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Completely Booked - Official Podcast of the Jacksonville Public Library

Jacksonville Public Library

Listen to stories from local Jacksonville residents, learn something new, and get updates about events happening at the Jacksonville Public Library.

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#33 Let's Get STEAMy - William Jackson

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2019/01/21

William has been an educator for 31 years and has a passion for technology and teaching students about STEAM. William is also a proud Educator Cardholder and listener of the Completely Booked podcast. He tells us about his love of educating and why STEAM is so important for children.

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#32 Diversity in Children's Books - Dontavious...

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2019/01/14

WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS! And our guests on the show today, Dontavious Pittman and Natalie McGriff both agree. These incredible authors have taken it on themselves to write encouraging and diverse children's book. Natalie wrote her first book when she was just seven years old! Learn more about Natalie and her series "The Adventures of Moxie McGriff": https://moxiemcgriff.com/. Learn more about Dontavious and his book "I Didn't Ask to be Creative": https://cardboardclouds.com/#Authors.

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#31 Jax Psycho Geo - Tim Gilmore

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2019/01/07

Author, historian, and local celebrity Tim Gilmore shares some of his favorite memories of writing and researching the sketchy history of our peculiar city. Tim is the author of 17 books, the founder of the JaxbyJax literary festival, and the creator of jaxpsychogeo.com.

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#30 Re-release- Alligators on the Roof - Dr. Adam...

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2018/12/31

We're taking a break this week, but we wanted to make sure you got to listen to one of our favorite episodes of the year. Happy New Year friends, we'll see if you in 2019! What happens when you put 400 alligator eggs from Louisiana on a rooftop in Jacksonville, FL? Find out in our interview with Adam Rosenblatt, assistant professor of Biology at the University of North Florida! Dr. Rosenblatt tells Hurley and Jenna all about his recent experiment, as well as his journey toward a lifelong love of

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#29 Happy Holidays! - Santa Claus

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2018/12/24

Happy Holidays everyone! Hurley and Jenna are joined by their most famous guest yet ... SANTA! The jolly ole chap gives some crucial advice to kids still trying to make the nice list, and let's in on some of his favorite reads.

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#28 Best Books of 2018 (according to us)!

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2018/12/17

Some incredible books were released in 2018; Becoming by Michelle Obama, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, and so many more! Hurley and Jenna, and several library staff members tell us about their favorites from the year! Visit our podcast page to put these great reads on hold!

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#27 Notorious Tearjerkers - StoryCorps with...

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2018/12/10

Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected thousands of stories from people all across the United States. The NPR oral history project archives each story in the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center. We spoke with the site manager Jacqueline Van Meter, who's parked the StoryCorps Airstream mobile studio in Memorial Park to collect stories from the people of Jacksonville. Record your own story at the library! Visit jaxpubliclibrary.org/podcast for more information.

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#26 Live from Art Walk - Ties and Knots Exhibit

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2018/12/03

The latest exhibit in the Jax Makerspace Gallery is called Ties and Knots: Weaving Narratives of Northeast Florida. Hurley and Jenna talk with three of the extremely talented artists during the opening reception at downtown Art Walk. They tell us about their processes as an artist and what compelled them to begin working in this notoriously traditional medium.

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#25 America's Favorite Book Is...

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2018/11/26

Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird has impacted generations. The book was voted America’s best-loved novel during The Great American Read. We spoke with Cheryl Goodman, English teacher at Nease High School, about the ways this book stays relevant in the 21st century.

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#24 Elbows Deep in Pimento Cheese - Chef Kenny Gilbert

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2018/11/19

Celeb chef Kenny Gilbert is here to share his top BBQ secrets. He discusses his journey to becoming a multi-restaurant owner and contestant on Top Chef and Beat Bobby Flay, plus his experience writing his first book, A Chef’s Journal. We also get into a heated round of rapid fire questions, plus a pimento cheese and smoked conch dip tasting that leaves Hurley and Jenna speechless.

