Call Me, Jason Reynolds

The Librarian Is In

The New York Public Library

Arts, Tv & Film, Books

4.7 • 595 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Gwen and Frank get a visit from Elisa Garcia, Supervising Librarian of Teen Services at the Bronx Library Center, who brings the guessing-game drama and recommendations galore. Plus: Elisa talks about moving to and growing up in the Bronx, the global influence of '90s hip-hop, and all around back-in-the-day coolness.

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0:00.0	Just let's do it.
0:00.8	Yeah.
0:01.1	Okay.
0:01.4	Let's just do it.
0:10.7	Hi, everybody.
0:11.7	Welcome to The Librarian is in the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.
0:17.1	I'm Gwen.
0:18.2	And I need no introduction.
0:20.0	And both of us are here today with one of our favorite librarians from the Bronx, Elisa Garcia. Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you guys for inviting me. I'm so excited. Thank you. And your official title is supervising librarian. Yes, that is correct. I am supervising librarian of teen services.
0:38.9	Ah, got it.
0:39.9	In my mind, you're just YAA Queen of the Bronx, basically.
0:42.8	Oh, you know what?
0:43.9	I would like that.
0:44.8	Queen of the Bronx.
0:45.9	I'm down with that.
0:47.2	I'll take it.
0:48.8	At the Bronx Library Center?
0:50.5	Yes, that is correct.
0:51.9	Yes.
0:53.1	I'm flipping my non-existent hair. Wow, Bronx Library Center. I haven't been there in so long. I really need to visit. Yeah, you should definitely come by to visit us. We're open nine to nine, so there is enough, you have enough time to come. You guys have the good hours.
1:12.8	Yes, we do. The good hours.
1:13.7	Well, yeah.
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