About Who Dewey Think We Are?: An Owatonna Public Library Podcast
A monthly podcast from two library gals discussing books, happenings at the Owatonna Public Library, and anything else that might accidentally sneak into conversation. We often feature other library staff members and special local guests.
Welcome to the tenth episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! You’ll hear from our super-awesome host, Christina; our “kool cat” co-host, Allison; Mark, our fearless leader and sound master; and Children's Services dinosaur-enthusiast, Katie! We’re gearing up for Summer Reading, and we are READY for all the fun ahead! Katie joins us to share all the exciting Children’s Services programs coming this summer before we get wildly sidetracked talking about d...
20 Feb 2026
What an Exciting Time to be Around the Library
Welcome to the ninth episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! You’ll hear from our super-awesome host, Christina; our “kool cat” co-host, Allison; Mark, our fearless leader and sound master; and Admin-Assistant Extraordinare, Maria. What was your favorite 125th anniversary event at the Library? We’re sharing our favorite moments (or, if you’re like us—favorites!) and giving a sneak peek at the exciting events coming up next. It’s such a great time to be...
21 Nov 2025
Dueling Trombones
Welcome to the eighth episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! You’ll hear from our super-awesome host, Christina; our “kool cat” co-host, Allison; Mark, our fearless leader and sound master; and Allison's so-called "twin", Jeff, our Children's Services Library Assistant. In this episode, we talk about why we’re thankful for the Library. We share some of our favorite stories about how the Library has supported people both inside our building and o...
16 Oct 2025
We Appreciate You, Trudy
Welcome to the seventh episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! You’ll hear from our super-awesome host, Christina; our “kool cat” co-host, Allison; Mark, our fearless leader and sound master; and a voice you probably recognize (probably from all the singing), Brandon! It’s Banned Books Week—time to celebrate your Freedom to Read! In this episode, we chat about what Banned Books Week is all about, why certain books get challenged, and which titles always...
1 Oct 2025
Did you hear Christina Cough in the Background?
Welcome to the sixth episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! You'll hear our super-awesome host, Christina, who has a terrible cold; "kool cat" co-host Allison, and a brand-new voice, Andrea, who shares her ideas on romance and tries to roast Allison. Do Librarians even have a favorite book? In this episode, we share our go-to reads, genres, and authors. Three different voices, one shared message: read what you love! As always, stay tuned to our F...
28 Jul 2025
You and Me go Fishing in the Library
Welcome to the fifth episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! You'll hear our super-awesome host, Christina; special sound effects guy and fearless leader Mark; and "kool cat" co-host Allison. In this episode, we dive into the most “everything” books—longest titles, highest word counts, and even the priciest ever sold. If you’ve actually read one of these, we want to hear your fish tale! Tune in to learn more! As always, stay tuned to our Facebook page and web...
23 Jul 2025
We Won't Accept Donated Gerbils
Welcome to the fourth episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! You'll hear our super-awesome host, Christina; special sound effects guy and fearless leader Mark; and "kool cat" co-host Allison. In this episode, we take a trip down memory lane to revisit Summer Reading Programs of the past—featuring everything from Star Wars to the Moon to horses. No matter the theme, the goal was always the same: make reading fun for kids! As always, stay tuned to our Facebook...
16 May 2025
Why Do We Let Brandon Sing??
Welcome to the third episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! You'll hear our super-awesome host, Christina, our fearless leader; special sound effects guy, Mark; Brandon, our Owatonna Singer/Songwriter; and Special Guest, Assistant Director Renee! Today, we're celebrating the heart of the Library—you, our patrons! You're the reason coming in every day is so meaningful and rewarding. We’ll be sharing some stories from patrons about how the Library has made a differe...
17 Apr 2025
Episode 7: We're Confused About the Corn, Too
Welcome to the second episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! You'll hear super-awesome host, Christina, rock star co-host, Allison, our fearless leader and special sound effects guy, Mark, and we roped in Brandon-one of our longest-standing staffers and the Maker Space expert. April is a very exciting month for libraries, as it is the month in which Library week happens! Today we wanted to take some airtime to talk about our amazing staff, sharing their stor...
26 Mar 2025
Who Dewey Think We Are?: Time Goes Marching On
Welcome to the first episode of the Owatonna Public Library’s 125th podcast spectacular! With a new episode comes a new voice: our new Librarian, Allison. Think you know how many books were in the Library in 1900 when we first opened? Want to hear our true thoughts on Stephen King? Can you do air horn mouth sounds?? Give us a listen and see what you think. Find us online or on social media: Owatonna Public Library Website Owatonna Public Library Facebook Page Owatonna Public Library Children'...
31 Jul 2024
Episode 5: Criminals and Pests
Oh, hey! Welcome back to another episode of "Who Dewey Think We Are?" We've got one of our newest staff members, Katie, joining us this month. Learn about what Katie does at the library and why we love having her here.
