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In June of 2025, the Government of Alberta released a survey addressing what they referred to as “explicit materials in school libraries.” Now, as the results of this survey have led to the release of Ministerial Order #030/2025: Standards for the Selection, Availability, and Access of School Library Materials, the Shout! For Libraries team has come together for a roundtable discussion to address this “book ban” and its impacts on the present and future of librarianship in Alberta. Theme Songs Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Andy Zhang, and Ethan Tonack. 

Join us for our FunDrive episode, featuring blasts from our past with previous members of the Shout For Libraries team! In this episode, we sat down with some past members (Maia Trotter, Jereme Wilson, and Lorisia MacLeod) to talk about their time with the show – what they loved, what they wished they had done, and anything else that stuck with them – and where they are now in their careers!  If you are interested in supporting independent and local radio, we hope you’ll consider donating to the CJSR FunDrive! Information about donating can be found on CJSR’s website (cjsr.com) or by emailing [email protected].  Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, and Jaya Budhia. 

Join us for episode three of our tenth season, where we continue last month’s journey back in time to find previous Shout members and check in with them now. We spoke with past members Joel Blechinger and Merran Carr-Wiggan to find out where life has taken them and how Shout has been a part of their journey in the world of librarianship. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D'Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, and Jaya Budhia

In our final episode of 2025, we sat down with five librarians working at small, rural libraries in the Parkland Regional Library System. Join them for a discussion about how small libraries are stronger together, and how working collaboratively can make a big impact. Thank you to Lesley Moody (Olds), Maia Foster (Didsbury), Megan Ginther (Carstairs), Joy Willihnganz (Sundre), and Rebecca Smith (Cremona) for speaking with us. For more information, find their contact information at prl.ab.ca. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, and Jaya Budhia.  Music Credits Everybody All Together by Brian Allossery and the Lazy Poets (This episode originally featured the full-length version of this song. For copyright purposes, it has been shortened.)

To kick off 2026, we take a trip behind the curtain into the world of Edmonton Symphony Librarian, Peter Eratostene. A unique job at the intersection of music and librarianship, we get a special look at the operations of a music library and the role of the music librarian here in Edmonton at the Winspear Centre.  Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, and Jaya Budhia.  Music Credits The Listener promo music created by Ethan Tonack

This month, SHOUT! For Libraries joined forces with Moving Radio host Lindsey Campbell to discuss Freedom to Read Week, intellectual freedom, and library-related films. For more information on book bans in Alberta, listen to our Alberta Book Ban Roundtable episode. To learn more about the role of libraries in the community, check out this article from The Walrus. To listen to an extended version of this interview, find it on Moving Radio’s podcast feed. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, and Jaya Budhia. 

S10E07 – FIP Conference 2026 Join us for a selection of interviews with attendees and presenters at the 2026 Forum for Information Professionals (FIP) Conference. This year, FIP celebrated its 40th anniversary, with the theme “Gateways, not Gatekeepers: Intellectual Freedom and Access to Information.” If you would like to learn more about FIP or watch recordings of the conference, visit: https://fipconference.wordpress.com/  Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, Jaya Budhia, and Dani Chavez. 

(This episode aired, originally, on September 27, 2024.) Join us for a virtual visit to Edmonton Public Library’s Strathcona Branch! Jessie Enns-Power takes SHOUT correspondent Brett Sheehan on a tour, both historical and current, of EPL’s Strathcona Branch.  Theme Song  Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest  License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en  Production Credits  Brett Sheehan  Music Credits  Lipstick by Ghostkeeper  Phantom Heart by LEATHERS  Exhale by iskwē (This episode originally featured the full-length versions of these songs. For copyright purposes, they have been shortened.)

Join us for our FunDrive episode featuring three of Edmonton’s Alternative Libraries: featuring CJSR’s Music Library, the University of Alberta’s Bike Library and Workshop, and APIRG’s Public Library (including their unique Zine Collection).  Theme Song  Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest  License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en  Production Credits  Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Brett Sheehan, Ethan Tonack, and Andy Zhang  Music Credits  Wish Upon a Storm by Jon Comyn  Bicycle Race by Queen  Prairie Skies Forever by Stem Champ  In a Dream by Trace Mountains (This episode originally featured the full-length versions of these songs. For copyright purposes, they have been shortened.)

Gifting library books is maybe not the best practice, so join us as we get ready for the holiday season by talking with two independent bookstores in amiskwacîwâskahikan: Julie and Moriah from Magpie Books and Ben and Celine from Paper Birch Books.  Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Brett Sheehan, Ethan Tonack, and Andy Zhang Music Credits: Magpie to the Morning by Neko Case  Chanson de Clara by Michel Jonasz(This episode originally featured the full-length versions of these songs. For copyright purposes, they have been shortened.)

We are excited to close our 2024 year holiday season by taking our listeners to Makerspaces and Beyond! In this episode, we will be featuring two of the University of Alberta’s on-campus makerspaces (or makerspace-adjacent places): featuring interviews with Lani and Yeh-in (from the Elko Engineering Garage), as well as Liz and Jessica (with the University of Alberta Library). Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Brett Sheehan, and Ethan Tonack. Music Credits: Shchedryk by Anita Eccleston  Snowbirds by Sean Davis Newton (This episode originally featured the full-length versions of these songs. For copyright purposes, they have been removed.)

In our first episode of the new year, we sat down with Mallory Chipman, Edmonton Public Library’s previous Musician in Residence (MIR). A unique program exclusively available for Edmontonian musicians, both established and aspiring, Mallory shares with us her unique, professional insights into and experiences with this incredible program. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Andy Zhang, Brett Sheehan, and Ethan Tonack. Music Credits: Big Sky Country by Mallory Chipman (This episode originally featured the full-length version of this song. For copyright purposes, it has been shortened.)

In this, our return episode of the University of Alberta’s Makerspaces and Beyond, we journey back into what it means to be a makerspace – or not a makerspace, within a library-related space. Now, join us as we dive back into the journey with a dive into the Digital Scholarship Center, also known as the DSC! Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Andy Zhang, Brett Sheehan, and Ethan Tonack. Music Credits Mirror by The Weather Station (This episode originally featured the full-length version of this song. For copyright purposes, it has been shortened.)

In our seventh episode of the season, we are joined by Jeff Papineau, the Special Collections Coordinator of Bruce Peel Special Collections. Shout correspondent Ethan Tonack was invited for a special, on-site interview and exploration of the Peel library, and we are excited to share this peek behind the curtain of rare books and special collections. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Andy Zhang, Brett Sheehan, and Ethan Tonack. Music Credits Mission to Planet Pilsner by The Brewtals (with permission from creator) Other Links Bruce Peel Special Collections: https://bpsc.library.ualberta.ca/  The Brewtals on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dan-electreau/sets/noble-brewtals-of-brewtalshire The Brewtals on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brewtals/ Jeff Papineau on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bibliomenagerie/ 

In our eighth episode of the season, we talk to some of our classmates in the 2024-2025 first year cohort of the School of Library and Information Studies. What they wish they’d known, what they liked, what they found challenging - all manner of questions designed to give our listeners a sneak peek into what this program is all about! Thank you to Ken Price, Emily Simon, Alan Wobeser, Abigail Deck, Marissa Stelmack, Rowan Wiebe, Jerzy Beaumont, and Vincent Yu for their contributions to this episode. Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Jennie McCurdy, Andy Zhang, Brett Sheehan, and Ethan Tonack.