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Community ConvenerInnovation Starts with TrustSend us Fan MailIn this Heart episode of Community Convener, we explore one of the most important drivers of innovation and long-term business success: psychological safety.Join our Community Dialogue featuring Christy Chewning, Central Georgia EMC; Keri Colson, VyStar Credit Union; Dr. Paula N. Bloom, Kaiser Permanente; and Dr. Nancy Lewis, Progressive Techniques, Inc., as they unpack how workplace culture impacts communication, employee retention, leadership, and team performance. Listen to learn why creating environments where people feel safe to contribute may be the key to unlocking...
2026-05-191h 10
The Book Maven: A Literary RevueAlways Learning with Dolen Perkins-ValdezBook critic and memoirist Bethanne Patrick sits down with author Dolen Perkins-Valdez to discuss teaching the writing process. Chair of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation Board of Directors, Valdez’s latest novel, Happy Land, comes out this April with Penguin Random House. This week’s Canon or Can It subject is Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Before we ruffle some feathers—just, hear us out. Bethanne recommends Jim Shepard's The Book of Aaron, Percival Everett's James, Keri Hulme’s The Bone People, Rosa Liksom's Compartment Number Six, Marie NDiaye's Vengeance is Mine, and Colson Whitehead’s...
2024-11-2227 min
The Book Maven: A Literary RevueAlways Learning with Dolen Perkins-ValdezBook critic and memoirist Bethanne Patrick sits down with author Dolen Perkins-Valdez to discuss teaching the writing process. Chair of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation Board of Directors, Valdez’s latest novel, Happy Land, comes out this April with Penguin Random House. This week’s Canon or Can It subject is Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Before we ruffle some feathers—just, hear us out. Bethanne recommends Jim Shepard's The Book of Aaron, Percival Everett's James, Keri Hulme’s The Bone People, Rosa Liksom's Compartment Number Six, Marie NDiaye's Vengeance is Mine, and Colson Whitehead’s...
2024-11-2227 min
Long Overdue: A Franklin Public Library PodcastSpooky, Scary, Horror, Halloween 2022!In this episode librarians Andy, Briony, Keri, and Sam talk about their recent Halloween and spooky, scary, horror reads.
In this episode we talked about:
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul G. Tremblay
Hide by Kiersten White
Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
All the Living and the Dead: From Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration...
2022-10-2632 min
Long Overdue: A Franklin Public Library PodcastBlack History Month 2022In this episode of Long Overdue librarians Andy, Briony, Keri, and Sam discuss a wide range of books and celebrate Black authors for Black History Month 2022.
In this episode we talked about:
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Read This to Get Smarter: About Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More by Blair Imani
Black Buck by Mateo...
2022-02-1155 minLong Overdue: A Franklin Public Library PodcastLibraries, Shouts, Earthlings, and CoyotesIn this episode Librarians Sam, Andy, and Keri talk about their recent reads.
We talked about:
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Sergeant Salinger by Jerome Charyn
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
The Coyotes of Carthage by Steven Wright
We also talked about:
Birth of a Nation (Film)
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
2021-05-1540 minLong Overdue: A Franklin Public Library PodcastSpooky, Scary, Horror, and ZombiesIn this episode of Long Overdue librarians Sam, Sarah, Andy, and Keri talk about their favorite spooky, scary, or Halloween books, TV shows, movies, and more!
We talked about:
Skeleton Crew by Stephen King
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
Growing Things and Other Stories by Paul G. Tremblay
The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
World War Z by Max Brooks
Zone One by Colson Whitehead
The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the...
2020-10-2133 min