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In this episode, we’ll hear from Christy Rotman, life skills coach from UVa. She explores the elements of effective goals, and introduces a framework called WOOP — helpful for predicting likely obstacles and crafting plans to overcome them. In just over 30 minutes, you’ll be energized and inspired! 

Abby and Abby talked about reading:

• Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi 
• At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop

Next, we hear the audio from our recent program on goal setting. Thank you Christy for your thoughtfully researched presentation! 

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In this episode, we’ll hear Abby and Abby interview Clare Ruday from the Blue Ridge Health District. They discuss services, the pandemic, and the health district’s recent name change. 

Abby and Abby talked about reading:

• The Stuff of Stars by Marion Dane Bauer and Piecing me Together by Renee Watson
• Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (with plans to take on Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell this year.)

Next, we hear our recent interview with Clare Ruday from BRHD. Thank you Clare for joining us!

• BRHD website
• Local Health Department locations and hours
• Sign up for the BRHD newsletter
• Clare talks about reading:
  • The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
  • A Man Called Ove and My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman

Email us to join JMRL’s new Accountability Club to help you stick to your goals in the new year!

Find recordings of past JMRL programs here:

JMRL’s Youtube channel

Follow JMRL’s progress through the tiers of the JMRL COVID-19 Response Plan. 

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• Central
• Crozet
• Gordon Avenue
• Greene County
• Louisa County
• Nelson Memorial
• Northside
• Scottsville

 COVID-19 Response and Available Online Resources

If you have books you’d like to recommend we read and discuss please email us at podcast@jmrl.org.

This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends please head to their website. 

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In this episode, we hear a recording of a presentation on Seasonal Affective Disorder. We also talk about what we’re reading.

Abby and Abby talked about reading:

• The Enchanted Hour by Meghan Cox Gurdon
• The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke

Next, we hear a recording of an event that took place earlier this month, Combatting the Winter Blues: Seasonal Affective Disorder. Does the cooler weather bring along depression? What about a post-holiday slump? This presentation offered an overview of Seasonal Affective Disorder, its biological underpinnings, and treatment options. It was led by Cali Caldwell, BSN, RN, who will graduate in May as a Psychiatric Mental-Health Nurse Practitioner. 

Email us to join JMRL’s new Accountability Club to help you stick to your goals in the new year!

Find recordings of past JMRL programs here:

JMRL’s Youtube channel

Follow JMRL’s progress through the tiers of the JMRL COVID-19 Response Plan. 

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• Central
• Crozet
• Gordon Avenue
• Greene County
• Louisa County
• Nelson Memorial
• Northside
• Scottsville

COVID-19 Response and Available Online Resources

If you have books you’d like to recommend we read and discuss please email us at podcast@jmrl.org.

This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends please head to their website. 

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In this episode, we talk about our reading resolutions for the new year. We also talk about what we’re reading.

Abby and Abby talked about reading:

• After the Flood by Kassandra Montag
• Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley

Next, we hear talk about our reading resolutions:

• Put down books we’re not enjoying
• Read Coretta Scott King Award Winners
• Read more nonfiction books
• Read a book the past 12 decades, one a month starting with 1910s in January.
• Complete the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge (printable PDF)
• Read every day
• Read more books with characters named Abby (we recommend finding books with characters that share your name!)

Join us in JMRL’s new Accountability Club to help you stick to your goals in the new year!

Find recordings of past JMRL programs here:

JMRL’s Youtube channel

Follow JMRL’s progress through the tiers of the JMRL COVID-19 Response Plan. 

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• Central
• Crozet
• Gordon Avenue
• Greene County
• Louisa County
• Nelson Memorial
• Northside
• Scottsville

COVID-19 Response and Available Online Resources

If you have books you’d like to recommend we read and discuss please email us at podcast@jmrl.org.

This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends please head to their website. 

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In this episode, we hear about some upcoming programs and discuss our favorite books that we read this year. We also talk about what we’re reading.

Abby and Abby talked about reading:

• Highfire by Eoin Colfer
• Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan
• When Life Gives You Pears by Jeannie Gaffigan

Next, we hear about two upcoming programs:

• Ask a Genealogist on December 9 at 7pm
• Vegan Baking on December 12 at 1pm

We also talk about our favorite books that we read this year.

Abby D. mentioned:

• The Fifth Trimester by Lauren Smith Brody
• Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley
• Go to Sleep (I Miss You) by Lucy Knisley
• Pax by Sara Pennypack
• Clap when You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo 
• The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
• Baby Beluga by Raffi

Abby C. mentioned:

• The Resisters by Gish Jen (previously mentioned on Season 3 Episode 17)
• A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (previously mentioned on Season 4 Episode 1)
• Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
• Trinity Sight by Jennifer Givhan (previously mentioned on Season 3 Episode 8)
• In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan 
• Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (previously mentioned on Season 3 Episode 5)

Find recordings of JMRL programs here:

JMRL’s Youtube channel

Follow JMRL’s progress through the tiers of the JMRL COVID-19 Response Plan. 

