Combined, these struggles may incubate tremendous creativity that inspires would-be entrepreneurs to take chances on their ideas." In fact, some of the world's greatest entrepreneurs suffered from various mental issues. In his book America's Obsessives, Joshua Kendall explains that entrepreneurs and leaders like Thomas Jefferson, marketing genius Henry J. Heinz, librarian Melvil Dewey, aviator Charles Lindbergh, beauty tycoon Estee Lauder, baseball slugger Ted Williams and tech guru Steve Jobs all struggles with psychiatric maladies. The problem with lean startups is that most don't have the self-care resources available for its employees. Unfortunately, this lack of resources is impacting the success of the startups. Fortune Magazine found that "13 percent of startups fail because of their founders have lost focus, 9 percent fail because they've lost their passion, and 8 percent fail due to founder burnout, meaning 30 percent of startups fail due to the emotional state of their founders." According to Chris Gory, "Between 2011 and 2015 several high profile suicides rocked the startup world and brought to light the issue of mental health including Austen Heinz, a biotech entrepreneur and the founder of Cambrian Genomics, Aaron Swartz, the co-founder of Reddit; and Jody Sherman, the founder of Ecomom.We discuss these issues Alika Hope because she wants her new song, I.R.L., to bring a(continued)

Joe, Toren, and Kevin "check out" the caustic side of libraries, including both Melvil Dewey's classification system and the man himself, the librarian who took over China, librarian sex habits, "for sex see librarian", the Brave Sage of Timbuktu, plus news and pop culture. Recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's Inspiration Lab!

July 11, 2013. In this examination of the arc of American history through the lens of compulsive behavior, Kendall shows how some of the nation's greatest achievements - from the Declaration of Independence to the invention of the iPhone - have roots in the disappointments and frustrations of early childhood. Starting with the obsessive natures of some of the Silicon Valley's titans, including Steve Jobs, Kendall moves on to profile seven iconic figures, such as founding father Thomas Jefferson, licentious librarian Melvil Dewey, condiment kingpin H.J. Heinz, slugger Ted Williams and cosmetics queen Estee Lauder, who was so obsessed with touching other women's faces that she transformed her compulsion into a multibillion-dollar corporation. Speaker Biography: Joshua Kendall did much of the research for his new book at the Library of Congress. He is the author of "The Man Who Made Lists," about the creation of Roget's Thesaurus, and "The Forgotten Founding Father," a biography of Noah Webster, the lexicographer responsible for Webster's Dictionary. He is also an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Financial Times, Psychology Today and BusinessWeek, among others publications. He is an associate fellow of Yale's Trumbull College. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6331