In Episode 9 of Lexivore, Megha and Renee dive into all things local – with local authors, books from the local history section, local events, the local artists who display at the library. We also talk briefly about May as Mental Heath Awareness Month, and our recent reads, library events, and a teaser – which is also a call-out for patron participation for our next episode, a mid-year roundup for Patron Answers!
We hope you enjoy our podcast! You can listen to it here!
This is the 8th episode of Lexivore, and Renee and Megha join with a guest, Elizabeth Davis from Albright Library, to discuss the social justice book clubs both libraries hold, as well as touching on some different social justice topics. There is also, as usual, a bit about library events, books we’ve recently read, and a teaser for our next episode – which focuses right back in on local authors, local color, local happenings.
We hope you enjoy our podcast! You can listen to it Here!
In the 7th episode of Lexivore, the first episode of Season 2, Renee and Megha talk about Black History month, touching on some black authors to read and enjoy, and some of the history behind the civil rights movement, including both fiction and nonfiction. Books touched on include Bloodchild by Octavia Butler, Becoming by Michelle Obama, Well Read Black Girl by Gloria Edim, The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory, Freedom’s Daughters by Lynn Olson, and a handful of others. We also include a teaser for our next episode, which is going to be about social justice, yay!
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In Episode 3 we explore epistolary novels and feature our first guest, Mary Garm. Happy listening!
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Transcript (will be) available Here!
Apologies for the delay, I didn’t realize this post was missing!
Lexivore is a podcast produced by the Abington Community Library, with library staff Renee Roberts and Megha Baikadi hosting it. We will be talking about library programs, book recommendations and explorations, and fun facts. This first episode, we speak a bit about who we are and what we hope the podcast can be, then start off with a brief discussion of Harry Potter – since it’s the 20th anniversary of its release – including some library events and the possible historical roots of one of the more fun cultural Harry Potter references, butterbeer. There is also a written transcript, linked below, which includes some notes on the research and resources we used to make this podcast. We hope you enjoy listening!
Transcript – Episode 1, Lexivore (The Abington Community Library’s Podcast)