Tag: libraries

Episode 41 (May 2025): IMLS-The Little Agency That Could

In this episode, we share our disgust and anger at the devastating actions by the Tump administration in eliminating, for all intents and purposes, the Institute for Museum and Library Services. This is a gut punch and we need to catch our collective breaths, celebrate this outstanding agency, and then figure out what we can do individually and together to fight back.

Episode 40 (April 2025): March Madness – Info Style

It’s March Madness time! So, check your brackets, grab a beverage and snacks, root for your favorite teams, and join Beth & Mike as they share and challenge each other’s perceptions and predictions with their library & information science perspectives on the whole phenomenon.

EPISODE 38 (February 2025) Stop Calling Them Customers!!

Maybe it’s time to move on from a piecemeal “customer” focus, and consider to a more complete “whole people in communities” approach.

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Episode 36 (December 2024): The Days After – What Now?

The election is over, and the reactions are emotional and raw. America is still as divided politically and socially as the day before. What’s in store for us as individuals, families and communities? What might the next few years look like for libraries and librarians and those who use and rely on library resources and service?

Episode 35 (November 2024): A Once in a Lifetime…Again and Again and Again

Natural and human-made crises, disasters, emergencies, and catastrophes. Beth leads us through an update on how we've progressed or declined in our collective ability to deal with crises, and how the library & information field can play an even more active and visible role in preparing for, during, and recovering from these disasters.

BONUS INTERVIEW (September 2024): Rebekah Cummings, Librarian & 2024 Candidate for Lt. Gov of Utah!

“A mom. A public servant. A librarian. A defender against book banning and censorship." AND!! 2024 Candidate for Lt. Gov of Utah!