Clayton County Library System's Podcast "You've Been Read!" episode 7 "The Jersey Peach Gardener", welcomes Chastity Mills a.k.a. "The Jersey Peach Gardener" to the “Hot Seat” interview to discuss Clayton County's Community Gardening Program as well as offers helpful advice for the fall planting season. Hosts M.J., Kim and Andre share updates about what's new with Clayton County Library System and share their "Throw the Books at Them" book recommendations.

Clayton County Library System's Podcast "You've Been Read!" episode 6 "Hot Seat-a-Thon" welcomes Thaddaus E. Dawson, Jr., Founder of 10,000 Black Appraisers Inc.  to explain his organizations mission to address the persistent disparity in property valuations faced by people of color. Next Mr. Craig Coleman, Coordinator of Library/Media Services from the Clayton County Public Schools visits the “Hot Seat” interview to discuss the school district’s initiatives and partnerships with CCLS for the upcoming school year.  Hosts Meresha, Kim and Andre share updates about what's new with Clayton County Library System and share their "Throw the Books at Them" book recommendations.  

Clayton County Library System's Podcast "You've Been Read!" episode 5 "Hotseat-A-Thon" welcomes Ms. Yolanda Pickstock, Legislative Director of Georgia STAND-UP to the "Hot Seat" interview, where she explains the organization's efforts to promote civic engagement, economic justice, affordable housing, transit equity, and health equity for Black and working-class communities. Hosts Meresha, Kim and Andre share updates about what's new with Clayton County Library System and share their "Throw the Books at Them" book recommendations.

Clayton County Library System's Podcast "You've Been Read!" episode 4 "Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise" welcomes Ms. Belinda Eleby, CCLS, Financial Literacy Outreach Coordinator to the "Hot Seat" interview, where she explains the financial, health, and workplace resources available from the Library System. Hosts Meresha, Kim and Andre share updates about what's new with Clayton County Library System and share their "Throw the Books at Them" book recommendations.

You've Been Read! podcast episode 3 welcomes Ms. Maureen Rothenberg, CCLS, Collections Management Librarian to the Hot Seat interview, where she explains how she orders the books, electronic resources, and learning devices for the Library System. Hosts Meresha, Kim, and Andre share updates about what's new with Clayton County Library System and share their "Throw the Books at Them" book recommendations.

You've Been Read! podcast episode 2 welcomes Clayton County Department of Information Technology, Interim Chief Information Officer, Jaime Montalvo, Digital Equity Administrator, Takiyah J. Thomas, LGCIO, and Digital Equity Associate, Kristin Hunt for a "Hot Seat" interview. The ladies share their sentiments of how "The I.T. Department serves all of the Clayton County Departments so that all of the Departments can serve the community".  Meresha, Kim, and Andre share updates about what's new with Clayton County Library System and share their "Throw the Books at Them" book recommendations.

The Clayton County Library System proudly presents, You've Been Read!: A Clayton County Library System Podcast, each episode will serve as complements to existing library programs and services discussions will focus on innovation, relevance, library advocacy, and reader advisory. New Hosts, Kim, Meresha, and Andre open our newly renamed podcast with updates on CCLS programs, resources and provide reader advisory. Also, the hosts interview CCLS Interim Director, Scott Parham during our "Hot Seat" segment.  New You've Been Read!: A Clayton County Library System Podcast episodes will premiere on the Library’s Anchor podcast page. For more information about the You've Been Read! podcast and the Clayton County Library System, visit us online at www.claytonpl.org and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @claytongalib! Archived episodes of CCLS’s previous podcast Biblio Burrito are available on claytonpl.org.

On this episode of Biblio Burrito, we sit down with Clayton County Library System's Deputy Director, Scott Parham, and what it's been like for him navigating the world as a Black, male librarian. 

On this episode of Help Yourself to Health, hosted by Daphne Dykes, we speak with Mapillar Dahn, Founder of MTS Sickle Cell Foundation and Xavier Brandon, Community Outreach Manager for Be The Match Atlanta. The Be The Match organization, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program, manages the largest and most diverse bone marrow registry in the world. Join us for a discussion about this lifesaving treatment and find out how you can participate in the Be The Match bone marrow registry and save someone's life

Today on Biblio Burrito, we introduce a new podcast series entitled, Help Yourself to Health, hosted by Daphne Dykes.  This program is designed to help citizens understand health illnesses and issues that plague our communities. We will feature weekly tips and programs and activities to help you live your healthiest life!  On this inaugural episode, we discuss sickle cell disease with input from Mapillar Dahn of the MTS Sickle Cell Foundation, Inc. and Cory Lewis of the Red Moon United Sickle Cell Foundation.