Stack Attack Podcast

Krystal and Alicia chat about Library Community Surveys and the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program, both of which are running until the end of April. We're also joined by 4 amazing library staff members who share book recommendations from their recent reads.PEI Public Library Links -Programs and Events Calendar -Facebook -Twitter -Instagram -Youtube Survey Links Survey Information English Survey French Survey Book Recommendation Links Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard In the Form of a Question by Amy Schneider Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald CVITP Information Need help with your tax return? A number of public libraries across PEI are once again hosting tax clinics with the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP). The CVITP is a partnership between community organizations and volunteers and the Canada Revenue Agency. This free program is available to eligible taxpayers who have a modest income and simple tax situations. You can visit the CVITP website for more information on the program. Participating libraries include: Alberton Public Library Bibliothèque Dr.-J.-Edmond-Arsenault Borden-Carleton Public Library Charlottetown Library Learning Centre Cornwall Public Library Georgetown Genevieve Solomon Library Hunter River Memorial Library Kensington Public Library Kinkora Public Library Montague Rotary Library Morell Public Library Mount Stewart Public Library O’Leary Public Library St. Peters Public Library Stratford Public Library Summerside Rotary Library Tignish Public Library Please note that the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre will be offering both drop-off (Thursdays from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.) and in-person clinics (Saturdays from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.), while the other branches listed will only be accepting drop-offs. Please contact your local library if you have any other questions.

Krystal is joined by Michaela Kryger, the relatively new Children & Teen Services Librarian at the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre. Listen in as they chat about Summer Reading Club wrap up activities and some of the new programs for children and teens happening in Charlottetown this fall. Michaela shares some of her favorite books and they also take some time to talk about the importance of letting kids read what they’re interested in and the value in reading different formats and types of books.PEI Public Library Links -Programs and Events Calendar -Facebook -Twitter -Instagram -Youtube Books Recommended by Michaela Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el Big Tree by Brian Selznick The Girl from the Sea by Molly Ostertag Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

April is National Poetry Month and in this episode, Krystal is joined by Julie Bull, an Inuk scholar, poet, and spoken-word artist who lives on the island, and Tanya Davis, a poet, storyteller, musician, and singer-songwriter who recently became the Prince Edward Island Provincial Poet Laureate. Krystal will be chatting with each of them about their work, upcoming events to celebrate National Poetry Month, and some of their favourite poetry recommendations.Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Julie Bull:WebsiteFacebookInstagramBooks at the LibraryJulie's Poetry Recommendations:"This Wound is a World" by Billy-Ray Belcourt (link to purchase)"Ego of a Nation" by Janet Rogers (link to purchase)"You Better Be Lightning" by Andrea Gibson (Author's Website)Tanya Davis:WebsiteBand CampInstagramYoutubeBooks and Music at the LibraryTanya's Poetry Recommendation:"Bluets" by Maggie Nelson (Goodreads Link)PEI Public Library Links -Programs and Events Calendar -Facebook -Twitter -Instagram -Youtube

Welcome to the September episode of the Stack Attack podcast. We’re talking about Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Mi’kmaq History Month, Learning Disabilities Awareness Month, and finally we’ll take a look at some of the upcoming programs happening in library branches across the island.Links and resources mentioned in this episode:Orange Shirt Day and the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation-Former Residential School students can call the National Residential School Crisis line at 1-866-925-4419 for emotional crisis referral services and information on other health supports. Indigenous peoples across Canada can also go to The Hope for Wellness Help Line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for counselling and crisis intervention. Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 or connect to the online chat at hopeforwellness.ca-The Orange Shirt Society Website-Phyllis Webstad Tells Her Story (video)-Spirit Bear's Guide to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action (PDF)-National Day for Truth and Reconciliation-Beyond 94: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada (interactive website)Mi'kmaq History Month-L'nuey website: www.lnuey.ca -L'nuey Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/lnueypei/Learning Disabilities Awareness Month-The Learning Disabilities Association of PEI (website)PEI Public Library Links-Programs and Events Calendar-Facebook-Twitter-Instagram-Youtube

On this episode of Stack Attack, we're talking about Canadian Children's Book Week and the TD Summer Reading Club. Erin Alladin, one of the featured authors of Canadian Children’s Book Week this year, joined us for a chat about her experience with the virtual event and being a writer of children’s non-fiction. You can learn more about her and her projects here. You can also place a hold on her book, Outside, you notice from the PEI Public Library Service, here.Also in this episode we have Roseanne Gauthier, Youth Services Librarian at the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, who talks about the TD Summer Reading Club. For more information in the TD Summer Reading Club, check out the website and stay tuned to PEI Public Library’s social media accounts and online programming calendar to see what awesome SRC programs will be happening at a library near you!

