Episode 25 (May 2023) Celebrating Libraries

Beth Patin, Dave Lankes & Mike Eisenberg

Description

Enough of the downer, doom, the sky is falling mentality that seems to pervade our lives and media. Let’s celebrate! Join us as we highlight libraries and librarians and their role in our lives. Libraries are great. Libraries are thriving. Libraries are cool. Beth, Mike, & Dave talk about why we love them and give specific examples of unique and innovative services, programs, and resources, across all types of libraries and communities. We’ll also discuss how they are actively and successfully fighting back against efforts to censor, restrict, or limit libraries and their use.

References & Resources

Wazzup?

Southern Galactic Sun Ra Festival

 https://www.uah.edu/events/icalrepeat.detail/2023/05/19/27922/639%7C640%7C642/celebrating-afrofuturism-sun-ra 

GrimeySea

Song 1: Sun Moon and Stars (Mos Def cover) https://youtu.be/mak54c_IqfY

Song 2: Flamingo (original)  https://youtu.be/bk-MkUx4lcY

Song 3: I could have danced all night (Sun Ra cover, and My Fair Lady) https://youtu.be/UW0iHaU5xOI

Song 4: Toucan (original) https://youtu.be/d5GWQc9_VVE

Song 5: Nearsighted (Original) https://youtu.be/8oHyuUrY86A 

Song 6: Tapestry of asteroids (Sun Ra cover) https://youtu.be/viLOp4fimus

Main Topic: Celebrating Libraries

Estrada, John-Carlos ( May 24th 2023). “Uvalde Public Library preserves memorial items to ensure healing and remembrance,” CBS Austin, https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/uvalde-public-library-preserves-memorial-items-ensure-healing-remembrance-el-progreso-memorial-mendell-morgan-library-director-los-angelitos-de-robb-archival-media-humanities-texas-tammie-sinclair-harry-ransom-center-ut 

Martin Jacob (May 23, 2023) “Lifeworks and the Warren County Public Library open state’s first library dedicated to the neurodiverse population,” WKU Public Radio, https://www.wkyufm.org/news/2023-05-23/lifeworks-and-the-warren-county-public-library-open-states-first-library-dedicated-to-the-neurodiverse-population

Wiltsee, Charlie (May 26, 2023). “Book returned to St. Helena library nearly 100 years overdue, “The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/book-returned-to-st-helena-library-nearly-100-years-overdue/

“Tracie D. Hall, Executive Director, American Library Association 100 Influential ” (2023) Time Magazine, https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269831/tracie-d-hall/    

Nashville Flood 2010 Oral History Collection (2019) https://library.nashville.org/blog/2019/03/flood-2010-oral-history-collection

“Mattie Darwin” (2023). Started the historical collection in HMCPL. https://huntsvillehistorycollection.org/hhc/browse-person.php?id=310&a=person&f=%20Mattie

Georgia Schools and Book Banning Case: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/georgia-schools-book-bans-break-civil-rights-law-99520801

Next Library Festival: https://www.nextlibrary.net

Amsterdam Library of the future
 https://www.nextlibrary.net/sessions/oba-next-co-creating-the-library-for-the-future/

Colleen Shogan First Female National Archivist: 
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/185633

Natanson, Hannah.  (May 18, 2023) “Librarians could face prison over ‘harmful’ books,” The Washington Post (Online), https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/18/school-librarians-jailed-banned-books/

Westneat, Danny (May 13, 2023) “Up against the wall, librarian, Seattle Times, https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/up-against-the-wall-librarian/

Brooklyn Public Library (2023) Brooklyn Public Library Books Unbanned: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

Seattle Public Library (2023) Seattle Public Library Books Unbanned, https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned  

Grant, Melissa Gira (March 16, 2023) “Conservatives Are Trying to Ban Books in Your Town. Librarians Are Fighting Back. The New Republic,
https://newrepublic.com/article/170920/conservative-book-bans-libraries-fighting-back

AI Watch

Metz, Cade (May 1, 2023)  “The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead,” New York Times,  https://nyti.ms/42flixh

Kharpal Arjun (May 24, 2023) “A.I. poses existential risk of people being ‘harmed or killed,’ ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says,” CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/24/ai-poses-existential-risk-former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-says.html

Karimi, Faith (April 29, 2023). “‘Mom, these bad men have me’: She believes scammers cloned her daughter’s voice in a fake kidnapping,” CNN, https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/29/us/ai-scam-calls-kidnapping-cec/index.html

Coscarelli, Joe (April 19, 2023) An A.I. Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World,” New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/arts/music/ai-drake-the-weeknd-fake.html

Monroe, Jazz (May 2, 2023) “Grimes Unveils Software to Mimic Her Voice, Offering 50-50 Royalties for Commercial Use,” Pitchfork,
https://pitchfork.com/news/grimes-unveils-software-to-mimic-her-voice-and-announces-2-new-songs/

Litchfield, Gideon and Goode, Lauren (MAY 24, 2023) “Why Fake Drake Is Here to Stay,” Wired,
https://www.wired.com/story/have-a-nice-future-podcast-7/

Filed under: Dr. Beth Patin, Dr. Dave Lankes, Dr. Mike Eisenberg, Season 3