Send us Fan Mail Episode 1 In the first episode of this two-part interview, we chat with C.A. "Dean" Deane, a law librarian moving between academic law libraries and law firms with the skill to think in big picture about what is fair and reasonable using a global perspective and an anthropological lens. With their ability to synthesize information from many different places, Deane brings knowledge and information together for us to see the landscape of disability justice in (law) libraries. A...
May 29
1 hr
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we chat with Cindy Texeira, Librarian at Windward Community College, and Sarah Gilman Sur, Head Librarian at Windward Community College in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi, part of the University of Hawaiʻi system. Together, they have been working to make the library a space where Native Hawaiian students feel a true sense of belonging. This work includes collaboration with Cindy’s daughters, Kainani and ʻAulani Wagner, both students in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s ...
Feb 27
48 min
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, part 2 of 2, our hosts welcome ILLUMINATION collection team members Irene Rasheed and Megan England about their unique roles on their project teams. They explore how shared community identity and relationships, built on trust, impacted their work and the stories that were shared and what influence this has on how communities interact with libraries and museums. Listen to Part 1 here. ILLUMINATION is a history and story collection project started by Madeline M...
Jan 30
1 hr 13 min
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, part 1 of 2, our hosts welcome ILLUMINATION collection team members Ofelia Guzman and Thomas Hiura to discuss their experiences with the project, the impact they’ve seen from this work and what they’d like to see in the future. ILLUMINATION is a history and story collection project started by Madeline McGraw and Mindy Linder to actively work to address representation in its collection, recognizing that museum institutions have historically used gatekeeping an...
Dec 19, 2025
1 hr 21 min
Send us Fan Mail This episode originally aired on December 31, 2024 and is being re-released. In this episode we welcome We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) board members and authors Caroline Richmond (Executive Director) and Dhonielle Clayton (COO) to discuss why it is more important than ever to ensure diverse books are available and accessible to youth. Since its creation in 2014, WNDB has championed diverse publishing and diverse creators, and has pushed back against the lack of diverse represe...
Dec 1, 2025
55 min
Send us Fan Mail This episode originally aired on August 31, 2023 and is being re-released to celebrate Native American Heritage Month (November). In this episode we talk with Dr. Sandy Littletree (Navajo/Eastern Shoshone), Assistant Professor at the Information School at the University of Washington, whose work focuses on Native North American Indigenous Knowledge. Dr. Littletree shares background about Indigenous systems of knowledge, and practical application as it pertains to Indig...
Oct 31, 2025
56 min
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we chat with the magical Nisha Mody, a Liberatory Life Coach, facilitator, and former librarian, about how library workers can navigate, survive, and heal from toxic work environments. Nisha shares insights on trauma-informed care, values alignment, and relational liberation, offering practical tools for self-compassion, boundary-setting, and fostering more supportive and inclusive library cultures. From identifying red flags in job interviews to re-cen...
Sep 30, 2025
1 hr 36 min
Send us Fan Mail This episode originally aired on July 31, 2024 as Season 3, Episode 5, and is being re-released in light of Fobazi's recent health challenges. Listeners who wish to support Fobazi, can access the Go Fund Me by clicking on the hyperlink. In this episode we are joined in conversation by scholar, academic consultant, librarian and educational game designer, Fobzi Ettarh, who notably coined the concept of "vocational awe" in 2018. Ettarh shares how vocational awe opera...
Aug 29, 2025
1 hr 7 min
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined by Angelica Novoa de Cordeiro and Maria Aguilar, Adult Services Librarian and Library Director at the Cornelius Public Library. The duo discusses the importance of collective effort, authentic relationship building and establishing a foundation of trust when serving not only Spanish-speakers, but the community at large. Whether it is offering a Zumba class or providing tailored Makerspace programs, Cornelius Public Library has seen great success...
Jul 31, 2025
1 hr 23 min
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Kaetrena Davis Kendrick—an award-winning librarian, researcher, and the 2024–2025 Follett Chair at Dominican University—joins the hosts. Kendrick, renowned for her research on the topic of low-morale in libraries, sheds light on the systemic systems and structures that enable these environments and how BIPOC library workers and administrators grapple with this. Together, the trio explore enabling systems, problematic behaviors, and the emotional toll of...
Jul 4, 2025
1 hr 17 min
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