Serving the Least Served

The Librarian Is In

The New York Public Library

Arts, Tv & Film, Books

4.7 • 595 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2017

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Libraries and activism with Cory Eckert, one of the joint chiefs of Storytime Underground! We go in-depth on libraries as non-neutral spaces and how children's librarians stand up for social justice. Plus: recommendations for romance novels and two brand-new picture books.

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. Welcome to The Librarian is in the New York Public Libraries podcast about books, culture, and what to read next. I'm Gwen.
0:11.7	I'm Knaarth. That's Frank backwards. No way. With an out of silent K, so it's K-N-A-R-F.
0:18.5	I like Kenarf. I don't. I like it. That's great.
0:21.0	It sounds like a Star Trek.
0:21.9	I just hate saying my name sometimes.
0:23.0	I don't know why.
0:24.2	Okay.
0:24.4	I'm going to say it differently every time.
0:25.6	There we go.
0:26.3	All right.
0:26.5	Great. So we are joined by Corey. E-Rock. That's back. Sorry. I don't know where I got this from.
0:18.7	Nice.
0:19.2	I just make stuff up.
0:20.7	EROC is cool.
0:22.1	Yeah, it's cool.
0:23.3	So yes, Corey is cool. Yeah, it's cool.
0:38.5	Corey.
0:38.7	So yes, Corey is one of the founding members of Storytime Underground.
0:44.2	And she's talking to us from Houston, Texas today.
0:46.8	We're near Houston, Texas.
0:48.5	And Corey, thank you so much for coming.
0:50.2	We are so excited to chat with you.
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