The Library Pros

Episode 122 Luna Westish & Self Publishing

In this installment, Chris speaks to Luna Westish, self published author of Meet Me at the Ruins to talk about the journey of self publishing. Luna discusses the process,

Episode 121 Lisa Kropp, Directorship, Sustainability and Advocacy

Lisa Kropp, a friend of the podcast joined the podcast. Lisa has done so many things. She is a Library Journal Mover and Shaker. Director of Lindenhurst Memorial Library.

LILRC 2025 Dr. Sandra Hirsh and Dr. Rajesh Singh AI and the Future

The podcast returned again to the Long Island Library Resources Council’s Conference on Libraries and the Future. Everyone is talking about AI and change in our field and

Episode 120 Joseph Furnari Library Trustee and Beyond

Episode 120! In this episode we speak with Joseph Furnari, Trustee of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library in Shirley New York. Joe speaks about inspiration, li

Episode 119 Madi Mullen and Libro.fm

Madi Mullen from Libro.fm joins the podcast to talk about audiobooks for local bookstores! Libro.fm works with local bookstores to offer audiobooks.Madi talks about the p

Episode 118 Kristen Gwinn-Becker HistoryIT

This installment of the podcast features Kristen Gwinn-Becker from History IT. The fellas speak with Kristen about the love of history, how rare it is to find someone who

Episode 117 Tim Ribaric Computational Notebook and More!

In this installment, Chris speaks with Tim Ribaric from Brock Univeristy in Ontario. Tim talks about digital librarianship, whether he sleeps, what a “Computational Noteb

Episode 116 – Katie Ester & Dennis Janer MAGIC BOOK

In this episode, Chris speaks with Katie Ester, Director of the Shelby Township Library in the suburban Detroit Michigan area along with Dennis Janer from Bluewater Techn

Episode 115 Megan Lotts – Playful Learning

Want to laugh and learn at the same time? Then this is the episode for you. Megan Lotts, an Art Librarian at Rutgers talks and laughs about so many great things she is do

Episode 114 Beth Bayley from Karger Publishers

On this installment, Chris and Bob speak with Beth Bayley from Karger Publishers. Beth joins us from Switzerland to talk about public access to information, Creative Comm

Episode 113 Jessica Bomarito from Gale

In this installment of the podcast, Chris speaks with Jessica Bomarito, Senior Product Manager at Gale part of the Cengage Group. This episode explores a brief overview o

LILRC 2024 Conference Libraries and the Future Part III Carol Ann Tack and Nick Tanzi

In this final installment from the conference, Bob speaks with two former guests and friends of the podcast Carol Ann Tack from The Merrick Library and Nick Tanzi, Chair

LILRC 2024 Conference Libraries and the Future Part II Kathi Inman Berens and Rachel Noorda talking Reading Habits of Gen Z & Millennials

In part II, Bob sits down with Dr. Kathi Inman Berens and Dr.Rachel Noorda from Portland State University. Kathi and Rachel speak about their presentation regarding Mille

LILRC 2024 Conference Libraries and the Future Part 1 – Joanna Christodoulou, EdD

The Podcast was happy to be invited back to the Long Island Library Resources Council’s Conference on Libraries and the Future. This is the first part of our conversation

Episode 112 – Kelly Harris – Director talking DEI, Barriers to Library Service and Association Libraries

In this installment of the podcast, Chris sits down with Kelly Harris, Director of the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor, New York. Kelly talks about so many im

Episode 111 – Dr. Betsy Cauble Social Workers in Libraries

In this installment of the podcast, Chris sits down with Dr. Betsy Cauble, retired Social Worker and professor at Kansas State University. Chris and Betsy discuss the soc

Episode 110 – Trina Leigh Walker and Zindzi Cresswell – Library Strategic Planning

In this installment of the TLP, Chris has a chat with Trina Leigh Walker and Zindzi Cresswell covering library consultancy. Thanks to Matt Finch for connecting us all. It

Episode 109 Essraa Nawar – Talking DEI, Outreach and bibliotheque d’alexandrie!!

Chris had the opportunity to converse with Essraa Nawar, Assistant Dean for Library DEI Initiatives and Development, recognized in Forbes Arab American Heritage, Top 40 W

Episode 108 Jeff Jankowski, President of Hoopla Digital

On this installment of the podcast, Chris speaks with the founder and President of Hoopla Digital, Jeff Jankowski. Jeff talks about Hoopla’s birth with Midwest Tapes, his

Episode 107 – Melissa Taylor Fayetteville Public Library Center for Innovation

Download What an amazing time with Melissa Taylor, Manager of the Center for Innovation at the Fayetteville Public Library in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Melissa shares abou