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Stump the Librarian

Kent District Library

Welcome to Kent District Library’s Stump the Librarian Podcast where your friendly neighborhood librarians put their research skills to the test answering questions from you, the listener! Jill and Liz every other Wednesday to learn new and exciting information. Think you have a question that can stump us? Visit www.kdl.org/stump to submit a question of your own!

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26:09

Episode 39 The Platypus’ Spur of Doom

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2023/11/01

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “Is there water in a water tower?” and “What is up with the duck-billed platypus?” We also share a fun fact of the day about guinea pigs and a super quirky chapter book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! Jill’s Fact of the Day: Pets and Their People https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C932705 Liz’s book recommendation: The Horrible Bag of Terrible

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27:52

Episode 38 A Flamboyance of Flamingos

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2023/10/18

A Flamboyance of Flamingos Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “Why is cheese different colors?” and “Why do flamingos only eat upside down?” We also share a fun fact of the day about the Atlantic Ocean and a wild fantasy book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! Regarding

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23:00

Episode 37 Exploding Ants

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2023/10/04

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “How are ants so strong?” and “To which family of animals is the red panda most closely related?” We also share a fun fact of the day about toe-wrestling and a super cool nonfiction book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! Jill’s Fact of the Day: The Mind-Blowing World of Extraordinary Competitions https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C938924 Liz’s book recommendation: How Old

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01:37

Stump the Librarian Season 4

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2023/09/27

Welcome to Stump the Librarian a podcast where two librarians answer questions from YOU the listener! Submit your question at KDL.org/stump and follow this podcast to get all the season 4 episodes straight to your listening device.

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Episode 36 Old Stuff and Expensive Stuff

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2023/06/21

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “How old was the oldest person to live?” and “What is the most expensive book ever sold?” We also give an ocean fact of the day and recommend the book Lupe Wong Won’t Dance. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/stump or email us at Stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org Concerning Old

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24:45

Episode 35 Don’t Eat Fireflies

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2023/06/07

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “Do fish get thirsty?” and “How do lightning bugs light up?” We also share a fun fact of the day about the Philippines and a #1 nonfiction book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! Jill’s Fact of the Day: Philippines https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C940866 Liz’s Book Recommendation: Is It Okay to Pee in the Ocean? https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C936618 Concerning

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27:16

Episode 34 Poop Cubes

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2023/05/24

Join Liz and Jill as they answer the questions “What dogs are hypoallergenic?” and “Why do wombats poop cubes?” We also recommend the book “Willodeen” by Katherine Applegate and talk about memorable birthdays. To submit your own question go to KDL.org/stump or email us at Stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org

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30:44

Episode 33 Crashin’ Caps

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2023/05/10

Join Liz and Jill as they answer the questions “Why are the tops of some waves white?” and “What is the busiest airport in the world?” We also recommend the book “Willowdeen” and share a fact of the day about a bee bus stop. To submit your own question go to KDL.org/stump or email us at Stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org Regarding waves: What Are Waves? | Science at the Beach! | SciShow Kids https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/wave/276157 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_wave Regarding

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27:13

Episode 32 This Episode is Creepy

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2023/04/26

Join Liz and Jill as they answer the questions “How does wind work?” and “what are cobwebs?” We also recommend the book “The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels” and share a fact of the day about spiders. To submit your own question go to KDL.org/stump or email us at Stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org Concerning wind: Where Does Wind Come From? Crash Course Geography #8 https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/wind/ Concerning

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29:10

Episode 31 Worm Tongues?!

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2023/04/12

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “Do worms have tongues?” and “Which animals have opposable thumbs?” We also share a bat fact of the day and a historical fiction book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! Concerning

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22:08

Episode 30 Cartoons Matter!

