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A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST

Ferndale Area District Library

Libraries aren’t as quiet as they used to be. A podcast for library lovers and the library curious. Book chatter with librarians, community perspectives and author interviews

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29:30

Cool Library People (Library Spotlight) - Van Buren...

A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST ·

2024/12/04

This week, we're spotlighting the Van Buren District Library with our guest, Elissa Zimmer! Elissa is currently Van Buren's Assistant Director. Still, she was once, not too long ago, a Youth Librarian here at Ferndale, which will explain why our hosts are so familiar with Elissa from the get-go. Van Buren District Library serves residents with seven branch libraries. Elissa has been the branch manager of the Webster Memorial Library for more than two years; she became VBDL's Assistant Director in

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52:48

Baking Season! Quiz & Recommendations

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2024/11/22

On this week's episode, we have a panel discussion focusing on BAKING SEASON! Staff are talking about their favorite (and sometimes least favorite) things to bake, as well as playing a fun True-False-structured quiz to dispel myths and spread knowledge! We ALSO have some fun recommendations of books to check out from the library!

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51:29

Cool Library People: Madison Heights Public Library

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2024/11/15

This week, we're interviewing Rae Stoloff, the community engagement librarian at the Madison Heights Public Library. We're also joined by a special guest cohost, Becca Russell (former guest, as well), from the Royal Oak Public Library! We're talking about makerspaces, third places, libraries of things, and so much more!https://www.madison-heights.org/library https://ropl.org/1532/Library

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57:42

Eccentric Recs: Odd Books We Loved!

A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST ·

2024/11/09

Every once in a while, our staff will pick up a book that has a bit of a strange premise, something that might be a little difficult to describe... Today, we're providing a roundup of odd books that we loved, weird books that we'd still recommend, eccentric reads that we found appealing!

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35:30

Library Spotlight: Center Line Library

A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST ·

2024/11/01

Part of our ongoing series of chats with "cool library people," we're interviewing Sean Peacock from the Center Line Public Library! Sean is a library clerk at Center Line Library and has generated some amazing content for social media, but he's also an illustrator and comic artist! Find "A Little Too Quiet" wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.centerline.gov/202/Library https://www.allsorrows.com/about

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36:56

Scary Books

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2024/10/26

Our staff provide you with a round-up of scary book recommendations!

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37:42

Library Spotlight: Northville District Library

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2024/10/18

This week, Jeff and Mary Grahame are chatting with Katie Rothley from the Northville District Library. Katie is the Marketing & Public Relations Librarian at Northville! She has a lot of energy and ideas and plenty of interesting things to share about her library and the resources it offers to the community of Northville!https://northvillelibrary.org/

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48:48

Books We Did Not Finish (DNF)

A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST ·

2024/10/11

What's a book you Did Not Finish? This week, our staff confess to some of their unfinished reads that still haunt them to this day! Sometimes it's just because we couldn't stand the book, but often it "just wasn't the right time..."

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42:34

Library Spotlight: The Royal Oak Public Library

A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST ·

2024/10/04

This week, we're starting a new series where we invite librarians and staff from other libraries to chat with us about a number of different library-adjacent topics, particularly giving our guests a chance to talk about the specific libraries where they work. This week, Becca Russell, Youth/Teen Librarian at ROPL, joined us to talk about her passion for connecting with teen patrons and developing diverse collections, among many other things. And, yes, we briefly talk about bugs, so be

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55:18

Banned Books Week

A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST ·

2024/09/28

We're back, after a brief hiatus, here on the last day of 2024's Banned Books Week. Hosts Jeff & Mary Grahame talk about the importance of observing Banned Books Week and why they prefer a bit of a cuter phrase for it, such as "Freedom to Read 'Em." This ongoing podcast is hosted and produced from inside the Ferndale Area District Library, just one mile north of Detroit, Michigan. Coming up in this season, we'll continue to bring you unique portraits of life inside of a library while

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41:20

Josh Malerman - Incidents Around The House

A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST ·

2024/05/31

This week, we're chatting with Metro Detroit's own Josh Malerman, the NY Times Bestselling author of Bird Box, as he looks ahead to the forthcoming release of his latest work of suspenseful (and supernatural) horror, Incidents Around The House (out on June 25, via Del Rey). Malerman talks about his deep dive into the literary tradition of "haunted house" tales with this new story about Bela, an 8-year-old narrator who discovers a malevolent entity inside of her house that she refers to as "Other