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#23 Barefoot Brain - Dr. Tracy Alloway

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2018/11/12

Dr. Tracy Alloway is an associate professor of Psychology at UNF and a working memory expert. Dr. Alloway stops by to tell us how her research of working memory can improve our health. She also explains the reasoning behind her odd hobby of barefoot running.

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BONUS: Mayor for the Day - Micah Hall

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2018/11/09

On Nov. 1, 2018, fourth grader Micah Hall took office. He was nominated by two of his teachers to be Kid Mayor for the day with Mayor Lenny Curry. Micah stops by the podcast studio to tell Jenna all about his day in office and his hoop dreams. Micah was our first mayor on the show, but definitely won't be the last.

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#21 Who Ya Gonna Call? - Completely Spooked Halloween...

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2018/10/29

On this special Halloween episode of Completely Spooked we sit down with the Ghostbuster of Jacksonville, Misty Darnell. Misty is the founder of PFC Paranormal, a local nonprofit that investigates what goes bump in the night. Misty tells a spooky ghost stories that keeps Jenna and Hurley up for weeks.

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#20 Nevertheless She Persisted - Author Nikesha Williams

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2018/10/22

This week, local author Nikesha Elise Williams joins us to chat about her books, Four Women and The Appeal of Ebony Jones. As a television producer, many of the stories in her books derived from real news events, such as the killings of Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis. Williams shares her motivation for writing fiction, plus a startling tale of a novel she lost in a technology incident.

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#19 Will Robots Take Over the World? - Pablos Holman

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2018/10/15

Pablos Holman is an inventor, futurist and notorious hacker from Seattle. Producer Bryan and Jenna caught up with him before his talk at UNF to chat about his work saving the world with his inventions, his friendship with Bill Gates, and why we should be nice to robots. One of our longest episodes yet but worth the full listen for sure.

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Boo! Guess who? - Jax Book Fest Featured Author

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2018/10/10

Drumroll please! The headlining author for the 2019 Jax Book Fest is ... You'll have to listen to find out obviously. But make sure you mark your calendars to attend Jax Book Fest at the Main Library Feb. 23, 2019! Authors can apply to sell their books at the event now through Nov. 30, 2018 at jaxbookfest.org.

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#18 Have You Seen Kamiyah? - Eileen Kelley + Gary Mills

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2018/10/08

Eileen Kelley is an investigative reporter for the Florida Times-Union. She and Gary Mills produced the podcast, Have You Seen Kamiyah?, telling the story of the 5-hour-old baby taken from a Jacksonville hospital in 1998. Eileen tells us about the emotional journey she went through to retell this tragic story on it's 20th anniversary.

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#17 Children for Sale - Author Kristina McMorris

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2018/10/01

Kristina McMorris is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author published by Sourcebooks Landmark, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Kensington Books. She stopped by our Pablo Creek Regional Library on her 50-stop book tour to discuss her latest novel Sold On a Monday. Sold On a Monday was inspired by an actual newspaper photograph of four children sitting on a stoop by a sign that reads "Children for Sale. Inquire within." Kristina tells how she came to befriend one of the children

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#16 Let's Talk About Poop - Poozeum

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2018/09/24

That's right. We're talking about poop on Completely Booked this week. Fossilized poop that is, or Coprolite, as the fancy pants say. We prefer just good ole poo though. George Frandsen is the creator of the Poozeum, and the owner of the largest fossilized poop collection in the world. He is very passionate about his poop and hopes to one day own the largest piece of fossilized poop in the world. We are hoping that dream comes true for him!

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#15 Tropical Shirts and Tight Deadlines - Tim Dorsey

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2018/09/17

Jenna and Hurley go live with author Tim Dorsey from the Beaches Branch Library. Tim Dorsey is a dark satirical Florida author from Tampa, known for his outrageous serial character Serge A. Storms. Tim takes time before his appearance at the Flamingo Book Club at the Beaches Library to talk about his transition from life as a reporter to writing 23 novels.

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