Microcast

Apr 24, 2025
John Fischer has served as director of the Normal Public Library since 2023. In this role, Fischer leads teams responsible for the educational, cultural, informational and recreational resources provided by...
Apr 17, 2025
Selicia Applegate is the Workshop Manager at Palatine Public Library. With over 10 years at the library, Selicia helped grow the department from a traditional tech support desk into a...
Apr 14, 2025
Amy Vidlak Girmscheid is a professional librarian with over 30 years of experience in public and special libraries. She has served the Library community as an archivist, Collection Development Librarian,...
Apr 07, 2025
Alea Perez is a Youth Services Manager in the Chicago suburbs and she has worked in libraries for 16 years (10 in management). Alea grew up in libraries while her...
Mar 30, 2025
Kate Buckson serves as the library director of St. Charles Public Library in Illinois. She has worked in public libraries for over twenty years.

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A program concerning the history and the lessons of civil rights violations carried out against communities or populations on the basis of an individual’s race, national origin, immigration status, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. Supported by the California State Library.

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Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Chapman University is leading the conversation on issues of humanity, unity, and justice. 

These interdisciplinary conversations promote thoughtful dialogue; mindful reflection; social tolerance; awareness and respect; peace and kindness.

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Documenting process and purpose, this interdisciplinary series is an educational resource provided to discuss the evolution of visual, performing, and literary arts at the intersection of technology, science, history, and health.

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Medium History explores memories and moments through creativity and expression, capturing the cultural ethos of that time and place through storytelling and representation.

This program explores how creative mediums provide context for history beyond dates, and names, and figures.

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An education program that considers unresolved symptoms of The Fire Problem.

This special podcast series will examine and explain underlying challenges and vulnerabilities with our climate, environment, politics, and vegetation.

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Our Without… program provides an opportunity for community leaders to share stories about today, with context from our past, and learn moving forward.

Each guest has three minutes to record their Microcast episode. Special episodes are recorded for longer conversations.

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