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Michael Schlow started working in restaurants at age 14 and never looked back. Yes, he went to college and culinary school, and sometimes worked in non-foodservice jobs for extra money, but the native of Brooklyn, N.Y., has been in kitchens of many different types for decades.He gained fame and awards with his fine-dining restaurant Radius in Boston, which closed in 2013, and since has been working on a variety of other projects across the country, especially in New England and the Washington, D.C., area.That empire has shrunk since the pandemic started, as many have, and Schlow and his team currently operate nine restaurants, including five Alta Strada locations, serving fairly traditional Italian food in a casual setting, along with Michael Schlow's at the Time Out Market in Boston, Sauce Burgers at Hub Hall in Boston, and Nama Sushi Bar and Nama Ko in D.C.Schlow, like many multi-concept operators is working with more hotels these days, leveraging his operational experience with their infrastructure.Schlow is the author of the cookbook “It's About Time, Great Recipes for Everyday Life,” and has won multiple awards including being named Best Chef in the Northeast by the James Beard Foundation in 2000.The chef and restaurateur recently discussed his current and future projects as well as how his priorities have shifted in recent years.

Join us for this enjoyable Podcast to look back and then forward!We take a look back on what it took to turn the page on 2020, and where we can head together in 2021. Molly Hetrick joins us as we dive into all the great services and opportunities Schlow Library offers that you might not know about, and an exciting upcoming event that you can be part of.After the podcast:Please visit the Turn the Page Newsletter Please consider a donation to support Schlow Library Foundation: Now or During Centre Gives May 11 & 12 (links)Visit the Schlow Library website to learn more about upcoming programs and opening hours.

You can hand me a page of paper with dark strokes on it, and when I look at it, my brain transports me to an imaginative place. That's pretty weird, right? We take a loving look at this miracle with author Dr. Nancy McCabe. You can hear a review of Dr. McCabe's latest book Can This Marriage Be Saved? here.Mentioned in the episode is the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program run by the Children's Librarians at Schlow. If you are keen to sign up, send an email with your child's name and birth date to children@schlowlibrary.org . This and much, much more is going on at Schlow Library. Come check out all the rumpus!Also in this episode is a poem about language* by the poet Jackson, and our Underwriters from Fiction is sponsored by a transformative figure in scholastic sports.*licensed under a (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.

Recorded last year, "Schlow Labs: Creating and Promoting Your First Podcast" brings together three State College podcasters -- including "Happy Valley Hustle" host Bill Zimmerman -- to guide you through that first podcast. Learn how to set realistic expectations, target the right listeners, promote your episodes and find supportive communities of podcasters. Hear Jenna Spinelle's "Democracy Works" podcast. Hear David Pencek's "Elephants Heard" podcast. Special thanks to Schlow Centre Region Library for hosting the event and authorizing the release of this episode.

We talk with Maria Burchill, the head of Schlow's Adult Services, on the various ways we can stay connected together through the winter. Some of the resources discussed include:All the virtual programing and services Schlow offersSchlow's Zoom rooms open to the public for your event or meetingSchlow's portal to StoryCorps ConnectCentre County Memories on the StoryCorps ArchiveAll the free tools Google has to help you in a variety of waysTabletop SimulatorWPSU's Community CalendarOur Underwriters from Fiction comes from everyone's favorite vampire TV show of the 1990's; and guys, our Poetry Nightcap is a piece by NEIL GAIMAN! The good times never stop with your friends at Schlow Library.

On June 25, Schlow will welcome, via Zoom, members of Tir Na Nog Irish Dance. They'll be performing and giving instruction on some basic Irish dance steps.Director Sue Garner, who started dancing when she was 6 years old, joins us, along with two members of the Resuta family that performs with Tir Na Nog. Maria, who is 17, and Christopher, who is 15, compete at championship levels, and Christopher is a three-time North American National Qualifier. The three talk about how they started performing Irish dance and what performing and teaching has been like in this COVID-19 world.Tir Na Nog Irish Dance: http://tirnanogofpa.com

Adam Swartz has been touring across the United States with his puppets since 1999. He has become a popular performer at Schlow over the years, and he'll be doing two programs in June with the library via Zoom.Adam talks about doing puppet performances online during the time of the coronavirus and how he got his start with puppets.Adam Swartz Puppets: https://www.adamswartzpuppets.com/Adam Swartz Puppet Show June 17: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/events/virtual-adam-swartz-puppet-showAdam Swartz Puppetry Workshop June 18: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/events/virtual-adam-swartz-puppetry-workshop

