The Librarian Is In Podcast, Biblio File

You Can't Always Get What You Want: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 98 by Frank Collerius, Library Manager, Jefferson Market LibraryJuly 5, 2018

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Gwen is so moved by one of the three poems she brings to the studio, that she can't even read it (she tried!). And Frank is transported by a novel about a marriage in Nigeria he can't NOT talk about it. Plus: the perils of social media and why Frank feels pretty much free of FOMO.
 

Frank's Book Recommendation

Stay With Me
 
Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo
You can also listen to the author discuss this book on the NYPL podcast here.
 

Gwen's Poetry Recommendations 

                                                                            Poem via Ninth Letter's Twitter
 
 
"Ghazal: America the Beautiful" by Alicia Ostriker, and the Dear Poet video series of her reading her own work (Ostriker in our library catalog).
 

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Stay With Me recommendation for Gwen

Submitted by Mariandrea Belmont (not verified) on July 5, 2018 - 10:16pm

Hi, I listened to the latest episode of the Librarian Is In and I just want to encourage Gwen to try the audiobook of Stay With Me. The narrator Adjoa Andoh is superb as narrator. She really wraps you in the drama of the story...and I think her narration makes the humor in the novel funnier. Enjoy!

Mention of Jefferson Market Library!

Submitted by Jenny Colvin (not verified) on July 6, 2018 - 4:05pm

Hi all, this comment is particularly for Frank. I recently had a review copy of a book that mentioned your library specifically. I've never been to New York but know your library because of you and this podcast. Read the New York section of "Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities, and the Pleasures of Solitude" by Stephanie Rosenbloom. Thanks for a great podcast!

Thank you!

Submitted by Frank (not verified) on July 9, 2018 - 5:53pm

This is fantastic - I had not heard of this book! Just put a hold on it and can't wait to read it (Jefferson Market aside - the subject seems right up my alley). Thanks again!

Thank your for Mary Oliver. I

Submitted by Nichole Long (not verified) on July 6, 2018 - 9:54pm

Thank your for Mary Oliver. I have not heard a poem of hers in years.

Poems that Stick

Submitted by Karen Wehman (not verified) on July 7, 2018 - 7:54pm

Hey. Listened to Episode 98. Gwen suggested sending in poems that resonated for some reason. Nature's First Green is Gold by Robert Frost. I first came across this poem in the YA Novel The Outsiders by SE Hinton. I have never forgotten it and can still recite it by heart some 45 years later. To me it is what it means to be a teen. We are only teens for 7 years. Those years can golden, they can hold so much promise, but ultimately short-lived, and they eventually unfold into real life.

social media

Submitted by Lisa (not verified) on August 21, 2018 - 3:50pm

Almost completely caught up and I just finished Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now. I understood his argument but am making the conscious decision to not delete my accounts.