Do you LOVE the public library? We do! Join us every other week for conversation and insight into the San Luis Obispo County public library system, a 14-branch system that serves the public from Nipomo to San Miguel. Featuring voices from inside and outside the SLO County public library system, this podcast is brought to you by the San Luis Obispo County Library Foundation, a volunteer-powered organization whose members serve as ambassadors for the library as well as wise investors of donations and bequests from the community.
23: The Board of Supervisors and the Library, LingQ Language Program, and Wins & Losses
- Hear public comments that were delivered to the July 28 Board of Supervisors meeting by two of your SLO County Library Foundation board members. We were expressing our concern about reduced library budgets and the many reasons for fully funding the SLO County public library system.
- Learn more about LingQ, the unique online language learning program available for use at the Premium level with just your library card. Michelle Haddad returns to the podcast to explain more about this highly customizable language learning system that library card holders can access for free.
- Celebrate some wins and losses in the world of books and libraries, including Roots author Alex Haley, Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid, and Imagination Library Queen Dolly Parton.
12 Sept 2026
21: Shell Beach Library and Good Library Foundation News
- Learn more about the hyper-local Shell Beach Library, which serves as an important hub for this seaside community. Their building on Leeward Avenue is the oldest one in the SLO County public library system and it’s the only one from which you can see the Pacific Ocean while standing on the front sidewalk.
- Meet another member of the SLO County Library Foundation board of directors, Kristin Bridgeford. Kristin will explain why she volunteers her time to support the library system through her service with the Library Foundation. We talk about astronauts too!
- Hear a recap of the Young Musicians in the Library collaboration between Festival Mozaic and the SLO County public library system. This program is supported by your Library Foundation.
6 Sept 2026
20: Space Nerds and the Public Library
- Celebrate the anniversary of the successful Apollo 11 mission to the Moon while considering how the public library connects us with issues of human space travel and exploration. Our current NAACP SLO County branch president Barry Stokes studied aerospace engineering in college and speaks with us about Cal Poly graduate and Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover and other topics of interest to us Space Nerds.
- Meet Claudia Harmon of Beautify Cambria, who partners with the Cambria Library to share information about Dark Sky events. We’ll discuss the power of well-crafted analog information in the library’s display case that draws the attention of patrons and helps them learn more about relevant topics and events. She’ll also talk about why darkness matters for nature and for us.
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