The 8 Best FYI: The Public Libraries Podcast Episodes
1) FYI 024 Guest: Nicholas Higgins -- Library Service to Jails and Prisons
We talk with Nicholas Higgins, director of Outreach Services at the Brooklyn (NY) Public Library. Higgins, author of the latest book in the PLA Quick Reads series, shares wisdom gleaned from his years...Show More
2) FYI 50 PLA Benchmarks and Library Staff Diversity Survey
Sara Goek, Program Manager at the Public Library Association and Linda Hofschire, Director of the Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL) discuss the 2021 Public Library Staff & Diversity Surve...Show More
3) FYI 041 Ebooks For All
PLA/ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Deputy Director Larra Clark and Emily Wagner, Public Policy and Advocacy Deputy Director discuss the publisher changes to library ebooks and the publisher embargo wh...Show More
4) FYI 040 Library Marketing With Cordelia Anderson
Our guest is Cordelia Anderson, a marketing and communications consultant who works primarily with libraries and nonprofits. She is the former director of marketing and communications at the Charlotte...Show More
5) FYI 035 - Whole Person Librarianship
Our guest for this episode is Sara Zettervall. Sara is the founding consultant and trainer for Whole Person Librarianship, which applies social work concepts to library practice. She also works at Hen...Show More
6) FYI 037 Embedded Librarianship
Our guest is Sarah Garbis, Service Manager Community Embedded Library Service (CELS) at Hennepin County Library. This program pairs librarians with Community Liaisons to shape library practices and ex...Show More
7) FYI 013 - Weeding Library Collections
Kathleen Hughes, PLA Manager Publications, talks to Holly Hibner and Mary Kelly about weeding library collections, awful library books they've discovered, and more. Holly and Mary have recently releas...Show More
8) FYI 029 Serving Persons Experiencing Homelessness
We talk with John Spears, Director of the Pikes Peak (Colorado) Public Library about challenges and opportunities in serving patrons experiencing homelessness at the public library, educating the publ...Show More
9) FYI 88 RESUME WRITING with Alison King - King Career Services
Job searching can be daunting, especially when it comes to crafting the perfect résumé. Many of us were never formally taught how to write one, and best practices seem to change constantly. In the Jan...Show More
10) FYI 89 - Navigating Legal Reference at the Public Library
Public libraries often serve as a first stop for people seeking legal information, but assisting patrons with legal reference questions presents unique challenges. How can librarians provide useful gu...Show More