With Memorial Day weekend here, Tyler Gum, director of the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, joins us to talk about the museum and all of the history it has. Schlow and the military museum have a partnership where, when the library and museum are open, patrons can check out a family pass to the military museum.Also, we announce that our remote book returns are now open!PA Military Museum: https://www.pamilmuseum.org/

May is National Bike Month, and the Centre Region, led by Centre Bike, will be participating again! Trish Meek, senior transportation planner with the Centre Regional Planning Agency in State College, leads the online event "Biking in the Centre Region 101" May 13 through Schlow. Learn more about the Centre Region’s bike paths/routes, PA and local laws, how to pick a bike, and other biking-around-town tips. Get answers to your bike-related questions from regional planning staff and CentreBike members. In this week's episode, Trish talks about the online event, bike tips during COVID-19, and about some of the fun family activities CentreBike has planned for National Bike Month.Registration is required. Register at https://www.schlowlibrary.org/events/virtual-biking-centre-region-101?_ga=2.88333531.1319605943.1588686196-510261925.1540396447CentreBike: https://centrebike.org/

The Centre Foundation is holding its annual online fundraising event for nonprofits Centre Gives on May 12-13. This year's event will obviously be different with the community dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders.Schlow's manager of philanthropy Molly Hetrick and philanthropy assistant Mel Meder join the podcast this week to talk about fundraising during these unusual and challenging times and Schlow's plans for Centre Gives.Centre Gives: https://centregives.org/

We take time to answer some of your questions concerning Schlow and how we're responding to the COVID-19 outbreak.

During the month of February, Schlow's gallery is showcasing work done by middle and high school students in the Delta Program of the State College Area School District. The work is from the course "Bridging Divides: Diversity and Social Justice" that the students took last fall.Joining us this week to talk about the course and exhibition is Delta teacher Lori McGarry, who co-taught the course with Virginia Squier, along with senior Anjelica Rubin and seventh-grader Aneaus Smith.Delta Program: https://www.scasd.org/deltaprogram

SCORE of Central PA is an all-volunteer organization that has business mentors who help people make their business dreams a reality.Each third Thursday of the month, SCORE visits Schlow to present workshops on various topics that are designed to help those starting a business or who currently have a small business of their own.We chat with two SCORE volunteers and past chairs of the organization — Bob Griffin and Ken Manno. Bob worked in instructional design and taught in the Smeal College of Business Administration at Penn State for 26 years. Ken spent most of his professional career working in the forest products industry. He managed the Sustainable Forestry Initiative for 14 years.SCORE: https://www.score.org

Schlow is holding its 36th annual Write and Illustrate Your Own Book Contest for children in grades 1 through 6. Entries are being accepted until Tuesday, March 10, 2020. On February 8, local writer Anne Burgevin will lead a Young Writers Workshop for those interested in entering the contest. We chat with Anne about the workshop and working with young writers, along with two past winners of the contest — Rachel Zhang, who won last year with her book, A Jar of Words: Short Stories and Poems; and Karis John, who won in 2017 for her book, Dragon School.Write and Illustrate Your Own Book Contest: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/news/2019-08-02/write-and-illustrate-your-own-book-contest?_ga=2.190311019.1162698250.1579629350-510261925.1540396447Young Writers Workshop: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/events/young-writers-workshop-4?_ga=2.190311019.1162698250.1579629350-510261925.1540396447Dragon School by Karis John: https://search.schlowlibrary.org/Record/402550A Jar of Words: Short Stories and Poems by Rachel Zhang: https://search.schlowlibrary.org/Record/432139

Mr. Music, Lenny Tepsich, returns to Schlow for First Night with performances at 11am and 1pm on Tuesday, December 31. To mark his return, we're replaying our conversation with Mr. Music that we had prior to last year's First Night!First Night State College: https://firstnightstatecollege.com/

The Centre County Reads committee has made its selection for Centre County Reads 2020 and it's Alice McDermott's National Book of the Year award-winner Charming Billy!We chat with three members of the Centre County Reads committee — Schlow's head of adult services Maria Burchill, retired teacher Ellen Coffman, and associate professor of English at Penn State and director of the Center for American Literary Studies Sean Goudie — to find out about the selection process and preview next year's Centre County Reads events.Centre County Reads: https://www.centrecountyreads.org/Center for American Literary Studies: https://cals.la.psu.edu/Alice McDermott: https://www.alice-mcdermott.com/

