Join our hosts as we talk about Summer Reading and the fun kick off parties we have each year.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro

00:07 – Book Recommendations from Arianne

07:44 – Guest Introductions – Nyssa and Heide

08:30 – Summer Reading Kick-off Parties

14:14 – Changes to kick-off parties over the years

20:02 – Where are the kick-off parties this year?

20:25 – How do we decide what branches host the kick-offs?

21:35 – What goes into planning the kick-off parties?

23:17 – What planning happens in the branch for the parties?

24:23 – Favorite part of planning the kick-off parties

25:35 – What do you like about summer reading as a staff member?

30:12 – What do you like about summer reading as a patron?

33:12 – Potatoes!

37:27 – Outro

Reader's Advisory:

Kids

Higgins, Ryan. We don’t Eat our Classmates. Disney-Hyperion, 2018.

Skeers, Linda. Dinosaur Lady. Sourcebooks, 2020.

Watts, Sophia. Dig! Uncover the secrets of the past with Archeology. Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2025.

Hoena, Blake, and Paul Sereno. Everything Dinosaurs. Illustrated by Franco Tempesta, National Geographic Society, 2014. National Geographic Kids, link.gale.com/apps/doc/KZEPTZ210448287/NGMK?u=salt82334&sid=bookmark-NGMK&xid=a5efe18b&pg=4. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

Walking with dinosaurs: the movie. Los Angeles, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2013.

How to Catch a Dinosaur (Read Along). Hoopla, Dreamscape Media. Mar. 2026, https://www.hoopladigital.com/movie/how-to-catch-a-dinosaur-read-along-pete-cross/12409906

Teens

Riordan, Rick. The Sword of Summer. Disney-Hyperion, 2017.

The Secret of Kells. Directed by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, performances by Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Christen Mooney, Mick Lally, Michael McGrath, Liam Hourican, Paul Tylak, Paul Young, Buena Vista International, 2009.

“History of the Vikings. From 793 to 1035”. World Book Timelines, Apr. 2026, https://www-worldbookonline-com.ulc.idm.oclc.org/wbtimelines/viewtimelines?source=WB&timelineId=5926e794e4b0de2b380e73c1

How to Train your Dragon. Directed by Dean DeBlois, performances by Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, America Ferrera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, T.J. Miller, Dreamworks Animation, 2010.

The Book of Kells. Dublin, Trinity College Library, Ms. 58 (A.I.6) Lucerne: Faksimile-Verlag, c. 1990 xND3359 K4 B65 1990

https://lib.utah.edu/collections/rarebooks/exhibits/past/Ornamental.php

Adults

Gong, Chloe. These Violent Delights. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2020.

Novik, Naomi. His majesty’s dragon. Del Rey Books, 2006.

Sanderson, Brandon. Tress of the Emerald Sea. Tor Publishing Group, 2023.

The Mummy. directed by Stephen Sommers, performances by Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Jonathan Hyde, Kevin J. O’Conner. Universal Pictures, 1999.

The Da Vinci Code. Directed by Ron Howard, performances by Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jurgen Prochnow, Paul Bettany, Jean Reno. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006.

Join us as we talk to Leslie Schow, the manager of the Daybreak branch, all about her branch and the fun things they do.

Staff recommendations:

Join our hosts and our special guests, Sarah and Ellen, as we talk about the programs the library provides for adults with mental disabilities.

Our hosts chat with Jennifer and Melody from the Patron Advocacy Workgroup. Learn all about what the workgroup does, and how we are trying to support our patrons in their interactions with the library.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:42 - What is the Patron Advocacy Workgroup?

02:40 - What were the biggest achievements of PAW last year?

10:14 - What is your focus for this year?

13:07 - How long has PAW been a workgroup?

14:06 - Has the library's strategic plan changed your plans?

16:26 - Potatoes!

20:07 - Anything else you want to mention?

21:38 - Outro

Join our hosts as they talk about Public Domain Day, what it is about, and what materials have joined the public domain this year.

Learn More about Public Domain and Copyright:

Learn more about Public Domain Day and everything that entered the Public Domain on the Duke Law School website: https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2026/

You can also read a brief history of copyright in the US from the US Copyright Office: https://www.copyright.gov/timeline/

Books on copyright and public domain:

The copyright book : a practical guide by William S. Strong

Intellectual property: a very short introduction by Siva Vaidhyanathan

The public domain : find and use free content for your website, book, app, music, video, art, and more by Stephen Fishman

Time stamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:47 - Copyright 05:16 - Orphaned Works 07:16 - Licensing Protected Works 09:53 - Works in the Public Domain 12:22 - Literature Entering the Public Domain 13:22 - Film Entering the Public Domain 14:11 - Music Compositions Entering the Public Domain 15:25 - Music Recordings Entering the Public Domain 16:18 - Art Entering the Public Domain 17:59 - Copyright vs. Trademark 20:05 - Utilization of the Public Domain 24:21 - Aspirational Potatoes 27:55 - Outro

Learn more about the West Jordan library with Vern Waters and Jennifer Flake.

