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Check This Out - October 3, 2019

How do public libraries help make reading materials accessible for people with print disabilities? This is possible with help from the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS). In this episode, Anne interviews the NNELS Accessible Publishing Coordinator, Leah Brochu, and Heather from Nelson Library who facilitates this for eligible readers in our area. Tune in for more details on this much needed service…

Check This Out - September 5, 2019

Host Anne DeGrace chats with Chief Librarian Tracey Therrien about the provincial $20M in 2020 campaign to see a 2% increase for BC public libraries in the next BC budget. Susan Thiele, a library user whose letter to the Province struck a chord, talks about the experience of using the Library with her son Jake, for whom the library is vital…

Check This Out - July 25, 2019

It’s finally summer – which means our annual Summer Reading Club is back! Victoria and Hailey, this year’s coordinators, give us the inside scoop on all the wonderful activities and events that are in store for this free children’s program. We’ll also take a look at our monthly question: “Other than books, what items would you like to be able to borrow from the library?” Some of your answers are sure to surprise…

Check This Out - June 27, 2019

You spoke – and we listened! Join Avi and Anne to discuss your answers to last month’s question: “How do you use the online library?” We follow up it up with a look at how the library is involved in this year’s Elephant Mountain Literary Festival (this year’s fabulous lineup includes Iona Whishaw, Stephen Fearing, and Marilyn Bowering). Listen in on our conversation to learn more…

Check This Out - May 30, 2019

There’s nothing soporific about our Annual Report to the Community! Chief Librarian Tracey Therrien is here to illuminate the current numbers, facts, trends, and more from this report.  We’d love more feedback from the public about our services, and we invite listeners to tell us: “How do you use the online library?” Please write / email us and tell us your thoughts…

Check This Out - May 2, 2019

Find out about three wonderful programs coming to the library this month! Guest Melodie Rae tells us about her upcoming Granny Goose program, workshop series on parenting teens (“Making Sense of Adolescence”), and the latest installment in her popular Teen Tech series (“Make a Movie on Your Smartphone”). There’s something for everyone at the library in April – don’t miss out!

Check This Out - April 4, 2019

Freedom to Read Week happens every year at the end of February, but if history is any indication, the issue never goes away. To mark the occasion Anne reads from history on banned and challenged books, and guest poet / parent Jane Byers reads from the challenged book “And Tango Makes Three”. The discussion acknowledges that Freedom to Read sometimes involves having conversations about awkward or uncomfortable subjects. We’d like to continue this discussion all year long – with your help! Please contact the Library and tell us what Freedom to Read means to YOU…

Check This Out - March 4, 2019

Join Avi and guest Sadie Yancey (Kootenay Co-op) as they talk about the wonderful Kootenay Co-op Book Club. Find out about its highlights so far, and learn about the upcoming books! This club meets monthly in the Library…

Check This Out - February 4, 2019

What is the latest lend-able added to our ‘Library of Things’? Ukuleles! Many 21st century libraries are loaning out ‘things’, and in Nelson this trend is picking up steam! In this episode, Anne and Avi tell you more and feature a range of ukulele music including a special live demonstration…

Check This Out - January 7, 2019

Avi talks with Laura Lundy and Carina Costom of the Nelson at its Best End Poverty Initiative. This initiative created the Community Services Navigator program, and Carina is at the Library every Wednesday as a “System Navigator”, offering free consultations to help members of the public find their way in the system. This service fits naturally with the Library’s mandate to provide access to information! Listen in to this conversation to find out more…

Check This Out - November 26, 2018

Did you know that the Library loans many kinds of devices? Our ‘Library of Things’ contains all sorts of helpful devices, including Kill-A-Watt readers and radon gas detectors. Carmen Proctor, coordinator of the City of Nelson’s Eco-Save program, is here with Anne to talk about energy efficiency at home, Eco-Save assessment tools and services, plus more rebate programs…

Check This Out - October 29, 2018

Local municipal elections in times long past! Anne tackles this topic with a helping hand from Jean-Philippe Stienne, Archivist & Collections Manager of Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History. Further on, the discussion highlights our local history resources including ghost town newspapers…

Check This Out - October 1, 2018

Can public libraries play a role in social movements? Join Avi and Melodie Rae as they explore the various ways the Nelson Public Library is supporting the new wave of women’s rights, and they reveal a list of relevant reads for children, teens and adults…

Check This Out - September 3, 2018

In terms of literacy development in children, what is the “Summer Slide” and how does the Library help prevent it? Kyoko rejoins Avi in the studio to discuss this, and share more details on the great activities at Summer Reading Club this year…

Check This Out - July 23, 2018

Check This Out is a radio show about all things Nelson Public Library: readers’ advisory, secrets revealed, bibliophiliac discussion from analog to digital, and the ever-evolving landscape of reading and knowledge.

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