Welcome to another episode of Stack Attack - the PEI Public Library Service's podcast!In this episode, we have assembled a number of our library staff from across the Province to provide some recommended titles for you to read during this Holiday season. Join our Book Panel and find your next perfect holiday read!Special thanks to Krystal Dionne for interviewing this episode's speakers.BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:Sue Gardner – Branch Technician at Murray Harbour & Murray River librariesWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - https://bit.ly/3p1uMveHamnet: a Novel of the Plague by Maggie O’Farrell - https://bit.ly/3EIqLB9Rules of Civility by Amor Towles - https://bit.ly/3dyPcVMMandy’s Gourmet Salad: Recipes for Lettuce and Life by Mandy Wolfe - https://bit.ly/335IEfiMagnolia Table: a Collection of Recipes for Gathering by Joanna Gaines - https://bit.ly/3oEtbLJThe Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser - https://bit.ly/3yb4xp4 Beth Clinton – Regional LibrarianPenny: a Graphic Memoir by Karl Stevens - https://bit.ly/3rSGSsmBasketful of Heads by Joe Hill - https://bit.ly/3GrZ14iFangs by Sarah Anderson - https://bit.ly/31BCyDhTalking to Strangers: a Memoir of my Escape From a Cult by Marianne Boucher - https://bit.ly/3Gtzg3xOutlawed by Anna North - https://bit.ly/31Gf6Ep Hannah Norris –Branch Technician at Mt Stewart, Morell & Souris librariesAstra by Cedar Bowers - https://bit.ly/30gf7yEShadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo - https://bit.ly/3oC4Gie Gillian Mahen – Library Assistant at the Confederation Center Public Library in CharlottetownThe Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow - https://bit.ly/3y8losFA Court of Thorns & Roses by Sarah J. Maas - https://bit.ly/3GxmlNUThe Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk - https://bit.ly/31ImX4H Sarah Bernath – Branch Technician at Bibliothèque publique Dr.-J.-Edmond-Arsenault in CharlottetownTout le bleu du ciel by Mélissa Da Costa - https://bit.ly/3Gx0A0LNous étions le sel de la mer by Roxanna Bouchard - https://bit.ly/3lSp6BR

Welcome to another episode of Stack Attack - the PEI Public Library Service's podcast. In this episode, we are hosting our first Stack Attach Book Panel. With June being National Indigenous History and the current discovery of unmarked graves on former residential school sites across the County, Canadians are searching for opportunities to re-educate themselves – to learn about the history of residential schools and how to become better allies on the road to reconciliation. In order to help Islanders find books and resources relating to this topic, we have assembled the first Stack Attack book panel. Panelist #1: Nora McCarthy Joyce Nora works at the PEI Department of Health and Wellness (Policy and Planning), is a mom of 3, avid reader and nature dweller, has a super dog (greyhound named Bear who provides Therapy to all those around her) and has a keen interest in the health and social dimensions of our collective wellness. Panelist #2: Neil Forbes Neil is a band member of Saddle Lake Cree Nation and was born and raised in Summerside PEI, where he now lives his wife, Wendy, three-year-old daughter, Lotty, and cat, Willy. Neil is the Network Coordinator for the Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network at Dalhousie and is in the Second Year of his Ph.D. at UNB. Panelist #3: Roseanne Gauthier Roseanne is a white settler living in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq. She has been the Youth Services Librarian for the PEI Public Library Service since 2014. Roseanne is passionate about the importance of all children seeing themselves reflected in the materials found on the shelves of their local library and the power of stories to start conversations about anti-racism, injustice, and reconciliation. Special thanks to Krystal Dionne for interviewing this episode's speakers.BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:The Gathering by Theresa MeuseAbsolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieSwift Fox All Along by Rebecca ThomasI'm Finding My Talk by Rebecca ThomasMedicine Walk by Richard WagameseMy Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique GraySeven Fallen Feathers by Tanya TalagaKiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway#Not Your Princess by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale