On this episode of the Summar Library podcast, Stephen and Paul discuss changes that have occurred in the library over the past few months including the addition of RFID, the many places in close proximity to campus to purchase coffee, and the biggest change ever about to occur in the life of the library. Melissa Moore also joins in the conversation to discuss the library's upcoming move, the transitional library known as The Bridge, and what library patron's can expect during the last week of October and the first week of November 2015.

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Season 5, Episode 3: Melissa Moore Interview

Stephen and Paul discuss their latest venture into the construction zone of the new library as well as a few end-of-semester things. Also for good measure, a dash of sports talk is thrown into the discussion. Additionally, the guys welcome Union's Theatre Director David Burke to the podcast to talk about Union's upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods.

Season 5, Episode 2: David Burke Interview

Season five of the Summar Library podcast begins with Stephen and Paul discussing Union sports, the progress of the new library construction, and library resources for those involved with writing research papers. Patty Hamilton also joins the podcast to discuss poetry and her new book of poems, The Distance to Nightfall.

Season 5, Episode 1: Patty Hamilton Interview

In this episode of the podcast, Paul and Stephen discuss the Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays greeting, banter about Christmas-related fun facts, and finish with some information regarding the new library. Listen to the end to hear Paul's favorite secular Christmas song.

Season 4, Episode 4: Christmas 2014

In the Season 4, Episode 3 of the Summar Library podcast, Stephen and Paul chat about the new library's construction and it's Open the Doors fund raising campaign, the Scholarship Banquet, and Union's acceptance as a full member into the NCAA Division II's Gulf South Conference. Additionally, the boys of Summar make mention of how their baseball picks turned out. Paul was...way...waay...waaay off. Also, Leland Lyerla, Union's edTech Support and IT Security Analyst, stops by to discuss cybersecurity and how we can better protect our identity while online.

Season 4, Episode 3: Leland Lyerla Interview

Season 4, Episode 2 of the Summar Library podcast welcomes Jeannie Byrd. Jeannie, the library's Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian, discusses databases and other electronic resources the library offers and the changes that have taken place in the field over the past few years. Stephen and Paul also chat about Finals Week, TV series, and books.

Season 4, Episode 2: Jeannie Byrd Interview

Season four of the Summar Library podcast begins with Stephen and Paul speaking with the Director of the Library, Anna Beth Morgan. Anna Beth talks about a new library survey that is underway as well as an emphasis to collect long overdue library materials. Also in the mix, are discussions of Stephen's latest educational pursuit as well as Final Four basketball and predictions for the upcoming Major League Baseball season.

Season 4, Episode 1: Anna Beth Morgan Interview

In the Season 3 premiere of the Summar Library podcast, Stephen and Paul discuss a little football, movies, new databases and other new library services. Also, we welcome our featured guest, Dr. Sean Evans. Listen as Dr. Evans shares his insight on various political and presidential topics, and gives us his Super Bowl pick. We hope you enjoy it and as always, thanks for listening.

Season 3, Episode 1: Sean Evans Interview

The Christmas episode of the Summar Library podcast is full of fun and good cheer as Stephen and Paul chat about movies, Christmas songs, and Paul's color changing hair. Go figure. Dr. Randall Bush, professor of Philosophy and Christian Studies at Union, joins the guys for the Season 2 finale to discuss his latest children's Christmas book, The Mailbox Tree. Dr. Bush also discusses his two previous Christmas titles, Gabriel's Magic Ornament and Widgmus World and shares a reading from The Mailbox Tree. Be sure and listen closely to the end of the podcast, as you just never know what Christmas magic might occur. Merry Christmas!

Season 2, Episode 8: Randall Bush Interview

In this Fall Break episode of the Summar Library podcast, Stephen and Paul discuss library happenings, the library capital campaign and how to contribute, and ways to stay in touch with the library through social media. Also, Dr. Tom Rosebrough, executive dean of the College of Education and Human Studies and professor of education at Union, joins Stephen and Paul to discuss transformational teaching, the state of education, and the use of technology in the classroom.

Season 2, Episode 7: Tom Rosebrough Interview

On the sixth podcast of Season 2, we welcome back our first podcast guest, Tim Ellsworth. In this episode, Tim, the Assistant Vice President for University Communications and Director of Media Relations here at Union, discusses his work with Baptist Press, his time in London at the Olympics, and reflects on the subject of his previous book, Albert Pujols, and Pujols's departure from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Season 2, Episode 6: Tim Ellsworth Interview

T.R. Parker, Stephen Mount and Paul Sorrell, The Boys of Summar (Library), come together to talk about summer in the library, baseball and a little bit about the weather. T. R. also makes a big announcement. The conversation is casual yet informative.

Season 2, Episode 5: The Boys of Summar (Library)

Gavin Richardson discusses what it feels like to be Faculty Member of the Year. He talks about what it could be about his teaching and University service that has caused students and faculty to acknowledge him for this prestigious award. Dr. Richardson also discusses his interests in literature from a young age, his undergraduate years at Vanderbilt, a study in the UK where he met his wife, graduate work at the University of Illinois as well as time in Chicago. He talks about teaching The Koran as literature at a Christian University. Gavin Richardson also cited the Lord's prayer in Old English, Norse Icelandic and Latin but we could not get him to give us an Elvis impersonation. It was nice getting to know Dr. Richardson, one of Union's most treasured faculty.

Season 2, Episode 4: Gavin Richardson Interview

Dr. Hal Poe has just published several works and in particular one on his distant cousin, Edgar Allan Poe. In this podcast Dr. Poe discusses Edgar Allan Poe's grappling with the bigger questions as it is outlined in his new work entitled Evermore: Edgar Allan Poe and the Mystery of the Universe. Dr. Poe organizes Evermore according to Poe's grappling with the problem of suffering, the problem of beauty, the problem of love, the problem of justice and finally the problem of the universe. Dr. Hal Poe clearly unpacks the way that his ancestor came to understand the universe based on his prose poem Eureka. Dr. Poe also discusses his upbringing, education, coming to Union and his role as President of the Edgar Allan Poe museum in Richmond, Va. We were very happy to have Dr. Poe on the podcast to discuss his new book. You can check out Evermore and other works by Dr. Poe in the library.

Season 2, Episode 3: Hal Poe Interview

On this edition of the Summar Library Podcast, Paul and I spoke with Dr. Jim Patterson about his new biography, James Robinson Graves: Staking the Boundaries of Baptist Identity. Aside from being a phenomenal historian Dr. Patterson is also a rapper and you can hear him rap about J.R. Graves in his Founders Day Chapel a year ago. The book was dedicated to his wife on their 40th wedding anniversary as it is in-scripted on the inside cover. Our very own Paul Sorrell is also mentioned in the preface of the book for his work with micro-film and interlibrary loans to help with the research done on this book. We talked about Dr. Patterson's background in Philadelphia. We discussed Dr. Patterson's background as he was raised in Philadelphia. We also discussed his education at Rutgers, Gordon Conwell and later Princeton Theological Seminary. Dr. Patterson talks about how he became interested in J.R. Graves and Baptist History and how this informs his teaching. He also discusses how he came to teach at Union and his future research interests.

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