We LOVE the Library

<p>- Meet poet Caleb Nichols, our San Luis Obispo County Poet Laureate. Caleb explains how their journey to becoming Poet Laureate of SLO County began at the Atascadero Library. We hope you enjoy this delightful and...

<p>- Meet another collection of Library Power Users: Zoey (age 10), her sister Ember (age 7), and their Mom (and our friend) Brianne. These fun folks are heavy users of the adorable Santa Margarita Library. We discuss...

<p>- We welcome back to the podcast Monique Matta, the Adult Services Coordinating Librarian for the SLO County Library System. We’ll discuss e-books, audiobooks, and other materials in the collections with a particular...

<p>- We discover how the public library collections can help you throw a party. Whether it’s a dance party, dinner party, game night party, live music party, or book club party, the public library has you covered. Local...

<p>- Learn more about the SLO County public library system’s Memory Lab, where library card holders can access equipment to transfer their photos, videotapes, albums, and other analog data into a digital format. We’ll...

<p>- Learn more about the SLO Friends of the Library from Karen Perry, a volunteer with and president of this important pro-library group</p> <p>- Also, learn more about story time at the library from Laura Vazquez, the...

<p>- Learn about The Literacy Connection from Adult Literacy Coordinator Michelle Haddad</p> <p>- Check in with the Arroyo Grande Library, which continues to serve patrons while closed for renovations </p>

<p>- We celebrate Black History Month by speaking with a collection of super smart Black women who all love the library. First, we meet Sylvia Henson, chair of the Education Committee of the SLO County branch of the...

<p>- We travel the “quail trail” to visit two small but mighty libraries in North County: Shandon Library and Creston Library. Learn more about the unique Tool Library in Shandon from Joey and hear from Cookie in...

<p>- Learn more about the SLO MakerSpace and its collaboration with the SLO County Library System.</p> <p>- Meet local writer Alicia Gael and learn about her books, her background, and her writing process. She writes...

<p>Learn more about graphic novels from the San Luis Obispo County library system’s Adult Services Coordinating Librarian Monique Matta. Also, hear from Joy Yamaguchi of the Japanese American National Museum in Los...

<p>We learn about the Branch Out program for the SLO County library system, we introduce our newest Library Foundation board member, and we learn about a unique Library Foundation project honoring SLO Library's first...

<p>We speak to poetry fan Christine Ahern as well as Beverly Boyd, curator and organizer of Poetry Night, to learn about the origins and story of this special free community event at the Los Osos Library. We also check...

<p>Introducing a new feature: profiles of Library Power Users! Our first guest is Sammy, a 12-year old reading enthusiast and someone who, like us, LOVES the library.</p> <p>We’ll also learn more about the well-stocked...

<p>We climb into a Time Machine with folks from Festival Mozaic to learn about the Young Musicians performances that took place in several libraries in SLO County during this annual summer festival. We also speak with...