S10E04 - Small Libraries: Stronger Together

S10E04 - Small Libraries: Stronger Together

From SHOUT! For Libraries by CJSR 88.5 FM

December 27, 2025 · 27 min · Season 10 · Episode 4

About this episode

The episode discusses the strength of small libraries working together through interviews with librarians from the Parkland Regional Library System.

In our final episode of 2025, we sat down with five librarians working at small, rural libraries in the Parkland Regional Library System. Join them for a discussion about how small libraries are stronger together, and how working collaboratively can make a big impact. Thank you to Lesley Moody (Olds), Maia Foster (Didsbury), Megan Ginther (Carstairs), Joy Willihnganz (Sundre), and Rebecca Smith (Cremona) for speaking with us. For more information, find their contact information at prl.ab.ca . Theme Song Music: Vlad Gluschenko – Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Production Credits Natasha D’Amours, Emily Jensen, Ethan Tonack, Andy Zhang, Erika Gauvin, and Jaya Budhia. Music Credits Everybody All Together by Brian Allossery and the Lazy Poets (This episode originally featured the full-length version of this song. For copyright purposes, it has been shortened.)

People in this episode

Guests: Lesley Moody, Maia Foster, Megan Ginther, Joy Willihnganz, Rebecca Smith

Topics covered

  • small libraries
  • collaboration
  • rural libraries
  • community impact
  • library systems

Keywords

  • small libraries
  • collaboration
  • rural librarians
  • library impact
  • Parkland Regional Library

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Parkland Regional Library System, CJSR 88.5 FM

Books & works: Forest, Everybody All Together

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