Schlow is hosting its first Frost Fest on Saturday December 14 and Sunday December 15. The event will have activities throughout the library. We chat with some of the creative team behind creating this inaugural event — Schlow's head of children's services Paula Bannon, children's services librarian Katie Brennan, and head of technical and volunteer services Diane Schmidt.Frost Fest: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/node/3387

In this month's edition of Meet the Staff, we chat with Schlow's head of IT services Nathaniel Rasmussen, who started at Schlow in 1993 as a page when he was in high school.In 2018, Nathaniel was named a "Mover and Shaker" by Library Journal fort his work building community partnerships in an effort to bring TV White Space to the community.

With the film, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, starring Tom Hanks, coming out, we wanted to reflect on the impact Mr. Rogers had on the lives of people. Nathaniel Rasmussen, Schlow's head of IT services, and Anita Ditz, former head of Schlow's Children's Department, share their fond memories and thoughts on Fred Rogers!

It's been about a month and a half since Schlow Library joined other public libraries in boycotting eAudiobooks from Simon & Schuster and Blackstone Audio. Other public libraries also are boycotting other publishers because of new restrictions placed on libraries who want their patrons to have access to eBooks and eAudiobooks.District consultant Brady Clemens and head of adult services Maria Burchill update the boycott at Schlow as well as what's happening nationally between libraries and publishers.Information on Schlow Boycott: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/news/2019-09-16/schlow-joins-nationwide-publisher-boycott?_ga=2.228867676.1399453481.1573486016-510261925.1540396447

Each year, Jewish Book Month is celebrated the month prior to Hanukkah. This year's Jewish Book Month is November 22 to December 22, and Schlow marks the celebration with book displays in its Children's Department and Adult Services Department.We chat with Jewish Book Council executive director Naomi Firestone-Teeter about Jewish Book Month and the Jewish Book Council and about the changes that have happened over the years.Jewish Book Council: https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/Paper Brigade: https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/paper-brigade

Schlow's Fall Fund Drive is in full swing so we thought it would be a good time to chat with the library's manager of philanthropy Molly Hetrick for this month's Meet the Staff episode.To donate to Schlow: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/donate/make-donation?_ga=2.30738879.1260296095.1571928232-510261925.1540396447

Elaine Bayly has been a children's services technician at Schlow since 2017, when she moved to State College with her husband and two daughters. She was born in the Philippines and came to America when she was 9. Elaine helps out in Schlow's Toddler Learning Centre and is working on a diversity audit for the library in an effort to continue to bring different cultures and voices into Schlow's collection of children's books.Elaine was featured in a story our website during Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/news/2019-05-07/celebrating-asianpacific-american-heritage-month?_ga=2.28154876.1394258792.1568981590-694232853.1551924016

Schlow's Author Spotlight series kicks off on Saturday, September 21 with a visit from author Jamie Ford, whose books include the New York Times bestsellers Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and Willow Frost. His latest novel is Love and Other Consolation Prizes.We chat with Jamie about his career and inspiration of writing novels based on actual events.Jamie will be at Schlow from 2 to 3:30pm on September 21. The event is free. Reserve your seat at: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/events/author-spotlight-jamie-ford?_ga=2.89722459.1941186202.1568499953-694232853.1551924016Jamie Ford: http://www.jamieford.com/

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, and this year Schlow is taking on Northland Public Library near Pittsburgh to see who can sign up the most patrons for library cards this month! It's in conjunction with this year being the final schedule meeting between Penn State and Pitt in football.Schlow director Cathi Alloway and Northland director Amy Steele join the podcast to talk about libraries, and maybe do a little trash talking too!Schlow Library Card Sign Up: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/contact/help/get-library-cardNorthland Public Library: https://www.northlandlibrary.org/

In this latest edition of Meet the Staff, we chat with Charlotte Getson, who grew up in State College and volunteered at Schlow for about three years. A student at Penn State, she has been a page at the library for the last five years.

