Episode 1: We LOVE the Library

– Meet the Library Director of the SLO County library system Chris Barnickel, who explains how his job is very much like that of a conductor of an orchestra.

– Learn about how to assemble an ofrenda from María Belén Luzuriaga Abad for Dia de los Muertos. María Belén is an artist and educator who has given presentations in the SLO Library system about how to use art, intention, and memory to engage with grieving in a thoughtful process.

– Hear from Juliane McAdam, the president of the San Luis Obispo County Library Foundation. Juliane explains how donations and bequests from the pro-library public are wisely invested so the Library Foundation can enhance the ability of the SLO County public library system to best serve library patrons.

– Host Rachel Duchak encourages pro-library listeners to support the San Luis Obispo County Library Foundation by purchasing clever library-themed merchandise through our online shop.

Thanks for listening to the inaugural episode of We LOVE the Library, a podcast brought to you by the San Luis Obispo County Library Foundation.

Episode transcript in English

Transcripción del episodio en español

Ofrendas, under construction
(photo: María Belén Luzuriaga Abad)

 

Reptile Ron, a Burmese python, and a quantity of children
(photo: Juliane McAdam)

 

The red and black text-based logo for the _We LOVE the Library_ podcast with the rainbow-colored book-spine logo for the SLO County Library Foundation

Music: “in THE crowd” by The Years