Libraries aren’t as quiet as they used to be. A podcast for library lovers and the library curious. Book chatter with librarians, community perspectives and author interviews
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Casey Rocheteau is a writer & poet based in Detroit; the inaugural winner of the Write A Home artist residency from 2014. We spoke with Rocheteau about growing up in Cape Cod, her formative experiences as a writer in the New England area, her time in the Slam Poetry scene, and a supernatural encounter with what may or may not have been the ghost of Charles Bukowski!
Rocheteau recently read/performed two works of poetry for the Ferndale Library virtual author showcase, Beginning | Middle | End.
Discussed in this episode
Rocheteau's writing, such as The Dozen.
The Detroit Justice Center
Also, Ramune Soda!
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
Since it's October, we can't resist running through some of our all-time favorite scary books! Staff members discuss some of the most sensationally creepy novels from the horror genre.
Music provided by Steve Greene (of Voyag3r) and John Duffy (of Pato Y Pato).
Discussed in this episode
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Josh Malerman's Unbury Carol
Stephen King: IT, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Joe Hill's Heart-Shaped Box & the Locke & Key graphic novel series
Shirley Jackson's The Lottery & The Haunting of Hill House
Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes
The Fear Street series by R.L. Stine
Victor Lavalle's The Changeling
Margaret Atwood's Oryx & Crake
Justin Cronin's The Passage
Jason Moss' The Last Victim
Daniel Cohen's Phone Call from a Ghost
Alvin Schwartz' In A Dark Dark Room
Jay Anson's Amityville Horror
Find them all in our online catalog. www.ferndalepubliclibrary.org
Saturday Sep 26, 2020
Saturday Sep 26, 2020
Youth Librarian Elissa Zimmer joins us to talk about the unique role librarians can play when it comes to connecting young patrons and students to reading material that will expand their perspectives, help them feel seen, help them process their emotions, and gain a better understanding of the world and different experiences. That being said, there have been plenty of books--particularly the classics--that are often celebrated for doing all of those aforementioned things, but have also been challenged or banned inside of public schools and across community districts because of disputes with some of the contents, characters, or subject matter. That's why the American Library Association started Banned Books Week. What is Banned Books? You'll have to listen to our episode to hear more.
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Discussed in this episode:
Suggested Reading by Dave Connis
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
The 100 Most Challenged or Banned Books by decade
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And if you are interested in a book bundle for kids, call us at 248-546-2504, or email: info@ferndalepubliclibrary.org
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
John Duffy is a lifelong lover of music who first started experimenting with on an electric piano in 4th grade, leading to guitar in high school, and several bands after that. Somewhere over the last decade, he became particularly enamored with modular analog synthesizers! Duffy is a high school teacher by day (and we talk about the surrealism of virtual learning), but we especially talk about his musical hobbies. Duffy is the creator of the music you hear on the intro and outtro of this podcast, as well as providing the interstial ambiance for lots of our virtual video events.
This Saturday, at 3:30pm, Duffy is one of FOUR presenters for Synthesizers In The Library, an exclusive ZOOM event. Click here to join us on that date and time!
And to hear more of the music that Duffy has been making, particularly with his main collaborative partner, Mark Maynard, as Pato Y Pato, click here: https://patoypato.bandcamp.com/ // http://tiny.cc/synthexpo
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Reference Librarian Susan Paley is here to talk about some of the best new books that we've added to our collection. She utilized her "staycation" time during the quarantine to read all of these books, and she's got reviews and recommendations for you! Susan develops the mystery collection, as well as our travel books and eBooks. Kelly Bennett, FADL's Head of Circulation, also joins us to talk about, among other things, her love of the audiobook format, as well as her own appreciation fo the mystery genre.
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Photo (of socially distanced staffers) by Kelly Bennett
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Joining us for our final installment in this year's Information Literacy mini-series is journalist Lauren Abdel-Razzaq, Digital Director for The Detroit News. Lauren coordinates the team behind the Detroit News’ website, crafting the digital experience at DetroitNews.com; and she is also one of the voices behind the Detroit News on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. https://www.detroitnews.com/
We have a lot of links to everything we discussed in this episode, including the referenced examples of DEEP FAKES:
Bill Hader’s face transforming as he impersonates others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPhUhypV27w&ab_channel=CtrlShiftFace
Jordan Peele makes an Obama deepfake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5wLaJYBAm4&ab_channel=BBC
Mark Zuckerberg says he controls billions of people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbedWhzx1rs&ab_channel=WashingtonPost
Nixon moon disaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nD3zrMN47E&ab_channel=ScientificAmerican
Bill Hader Deepfake
Keanu Reeves Deepfake
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And here are some resources for how to be your own fact-checker and a surveyor of potential visual fabrications on the internet.
RESOURCES:
Washington Post Fact Checker guide on manipulated video: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/politics/fact-checker/manipulated-video-guide/
Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics: https://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp
Trusting News: https://trustingnews.org/
Gallup poll on media trust: https://news.gallup.com/poll/243665/media-trust-continues-recover-2016-low.aspx
American Press Institute trust on social media: https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/survey-research/trust-social-media/
Pew Research Center fake news: https://www.journalism.org/2019/06/05/many-americans-say-made-up-news-is-a-critical-problem-that-needs-to-be-fixed/
AP Fact check: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-fact-check
Washington Post fact-checker: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/
Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/
Google Reverse Image Lookup: https://www.google.com/imghp?hl=EN