Gwinnett County Public Library: Recent Episodes
Gwinnett County Public Library
Podcasts from the Gwinnett County Public Library:
Flip the Library showcases GCPL‘s staff and services and the ways they work with and for the Gwinnett County community.
Spill Lit is a young adult literature podcast from GCPL‘s Youth Services department, featuring reading recommendations and discussions of YA lit trends and themes.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty for the last time as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss The Black Queen by Jumata Emill.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org for book recommendations or tell us what you liked about our show. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss Café con Lychee by Emery Lee.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss No Accident by Laura Bates.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss Promise Boys by Nick Brooks.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong.
Simon Teen's R&J Retelling List
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss The Davenports by Krystal Marquis.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss Swing by Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Click here for more details about the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge!
The Five Forks branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library opened in 1995. A 2012 renovation included the TechStudio, which was the precursor to the Learning Labs, which are now at nine of Gwinnett library branches. In this episode, hosts Steve and Melissa welcome staff from the Five Forks branch to tell us all about their branch, their community, and the work that they do.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Click here for more details about the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge!
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss Lumberjanes created by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Brooke Allen, and ND Stevenson.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Click here for more details about the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge!
Gwinnett County Public Library uses the Summer Reading Challenge to keep our community engaged with reading over the summer months by encouraging them to set challenging reading goals, attend fun educational programming, and earn awesome badges and prizes! The Ken Scott Comedy Magic Show is the kick-off program for the Library’s 2023 Summer Reading Challenge, and in this episode of the podcast, hosts Steve and Melissa welcome both Ken and the Library’s Youth Services Manager Patty Reeber!
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss The Counselors by Jessica Goodman.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Click here for more details about the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge!
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Click here for more details about the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge!
Gwinnett County Public Library offers access to Career Online High School, which helps qualified learners looking to earn a high school diploma and advance their careers.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Click here for more details about the Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro Author Talk!
Daniel Immergluck is the author of Red Hot City: Housing, Race, and Exclusion in Twenty-First-Century Atlanta
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Click here for more details about the Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro Author Talk!
Planting, tending, and cultivating a garden is a popular pastime in the Gwinnett County community, and the library has offered related programming for many years. In this episode, we talk with a number of staff members who are offering these programs, including this year’s Garden Fest!
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss Rust in the Root by Justina Ireland.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
On today's episode, we welcome Lynn Cullen, national bestselling author of the historical novels The Sisters of Summit Avenue, Twain’s End, Mrs. Poe, Reign of Madness, and I Am Rembrandt’s Daughter. Her newest book, The Woman with the Cure, follows the life of Dr. Dorothy Horstmann, who paved the way for the polio vaccine.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss the series Marvel Rebels & Renegades Mackenzi Lee. The series includes titles: Loki: Where Mischief Lies, Gamora and Nebula: Sisters In Arms, and The Winter Soldier: Cold Front.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
The Centerville Branch was Gwinnett County Public Library's 11th branch, built in 2002. It shares space with the OneStop Centerville community center and the Centerville Senior Center.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Soniah Kamal is an award winning novelist, essayist and public speaker. Her latest novel, Unmarriageable, is a reimagining of Pride and Prejudice set in contemporary Pakistan.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon and share their reading resolutions for the new year.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes and share their reading resolutions for the new year.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Adrienne Su was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and earned a BA from Radcliff College of Harvard university and an MFA from the University of Virginia. She is the author of the poetry collections Peach State, Living Quarters, Having None of It, Sanctuary, and Middle Kingdom. She currently teaches at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
In the latest episode of Spill Lit, join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they're reading and what they recommend! In this episode listen as they talk about books found on the YALSA Teens' Top Ten List!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Peachtree Corners was developed as a planned community in the 1960’s with Technology Park as its core, to lure tech companies to the Gwinnett County area, but did not officially incorporate as a city until 2012. The Gwinnett County Public Library built its Peachtree Corners Branch in 1986, and the branch has continued to serve this unique community ever since!
