36 episodes

Learn about book-ish things and hear from book-ish people with librarians from Vancouver Island Regional Library.

Meet Me In The Stacks Vancouver Island Regional Library librarians

    • Arts

Learn about book-ish things and hear from book-ish people with librarians from Vancouver Island Regional Library.

    36 - Climate Action and Preparing for the Inferno

    36 - Climate Action and Preparing for the Inferno

    Nathan gets a bit down/realistic about climate change with some special guests.  First he talks to Teegan Walshe from Fridays for the Future in Qualicum, which is an ongoing school strike for climate justice.  (Back in Nathan and Darby's day, people skipped school to smoke pot or buy candy.)
    Second, he talks with Lucy Grainger of FireSmart BC.  You can learn more, including the free fire assessment mentioned, at FireSmartBC.ca.  
    Books on the topic of Climate Optimism selected by our Librarians can be found here.
    Books mentioned by Teegan:
    The New Climate War by Michael E. Mann The Future We Choose by Christiana Figueres Saving Us by Katherine Hayhoe

    • 39 min
    35 - Freedom to Read, this week & every week

    35 - Freedom to Read, this week & every week

    Ex-high school investigative journal turned Library Manager Stephanie interviews Library Manager Monica about Freedom to Read Week, which we observe from Feb. 18-24 this year.  Tune in for this interesting library values conversation on this still very relevant topic.
    Further reading:
    Check out the Library's curated lists of Freedom to Read items.  Or some resources on the FreedomtoRead.ca site here. SOGI =Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.  See the BC government site about SOGI here.  Books with these topics have been challenged many times recently in affiliation with a group called Action for Canada. The Canadian Federation of Library Association have a Statement on Intellectual Freedom and Libraries that Monica talks about. 

    • 23 min
    34 - Library Trivialities in the Arena, vol. 3

    34 - Library Trivialities in the Arena, vol. 3

    Nathan tests his Manager Stephanie's trivia prowess in today's episode.  Can you beat Stephanie at trivia?  Peter Parker Gretzky thinks you can in one section for sure. 
    Winners will of course receive FREE BOOKS FOR LIFE!  If you did not win, you will also receive free books for life, but only real Alex Cross titles.  Redeemable at your local library branch. 

    • 16 min
    33 - LAC de livres, etc.

    33 - LAC de livres, etc.

    We are feeling very educational today.  So today is the day you learn a new acronym! LAC stands for Library and Archives Canada and we are really nerding out with Julie Anne Richardson from LAC. 
    Ever wondered what the Library and Archives of Canada does?  Or how Canada preserves its written and recorded culture?  Or what animal noises Nathan's former bandmates can make?  Listen to find out the answers to these questions and more...
    Check out Library and Archives Canada, where to do your Legal Deposit form if you made something they want to collect, and you can listen to Jordan Venn's Phosphorescence song on Bandcamp.

    • 43 min
    32 - Goosefeather

    32 - Goosefeather

    How do YOU feel about honking like a goose for people?  If you're very comfortable, perhaps you are our next guest! 
    Meet Naomi Steinberg, storyteller and author.  There are no spoilers, just enjoy the voyage...  *HONK!*

    • 1 hr 19 min
    31 - Sea & Cedar Storytime

    31 - Sea & Cedar Storytime

    Enjoy your literary adult storytime with these Sea & Cedar magazine readings! 
    Works included:
    Storyteller Spirits & Tuesday's Tide by Heather Hendry Hedgerow & Moss by Allie Picketts Flame Girl by Jann Everard Snake Spur Road by Karl Sturmanis Planting Onions by Zoe Dickinson Pop-Up Grebe by Christine Lowther Spell for Skookumchuck Narrows by Anne Hopkinson You can READ this issue of Sea & Cedar online or in print.  You can also SUBMIT your own work here. 
    A limited number of PRINT copies are also available for purchase! Email seacedarmag@virl.bc.ca to place an order (for pick up only at any VIRL branch).  Cost is $15 + GST per copy.

    • 38 min

Top Podcasts In Arts

The Bright Side
iHeartPodcasts and Hello Sunshine
Fresh Air
NPR
The Moth
The Moth
99% Invisible
Roman Mars
The Recipe with Kenji and Deb
Deb Perelman & J. Kenji López-Alt
McCartney: A Life in Lyrics
iHeartPodcasts and Pushkin Industries