This month PaLAunchpod talks with Marilyn Holt, Library Services Manager of the Pennsylvania Department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and president of the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society about the variety of experiences that h

David Runyon

Apr 15th, 2018 34m 20s

Founded to prepare students in the Pennsylvania capitol area for STEM careers, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology has seen rapid growth since its 2005 opening. Join PaLAunchpod host Heidi Abbey Moyer as she talks with University li

Penny Talbert, Guerilla Librarian

Mar 15th, 2018 27m 17s

This month, PaLAunchpodTalks with Penny Talbert, Executive Director of the Ephrata Public Library whose role as the Guerrilla Librarian has her roaring, rather than whispering, as she forges connections with her community, engages advocates and

Iren Snavely - Rare Books Librarian, State Library of Pennsylvania

Feb 20th, 2018 40m 17s

In this edition of PaLAunchpod, Tom Berman interviews Iren L. Snavely, Rare Books Librarian at the State Library of Pennsylvania. Iren is a graduate of Geneva College and received his Master of Library Science degree from Drexel University. He

Bernadette Lear and Eric Novotny

Nov 20th, 2017 25m 57s

Heidi Abbey Moyer speaks with Bernadette Lear and Eric Novotny, the creators and editors of the new, academic journal, Libraries: Culture, History, and Society (LCHS), published by the Pennsylvania State University Press. The journal, LCHS, i

Samantha Hull "2017 ALA Emerging Leader"

Oct 13th, 2017 11m 57s

Samantha Hull is the Electives Supervisor and Ephrata High School Librarian & Media Coordinator for the Ephrata School District in Lancaster County, PA. Sam was chosen as a 2017 American Library Association Emerging Leader. Listen to her talk a

Dana Farabaugh - Pennsylvania Library Association 2017 Annual Conference

Sep 18th, 2017 15m 8s

Everyone enjoys the annual Pennsylvania Library Association conference, but how many of us know what goes into the planning? Join host Tom Berman as he interviews Dana Farabaugh, District Consultant for the Westmoreland County Federated Library

Deborah Van de Castle "Salem Square Library"

Aug 3rd, 2017 14m 52s

Mina Edmondson talks to Deborah Van de Castle, Vice President of Library Relations for the York County Library System, about the newly opened Salem Square Library. Hear about how in just two short years York County Libraries, together with comm

Corey Wittig "The Labs @ Carnegie Public Library"

Jun 1st, 2017 24m 25s

Corey has sprouted and grown a library program called The Labs @CLP which gives artistic and personal mentorship to teens. The teens make art and music in a wide variety of media using real tools and equipment. The Labs offers everything from s

Culinary Literacy Center with Liz Fitzgerald

May 1st, 2017 31m 53s

Liz Fitzgerald is the Administrator of the Free Library of Philadelphia's Culinary Literacy Center, the first of its kind in a library in the United States. Liz has been with the Free Library since 2008, working in the Catalog Department and as

Spotlight on Sexuality Archives

Apr 1st, 2017 22m 54s

This month Brian Fulton talks with Molly Wolf, who is the founder and curator of the Sexuality Archives at Widener University. Our discussion deals with how the archive got its start at the university, items in their collection and how they use

Episode 2 part 2 PA Forward Star Program Pilot Group

Mar 1st, 2017 20m 49s

Episode 2 part 2 Star Program Pilot GroupAn interview with the key members of PA Forward Star Program pilot group: Barbara McGary (Executive Director of the James V. Brown Library), Dana Brigandi (Public Relations and Community Partnership a

Episode 2 - PALS Star Library Team

Mar 1st, 2017 19m 55s

Episode 2 part 1An interview with the PaLA Academy of Leadership Studies (PALS) Star Library Team: Joann Eichenlaub (Assistant Director of the Roger and Peggy Madigan Library at Pennsylvania College of Technology), Melissa Foltz(Director of

Betty Lawson "Read to Me"

Jan 31st, 2017 26m 36s

Betty Lawson has been the Children's Librarian at the Wayne County Public Library in Honesdale, Pa for the past 14 years. After attending college at the State University of New York at Delhi, she moved to Florida where she became the Director o

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