For more than a decade, Schlow has partnered with Strawberry Fields to present the Toddler Learning Centre in the library's community room. TLC is for kids ages 18 to 36 months and includes a mixture of children who have developmental delays and those who don't. We chat with the two people who oversee TLC — Elaine Bayly, who works in Schlow's Children's Department, and Chris Orndorff, who is an early intervention teacher at Strawberry Fields. Strawberry Fields: https://sfionline.org/

Some publishers are changing how and what they offer libraries when it comes to eBooks and eAudiobooks. We chat with Schlow's head of adult services Maria Burchill and district library consultant Brady Clemens about some of the changes and how they're impacting libraries.CNN Column: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/02/opinions/libraries-fight-publishers-over-e-books-west/index.htmlBookRiot Story: https://bookriot.com/2019/08/12/macmillans-new-library-ebook-lending-model-and-its-effect-on-libraries/Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/e-books-make-macmillan-rethink-relationships-with-libraries-11564063800

Instructors from the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania are exhibiting some of their work in the Betsy Rodgers Allen Gallery of Schlow Centre Region Library during the month of August. Eleven instructors will have pieces in the exhibition.We chat with two of the instructors — Michele Rivera and Marisa Eichman Kupiec — about teaching art and the exhibition at Schlow.Art Alliance of Central PA: http://artallianceofcentralpa.org/Artistic Horizon: https://artistichorizon.org

The latest Meet the Staff podcast features a conversation with Schlow technician Liz Bennett. Liz has been with Schlow since 2013, and she works in the Patron Services department where she processes damaged and incomplete items, trains Schlow's pages, mentors' part-time library assistants, and much more!

The national professional touring theatre company Bright Star Touring Theatre is bringing its show Jack's Adventure in Space to Schlow on Tuesday, July 30. We chat with Bright Star CEO Josh Batenhorst about the company, the power of theater, and Jack's Adventure in Space.Bright Star Touring Theatre: https://www.brightstartheatre.com/

As part of this year's Summer Reading Theme, A Universe of Stories, Schlow is taking visits to the Penn State Planetarium where we can learn about constellations and their stories. The next visit is Friday, July 19. In this episode, we chat with Elizabeth Melton, a graduate student pursuing a PhD in astronomy at Penn State. Elizabeth also does many of the programs at the planetarium, including the one on July 19.Penn State Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics: https://astro.psu.edu/AstroFest: https://astro.psu.edu/public-outreach/astrofest

We talk with bestselling poet Andrea Davis Pinkney, whose book, Martin Rising: Requiem for a King, is this year's winner of the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award. Andrea will receive the award during a ceremony at 11am Saturday, July 13, in Schlow's community room.Andrea Davis Pinkney: https://andreadavispinkney.com/Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award: https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/awards-contests/lee-bennett-hopkins-poetry-awardPennsylvania Center for the Book: https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/

We launch a new monthly series of the Schlow Library Podcast. On Meet the Staff, you'll have a chance to get to know the people who work at Schlow a little better. In this first episode, we talk with office manager DJ Lilly, who has spent her entire career working in libraries and has been at Schlow since 2011. She is responsible for everything from building concerns to payroll and human resources, and she is Schlow's resident tweeter on Twitter!

Schlow Library is once again hosting the Images exhibition, the juried art exhibition held by the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. To preview the exhibition, we chat with this year's juror Shannon Egan. Shannon is director of the Schmucker Art Gallery at Gettysburg College. She selected the pieces for the exhibition from more than 330 submissions.The exhibition will be in the Schlow gallery and community room throughout July. The awards reception will be held at 6:30pm Thursday, July 11 in the community room.Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts: https://arts-festival.com/Schmucker Art Gallery: https://www.gettysburg.edu/offices/schmucker-art-gallery/index.dot

A chat with Dr. Greg Eghigian of Penn State's Department of History who does research on the phenomena of UFO sightings. Schlow is celebrating World UFO Day on July 2 and Dr. Eghigian will be giving a talk on July 23 on "1969 and the Flying Saucers."