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss The Resolutions by Mia Garcia and share their reading resolutions for the new year.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Our guest today is Jeffrey Breslow. He is the author of A Game Maker’s Life and is a preeminent toy and game inventor and designer. He had spent more than 41 years inventing toys and games. Breslow was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in New York City in 1988 and left the toy business in 2008 to sculpt full time.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
GCPL University began in 2021 as a program of self-paced, online courses designed for the Gwinnett County community by Gwinnett County Public Library staff with the goal of teaching practical job knowledge and developing marketable skills using the library’s physical and digital offerings. Learn more at www.gwinnettpl.org/gcpl-university.
In the latest episode of Spill Lit, join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they're reading and what they recommend! In this episode they talk about some new holiday reads!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Vanessa Riley is the award-winning author of Sister Mother Warrior and Island Queen. Riley's historical novels showcase the hidden histories of Black women and women of color, emphasizing strong sisterhoods and dazzling multicultural communities. Her works encompass historical fiction, historical romance, and historical mystery, and you can find them in our online catalog here.
Vanessa Riley is the award-winning author of Sister Mother Warrior and Island Queen. Riley's historical novels showcase the hidden histories of Black women and women of color, emphasizing strong sisterhoods and dazzling multicultural communities. Her works encompass historical fiction, historical romance, and historical mystery, and you can find them in our online catalog here.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
With the help of social workers, libraries have been able to provide more holistic assistance with a myriad of services such as housing, employment, legal support, and food assistance. In this episode, we sit down to chat with Gwinnett County Public Library’s social work interns and the Lawrenceville Branch Manager.
To make an appointment with a social work intern, fill out a Book-a-Librarian form here.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they share some of their favorite books featuring Native American authors, topics, and award winning titles. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
William Kent Krueger is the award-winning author of the Cork O'Connor mystery series which features books about a former sheriff who is part Irish and part Ojibwe. Krueger has received numerous awards for his writing, including the 2014 Edgar Award for Best Novel for his book, Ordinary Grace. His newest book is Fox Creek.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss The Ghost Tracks by Celso Hurtado. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they take a deep dive on the works of David Levithan. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Polly J. Price is an award-winning legal historian and Professor of Law and Global Health at Emory University. She is the author of the new book, Plagues in the Nation: How Epidemics Shaped America, which is a narrative history of America through major outbreaks. The book examines how law and government affected the outcome of the epidemics that struck America, and how those outbreaks have in turn shaped our government.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they share some of their favorite books featuring Latinx authors, topics, and award winning titles. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they share some of their favorite books featuring Latinx authors, topics, and award winning titles. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Jason DiFranco is the Director of Development and Community Partnerships at Gwinnett County Public Library. One of the projects he has been working on is gathering support for the restoration of the historic Hooper-Renwick building, which housed Gwinnett County’s only high school for Black children until desegregation in 1968. The building will be converted into a 25,000-square-foot museum and house Gwinnett County Public Library’s new Lawrenceville branch. Hooper-Renwick Legacy Preservation Committee chair and vice-chair Theresa Bailey and Joyce Moore also join the podcast to talk more about this important project and their place in its history.
Jason DiFranco is the Director of Development and Community Partnerships at Gwinnett County Public Library. One of the projects he has been working on is gathering support for the restoration of the historic Hooper-Renwick building, which housed Gwinnett County’s only high school for Black children until desegregation in 1968. The building will be converted into a 25,000-square-foot museum and house Gwinnett County Public Library’s new Lawrenceville branch. Hooper-Renwick Legacy Preservation Committee chair and vice-chair Theresa Bailey and Joyce Moore also join the podcast to talk more about this important project and their place in its history.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they take a deep dive on the works of Maggie Stiefvater. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they take a deep dive on the works of Maggie Stiefvater. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Alex Robson is the author of The Freedom Cards: 15 Years Fighting to Understand Freedom and is an assistant principal at Gwinnett County Public Schools. Robson is joined in conversation with Kolinda Scialabba, the Content and Creative Services Coordinator with Gwinnett County Public Schools.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they share some thrilling titles with a back to school theme. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Libraries are not only a great place to feed your mind, but you can also feed your body! In this episode, Gwinnett County Public Library staff define culinary literacy, discuss the library's cookbook collection, and go over the library's in-person and virtual programming and services, including Healthy Meals on a Budget, Pantry Cooking, Cooking With Kids, and Family Cooking Camp (all found on the library's online event calendar)!
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Dr. Scott Williamson is the Robert H. Walkup Professor of Theological Ethics at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the author of The Narrative Life: The Moral and Religious Thought of Frederick Douglass.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss Electric Kingdom by David Arnold. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Designed for adults and older teens with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Gwinnett County Public Library’s Open Your World Book Club welcomes readers and aspiring readers to join together for reading, listening, and discussion of one book over the course of each 6-8 week session.
Join our hosts Katharine, Patty, and special guest host, Erin, as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott and share some of their favorite books from local high school required summer reading lists. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Lynn Cullen's novel Mrs. Poe was named a Book of the Week by People Magazine, an NPR Great Read, an Indie Next List selection, Oprah Book of the Week, and Best Book of the Year by Atlanta Magazine. Twain's End was a People Magazine Book of the Week. Her novels have been translated into seventeen languages and she has appeared on PBS American Masters. Her newest novel, The Sisters of Summit Avenue is a moving and heartfelt tribute to mothers, daughters, and sisters everywhere. In this episode, she discusses her early memories of libraries, her writing process, why she likes writing about strong women throughout history, and her upcoming book, The Woman with the Cure.
On June 18, 1990, the new Lawrenceville Branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library opened, measuring almost 30,000 square feet, including space for the library’s administrative offices. In this episode, staff members from the Lawrenceville Branch staff chat about the branch, its programs and services, and the community it serves.
Unfortunately we do not have a new episode for you today. We were unable to record the episode due to a fire/HVAC issue in our building! Check back on July 18th for our next episode that will cover both American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott and our required reading segment where Sarah, Patty, and I each take a look at some of the summer required reading titles from our local high schools.
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they share some of their favorite books featuring LGBTQ+ authors, topics, and award winning titles. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Authors Annotated is a Gwinnett County Public Library podcast, where we chat with authors about their work, their creative processes, and their love of libraries.
Martin Padgett has written books, features, product reviews, and news for 30 years and is the author of A Night at the Sweet Gum Head: Drag, Drugs, Disco, and Atlanta's Gay Revolution. He earned his MFA in narrative nonfiction writing from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. He was named a 2019 Lambda Literary Fellow. He is a PhD candidate in History at Georgia State University. Marty lives in Pensacola Beach with his husband, their cat, and an overflowing file of future story ideas.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss the novel A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Learn about the Early Education Library Associates (EELAs), who are in charge of programming and outreach for kids from birth to age 5 at Gwinnett County Public Library!
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss the novel One True Loves by Elise Bryant. For a look at the books featured in this episode and many more, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they share some of their favorites by and about people from the Asian American and Pacific Islander diaspora. For a look at the books featured in this episode and many more, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
GCPL Youth Services Manager Patty Reeber discusses the library's Summer Reading Challenge and the other work her department performs for the community.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss the graphic novel series Check Please! by Ngozi Ukazu. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss the humor novel Not My Problem by Ciara Smith. For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Email us at SpillLit@gwinnettpl.org and tell us what you like about the show, recommend a book for us to read, or share your opinion about a book we've already reviewed. Everyone who sends us an email will be entered into a drawing to win a free YA book.
Each year since 2017, Gwinnett County Public Library has hosted the Teen Film Challenge, which encourages customers ages 13-19 to submit their creative video work of any genre! In this episode of the podcast, we chat with former TFC winner Sebastian Soler about his stop motion animation work, his experience with the TFC, and his current college work toward a career in filmmaking.
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss different and interesting nonfiction titles for young adults.
For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss the historical fiction novel, Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz.
For a look at the books featured in this episode, check out this booklist!
