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In this podcast Acacia and Miranda interview Central’s supervising technical services librarian and discuss the book Dinosaurs at the dinner party : how an eccentric group of Victorians discovered prehistoric creatures and accidentally upended the world by Edward Dolnick. Miranda also introduces us to the Culpeper, Virginia of 200 million years ago. Show your work, Dylan! Feel free to follow along as Dylan takes us through the process of creating the new Checked Out logo: Click me! Here is a Youtube recording of Jolly old Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO0lZO78XDA Join us next time as we discuss the Book Riot article: “A History of Racism in American Public Libraries” by Anna Gooding-Call. We will be speaking at length about JMRL’s own history, which patrons can learn more about by watching the documentary Free and Open to the Public, directed by local director Lorenzo Dickerson, and by visiting Central Library to view the exhibit on the third floor. Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events. As always, please email [email protected] with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.  This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website: https://jmrlfriends.org/  Sound effects & music obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com and https://app.sessions.blue/

In this podcast Acacia and Miranda interview Central’s young adult librarian and discuss the young adult science fiction/fantasy novel, Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue. Miranda also takes us back to 1846 to tell us the story of a UVA student’s fatal encounter with a lion tamer. Join us next time as we discuss the next Overbooked read, Dinosaurs at the dinner party : how an eccentric group of Victorians discovered prehistoric creatures and accidentally upended the world by Edward Dolnick. Are you interested in the resources that Emma mentioned? You can find all of them at jmrl.org. Central Library Makerspace & Digital Media Lab Monthly Maker Mondays at the Makerspace. Explora Schools: Scholarly resource database. NoveList: Reading recommendations. Transparent Language: Language learning. Suggest a Purchase: Want a book the library doesn’t have? Suggest JMRL purchase it! What do I read next?: Want reading recommendations from a librarian? Brainfuse HelpNow: Live tutoring and homework hel Homework Help Tab: Homework and homeschool help. Want to be a teen volunteer? Fill out the application. Interested in the teen advisory board? Check it out here. Interested in the Mother’s Day Paint & Sip that Emma mentioned? Register here! Interested in Not Bored Games? Register here! Emma’s reading recommendations: Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa The Library of Lost Girls by Kristen Pips Loop by Ben Oliver Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events. As always, please email [email protected] with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.  This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website: https://jmrlfriends.org/  Sound effects & music obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com and https://app.sessions.blue/

In this podcast Acacia and Miranda interview Sadeqa Johnson, author of the Same Page read, House of Eve. Join us next time as we chat with one of JMRL’s young adult librarians and discuss Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue. Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events. As always, please email [email protected] with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.  This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website: https://jmrlfriends.org/  Sound effects & music obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com and https://app.sessions.blue/

In this podcast Acacia and Miranda discuss the latest Overbooked read, Menopause: A Comic Treatment by MK Czerwiec. Miranda also regales listeners with a post office heist gone wrong.  Want to suggest JMRL purchase something? Fill out the Suggest a Purchase form! Have questions about Interlibrary Loan? Visit JMRL’s Interlibrary Loan page or email [email protected] Interested in graphic medicine? Visit their website to learn more and see more titles. Join us next time as we interview Sadeqa Johnson, author of the Same Page read, House of Eve. Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events. As always, please email [email protected] with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.  This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website: https://jmrlfriends.org/  Sound effects & music obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com and https://app.sessions.blue/

In this podcast Acacia and Miranda discuss the latest Overbooked read, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Window Mystery, by Carolyn Keene. We also discuss some fun facts about 1950s Charlottesville and the difference between current editions of Nancy Drew books and the original publishing’s.  Join us next time as we discuss Menopause: a comic treatment by MK Czerwiec. Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events. As always, please email [email protected] with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.  This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website: https://jmrlfriends.org/ Sound effects & music obtained from https://app.sessions.blue/