Cynthia Mazzant and Elaine Meder-Wilgus, co-founders of the Central PA Theatre & Dance Festival, join us to talk about this year's festival, which runs June 21-23. This is the second year for the festival, and it features performances, workshops, intensives, and more! Several festival events will be happening at Schlow.Central PA Theatre & Dance Festival: https://centralpatheatre.com/

Schlow is once again participating in the Free Summer Lunch Program presented by the Healthy Bodies Project at Penn State. Schlow will be holding free summer lunches for kids ages 0 to 18 in our Community Room from 11:30am to 12:30pm on Tuesdays, starting June 18 and running through August 20.We talk with Catie Simpson, nutrition educator for the Healthy Bodies Project at Penn State, about the program and some tips on getting kids to eat healthier.Healthy Bodies Project at Penn State: https://sites.psu.edu/healthybodies/

The June exhibition in the Schlow gallery is A Poem in Our Eyes and features works done by residents of Centre Crest nursing home's memory care unit. The program was done through Ridgelines Language Arts, which provides expert language arts instructions to those who are impacted by stigma and injustice in central Pennsylvania.We chat with Abby Minor, who founded Ridgelines, along with Robyn Passante, a local freelance writer who taught the A Poem in Our Eyes class at Centre Crest. The exhibition runs June 3-27.Ridgelines Language Arts: https://www.ridgelineslanguagearts.org/Robyn Passante: http://robynpassante.com/

The Share Your Opioid Story Initiative will be bringing its Reducing Opioid Stigma Community Conversation event to Schlow on Thursday, May 30. We have a conversation with Dr. Glenn Sterner, who coordinated the initiative and is an expert on the opioid epidemic.Share Your Opioid Story: http://shareyouropioidstory.com/

The Schlow Library Podcast talks about bicycling in the Centre Region with Trish Meek, who will lead the class/discussion Biking in the Centre Region 101 at Schlow on May 16. Trish is the senior transportation planner with the Centre Regional Planning Agency in State College. She has worked to emphasize the importance of incorporating walking and biking into the transportation network in Centre County.

With Centre Gives happening May 7-8, we discuss the popular online giving event with Rachael Hartman from Centre Foundation, Amy Wilson, who is the executive director of Mid-State Literacy Council, and Schlow's own Molly Hetrick.Centre Gives: https://centregives.org/Centre Foundation: https://centre-foundation.org/Mid-State Literacy Council: https://www.mid-stateliteracycouncil.org/

Students from the State College Area School District and Bald Eagle Area School District will once again be having an exhibition in Schlow's gallery. Reduce, Reuse, Remake 2019 will be in the gallery in May and features pieces students did using plastic as a way to promote environmental concerns over plastic. We talk with Julia Nelson, a sixth-grade art instructor from Mount Nittany Middle School, along with State College students Madeline Pate, Jessica Saraka, and Anastasia Shawver about the exhibition.

It's National Volunteer Week and we chat with Diane Schmidt, head of technical and volunteer services at Schlow, and Jan Miles, who has been a volunteer at Schlow for one year.

State High alum and former Schlow employee Rebecca Roan will be returning to Schlow on March 24 for a launch party for her debut picture book Dragons Get Colds Too. Rebecca took some time to be a guest on our podcast, where she talked about her days at Schlow and her book!

Parenting Plus program director Jennifer Crane will be leading a five-week parenting discussion group at Schlow called "Tuning Into Kids." The program is each Tuesday, starting March 12. Jennifer talks about the program and how Parenting Plus is helping the community.

Jamie Berube is a 27-year-old from State College who was born with Down Syndrome. He has become a talented artist and will have a solo exhibition in March at the Betsy Rodgers Allen Gallery at Schlow. For this episode, Jamie was joined by his father, Michael, and mother, Janet Lyon. Michael has written two books about Jamie that Schlow has available in its collection.Michael Berube's Web site: http://www.michaelberube.com

Sounding the Alarm for Racial Justice and a Stronger Democracy What is America’s original sin? In part 2 of this timely discussion, Jim Wallis and Michael Schlow share their observations on racism, immigration and the threat to our democracy. “Our original sin of racism wasn’t just slavery. Christians said we can’t do what we are doing to indigenous people and Africans if we believe they are people made in the image of God. So, we’ll say they weren’t,” explains Wallis about the origins of structural racism in America. “If your parents taught you to hate, chances are it’s going to be really hard to unwind that as an adult,” says Schlow. “I always want to believe that we’re decent, good people at heart... Unfortunately, hate is something that is really prevalent in our country and now it’s been exposed,” laments Schlow. “This isn’t political disagreement. The wall does not protect us - it’s a monument to racism,” Wallis states. “Our democracy is literally at stake now. It’s not clear that our institutions will have the resilience to survive all this,” he warns. Continue this powerful conversation that sounds the alarm for racial justice and a stronger democracy.

