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Shelf Help

Library staff talking about all things libraries

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Memorial Hall Library's Shelf Help Episode 4

posted 4/2/2021

In episode four of MHL's Shelf Help podcast, coordinator of children's services Beth Kerrigan and reference librarian Stephanie cover chapters 17-21 of Susan Orlean's The Library Book, Andover's current community read title. Listen in as they discuss youth services, polygraph tests, literacy and language learning resources, unsafe working conditions, and more.

Theme music: Thumper by Jim Hall, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Memorial Hall Library's Shelf Help Episode 3

posted 3/19/2021

In episode three of MHL's Shelf Help podcast, assistant head of circulation Gerry and reference librarian Stephanie cover chapters 12-16 of Susan Orlean's The Library Book, Andover's current community read title. Topics include access and discrimination in libraries, the difficulties of investigating suspected arson cases, and map collections.

Theme music: Thumper by Jim Hall, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Memorial Hall Library's Shelf Help Episode 2

posted 3/5/2021

In episode two of our Shelf Help podcast, reference librarians Stephanie and Justin cover chapters 7-11 of The Library Book by Susan Orlean. Topics include book burnings, telethons, RFID technology, late fees, and more!

Theme music: Thumper by Jim Hall, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Memorial Hall Library's Shelf Help Epsiode 1

Memorial Hall Library's Shelf Help Episode 1

posted 2/19/2021

Join us for the first episode of MHL's Shelf Help, our new podcast where librarians talk about all things libraries. In this episode reference librarians Stephanie and Justin talk about The Library Book by Susan Orlean, our Andover Reads 2021 title. This episode focuses on chapters 1-6 of the book.

Theme music: Thumper by Jim Hall, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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