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Special Episode – 9 — James Hutter, Chris DeChristofaro, and David Ecker

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Libraries are used to changing their services on a dime, but with Covid-19 knocking on our doors we’ve had to pivot like never before. Today we are joined by a group of Long Island Librarians both in Suffolk and Nassau to discuss how we’ve mobilized our maker spaces to create PPE for healthcare workers on the frontline, and what it means for the future of our makerspaces.  (This interview Features James Hutter, Port Washington Public Library and NCLA President, Chris DeChristofaro of Sachem Library and The Library Pros Podcast, and David Ecker of Stony Brook University.)

Turn The Page – Episode 90 — Peter Steinberg of Foundry Literary + Media

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Syosset Alum Peter Steinberg of Foundry Literary + Media joins us to discuss how he became a literary agent — and to reminisce about some of his favorite memories of Syosset!

Special Episode – 8 — Emily Gooding of the Indie Author Project

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Hello Indie Authors! Are you writing during your time in quarantine? Today we are joined by Emily Gooding of the Indie Author Project! Emily tells us all about this initiative which ends on May 31, and how librarians and authors can work together in this project which is co-sponsored by Library Journal.

Special Episode – 7 — Teen Anxiety and Covid-19

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Teens anxiety is usually a topic of discussion as it takes on so many forms — but now with the advent of an uncertain Summer and iffy Fall semester prospects teens are facing brand new territory. How can we help them when we ourselves are facing our own mental health crisis? Two specialists from Cohen’s Children’s Hospital weigh in.

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Turn The Page – Episode 87 — Ashton Greenwood

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Please note that due to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, Free Comic Book Day has been delayed until a date TBA.

Ashton Greenwood of Diamond Comics chatted with us about Free Comic Book Day, a yearly event that aims to celebrate comic books and comic book shops for fans of all ages! Syosset Public Library is an Official Free Comic Book Day library!

Special Episode – 5 — Annalee Newitz

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This is a strange time for everyone — and uniquely so for authors of Science Fiction. Today we are joined by Annalee Newitz, Sci-Fi Author, Science Journalist and co-host of the podcast Our Opinions are correct. Annalee gives us their shortlist of Science Fiction reads to help us get through quarantine. 

Turn The Page – Episode 86 — Erik Larson

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Author Erik Larson talks abut leadership under pressure! Hitler had his eye on Great Britain and London was under the fire of The Blitz. We all know that Winston Churchill’s temper was put the to test, but his family found themselves deeply affected by the events unfolding around them.