She also joins us as we discuss the 300s section of Dewey, which focuses on many of the social sciences. Christina's favorite topic, true crime, shows up here, along with a tall tale on everyone's least favorite summer pest.
We wrap up with upcoming programming news, and as always, stay tuned to our Facebook page and website for the latest from us!
Here's that link to pre-purchase the whiskey and bourbon tasting from our event we're co-hosting with Foremost Brewing Cooperative on August 6, 2024 at 6:30 pm: https://order.toasttab.com/online/foremost-brewing/item-whiskey-bourbon-tasting-following-an-evening-with-karen-cooper-august-6th-at-630pm_a0b23a88-8c64-40e1-ae72-fbcf41bc479f
Thanks as always for your feedback and thanks for listening!
Find us online or on social media:
Owatonna Public Library Website (https://www.owatonna.gov/Library)
Owatonna Public Library Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/OwatonnaPublicLibrary)
Owatonna Public Library Children's Services Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/OwatonnaPublicLibraryChildrensServices/)
Owatonna Public Library Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/owatonnapubliclibrary/)
27 Jun 2024
Episode 4: We're Makin' Space!
We are so very excited to be back this month with a brand new episode hot off the presses! (Or hot off the editing software?) This episode starts out with library specialist Brandon as our special guest. Find out why he's practically part of the furniture this point and why he was top consideration as the capybara in charge of piloting our new Library Makerspace.
(If you get a chance to scoot over to Facebook, we'll be posting pictures of some of the items created with the Makerspace equipment so far on the "New Podcast Episode" post in the comments.)
Then we delve into a bit of a tricky topic in the Dewey Decimal System. Why is the 200s section of Dewey so off-kilter? Is there anything to be done about it? Or can we make do with a system that isn't quite perfect? These are the questions we look at this week and what it means for OPL.
We also touch on a little bit of programming news and that infamous phrase we use...stay tuned to our Facebook page and website for the latest event news! We will have more coming there soon.
Thanks as always for your feedback and thanks for listening!
Find us online or on social media:
Owatonna Public Library Website (https://www.owatonna.gov/Library)
Owatonna Public Library Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/OwatonnaPublicLibrary)
Owatonna Public Library Children's Services Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/OwatonnaPublicLibraryChildrensServices/)
Owatonna Public Library Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/owatonnapubliclibrary/)
24 May 2024
Episode 3: Pantsdrunk with a Psychic Vampire
We're back in a much more timely fashion with episode 3 of the "Who Dewey Think We Are?" podcast! This time, we have a special visitor from Children's Services. It's our Children's Librarian, Darla, and she's here to share all the fun things that will be happening during Summer Reading!
We also visit the 100s section of the Dewey Decimal System, and good gravy, from philosophy to psychology to ethics, there's a LOT to cover there. Hear about some of the jewels uncovered in that section and get caught up on current events programming at OPL.
Ready for it all? Time to go to your favorite podcast platform (we're on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeartRadio) or to the library website at https://bit.ly/OPLPodcast to listen! Thanks so much to all our listeners for joining us! We love the feedback we have been getting!
30 Apr 2024
Episode 2: Lost in the Twilight Zone
"LOST IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE"
You may have noticed this episode was on a serious delay. We recorded it in early March, and then it...disappeared. Seriously, we couldn't find it. And each time we scheduled an hour to re-record it, one of us ended up sick, with a sick kid, or even broke a foot. (For real, Cassie is rolling around on a knee scooter right now.)
We finally got the equipment set up to record and...MARK FOUND THE RECORDING HIDING ON THE PODCAST EQUIPMENT!
Without further ado, enjoy the lost episode! Today we discuss collection development at the library with our special guest, Assistant Library Director, Renée.
We also start our deep dive into the Dewey Decimal System and what kind of a (not-so-excellent) person Melvil Dewey was. The 000's (001-099) are covered, and we also re-recorded our upcoming programs segment to keep you up to date with what's happening at OPL.
We hope you enjoy, subscribe, and keep an eye out for our next episode! We're doing our best to get on a schedule now...no more lost episodes planned for us!
8 Feb 2024
Episode 1: The Beginning
It's here! It's a...podcast!
Today's episode features your usual hosts, Christina Ingvaldson and Cassie Gilgenbach. We are also joined by Library Director, Mark Blando, as well as our special guest, Nancy Vaillancourt. Nancy is the librarian at our branch library, Blooming Prairie. She is also our local history guru and expert on all things of OPL's past.
During the episode, we introduce you to the library, hear from Nancy on the library's very storied history, and chat about current and upcoming events at OPL.
Be gentle with us, as this is our very first time really trying out our podcast equipment and our podcast voices!
We can't wait to be back with you next time, when we'll delve more into the Dewey Decimal System and what that looks like at our library.
Head to our website at www.owatonna.gov/library for more information about us and all our programs. Thanks for listening!
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