The Shoemaker's Library: Recent Episodes
Kenneth Roman/ Music by Steven O'Brien
“The Shoemaker’s Library” is a library Podcast hosted by teen librarian, Kenneth Roman, which spotlights activities and resources at the library. During each episode there will be book talks about the newest books as well as occasional special guests to share their love of libraries and talk about events they are running in the community. This podcast is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Thank You!
My quick thoughts on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Bram Stoker's Dracula and The Invisible Man (2020) films.
In this episode we are discussing the 1974 campy movie Phantom of the Paradise directed by Brian De Palma.
I'm back for season 4 of The Shoemaker's Library. In this episode I talk about doing horror movie commentary and what other things can be found at the library this fall.
Kenneth Roman and Matt Moon try out some new segments for the podcast. We discuss what we are reading and writing. Plus share some quotes we like keep in mind.
I introduce my new co-host Matt Moon and we talk about Summer Reading, R. L. Stine's Fear Street books just turned into Netflix movies, the PBS Wicked in Concert announcement, and more.
From April 5th to April 9th 2021, as part of National Library Week 2021, the GFJ Library is having a contest on Facebook and Instagram. Just leave a comment on the questions posed on Facebook or Instagram each day and you will be entered into a drawing for library swag!!!
https://www.facebook.com/gfjlibrary/
@gfjlibrary
If you missed the contest, follow us anyway on Facebook and Instagram so you can be notified when we do a contest like this again.
I also share GFJ Library updates!!!
In this episode we will be taking a look at the library's Mobile Beacon hotspot lending program and interview a few people to hear their thoughts on the program and how it has helped our community. This episode will be entered into the "Share Your Mobile Beacon Story" grant contest from Mobile Beacon!
***Thanks to the Community Foundation for South Central New York for the grant that made this Mobile Hotspot Program possible!
2020 has made it hard to do our regular holiday things, but let me share some ways the library can help get you back into the holiday spirit!
Today is Halloween 2020 and to help you celebrate I talk to a few of my co-workers about their memories of Halloween and things they like to do. But first I take a few minutes to share my thoughts on Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire due to it celebrating its 25th Anniversary this October!
Today I am sharing my thoughts on some of my favorite movies, books/stories, and musicals I enjoy during the Halloween season. What are some of your Halloween favorites? Do we share a few? Find out!!!
Here is a link to get tickets for the one night only Hocus Pocus reunion special on October 30th 2020: https://nyrpshop.org/
In this episode of The Shoemaker's library I have a debate with Seth Jacobus, director of the George F. Johnson Memorial Library, about the public administrator value of accountability using Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape from the Harry Potter series. There will be spoilers from the book series.
In honor of the haunting season join me as I read one of Edgar Allan Poe's greatest works, "The Raven"!
This fall we have some great digital offerings for teens and children. As well as some new developments we would like to share with our community about opening Saturdays again and being an early voting site.
That's a wrap for our summer 2020 offerings, but I am teasing some things to look forward to this fall. As well as giving some more library information about our COVID polices and procedures.
Today I share updates about the George F. Johnson Memorial library and our summer reading programs for all ages. Then I share my thoughts on the fairy tale Cinderella and the fairy tale collectors who wrote different versions down.
Click link to read Grimm's Cinderella: https://germanstories.vcu.edu/grimm/cinder.html
Click link to read Perrault's Cinderella: https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/perrault06.html
We have made a lot of changes to the library as we get ready to invite the public back. Listen and get the run down on new services and policies we put in place during this difficult time. As well as hear how you can participate in our summer reading program from home!
The discussion is based on the free presentation of Love Never Dies, the sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, on the YouTube Channel "The Show Must Go On" on April 24th.
This episode was first recorded on Facebook live on April 26th.
We discuss the show and leave you thinking.
The discussion is based on the free presentation of The Phantom of the Opera on the YouTube Channel "The Show Must Go On" on April 17th.
This episode was first recorded on Facebook live on April 19th.
We discuss the show and leave you thinking.
Learn my rankings of the seven Harry Potter books. There will be spoilers and remember this is my list. I encourage you to share your own rankings in the comments.
Wondering what the librarians of the George F. Johnson Memorial Library have been up to since the physical library has been closed due to Quarantine efforts? Well let me tell you. I have lots of good resources to share and plans to keep offering this podcast. Hope you enjoy.
Links to pages mentioned a lot in podcast:
http://www.gfjlibrary.org/2020-update/
http://www.gfjlibrary.org/teenpage/
https://www.facebook.com/gfjlibrary/
https://fcls.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/fcls
In this episode we are catching up after a while of radio silence. I am with a special guest and we talk about how fun summer was and what we plan for the fall!
In this episode of the Shoemaker's Library we sit down with new George F. Johnson Memorial Library director Seth Jacobus.
Discussing the "Who am I" episode of PBS's the Great American Read. I will be talking about the book in this topic that affected me the most.
The Great American Read is well on it's way and I am sharing my thoughts about the episodes leading up to naming a book The Great American Read. This episodes talks about the Fall Kick Off episode of the series and what I have been reading on the 100 list.
I'm back. Sorry for the radio silence. I have been busy with summer programs, but I hope I can make it up to you with some great content in the next few months like covering The Great American Read on PBS. Also I have launched a twitter account @LibShoemaker so you can comment on the episode, leave questions, and discuss with me about books.
Join me as I interview Ed Dunscombe, director of the George F. Johnson Memorial Library as he gets ready to retire after 38 years of services at the library.
Welcome to the Shoemaker's Library. I am your host Kenneth Roman. In this episode we will break down the goal and structure for this Podcast. We will look into why podcasting is popular and what to think about when creating one. I also have a bunch of books to discuss with you in the comment section. Here are some resources for podcasting: https://www.buzzsprout.com/how-to-make-a-podcast https://blog.bufferapp.com/podcasting-for-beginners https://www.thepodcasthost.com/planning/how-to-start-a-podcast/
Welcome to the Shoemaker's Library. I am your host Kenneth Roman. In this episode we will break down the goal and structure for this Podcast. We will look into why podcasting is popular and what to think about when creating one. I also have a bunch of books to discuss with you in the comment section.
Here are some resources for podcasting: https://www.buzzsprout.com/how-to-make-a-podcast https://blog.bufferapp.com/podcasting-for-beginners https://www.thepodcasthost.com/planning/how-to-start-a-podcast/