36 - Climate Action and Preparing for the Inferno
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2w ago
Nathan gets a bit down/realistic about climate change with some special guests.  First he talks to Teegan Walshe from Fridays for the Future in Qualicum, which is an ongoing school strike for climate justice.  (Back in Nathan and Darby's day, people skipped school to smoke pot or buy candy.) Second, he talks with Lucy Grainger of FireSmart BC.  You can learn more, including the free fire assessment mentioned, at FireSmartBC.ca.   Books on the topic of Climate Optimism selected by our Librarians can be found here. Books mentioned by Teegan: The New Climate War by Michael E ..read more
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35 - Freedom to Read, this week & every week
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by Vancouver Island Regional Library librarians
1M ago
Ex-high school investigative journal turned Library Manager Stephanie interviews Library Manager Monica about Freedom to Read Week, which we observe from Feb. 18-24 this year.  Tune in for this interesting library values conversation on this still very relevant topic. Further reading: Check out the Library's curated lists of Freedom to Read items.  Or some resources on the FreedomtoRead.ca site here. SOGI =Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.  See the BC government site about SOGI here.  Books with these topics have been challenged many times recently in affiliation wit ..read more
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34 - Library Trivialities in the Arena, vol. 3
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1M ago
Nathan tests his Manager Stephanie's trivia prowess in today's episode.  Can you beat Stephanie at trivia?  Peter Parker Gretzky thinks you can in one section for sure.  Winners will of course receive FREE BOOKS FOR LIFE!  If you did not win, you will also receive free books for life, but only real Alex Cross titles.  Redeemable at your local library branch.  ..read more
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33 - LAC de livres, etc.
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2M ago
We are feeling very educational today.  So today is the day you learn a new acronym! LAC stands for Library and Archives Canada and we are really nerding out with Julie Anne Richardson from LAC.  Ever wondered what the Library and Archives of Canada does?  Or how Canada preserves its written and recorded culture?  Or what animal noises Nathan's former bandmates can make?  Listen to find out the answers to these questions and more... Check out Library and Archives Canada, where to do your Legal Deposit form if you made something they want to collect, and you can listen ..read more
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32 - Goosefeather
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by Vancouver Island Regional Library librarians
4M ago
How do YOU feel about honking like a goose for people?  If you're very comfortable, perhaps you are our next guest!  Meet Naomi Steinberg, storyteller and author.  There are no spoilers, just enjoy the voyage...  *HONK ..read more
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30 Sea & Cedar Storytime
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by Vancouver Island Regional Library librarians
5M ago
Enjoy your literary adult storytime with these Sea & Cedar magazine readings!  Works included: Storyteller Spirits & Tuesday's Tide by Heather Hendry Hedgerow & Moss by Allie Picketts Flame Girl by Jan Everard Snake Spur Road by Karl Sturmanis Planting Onions by Zoe Dickinson Pop-Up Grebe by Christine Lowther Spell for Skookumchuck Narrows by Anne Hopkinson You can READ this issue of Sea & Cedar online or in print.  You can also SUBMIT your own work here.  A limited number of PRINT copies are also available for purchase! Email seacedarmag@vi ..read more
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30 - The Great Debate: eBooks vs. pBooks
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6M ago
Do paper (or "pbooks", if you will) have a place in this world anymore?  Will reading an ebook lead to buying unneeded items on the internet and generally ruin your health? Nathan and Darby duke it out.  Can they come together on the topic, or will the excitement of the debate rhetoric prove to be too much?  Find out on this impassioned episode.  ..read more
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29 - Jan Zwicky reads & talks philosophy and climate change
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9M ago
Spurred on by our special guest, Nathan reflects on whether he is "award winning" for a brief, awkward moment.  Then Quadra Island dwelling and Order of Canada winning poet Jan Zwicky (and lovely human being) does a special reading of her essays and poems.  From this, she dives into a discussion with Darby about climate change and accepting the mess we seem to be in.  If you're feeling stressed out about climate change, chill out with some exquisite poetry and feel admiration for the boundless energy of nature in this moment.  If that still doesn't work, Jan and Darby sugge ..read more
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28 - Romance Recipe with Ruby Barret for Pride Month
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9M ago
Casey talks with Ottawa based bisexual author Ruby Barrett.  She is the author of The Romance Recipe, a queer rom-com featuring Amy and Sophie possibly adding the non-FDA approved ingredient of "love" into their restaurant food.  Publisher's Weekly calls it "a down-to-earth queer romance". This episode was recorded at our live Pride Month event with Ruby Barrett. Check out some other LGBTQ2+ reads here on our Pride Month page.  Queer books are great to read all year round ..read more
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27 - F This
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by Vancouver Island Regional Library librarians
10M ago
Not for sensitive ears!  There are a lot of words that start with different letters, but mostly "F".  Get ready to feel like a kid looking up bad words in the dictionary!  (Tee hee.) Nathan talks about all of the books with the eff word in the title.  Apparently this kind of title is helpful to us all. And then there is some profanity trivia for you!  ..read more
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