Virtual Programs

    Are You Afraid of the Stacks?  - Aired 10/26/2021

    In a Rhody Radio podcast, Lauren Walker, Assistant Director at the Coventry Public Library, hosts this spooky episode featuring ghost stories from librarians across Rhode Island. Hear stories from Celeste Dyer, Director of the Cumberland Public Library; Natalie Coolen, Children’s Librarian at George Hail Free Library; Mary Anne Quinn, Reference Librarian at Warwick Public Library; and Stefanie Blankenship, Director of the North Providence Union Free Public Library. These librarians share eerie first-hand accounts of paranormal investigations, ghostly figures, and empty elevators moving on their own.

    Listen wherever you find your podcasts, or at www.RhodyRadio.org

     

    On the Road with the Coventry Mobile Library - Aired 08/03/2021

    In a Rhody Radio podcast, Lauren Walker, Assistant Director at the Coventry Public Library, discusses the library's summer Mobile Library program and gives an overview of bookmobile history. Lauren chats with Library Director, Megan Weeden and Bookmobile Intern, Aliyah Harris about the goals of the Mobile Library and how the program is going so far.

    Listen wherever you find your podcasts, or at www.RhodyRadio.org

    For a full list of works cited regarding the history of bookmobiles, click on the "On the Road - Works Cited" PDF under "Attachments."

     

    Adventures by the Book Historical Fiction Book Bingo - Recorded 05/20/2021

    Recorded on May 20th, 2021, just in time for Memorial Day, this free event featured presentations by historical fiction authors: Diana Giovinazzo, Jane Healey, Laura Kamoie, Kate Quinn, and Jennifer Steil. If you missed this program, you can watch the recording, courtesy of Adventures by the Book, by clicking here

     

    Fake News: Why it Matters and How to Spot it - Aired 11/03/2020

    Two of our librarians - Kiki Butler, Head of Adult Services and Lauren Walker, Assistant Director - sat down to discuss the issue of fake news, why it's important, and how to tell whether or not a source is reliable. The Zoom conversation was broken down into segments and can be found on our YouTube page under the "Fake News" playlist.

    The discussion is also available as a podcast on Rhody Radio!

    For sources that were mentioned during the discussion as well as a list of further reading resources, click on the "Fake News Addtl. Resources" PDF under "Attachments."