Ep. 41 - Patty Clark: Quarantine Hacks for the Library Stacks

With many libraries across the country having to stay closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, patrons may have more time to discover all the resources libraries have to offer that aren’t between the four walls of a library building. While many of us may be nostalgic about those card catalogues and the check-out card pocket glued inside the back of books, libraries have become focused on information in all forms and the best ways to get it to all of us at home.

Our guest today, Patty Clark, is a digital services librarian with the Oldham County library system. Oldham County is a more rural and suburban county on the far outskirts of Louisville Kentucky. The Oldham County library system is a member of the Kentucky Library Consortium, as are most of the library systems within the state except for large independent library systems in Louisville and Lexington. Members of the consortium pool their resources to offer their patrons as many technical services as possible. And while Patty is most familiar with her own library, many of the services we talk about today are ones that can be found in libraries throughout the country . If you aren’t sure if your library offers these services, just ask.

We had originally recorded with Patty in February, but the pandemic changed things immensely , and we wanted to ensure listeners had current info so we appreciate her being game to do it again.

Patty tells us about some of the special features ebooks from your library offer that you may not know about, why you should always put yourself on the waiting list for a highly sought after books even if that list seems ridiculously long, and about some services libraries offer that may just spark a new hobby which is fun for when your under quarantine.

Books mentioned in this episode:

1- A White Wind Blew by James Markert
2- Hawaii and other books by James Michener
3- The War That Saved My Life byKimberly Brubaker Bradley
4- The Wonder by Emma Donohue
5- The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
6- The Need by Helen Phillips

Podcasts mentioned:
1- Desert Island Discs (BBC)
2- Endless Thread
3- Laughter Permitted

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