Episode Five of In the Good Books is available to download now. It was a tricky one! You can find a list of all the titles we discussed on this episode, plus more information about the podcast, on the YPRL website.
Read MoreEpisode Four is now ready for you to listen to! I felt extra responsibility to get this particular set of recommendations right because our listener, Tania, was looking for crime and thrillers. We all know how many of these I read, so I really wanted to find Tania the perfect…
Read MoreA new episode of our podcast is out now in all the usual places (including Apple iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, Podtail). I’m particularly pleased with this episode, we got a lot out of it. You know you’re having fun with a podcast when the editing takes a really long time because…
Read MoreAnother episode of the podcast for you! As always, you can head over to the YPRL website to see the full information on the episode, including a list of all the books we discussed in the episode.
Read MoreOur first episode is live! Patrick, Sarah and I give you the first taste of how we work to find the best recommendations for library patrons looking to find new books. Creating this podcast has been such a fun experience, mostly because Sarah, Patrick and I enjoy collaborating with each…
Read MoreAnother podcast? Yes! I’ve teamed up with two of my fellow coordinators at Yarra Plenty Regional Library – Sarah Schmidt and Patrick Jovaras – to create a podcast all helping readers through their reading conundrums. The project grew from our Book Valet service, where library members fill in a short…
Read MoreMy favourite books of the year all stand out for their exceptional writing, their ability to draw me in to the world they create or explore, the way they haunt me after I read them (that can be in a positive or negative way) and the desire I have to…
Read MoreThis was a blockbuster year of reading for me. Over 100 books across most genres. But as we all know, it’s not how many you read that matters, it is whether you managed to find books that made your heart sing or kept you up late into the night or…
Read MoreIt was a pleasure to be a part of this discussion as part of The Other Film Festival, in partnership with Arts Acces Victoria which took place at The Wheeler Centre about two of my passions and how they intersect; climate change and disability politics. Chaired by Fiona Tuomy, featuring…
Read MoreWhen I finished up at the Centre for Youth Literature at State Library Victoria I promised myself (and my family) that I’d take six months off to recover from the burnout that came with doing a job where I had put 110% of myself into my work for so long…
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