In Episode 63, Call Number with American Libraries looks at outdoor-related activities with conversations about bugs, beach reads, and outdoor learning. 

First, ALA Editions Senior Acquisitions Editor Rachel Chance speaks with Erin Rothenbuehler and Sean Duffy from Ohio County (W.V.) Public Library about a series of programs the library offers on bugs, most notably the Brood Ten cicadas. Next American Libraries Associate Editor Sallyann Price talks with Susan Maguire, Senior Editor, Collection Management and Library Outreach, at Booklist, and host of the Shelf Care podcast, about this summer’s best beach reads. Finally, American Libraries Senior Editor and Call Number host Phil Morehart speaks with Denni Grassel, director of Delmont (Penn.) Library, about Delmont's new outdoor learning center.

Episode 63: Getting Outdoors

In keeping with our annual post-Annual tradition, Susan invited LibraryReads Executive Director Rebecca Vnuk on to participate in a mini Read ‘n’ Rave, in which they shout and generally make positive noises about some forthcoming books that your patrons will want to know about. Then, Audio Editor Heather Booth talks to audiobook narrator Erin Bennett about what the SAG-AFTRA strike means for them. Finally, Adult Books Senior Editor Annie Bostrom chats with Susan about what she’s reading and loving, including her complicated feelings about the Berenstain Bears.

Here's what we talked about:

LibraryReads
Edelweiss & NetGalley
Booklist and LibraryReads Read ‘n’ Rave at ALA Annual, 2023

Hot Springs Drive, by Lindsay Hunter
Lush Lives, by J. Vanessa Lyon
Happiness Falls, by Angie Kim
Hold My Girl, by Charlene Carr
Courting Samira, by Amal Awad
In the Dark I See You, by Mallika Narayanan
Hanna Tate, Beyond Repair, by Laura Piper Lee
Perfect Little Lives, by Amber and Danielle Brown
The Vaster Wilds, by Lauren Groff
Matrix, by Lauren Groff

Episode 29: Cool People Talking about Cool Books

Where we talk all things readers’ advisory, collection development, reference, and other library-related bookish stuff, from your friends at Booklist. Want more? Is it even possible? Go to www.booklistonline.com/newsletters to discover the magic.

Episode 29: Cool People Talking about Cool Books

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