How will we overcome systemic racial injustice in America? In this deeply personal conversation, Sojourners President and Founder Jim Wallis and James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Schlow talk with Debbie and Billy Shore about poverty, equality and race relations in America. “Abraham Lincoln said that ‘leaders should appeal to our better angels’, but this president appeals to our worst demons and he calls them up and they’re right below the surface,” says Wallis about the prevalence of racism in America. Schlow learned the power of being open-minded at a young age. “My mother and my dad felt that an open house was an important component of the community. You’re not supposed to be building walls right now, you’re supposed to be opening doors,” he says. Wallis cites research that 75% of white Americans don’t have one significant relationship with a person of color and therefore do not know how much they may have in common with one another. “We’ve got to start having dinner together and hearing about our hopes and dreams for our kids. Right now, the soul of America is at stake,” he cautions. “In my company we’re not just here to take care of the guests, we’re here to take care of each other. When somebody has a crisis… our restaurant family comes to each other’s aid,” notes Schlow. Feel empowered by part 1 of a poignant conversation about the connections between our personal values and the social and political change we want to see in the world.

In honor of Library Lovers Month, we invited Nate Rufo and Andrea McCloskey of Happy Valley Improv back to the podcast to talk about their love of libraries and have some improv fun.Happy Valley Improv: https://www.happyvalleyimprov.com/Check out books from the Happy Valley Improv Collection at Schlow: https://search.schlowlibrary.org/Search/Results?type=AllFields&submit=Find&lookfor=happy+valley+improv&op=Search&form_build_id=form-q1t2x6xQBUMf0Pckq489xj5-xHonQVuaLC7IHxvLw_o&form_id=schlow_vufind_search_form

Sascha Meinrath is the Palmer Chair in Telecommunications at Penn State and director of X-Lab, an innovative think tank focusing on the intersection of vanguard technologies and public policy. He is a renowned technology policy expert and is internationally recognized for his work over the past two decades as a community internet pioneer, social entrepreneur, and angel investor. Sascha will host Schlow Labs: Practical Tools for Digital Privacy February 16 at Schlow. Before then, we had a conversation with him about the issues of tech and privacy.Schlow Labs: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/events/schlow-labs-practical-digital-tools-personal-privacy

The Schlow Library Podcast talks with local artist Marisa Eichman Kupiec, whose exhibition The Hunt for the Red Doe will be in the Schlow gallery during the month of February. Kupiec won the Images 2018 award for her painting "The Hunt for the Red Doe."

The Schlow Library Podcast talks with Mark Shirey and Jennifer Delozier, co-leaders of the Nittany Valley Writers Network, which meets each month at Schlow.

BookPage is a monthly national publication featuring book reviews, interviews, and features that is distributed for free at Schlow and public libraries across the country. We talk with BookPage editor Stephanie Koehler about how 2018 was for books and what are some of the hot titles to look forward to in 2019.BookPage: https://bookpage.com

Chef and restaurateur Michael Schlow is the man behind Cavatina in the Sunset Marquis Hotel in Los Angeles, as well as several other restaurants across the country. Schlow has competed on "Bravo's Top Chef Masters," made pasta with Jimmy Fallon and was even named “Best Chef in the Northeast” by the James Beard Foundation. He started as a dishwasher at age 14, and after getting a baseball scholarship in college, decided instead to enroll in culinary school. Throughout his career, Schlow has learned every position in the restaurant industry and now oversees a dozen restaurants and counting. When it comes to implementing his values into a growing company, he says surrounding yourself with like-minded people is paramount to success. Schlow aims to hire people of all different skill-sets, but says all need to be "happy people" who will excel in customer service. He joined me on Olympic & Bundy to talk about the transformation of the restaurant industry in the age of the Internet (think Uber Eats, Yelp! and Open Table reservations) -- as well as his background in becoming a chef and restaurant owner. Share this story: https://bit.ly/2H7fZuV Thank you to Chef Michael Schlow! Subscribe to Olympic & Bundy on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher.  Connect on social:  Facebook.com/OlympicAndBundy  Instagram.com/OlympicAndBundy  Twitter.com/OlympicAndBundy  OlympicAndBundy.com

New Leaf Initiative and Schlow Centre Region Library are partnering to bring coworking and programming to students, entrepreneurs, and remote workers across the Centre Region. We talk with New Leaf community manager Stacey Budd and Schlow's head of adult services Maria Burchill about the partnership and what it means for both organizations.New Leaf Initiative: https://newleafinitiative.org

