Circulating Ideas Podcast
1) 211: Shannon M. Oltmann
Steve chats with Shannon M. Oltmann, author of Practicing Intellectual Freedom in Libraries, about the definition of intellectual freedom, why intellectual freedom is important to the library professi...Show More
2) 297: The Library Leader’s Guide to Human Resources by Steve Albrecht
Steve chats with Dr. Steve Albrecht, author of The Library Leader’s Guide to Human Resources: Keeping It Real, Legal, and Ethical, about the importance of library leaders learning about human re...Show More
3) 296: The Legacy of Black Women in Librarianship: When They Dared to Be Powerful by Nicole A. Cooke
Guest host Troy Swanson chats with Nicole A. Cooke, editor of The Legacy of Black Women in Librarianship: When They Dared to Be Powerful, about the history, impact, and ongoing contributions of Black ...Show More
4) 295: Generative AI and Libraries, by Michael Hanegan and Chris Rosser
Steve chats with Michael Hanegan and Chris Rosser, authors of Generative AI and Libraries: Claiming Our Place in the Center of a Shared Future, about generative AI as an arrival technology, why librar...Show More
5) 294: The House of Two Sisters by Rachel Louise Driscoll – Summer Reading Spectacular
Continuing the 2025 Summer Reading Spectacular, Steve chats with Rachel Louise Driscoll, author of The House of Two Sisters, about her background as a librarian, the blending of Victorian Gothic and E...Show More
6) 293: A Universe Big & Small: a Story about Carl Sagan by James Yang – Summer Reading Spectacular
Continuing the 2025 Summer Reading Spectacular, Steve chats with James Yang, author and illustrator of The Universe, Big and Small: A Story About Carl Sagan, about his creative process, the influence ...Show More
7) 292: The Librarians by Sherry Thomas – Summer Reading Spectacular
Continuing the 2025 Summer Reading Spectacular, Steve chats with Sherry Thomas, author of The Librarians, about her love for libraries, learning English from reading books, her Lady Sherlock series, a...Show More
8) 291: Fiend by Alma Katsu – Summer Reading Spectacular
Continuing the 2025 Summer Reading Spectacular, Steve chats with Alma Katsu, author of Fiend, about her experiences with libraries, her career in intelligence, the evolving nature of the horror genre,...Show More
9) 290: UnWorld by Jayson Greene – Summer Reading Spectacular
Continuing the 2025 Summer Reading Spectacular, Steve chats with Jayson Greene, author of UnWorld, about his personal experiences with libraries, the emotional and thematic underpinnings of “UnW...Show More
10) 289: The Medusa Protocol by Rob Hart – Summer Reading Spectacular
Continuing the 2025 Summer Reading Spectacular, Steve chats with Rob Hart, author of The Medusa Protocol, the follow-up to Assassin’s Anonymous, about the importance of libraries in his life (an...Show More