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2023/03/29

Join Liz and Jill as they answer questions from YOU the listener. This week we’re answering “Are cartoons matter?” and “What is the difference between coffee beans and cocoa beans?” To submit your own question go to KDL.org/Stump or email us at stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org We can’t wait to hear from you! Regarding Matter (and

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Episode 29 Oh Sail Can You Sea

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2023/03/15

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “Can a sailboat sail forever with a fan?” and “How do cruise ships stay afloat?” We also share a boat fact of the day and a storytelling book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! Jill’s Fact of the Day, Boats! (And Other Things That Float) https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C850226 Liz’s book recommendation, The Storyteller’s Handbook

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25:54

Episode 28 Jill Vs the Volcano

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2023/03/01

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “How come people don’t have to pay for books at the library?” and “How do volcanoes happen?” To submit your own question go to KDL.org/Stump or email us at stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org We can’t wait to hear from you! Regarding library books... https://taxfoundation.org/tax-basics/property-tax/ https://www.milibraries.org/state-aid-to-libraries https://www.ala.org/aboutala https://peterboroughtownlibrary.org https://kdl.org/about/policies/ Regarding

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24:53

Episode 27 Duck, Duck, Dragon!

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2023/02/15

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “Who invented Sign Language” and “How do different countries celebrate Lunar New Year?” We also share an animal fact of the day and a classic book recommendation. To submit your own question go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! Liz’s fact of the day, How to Speak Animal https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C905688 Jill’s book recommendation, Little Women https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C44664 Concerning ASL: ASL

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26:47

Episode 26 POPCORN!

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2023/02/01

Join Jill and Liz as they tackle the questions "Why do we eat popcorn at the movies?" and "How do tornadoes happen?" You can submit your own questions too! http://kdl.org/stump Or email us at Stumpthelibrarian@kdl.org Regarding Movie Popcorn: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-do-we-eat-popcorn-at-the-movies-475063/ https://www.cretors.com Action!: how movies began McCarthy - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - 2022 Let’s All Go to the Lobby video:

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28:37

Episode 25 My Nocturnal Gerbil

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2023/01/18

Join Jill and Liz as they tackle questions about nocturnal animals from a Girl Scout Troop. To submit a question of your own go to KDL.org/stump. We can't wait to hear from you! Regarding Nocturnal Animals https://www.activewild.com/nocturnal-animals/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnality Guess the Animal Sound Game | 12 Nocturnal Animal Sounds Quiz Regarding Polar Winter/Midnight

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24:19

Episode 24 Ice Cream Dream

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2023/01/04

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “How does a credit card work” and “How can I control my dreams?” We also share an ice cream fact of the day and a slightly spooky book recommendation. To submit your own question go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! Fact of the day: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C889799 Book Recommendation: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C874153 Concerning Credit

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Episode 23 SNOW Much Fun

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2022/12/21

Join Jill and Liz as they answer questions from YOU, the listener. Today we are answering the questions “What is a down in football? and “How does different weather happen?” Check it out to see if you can stump us! Submit your own question at KDL.org/stump Regarding

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27:40

Crafting with Cat Hair

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2022/12/07

Join Courtnei and Jill as they answer questions from YOU, the listener. Today we are answering the questions “What is the weirdest book you’ve seen?”, “How do I stay entertained in math class?”, and “Who invented books?” Check it out to see if you can stump us! Submit your own question at KDL.org/stump Regarding math class: https://www.thoughtco.com/why-math-seems-more-difficult-for-some-students-1857216 https://math.uoregon.edu/undergraduate/tips-for-success Regarding

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27:48

Episode 21- Falling?!

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2022/11/23

Welcome to season three of Stump the Librarian! Join Courtnei and Jill as we tackle your toughest questions. Today we are answering the questions “How far do you have to travel in a space rocket before you lose gravity?” and “Why do kids keep growing but adults stop growing?” We’ll also discuss the mystery of why Emily is not joining us today! As always, check us out at KDL.org/stump and send in your questions! We look forward to hearing from you. Regarding

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