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• Central
• Crozet
• Gordon Avenue
• Greene County
• Louisa County
• Nelson Memorial
• Northside
• Scottsville

COVID-19 Response and Available Online Resources

If you have books you’d like to recommend we read and discuss please email us at podcast@jmrl.org.

This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends please head to their website. 

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In this episode, we hear a guided workshop from earlier this year called Breathing for Health. 

We also talk about what we’re reading.

Abby and Abby talked about reading 

• Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone and Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes (and mentioned the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge and Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors by Rudine Sims Bishop)
• The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (and mentioned Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice)

Next, we hear a recording of a virtual event from earlier this year called Breathing for Health. This guided breathing session is led by Cecilia Baum

JMRL’s Youtube channel

Video recording of this event

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In this episode, we hear a recording of a panel on virtual learning and homeschooling. We also talk about our reading.

Abby and Abby talked about reading

• Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream by Blair Imani
• The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris which had elements that reminded Abby of the film Life Is Beautiful. She also mentioned Heather Morris’s follow up, Cilka’s Journey.

Next, we hear a recording of a virtual panel that took place in October featuring a discussion with homeschooling  and virtual learning tips. Panelists include Sheila Chrobak, Maggie Williams, and Jennifer Ferguson, who are experienced in homeschooling and virtual education and whose professional backgrounds lend valuable expertise to the discussion. Our colleague Wyn also joins the panel to discuss their own experience as a homeschooled learner. 

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Video recording of this event

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In this episode, we discuss National Novel Writing Month, coming up in November. Casey, a repeat NAACP/JMRL Intern, chats with us about her experiences working at JMRL branches. We also talk about our reading.

Abby and Abby talked about reading

• The Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (a prequel to the Hunger Games trilogy) and mentioned Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
• Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Baylon

Wyn talked about the following resources for people participating in NaNoWriMo this year

• NaNoWriMo website
• JMRL NaNoWriMo events
  • Kick-off Party
  • Tuesday and Saturday Virtual Coffeehouse
  • Wrap Party
• Scrivener 
• No Plot No Problem by NaNoWriMo founder Chris Baty
• On Writing by Stephen King
• Browse a list of books that are great NaNoWriMo resources in our Find It Catalog 

Wyn mentioned the following books began as NaNoWriMo projects

• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• Cinder (and the rest of the Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer
• The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
• Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
• Browse a list of NaNoWriMo-Born books in our Find It Catalog 

Wyn is reading

• Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman
• Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
• Date Me Bryson Keller by Kevin Van Whye

Next, we catch up with multi-year NAACP/JMRL intern Casey about her experiences at JMRL. During her most recent internship period, she put together a booklist and presentation with a focus on African American Women & Literature.

Casey read Break Your Glass Slippers by Amanda Lovelace and mentioned the poetry of Rupi Kaur

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In this episode, we hear a recording of a program from this summer called Parenting with Neuroscience: Self-Control. We also talk about our reading.

The Abbys talked about reading:

• Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli
• All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
• Harry Potter series
• Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
• Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
• The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

Next we hear a recording of a virtual program held this summer. This program, Parenting with Neuroscience: Self-Control, was the final event of a four session series offered by Dr. Erin Clabough. 

Catch up with her other sessions through the following links:

• Listen to earlier episodes with her second and third presentations. 
• JMRL’s Youtube Account
• Video of this event
• Video of the first event in this series
• Video of the second event in this series
• Video of the third event in this series

Place a hold on Dr. Clabough’s book Second Nature

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In this episode, we hear a recording of a virtual panel on Race and Representation in JMRL’s Collection. We also talk about what we’re reading.

• Katie read The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton (and mentioned her earlier title, A Kind of Freedom)
• Abby read Pandemic by A.G. Riddle (The first of two in an ongoing series)

Next we hear a recording of a virtual panel on Race and Representation in JMRL’s Collection, which took place in early August. This panel included:

• Moderator Siri Russell:  Albemarle County Director of the Office of Equity and Inclusion
• David Plunkett: JMRL Library Director
• Angela Critics: Children’s Services Manager
• Hayley Tompkins: Crozet Branch Manager
• Meredith Dickens: Collection Manager

This virtual discussion explored current trends in collection development and materials selection; how JMRL endeavors to break with the traditional white perspective/narrative and broaden its collection to ensure an inclusive body of “own-voices” materials that fairly reflect the opinions and stories of marginalized communities. The discussion also examined how literature and media can perpetuate racial stereotypes and the challenges Libraries face in establishing a fluid and evolving collection of materials that meet the needs of ever-diverse communities seeking to speak on their own behalf. 

Panelists mentioned the following resources and materials throughout the event:

• ALA Statement on past racism within the organization
• Groundwater Training from the Racial Equity Institute
• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
• Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors by Rudine Sims Bishop
• Local Voices Collection
• Suggest materials for JMRL to purchase
• Created Equal grant funded film discussion series, with film titles
• Free programs for all ages
• Program Partnership Request Form for groups and individuals interested in working with JMRL to offer free programs
• Booklists/Suggested Reading: The African-American Experience
• What Do I Read Next? Personalized book recommendations
• A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée

JMRL’s Youtube Account

Video of this panel

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This podcast is made possible through generous support from the Friends of the Library. If you’d like to learn more or join the friends please head to their website.