The Librarian Is In Podcast, Biblio File

Books on the Subway: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 148 by NYPL PodcastsSeptember 5, 2019

 

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This week, it's Frank and Gwen's turn in the hot seat. They recently joined Hollie & Rosy on the Books on the Subway Podcast for a discussion about all things library and books, so we're bringing you their episode this week! Make sure to check them out at booksonthesubway.com.

Books on the Subway

 

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A million thank yous!

Submitted by Abby (not verified) on September 5, 2019 - 5:15pm

I LOVE your podcast and always feel like I'm eavesdropping on a wonderful, bookish conversation. But today's episode was outrageously helpful! My sister, our cousin, and I have been searching for a book that we used to check out of our library as kids. We've been searching for a few years, pestering librarians we know, and googling. After listening to your podcast, I posted info about the book (the little we could remember!) to the Goodreads and Reddit groups and found an answer within 45 minutes! How lovely! The book, by the way, is Me and the Weirdos by Jane Sutton. What a delight! Thank you!

“A Little Life”

Submitted by Patricia (not verified) on September 6, 2019 - 11:00am

Frank! I rediscovered my love of reading after hearing you talk about “A Little Life” on the podcast. I had always loved reading but had dropped off considerably after having a second child. I picked up “A Little Life” after listening to you on the podcast and I haven’t stopped reading. So thank you!

So glad to hear this!

Submitted by Frank Collerius (not verified) on September 16, 2019 - 3:08pm

Thank you so much for letting me know - you made my day!

Hilarious

Submitted by Aspasia (not verified) on September 13, 2019 - 1:46pm

This episode was hilarious and I found another podcast to add to my list! The screaming at the end was hysterical! Frank and Gwen, have you thought about creating a public Google Doc that lists all the books mentioned/recommended (with corresponding episodes) on this podcast?

Love from Canada

Submitted by Suzanne Riverin (not verified) on September 13, 2019 - 8:35pm

I love your podcast and have been listening to it for several years. I have had you plugged in while hiking in Sedona, paddling in Ontario, Canada and vacationing in Portugal. I take you two everywhere. This episode was really fun to listen to for a variety of reasons: the questions you had to answer, your suggestions about favourite reads and the hilarious reveal to Gwen about Frank's secret read. One of my favourite episodes was in Nov two years ago(?) when Frank talked about his family and Christmas(ish) memories. Suzanne from Huntsville, Ontario Canada!

Thank you!

Submitted by Frank Collerius (not verified) on September 16, 2019 - 3:09pm

Thanks for sharing this! I love that I've "been" to all these amazing places. ; ) Thanks for listening!

patron versus customer

Submitted by J Hodnett (not verified) on October 13, 2019 - 11:47am

I am always late on my podcasts, so apologies for just posting this, but I would love to hear more about the patron versus customer idea Gwen brought up in this episode. I understand the dislike of the word customer, but coming from a nonprofit background, "patron" absolutely has a monetary connotation -- and one that is disturbing to me when we're talking about welcoming everyone. I heard a similar disdain for "customer" when I worked at a community college, and I understood the theory there too, but in that context it also seemed like an internal quibble and not one that students understood in the same way. Would love to hear more thoughts from you both!