Listeners’ Advisory is the San Diego Public Library (SDPL) podcast and audio access point that connects users with SDPL services, facilities, and staff. Enjoy a mixture of narrative-driven segments, in-depth interviews, and roundtable discussions about everything from professional recommendations to community-centric matters. Now in its third season, the Listeners’ Advisory podcast strives to engage listeners with unique content that expands perspective and knowledge.

 

This podcast is supported by the Library Foundation of San Diego.

S2 E16: Haunted SDPL

Listen to Episode Sixteen
In our season two finale episode, Skyline Hills Branch Manager Azalea Ebbay and Chula Vista Public Librarian Lydia Bringerud interview Library Assistant II, children's author, and paranormal investigator Tim Mountain. They learn about how paranormal investigations are conducted and discuss the connections between haunting and trauma in library work. 

S2 E15: Library Foundation SD

Listen to Episode Fifteen
In this episode, Scott introduces listeners to the Library Foundation SD, the non-profit advocacy organization that supports the San Diego Public Library through various programs and fundraising efforts. Scott interviews Library Foundation SD staff, current and former board members, as well as SDPL staff to discuss the Foundation’s impacts, history, and challenges. 

S2 E14: The City Archives

Listen to Episode Fourteen
In this episode, Bob meets San Diego City Clerk Liz Maland, City Archives Program Manager Sam Ely, and Archives Supervisor Anne Miggins. They discuss the history of the City Archives, the Digital Archives, and the 4^th Annual Archives Month series of events. Bob also visits the City Archives facility in person and learns about preservation measures and sees some really cool (like, really really cool) artifacts and historical documents. 

• Archives
• Digital Archives 

4^th Annual Archives Month (use this link to sign up for tours and lectures)

S2 E13: REBROADCAST: Banned Books Week

Listen to Episode Thirteen
SEASON ONE REBROADCAST: In this episode, Bob speaks with Director of the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom, Deborah Caldwell-Stone and SDPL Supervising Librarian of Technical Services, Robyn Gage-Norquist about intellectual freedom, censorship, and the ethics of librarianship. 

• Deborah Caldwell-Stone
• Library Bill of Rights 
• Freedom to Read Statement
• Freedom to View Statement
• SDPL’s Collection Development Policy

S2 E12: Books for Good Trouble: Lizz Huerta’s The Lost Dreamer

Listen to Episode Twelve
In this episode, Bob sits down with young adult fantasy author, Lizz Huerta. They discuss her new book, The Lost Dreamer, her working-class roots and beginnings as a writer, as well as San Diego's literary scene.

The Books for Good Trouble podcast will be sharing the feed of the Listeners' Advisory podcast for approximately 5 episodes. This podcast series features provocative literature and connected stories of individuals, authors, and activists alike. Find related Books for Good Trouble events here. 

Lizz Huerta - The Lost Dreamer

• Charles C. Mann - 1491

Music

DJ Pnutz - Hotter than Hades

S2 E11: Collection Development

Listen to Episode Eleven
In this episode, co-host Scott Ehrig-Burgess speaks with SDPL’s Collection Development team, Angie Stava and Zeina Guoin, as well as supervisor Heidi Wigler. They discuss expanding material offerings, keeping up with industry trends, and the mechanics of collection development and management. 

Scott's Book List

• Hamnet - Maggie O’Farrel
• Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead - Olga Tokarczuk
• Entangled Life - Merlin Sheldrake
• Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming - László Krasznahorkai
• Strange Beasts of China - Yan Ge
• Stalking the Atomic City - Markiyan Kamysh
• At the Edge of the Woods - Masatsugu Ono
• Guyana Quartet - Wilson Harris 

S2 E10: Books for Good Trouble: Azure Antoinette's WHYLD

Listen to Episode Ten
In this episode, Bob sits down with acclaimed poet, Azure Antoinette. They discuss Azure’s early poetry inspirations, her recent experiences during the pandemic-induced lockdown of 2020, living with Multiple Sclerosis, and NOIR: An Experience in 20/20. 

The Books for Good Trouble podcast will be sharing the feed of the Listeners' Advisory podcast for approximately 5 episodes. This podcast series features provocative literature and connected stories of individuals, authors, and activists alike. Find related Books for Good Trouble events here. 

S2 E9: Soulkiss Theater

Listen to Episode Nine
In this episode, Bob sits down with Soulkiss Theater's Miki Vale and Librarian, Jeremy Davies to discuss their 10-week Workshop Series and Community Voices Final Performance happening on July 12th at 6:00 p.m. in Central's 9th floor Shiley Special Events Suite. Bob also talks shop with Rakale Hannah and Rudi Fate, two participants in the Workshop Series who'll be presenting their work in the Community Voices Final Performance. Rakale and Rudi touch on their process and how the structured environment of the Workshop Series encourages accountability. 

S2 E8: Books for Good Trouble: Beyond the Gender Binary

Listen to Episode Eight
In this episode, Bob speaks with Library Assistant III, Craig Wimberly (they/them) about their journey as a gender non-conforming individual and how it relates to ALOK’s (they/them) Beyond the Gender Binary. Craig speaks about their beginnings, coming to San Diego and joining SDPL, as well as finding their voice as an LGBTQIA+ advocate. 

• Huff Post’s Culture Shifters of 21 list 
• Femme In Public 
• NBC’s Pride 50
• Out Magazine’s Out Top 100

Resources

• SD Pride
• The San Diego LGBT Community Center
• The Lambda Archive
• The Human Rights Campaign
• GLAD 
• GLSEN
• PFLAG

Music

Planet B - Bad Girls

S2 E7: Emily Drabinski Pt. II

S2 E6: Emily Drabinski Pt. I

•  President's Page

Emily Drabinski

• Mina Rees Library, Graduate Center, City University of New York
• Platform
• Neoliberalism