The New Start Entrepreneurship Incubator initiative, funded by the American Library Association / Google Libraries Build Business grant, is designed to help formerly incarcerated community members create their own businesses. Chartisia Griffin, CEO of Diamond Shine, is a recent graduate of the program.
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New Start Entrepreneurship Incubator: A new start begins today! [YouTube]
AJC: "Gwinnett business program for formerly incarcerated accepting applications"
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they’re reading and what they recommend! In this episode, listen as they discuss books featuring Black authors, topics, and award winning titles.
For a look at the books featured in this episode check out this booklist!
Welcome to Spill Lit, the Gwinnett County Public Library's podcast all about YA literature. Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they're reading and what they recommend! This latest episode is all about love, as they share their thoughts on Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber.
For more information about the books featured in this episode check out this book list!
In this episode, discover all that the Learning Labs at Gwinnett County Public Library have to offer, from 3D printers to sewing machines to coding classes and more, unlocked with your library card!
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they're reading and what they recommend. In this episode, listen as they spill the tea on Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters!
Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss their reading resolutions and goals for the new year! In this episode, listen as they give a rundown on the ten YA books that were checked out the most from the Gwinnett County Public Library in 2021!
In the latest episode of Spill Lit, join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they're currently reading or not reading. In this episode hear their take on a gothic fantasy, Small Favors by Erin A. Craig!
In the fourth installment of Spill Lit, join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they're reading and what they recommend! In this episode listen as they spill the tea on The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta!
Hosts Steve, Melissa, and Mahnoor chat with Melanie and Sydney from the Dacula branch about what makes their branch and community unique.
In the latest episode of Spill Lit, join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they're reading and what they recommend! In this episode they talk about their favorite holiday reads!
In the latest episode of Spill Lit, join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they're reading and what they recommend! In this episode you'll get to know more about our hosts reading preferences, and hear a deep dive on The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe.
Host Steve Thomas chats with Gwinnett County Public Library staff who attended the 2021 Georgia Libraries Conference: Patty Reeber, Sarah Martin, Becca Wamstead, Devera Chandler, Sara Whitaker, and Jamie Jennings, and Mahnoor Rattani.
Gwinnett County Public Library has a new podcast all about Young Adult books! Join our hosts Katharine, Sarah, and Patty as they discuss what they're reading and what they recommend! In this first episode you'll get to know more about our hosts and their reading preferences, and hear a deep dive on Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff.
In the new episode of the Flip the Library podcast, host Steve Thomas chats with System Volunteer Coordinator Ann Serrie about her path to Gwinnett County Public Library, what volunteer service at the library means, how she works with branch staff, and why volunteering for the library is so rewarding.
In the new episode of the Flip the Library podcast, host Melissa Grammont chats with Domonique Sepulveda and Stacey Moura from the Grayson branch, about the branch's unique community, gearing up for passport services, and the connections they have made with local schools.
In the new episode of the Flip the Library podcast, hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with GCPL staff who attended the 2021 American Library Association Annual Conference, which was held virtually this year.
Hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with GCPL Technical Services Manager Jenny LaJeunesse about collection development during a pandemic, the Findability project, and the coming of Kanopy!
Host Steve Thomas chats with Don Giacomini and Sarah Martin from the Youth Services department about the 2021 Summer Reading Challenge.
Hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with Wanda Luttrell and Jessica Alvarez from the Buford-Sugar Hill branch, about their GCPL experience, working on passports, and what they like about the community and the branch.
Hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with Casey Wallace and Alex Olsen from the Gwinnett County Public Library Training Department about the importance of a well-trained staff, how New Hire Training is organized, and how they determine future training initiatives.
Hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with members of the Staff Day Team about the challenges of creating the day virtually, how the day went, and why other staff should join the team.
Hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with Duluth Branch staff members Orlando Jordan, Miriam Smellie, and Stacey Moura about their time at GCPL, the Duluth community, and the upcoming new branch!
Hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with Learning Lab staff Kate Delaney, Fernando Aragon, and Shandy Frey about the specialties of each Learning Lab, their favorite tech toys, and virtual Book-a-Librarian appointments and programming during the pandemic.
Hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with EAP Works President and CEO Ken Scroggs about what an EAP is, what EAP Works offers staff, and how (and why!) you should take advantage of these services.
Hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with Gwinnett County Public Library Executive Director Charles Pace and Director of Customer Experience Michael Casey about the library's commitment to improving equity, diversity, and inclusion in the library and the greater community.
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GCPL's list of books and other resources to help educate and start important conversations about the history of race, civil unrest and social justice.
Steve Thomas (CHL) and Melissa Grammont (SNE) chat with Youth Services Manager Patty Reeber about how Youth Services continues to serve the community virtually, moving the Summer Reading Challenge online, and what she's been up to while sheltering at home.
Hosts Steve Thomas (manager of the Collins Hill branch) and Melissa Grammont (manager of the Snellville branch) chat with Gwinnett County Public Library staff who attended the Public Library Association conference in February 2020 in Nashville, TN: Casey Wallace, Alex Olsen, Don Giacomini, Erin Birdsong, Joshua Beasley, Sarah Brubaker, Sheelagh O'Malley, and Jenny LaJeunesse.
Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with Gwinnett County Public Library Executive Director Charles Pace about the library's response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
In the new episode of Gwinnett County Public Library's Flip the Library podcast, hosts Steve Thomas (CHL) and Melissa Grammont (SNE) chat with members of the African American Task Force about why the task force was formed, how staff can help, and their reading recommendations.
In the new episode of the Flip the Library podcast, hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with staff from GCPL's Hamilton Mill branch about their favorite features of the building, creating unique programs, why you should visit Hamilton Mill, and more.
Hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with Tonya Aumack and Patrick Sturgill from the Learning Labs about the library's involvement with First Lego League, then discuss the program with involved parents.
In this episode, hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with GCPL Staff Day 2019 keynote speaker Rebecca Miller, the Editorial Director of Library Journal.
In the new episode of the Flip the Library podcast, hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with staff from the Collins Hill branch (Aidan Brack and Beth Staiger) about the branch and its staff and the ways they have served their community for the past twenty years.
In this episode, host Melissa Grammont convenes a panel of multilingual staff (Christina Gangwisch, Alicia Alvarez, Sarah Brubaker, Daniel Van Wieren, Wilson Yeung, Karen Harris) to talk about how knowing other languages can improve service to our communities, and then host Steve Thomas chats with Vicky Perez and Wilson Yeung, the coordinators of GCPL's system-wide language programs Let's Talk and English in Your Language.
In the new episode of the Flip the Library podcast, hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with staff from GCPL's LGBTQ+ Team about how and why the team started, why they wanted to be involved, some initial work they have done, and what books they recommend about the LGBTQ+ community.
In the new episode of the Flip the Library podcast, staff from across the system talk about their experiences at the 2019 American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, DC. #alaac19
Hosts Steve Thomas (CHL) and Melissa Grammont (NOR) chat with staff from the Norcross branch (Zena Gorski, Fenise Boss, Amy Malloch) about the branch and its staff and the ways they have served their diverse community for the past thirty years.
Hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with Youth Services Manager Patty Reeber about her background, what Youth Services is responsible for, the Summer Reading Program, and some of her favorite kids books and graphic novels.
In the new episode of the Flip the Library podcast, hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with GCPL's Director of Development & Community Outreach Shelly Schwerzler about her background, Library Giving Day, the Gala, and how staff can help her in her work!
The Gwinnett County Public Library’s Innovative Librarians Award, which is co-sponsored by the School of Information at San José State University, is open to all students who are currently enrolled and pursuing a graduate degree in Library Science, or who have graduated with an MLS/MLIS within the past two years.
The Innovative Librarians Award recognizes those library science graduate students who put forward new ideas that improve libraries and library services. Whether large or small, these ideas have the ability to change the way people experience libraries. Nominations are judged by public librarians with years of frontline, managerial, and administrative experience.
Five finalists are selected from all properly submitted applications, and one entrant is selected from the five finalists to receive a $1,000 cash prize.
Hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with Lilburn branch staff members Dawn Lozano, Colleena Washington, Steve Wilkerson, and Billy Barron about how the staff works with their diverse community, how the new branch compares to the old, and how the Learning Lab fills an essential need.
Staff from Gwinnett County Public Library talk about their experiences at the Georgia Libraries Conference in October 2018 in Columbus, GA.
Hosts Steve Thomas and Melissa Grammont chat with Mountain Park branch staff members Tori McHenry and Brandon Welch about the history of the branch and its diverse, supportive community.
Staff from Gwinnett County Public Library talk about their experiences at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans in June 2018.
Staff from Gwinnett County Public Library talk about their experiences at the Medical Library Association's Health Information for Public Librarians Symposium in May 2018.
Staff from Gwinnett County Public Library talk about their experiences at the Public Library Assocation conference in Philadelphia in March 2018.
Last fall, Gwinnett County Public Library, in partnership with the School of Information at San Jose State University, put out a call for applicants for the inaugural Innovative Librarians Award, which recognizes those library science graduate students who put forward new ideas that improve libraries and library services. Whether large or small, these ideas have the ability to change the way people experience libraries. This is the story of finalist Cassandra Hickman.
Last fall, Gwinnett County Public Library, in partnership with the School of Information at San Jose State University, put out a call for applicants for the inaugural Innovative Librarians Award, which recognizes those library science graduate students who put forward new ideas that improve libraries and library services. Whether large or small, these ideas have the ability to change the way people experience libraries. This is the story of finalist Hilda Loh-Guan
Last fall, Gwinnett County Public Library, in partnership with the School of Information at San Jose State University, put out a call for applicants for the inaugural Innovative Librarians Award, which recognizes those library science graduate students who put forward new ideas that improve libraries and library services. Whether large or small, these ideas have the ability to change the way people experience libraries. This is the story of finalist Shannon Bland.
Last fall, Gwinnett County Public Library, in partnership with the School of Information at San Jose State University, put out a call for applicants for the inaugural Innovative Librarians Award, which recognizes those library science graduate students who put forward new ideas that improve libraries and library services. Whether large or small, these ideas have the ability to change the way people experience libraries. This is the story of finalist Bianca Hezekiah.
Last fall, Gwinnett County Public Library, in partnership with the School of Information at San Jose State University, put out a call for applicants for the inaugural Innovative Librarians Award, which recognizes those library science graduate students who put forward new ideas that improve libraries and library services. Whether large or small, these ideas have the ability to change the way people experience libraries. This is the story of award winner Eke Williams.
PINNACLE is the Public library INstitute for New And Creative Leadership Education and is designed to prepare librarians to move into positions of leadership in their organizations and allow those already in these positions to improve their practice. GCPL's Casey Wallace and Mack Freeman talk about their experiences in the program.
Staff from Gwinnett County Public Library talk about their experiences at the Georgia Libraries Conference in Columbus, GA in October 2017.
Gwinnett County Public Library staff member Lyric Allen talk about her experience at the National Conferences of African American Librarians conference in Atlanta, GA in August 2017.
Staff from Gwinnett County Public Library talk about their experiences at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago in June 2017.
Homegrown Gwinnett is a tower gardening project at each of GCPL's 15 branches. Norcross Branch Manager Meg Wilson joins Caleb Nichols and Steve Thomas to discuss the origins of the project, community engagement, programming ideas, and options for the future.
Elissa Checov is the manager of library services at Gwinnett Technical College and a recipient of the 2016 "I Love My Librarian" Award. In this episode, Buford-Sugar Hill branch manager Steve Thomas chats with Elissa about how her work as a public librarian influences her work at the college, the origins of GCPL's relationship with GTC, and her inspiring elevator pitch for libraries.
Charles Pace, Executive Director of the Gwinnett County Public Library, discusses his long-range vision of the library.
Charles Pace, the Executive Director of the Gwinnett County Public Library, interviews David Baker, fundraising consultant for the Giving Design Group.