We talk with teacher/writer Anne Burgevin and four of her students who participated in the exhibition Quilts & Prints: Young People Respond to Gee's Bend Art, which is in Schlow's gallery through December.The students on the show are Ruth Anstrom, Almila Dukel, Katie Loomis-Adams, and Faith Kinglsey.For more on the exhibition, visit https://www.schlowlibrary.org/news/2018-11-29/quilts-and-prints?_ga=2.74643355.867939599.1544451723-1806983674.1493227878

With the popular Polar Express back at Schlow, we talk with Sara Willoughby-Herb and Steven Herb, who have been reading Polar Express at Schlow since the event began.Polar Express at Schlow: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/events/polar-express-8?_ga=2.225370706.910084437.1543342195-1806983674.1493227878

Susan Orlean's latest book, The Library Book, not only looks at the fire that destroyed the Los Angeles Public Library in 1986 but also is about public libraries in general and their impact on communities. Schlow talks with Susan about her books and love of libraries.Susan Orlean: http://www.susanorlean.comBooks by Susan Orlean at Schlow: https://search.schlowlibrary.org/Search/Results?type=AllFields&submit=Find&lookfor=susan+orlean&op=Search&form_build_id=form-TRVA6f-ZZZeYv7iWZrtJDaR3_eXNGmBoJVbXHEgBF84&form_id=schlow_vufind_search_form

Schlow Library talks with Nittany Ballet artistic director Rebecca Maciejczyk and previews The Nutcracker performance. Nittany Ballet will perform scenes from its Nutcracker production 2:30pm November 18 at Schlow. For more on Nittany Ballet and PASCP, visit http://www.pascp.orgBook mentioned: The Giving Tree: https://search.schlowlibrary.org/Record/38312

Schlow talks with best-selling thriller author J.D. Barker, who will be visiting Schlow at 6:30pm November 13. Barker is the author of The Fourth Monkey. He just came out with The Fifth to Die and co-authored Dracul, a prequel to Dracula with Dacre Stoker.Barker's visit is part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, and is presented by the Nittany Valley Writers Network and Schlow Foundation.Works by Barker at Schlow: https://search.schlowlibrary.org/Search/Results?type=AllFields&submit=Find&lookfor=J.D.+Barker&op=Search&form_build_id=form-jn9q2JF9hmf6cVwMPFn4J40cvmiHxsR_NJWIjHMgkqw&form_id=schlow_vufind_search_formFor more on Barker, http://jdbarker.com

Schlow looks ahead to Global Entrepreneurship Week Penn State with Kimberlee MacMullen, director of Penn State Small Business Development Center. For a schedule of Global Entrepreneurship Week events visit https://gew.psu.edu.For information on Penn State Small Business Development Center visit https://sbdc.psu.eduBooks Kimberlee MacMullen talks about include Jurassic Park: https://search.schlowlibrary.org/Record/372865Also check out the Hardy Boys, Anne Rice, and Jacques Cousteau.

Schlow gets you ready for Halloween with a conversation with Penn State graduate students Josh Tuttle, founder of the Spooky Scary Society, and Rachel Banka, vice president of the group.For more on the Spooky Scary Society, visit http://www.spookyscarysociety.comSome titles mentioned:Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle: https://search.schlowlibrary.org/Record/66652Practical Magic: https://search.schlowlibrary.org/Record/352406To comment or suggest an idea for the podcast, email dpencek@schlowlibrary.org.

We talk with Andrea McCloskey and Nate Rufo of Happy Valley Improv. They talk about the art of improv, the Happy Valley Improv Collection at Schlow Library, and An Evening with Happy Valley Improv on October 25 at Schlow.For more on An Evening with Happy Valley Improv: https://www.schlowlibrary.org/events/enjoy-evening-happy-valley-improvFor more on Happy Valley Improv: https://www.happyvalleyimprov.comFor comments and suggestions about the Schlow Library Podcast, email dpencek@schlowlibrary.org.

Schlow previews the return of Research Unplugged in October with an interview with Charima Young, director of local government and community relations for Penn State.

Schlow Library chats with Conn Thieman, author of the new children's book A Weekend in Happy Valley. Conn will be visiting Schlow on Sunday, September 9, as part of the Meet the Authors even in the Children's Department.

We talk with Park Forest Middle School librarian Kathy Billet about the Schlow to School program that allows students in the State College Area School District middle schools to check out books from Schlow and have those books delivered to their school.