Multnomah County Library Podcasts

Join Wordstock founder Larry Colton and friends for new nonfiction readings by Portland's finest writers of the craft. Larry Colton, No Ordinary Joes: The Extraordinary True Story of Four Submariners in War and Love and Life (Crown, 2010) Wendy Burden, Dead End Gene Pool: A Memoir (Gotham, 2010) Kevin Sampsell, A Common Pornography: A Memoir (Harper Perennial, 2010) Recorded October 6, 2010

Tonya Jones has been instrumental in introducing women of color in Portland to zines and zine culture through her workshops, her zine writings and her talks. In this interview with librarian Cathy Camper, she talks about how she discovered zines, how zines can impower women of color and how women can participate in her workshops.   Tonya was the speaker for the Zinesters Talking Women of Color at North Portland Library September 14, 2010. The podcast of that meeting didn't record, so we're posting this instead.  Connect with Tonya Jones on Facebook at: WOC Zine Workshops (Club)  Zines discussed in the podcast:  Shotgun Seamstress #2 by Osa Atoe  Cocoa Puss #1 by Lamesha Melton Target Audience: Adult

Educators Bobi Blue of Fir Ridge High School, Julie Hoffer of Open Meadow High School, and Leanne Grabel of the Rosemont school share tips about how they integrate zines into their classrooms. Learn how making, reading and sharing zines can change students lives! For information about booking a zine workshop with Multnomah County Library School Corps for your classroom, click here. Recorded live at Belmont Library, September 21, 2010 Target Audience: Adults  

How to follow your passion when everyone tells you to get a Real Job. Author Suzanne Jauchius tells how she overcame a lifetime of criticism and skepticism from those closest to her. She describes her journey to success in a profession far from the norm. Recorded September 30, 2010

Explore how creativity and innovation interact with the people, processes and products in business and organizational development. Discuss examples from history and find practical applications. Recorded September 23, 2010

Creativity is always most important when you are searching for an answer. Learn to tap into your creative self when tackling any problem. Recorded September 16, 2010

Denied Detained Deported; Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration by Ann Bausum An award-winning author examines the history of American immigration--a critical topic in 21st century America--particularly those lesser-known stories of immigrants who were denied entrance into the States or detained for security reasons.

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney Learn how four friends invented the sit-in; a form of non-violent protest that helped end segregation in the American South. Audience: Kids and Teens  

Survivors Club; The Secrets and Science that could Save your Life by Ben Sherwood From award-winning journalist Sherwood comes a fascinating exploration of survival that can help prepare you for life's inevitable struggles, from cancer and crime to car accidents and airplane crashes. Audience: Teen and Adult

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts. Audience: Kids and Teens

Saving the Ghost of the Mountain; an Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia by Sy Montgomery A pale, spotted, almost cloud-like coat makes the snow leopard uncannily invisible in its rocky mountain habitat. Author Sy Montgomery and photographer Nic Bishop accompany conservationist Tom McCarthy and his team as they travel to Mongolia's Altai Mountains to gather data about snow leopard populations in an attempt to save this endangered species. Audience: Kids and Teens

Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce  12-year old Liam looks like he's thirty. Sometimes it's not bad; for example on the first day of school the principal mistakes Liam for a teacher or when he convinces a car dealer to let him test drive a Porsche. So feeling like he's stuck between two worlds, Liam cons his way into being the adult chaperone on the first space ship to take civilians into space. But when the ship is stuck 230,000 miles from home, being mistaken for an adult is not good. Audience: Kids and Teens

Teen Librarian, Sara Ryan, gives an enticing preview of the popular book, Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce.

Before Columbus; The Americas of 1491 by Charles C. Mann Did you know a pyramid larger than the ones in Egypt was built in the Americas...near St. Louis?And one of the world's greatest genetic feats of engineering was done by Native Americans...the invention of corn! Relearn American history, and find out how the civilizations of the Americas were as sophisticated as those in Western Europe. Audience: Kids and Teens

Tum Tum and Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall by Emily Bearn Wealthy, married mice Tumtum and Nutmeg find adventure when they secretly try to help two human siblings who live in a tumbledown cottage with their absent-minded inventor father. Audience: Kids

  Communities around the world gather on the same day to listen and share stories in Tellabration. This podcast of Multnomah County Library’s 10th Tapestry of Tales Festival Tellebration and Finale celebrates a world of stories with Antonio Sacre, Eth-No-Tec, and Donald Davis. Storytellers introduced by Oregon storyteller Will Hornyak.   Recorded November 21, 2009  

Every day in the Peace Corps brings a new experience, adventure or lesson. Come listen to journal entries directly from the Peace Corps volunteers who wrote them and pick up your free copy of “A Life Inspired,” a collection of stories written by volunteers (while supplies last). A Peace Corps volunteer who served in Bulgaria will also share her personal experience, answer your questions, and provide tips to guide you through the application process.About the Panel:Jenny FerroLesotho, Africa 2002-2006Primary Education Resource TeacherReading: "Peace, Rain, Prosperity"Vicki CrumpackerTurkmenistan, Central Asia 2000-2001Business AdvisingErik VidstrandMauritania, West Africa 1982-1984Health Extension http://www.peacecorps.gov

Central Library hosts readings and presentations commemorating Oregon's late poet .Featured Participants: Joel Nightingale Berning presents William Stafford as a Minister. Mr. Berning is a third-year Master of Divinity student at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Kate Gray published her first full-length book of poems, Another Sunset We Survive, in 2007, and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. Carlos Reyes is a noted poet, writer and translator whose latest book of poetry, The Book of Shadows; New and Selected Poems, was published in 2009. Penelope Scambly Schott has published several books, including A is for Anne: Mistress Hutchinson Disturbs the Commonwealth, which won the 2008 Oregon Book Award for Poetry. Joseph A. Soldati, host for the program, has published poems and essays. Recent among his published books is Apocalypse Clam.

What is your Oregon story? Whether you are new here or your family has lived here for generations, come and share stories about your Oregon experience. Five-minute maximum, no reading or performing (think “beginning, middle, end”). Featuring the Portland Storytellers Guild with Penny Walter, Sarah Hauser, Ken Iverson, Lori King, Pearl Steinberg, Anne Rutherford, Julie Strozyk.

For most of us, our homes are the single largest investment we'll ever make. Because the tax code heavily favors homeowners, this class will help attendees understand the importance of home ownership, and provide a step-by-step map of how the purchase process works. Because complex home-financing terms can be easily misunderstood, we will also uncover common myths associated with buying a home. Harlan Mayer and Julie Dalton present the information