00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Reader's Advisory 05:41 - Vern Waters and Jennifer Flake 06:58 - When was West Jordan Library built? 08:17 - West Jordan staff 09:15 - Size of Collection 09:51 - Cool West Jordan Library Facts 15:40 - Regular Programming 19:26 - Upcoming Events 20:23 - 3D Printing (and Reader's Choice) 23:09 - Favorite Things About West Jordan Library 26:06 - Anything Else (Come See Us) 27:40 - Potatoes! 29:15 - Outro

Full list of Reader's Advisory books:

History of West Jordan by Bernarr Furse

The only item I could find about the city and its history.

Salt a World History by Mark Kurlansky.

The way salt shaped civilization from the beginning. Wars have been fought over it, the taxes on salt secured empires across the world, and also inspired revolution.

Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond.

Why and how did Eurasians conquer, decimate or displace the people of the Americas, Africa and Australia. Instead of the reverse. Telling the story of human history and the environmental factors responsible for of all the worlds people.

The hobbit and the Fellowship of the rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Hobbits of course! Adventure, Wizards and magical rings. People that like potatoes!

Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White.

Because it is helpful, it once helped me get a job, and it has the humor of E.B. White

I Still Dream about You by Fannie Flagg

The absurdity and dark humor.

Should I Share My Ice Cream by Mo Willems

Because learning to share is super hard and Mo Willems shows that in a funny and amazing way.

Skulls : an exploration of Alan Dudley's curious collection by Simon Winchester.

Because it is full of amazing pictures of animal skulls. Tells the rich and fascinating story of skulls, both human and animal, from every perspective imaginable: historical, biographical, cultural, and iconographic. Presenting details about the parts of the skull (including the cranium, the mandible, the shape and positioning of the eye sockets, and species-specific features like horns, teeth, beaks and bills), information about the science and pseudoscience of skulls, and a look at skulls in religion, art and popular culture, his stories and information are riveting and enlightening.

Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

I just love how Anne Shirley is written! She's such a quirky girl, who definitely had ADHD (which is so relatable to me).

The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater.

The author has such a unique style of storytelling. The blend of magical realism and character development is superb! It was the series that got me through the pandemic.

Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell.

This book is written in ballad form and is just so good!

Weyward by Emilia Hart.

Female resilience against abuse, it was one of those books that is rage-inducing but a deliciously cathartic ending.

Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkein

Because of its epic story that I've loved since I was a kid,

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

Les Mis in particular is a favorite as it was a favorite of my grandfather that passed away when my mother was little. The first time I read it, it was his copy that he took notes in and I have loved it ever since.

A Witch's Guide to Burning by Aminder Dhaliwal

Because it has beautiful and unique art.

Join our hosts as they discuss various myths about librarians, including the fact that they are tattooed, pierced, and color their hair.

Time stamps: 00:00 - Intro/Reader's Advisory 04:06 - Librarian Stereotypes 21:48 - How Common is Body Modification for Library Employees? 24:29 - What Body Modifications do Our Staff Have? 25:54 - Reasons for Body Modification 34:40 - How do Patrons and Other Staff React? 40:49 - How have perceptions of Library Staff appearance changed? 45:55 - Potatoes (and Soup!) 49:00 - Outro

Join us as we talk to Gentry and Jenn from the Salt Lake County Jail Library about the jail library, and what it is like working there.

Book Recommendations from Vern:

• Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
• Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman
• The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
• The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton
• Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson
• In the Belly of the Beast by Jack Henry Abbott
• Solitary by Albert Woodfox
• Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance by Leonard Peltier
• Monster : the autobiography of an L.A. gang member by Sanyika Shakur, aka Monster Kody Scott.
• The autobiography of Malcolm X with the assistance of Alex Haley ; introduction by M.S. Handler ; epilogue by Alex Haley ; afterword by Ossie Davis
• Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

Time stamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:21 - Reader's Advisory 03:37 - Gentry Densley and Jenn McKague 04:23 - What is the Jail Library? 05:06 - Does it Look Like a Library? 06:28 - Where is the Jail Library? 09:22 - How long have we had a Jail Library? 12:39 - How many staff work at the Jail Library? 13:22 - What is in the Jail Library collection? 16:17 - Jail Library programming 18:03 - How do inmates check materials out? 23:07 - What is it like to work at the Jail Library? 27:55 - A Typical Jail Library Work Day 29:32 - Favorite Memories and Stories 32:07 - What do you wish the public knew about the Jail Library? 36:04 - Anything Else? 38:41 - Potatoes! 41:13 - Outro