Show Notes: In this podcast Acacia and Miranda discuss the latest Overbooked read, Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing. Miranda also tells us about Betsy Woodson Yancey who is considered a pioneer of Affrilachian children’s literature. And, as always, Acacia and Miranda talk up upcoming events at JMRL. For those who are curious, the next Overbooked read is  the Hidden Window Mystery which is a Nancy Drew book that takes place in none other than Charlottesville, Virginia! Eve Eweing Youtube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGbcRbGT1t8  Books mentioned in this podcast: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing. In Open Contempt by Irvin Weathersby Jr Medicine River : a story of survival and the legacy of Indian boarding schools by Mary Annette Pember – this book is currently being processed but should be available for check out soon. The sum of us : what racism costs everyone and how we can prosper together by Heather McGhee How the word is passed : a reckoning with the history of slavery across America by Clint Smith Stealing Little Moon : the legacy of the American Indian boarding schools by Dan Jones The Witness Blanket : truth, art and reconciliation by Cary Newman and Kristie Hudson Undefeated : Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School football team by Steve Sheinkin Escargot by Dashka Slater Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events. As always, please email [email protected] with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.  This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.  Sound effects & music obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com and https://app.sessions.blue/

In this Podcast Acacia and Miranda are joined by local author, Blake Lynch to talk about his new book Hanging the Angels and The regional children’s services manager Megan will tell us all about Summer Reading. Books mentioned in this podcast: Woman Eating by Claire Kohda Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing  Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events. As always, please email [email protected] with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.  This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.  Sound effects & music obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com and https://app.sessions.blue/

In this podcast Miranda tells listeners about Henry Brown, Acacia tells listeners about how to get involved in your local community and mutual aid groups, and Miranda and Acacia discuss Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.  Book Recommendations: How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them by Jason Stanley The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt Mutual aid : building solidarity during this crisis (and the next) by Dean Spade 1984 by George Orwell Strongmen : Mussolini to the present by Ruth Ben-Ghiat Ways to get involved in your community: United Way of Greater Charlottesville Mutual Aid Cville Facebook Group How to participate in local government. Mutual aid links: JABA: Jefferson Area Board of Aging 24-hour Adult Protective Services Hotline at 1-888-832-3858 Phone: 434-817-5244 OR TOLL-FREE 833-559-2428 Email: [email protected]  Cville ID Team Phone: 804-552-1663  Email: [email protected] Drop in at the Jefferson School Monday-Friday 10-12 Food pantries Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Phone: 434-296-3663 and 540-213-8400 Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry Phone: 434-996-7868 Emergency Food Network Email: [email protected] Phone: 434-979-9180 Food Sharing is Caring Email: [email protected] Community Centers such as the Yancy School Community Center One Stop Shop Blue Ridge Community Bail Fund Middle River Regional Jail in Staunton VA, Rockingham Jail, in Harrisonburg, Page County Jail Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail Email: [email protected] Phone: 540-300-2796 Local SPCA Cville Tool Library   Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events. As always, please email [email protected] with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.  This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.  Sound effects & music obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com

This week, Earl Swift, author of Chesapeake Requiem, joins us to discuss Tangier Island and drops details about the current book he is working on. Listeners can also take a journey to the past as Miranda tells us about little towns that no longer exist. Don’t forget to put yourself on the hold list for On Tyranny by Timothy D. Snyder which we will be discussing in the next podcast. Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events. As always, please email [email protected] with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.  This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.  Sound effects & music obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com

This week Miranda and Acacia discuss the On the Same Page community read, Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift, and Miranda tells everyone about a piece of UVA history. Tune in next month as we interview Earl Swift and ask him about his writing style and his time on Tangier Island. Don’t forget to put yourself on the hold list for On Tyranny by Timothy D. Snyder which will be April’s Overbooked read. Visit JMRL’s calendar for information on upcoming programs & events. As always, please email [email protected] with comments, suggestions, ideas, or anything else related to the podcast or JMRL. We’d love to hear from you.  This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends, you can head to their website.  Sound effects & music obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com