45 - The Shadow Knows
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Come along for a strange ride with Nathan as he takes you down an rabbit hole. Yes, this episode is as random as the day in the life of a librarian. Also as random as the hobbies, both past and present, of a librarian.
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A Christmas Carol -Fifth Stave
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Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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A Christmas Carol -Fourth Stave
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Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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A Christmas Carol -Third Stave
Meet Me In The Stacks
Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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A Christmas Carol -Second Stave
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Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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A Christmas Carol -First Stave
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Anthony reads the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to you, dear listener! The staves will be released one per day until the entirety of the novella is revealed.
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44 - Searching for Mary MacLeod with Marilyn Bowering
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A thoughtful and thought provoking conversation between writers , , and about Marilyn's new work (2024). Mary MacLeod is an intriguing figure who is i
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43 - Spooky Stories for Boo-kish People
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Spooky stories and terrifying old poetry read to you by Anthony, who is very boo-kish indeed. First up is The Haunted Dock by Clara Le Grand, which was a Spooky Scribbles Writing Contest winner last season. Spooky Scribbles is a writing contest sponsored by the Library and the Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Center for young writers. Second is Til Death Do Us Part by Tim Maleeny, because long term relationships can be horrifying. And third is The Raven by Homer Simpson, ummm.... I mean Edgar Allan Poe.
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42 - Chatting About Chickens
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This episode is a good egg for sure. Darby talks with Gabriola Island blogger and educator Claire from Bitchin' Chickens about all sorts of chicken topics. Then Nathan rules the roost at chicken trivia. There's definitely nobody here but us chickens today! Episode links: and Guinness World Record holding chicken training and Dr. Emily Carrington's Facebook group and YouTube channel And books you'll be interested in if you liked the episode: by Dalia Monterroso by Tove Danovich by Susan Juby Remember to tell your peeps about the show!
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41 - All Things Seaweed
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Nathan talks with Vancouver Island-based all about seaweed. She has a BSc. that involved taking an algae physiology couse and harvests seaweed to eat. She also has written The Science and Sprit of Seaweed for adults and The Science and Superpowers of Seaweed for kids. You can find them in the library. Pro tip from Darby: don't brandish bull kelp as a whip unless you are prepared to whip yourself in the butt (or face!) accidentally.
info_outlineEx-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.