Made possible by a Friends of the Oakland Public Library mini-grant, Check Your Shelf: The Oakland Public Library Podcast, invites listeners to take an inside look at OPL. Community Relations Librarian Amy Martin brings you inside the walls to get to know the library as a friend. The first season will feature six episodes diving into the different places, programs, and initiatives that make OPL truly special.
Check Your Shelf: The Oakland Public Library Podcast
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Made possible by a Friends of the Oakland Public Library mini-grant, Check Your Shelf: The Oakland Public Library Podcast, invites listeners to take an inside look at OPL. Community Relations Librarian Amy Martin brings you inside the walls to get to know the library as a friend. The first season will feature six episodes diving into the different places, programs, and initiatives that make OPL truly special.
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October 28, 2020
Archiving the Pandemic (Fall History Miniseries feat. Dorothy Lazard)
<p>Dorothy is the interview subject in this final episode of the Fall History Miniseries. Amy Martin, Community Relations Librarian and our usual host, talks with Dorothy about the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes it has brought to our lives. Dorothy shares some early submissions to the Oakland History Center's <a href="https://oaklandlibrary.org/locations/oakland-history-center/contribute-covid-19-east-bay-community-archive" rel="nofollow">COVID-19 East Bay Community Archive</a>, a digital record of our pandemic experience that needs your stories.</p> <p><a href="https://www.oaklandlibrary.org/blogs/community-relations-blog/2020-10-23/check-your-shelf-fall-oakland-history-miniseries-feat-doro">Show notes on oaklandlibrary.org</a></p>
October 21, 2020
William Wong, Author of Oakland's Chinatown (Fall History Miniseries feat. Dorothy Lazard)
<p>Dorothy interviews Oakland journalist William Wong. His books <strong>Oakland's Chinatown</strong> and <strong>Yellow Journalist: dispatches from Asian America</strong> are celebrated by scholars and local history buffs alike, and offer a window into the history of Asian Americans in Oakland and across America. Join Dorothy and William for a conversation about Chinatown in the mid-20th century, the COVID-19 crisis, and this era of gentrification.</p> <p><a href="https://oaklandlibrary.org/blogs/chinatown/2020-10-19/check-your-shelf-fall-oakland-history-miniseries-feat-dorothy-lazard">Show notes on oaklandlibrary.org</a></p>
October 14, 2020
Cheryl Fabio and the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame (Fall History Miniseries feat. Dorothy Lazard)
<p>Dorothy interviews Oakland filmmaker Cheryl Fabio, whose works include <a href="https://evolutionarybluesfilm.com/" rel="nofollow">Evolutionary Blues: West Oakland's Music Legacy</a>. They reminisce about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Filmmakers_Hall_of_Fame#:~:text=The%20Black%20Filmmakers%20Hall%20of,before%20and%20behind%20the%20camera." rel="nofollow">Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame</a>, an Oakland organization that supported Black film and arts from 1974 into the late nineties.</p> <p><a href="https://encore.oaklandlibrary.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2493801__Sevolutionary%20blues__Orightresult__U__X7?lang=eng&suite=cobalt">Check out Evolutionary Blues on OverDrive from OPL</a></p> <p><a href="https://oaklandlibrary.org/blogs/community-relations-blog/2020-10-13/check-your-shelf-fall-oakland-history-miniseries-feat-doro">Show notes on oaklandlibrary.org</a></p>
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