The Library Pros

The Library Pros


Latest Episodes

Episode 86 Matt Pascoe – Ipswich City Council
May 24, 2021

Matt Pascoe, Content and Customer Experience Manager at the Ipswich City Council Libraries joins the podcast. Ipswich City Libraries have multiple buildings and Matt talks about marketing libraries, I

Episode 85 – Dr. Eric Cole & Simple Cyber Security
April 24, 2021

Dr. Eric Cole, founder of Secure Anchor joins the podcast to talk about simple things libraries, library employees and patrons can do to better secure their online presence. Dr. Cole talks about 2 fac

Episode 84 – Kate Chambers Distributing Books in Zimbabwe with WhatsApp
March 20, 2021

Chris and Bob were fortunate enough to speak with Kate Chambers, a journalist and book lover who helps to receive and distribute books throughout the nation of Zimbabwe in November of 2020. Kate talks

Episode 83 – Jane Cowell – Reaching People During Covid a Model that Continues
March 01, 2021

This episode finds us speaking with Jane Cowell, Chief Executive Officer of the Yarra Plenty Library in Melbourne, Victoria State, Australia. We speak to Jane about her long career in the library worl

Episode 82 Ian Anstice – Public Library News UK
February 02, 2021

Joining the podcast from across “The Pond” in Wales, UK is Ian Anstice, who publishes Public Libraries News, an online publication sharing what libraries are doing in the UK. Ian was so much fun to sp

Episode 81 Susan Banks Director, Pennsylvania Bureau of Library Development
December 28, 2020

Susan Banks, Director of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Library Development joined the podcast to talk about the evolution of library service, transition to a digital collection, especially during the tim

Special Episode: Long Island Library Resources Council Conference 2020
November 12, 2020

Chris and Bob were asked back to the Long Island Library Resources Council’s conference on Libraries and the Future (this year held virtually). This is the 4th year the podcast was asked to podcast fr

Episode 80 – Martin Brathen & Elise Conradi Biblioteksentralen Norway
October 04, 2020

This is a first for the podcast, our first interview with library professionals from a non-english speaking nation. Today we virtually journey to Norway and speak to Martin Kristoffer Brathen and Elise Conradi from Biblioteksentralin (Bibtek) a unique ...

Episode 79 James Nicholson Academia, Philosophy and ALIA
September 12, 2020

Chris and Bob were joined via Zoom by James Nicholson who is the Program and Engagement Leader at Moreton Bay Region Libraries, Queensland, Australia. He is also the State Manager for the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).

Episode 78 – Sari Feldman Opening Libraries After the Pandemic
August 25, 2020

Sari Feldman, former President of the Public Library Association (2009-2010), American Library Association President (2015-2016), frequent writer and contributor to Publisher’s Weekly and Executive Director of the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Ohio...