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01:04:22

Summer Reading 2024

A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST ·

2024/05/24

Looking for something to read this summer? We've got you covered! Not only can you get a list of great recommendations from our staff, but you can also mark your calendars for SATURDAY, JUNE 8, when we will host a Summer Reading Kickoff Party here at the library! Swing by to sign up for our fun reading challenge! www.fadl.org/kickoffThe Summer Book by Tove Jansson The Guest by Emma Cline Margo's Got Money Troubles - Rufi Thorpe The Guest List - Lucy Foley New Animal - Ella Baxter Legends &

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41:27

Sheela Lal - South Asian Shuffle & Unerased Book Club

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2024/05/14

Tune in to the podcast this week to hear our chat with Sheela Lal, the host of Ferndale Radio 100.7 FM's South Asian Shuffle (streaming Wednesday nights)! We also chatted with Sheela about the Unerased Book Club, which she co-founded back in 2018. Oh, and we ALSO chat about our monthly Chess Club! https://www.unerasedbookclub.com/ https://ferndaleradio.com/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCRdejUlw4Tmdo7g0nLFcZ_h_bDV-W43p

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50:46

Sacha Lamb - When The Angels Left The Old Country

A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST ·

2024/04/25

Sacha Lamb is a 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow in Young Adult fiction, and graduate in Library and Information Science and History from Simmons University. Their debut novel, When The Angels Left the Old Country, is a Sydney Taylor and Stonewall award winner, a Printz Honor book, and a National Jewish Book Award finalist, and received the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. Sacha lives in New England with a miniature dachshund mix named Anzu Bean.When The Angels Left The Old Country was a shared-FAVORITE Book

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39:40

Ruth Behar - Across So Many Seas

A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST ·

2024/04/11

Ruth Behar is a Cuban-American author and currently a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. Her work, spanning fiction, poetry, and memoir, includes Lucky Broken Girl, Letters From Cuba, and her latest, Across So Many Seas. As you'll hear on the podcast, Ruth has a lot of fans here at the Ferndale Library. About her latest book, Across So Many Seas: Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar’s epic novel tells the stories of four girls from different generations

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29:59

Boisali Biswas - Bonded Thru Threaded Memories

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2024/04/05

This week, we're chatting with esteemed studio artist Boisali Biswas, who specializes in mixed-media fiber arts. Biswas recorded this podcast episode just before the closing of her exhibition, which was hosted here at the Ferndale Library throughout the late winter and featured some of her painted weavings and quilts. Biswas has an incredible story—she grew up and studied art in India before moving to Michigan—and she shares it here on our podcast, so tune in! You can find more information here:

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53:39

Third Places / Third Spaces

A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST ·

2024/03/30

We went ahead and recorded an entire episode using the phrase "Third Space," which is used significantly less than the original phrase: "Third PLACE." But oh well. As library staff, we like the word "space" because it just seems to imply much more possibility! Anyway, whether you say "Third Place" or "Third Space," the idea is simple: it's not your workspace, it's not your home space, it's your THIRD SPACE..., a communal space where you can exist, relax, be creative, and ideally not be

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27:04

When Detroit Played The Numbers with Author Felicia...

A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST ·

2024/03/27

Felicia B. George is a native Detroiter who loves Detroit history and culture. She earned her doctorate in anthropology from Wayne State University, where she is now an adjunct professor. Her new book, When Detroit Played The Numbers, tells the true story of how Detroit entrepreneurs created a thriving - if illegal - lottery system to support themselves and uplift their communities.On Friday, March 29, Source Booksellers hosts a night of storytelling and history, delve into the world of

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59:16

Emma Southon - A Rome of One's Own

A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST ·

2024/03/23

Roman Historian, author and podcaster, Emma Southon joined us on the podcast (all the way from Belfast) to discuss two of her recent books, A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome and A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire. Emma Southon has a PhD in Ancient History from the University of Birmingham and researches subjects of sex, the family, gender, and religion. She holds a long running obsession with the bad guys of the Roman empire, blogs at

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55:27

Doctor Who

A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST ·

2024/03/16

This week, we have a panel comprised of DOCTOR WHO fans who are not only ready to discuss their favorite "doctors," their favorite episodes, and their favorite companions, but they're also here to explain the long popular British science-fiction television series to the "uninitiated," and get them excited about diving in. In fact, curious new fans will receive recommendations of "where to start" and even hear about some of the titles that are available here at the Ferndale Library, as well as Doctor

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